February, the month of love and reading: MyB shines a light on popular romance novels

My Buckhannon

February 27, 2025

Editor’s note: The following is a collaborative column written by My Buckhannon Freelance Writers-Photographers Lily Hicks and Beckie Boyd. BUCKHANNON – Love is a tale as old as time, especially when our favorite novel characters live happily ever after. February had My Buckhannon reporters Lily Hicks and Beckie Boyd exploring their bookshelves with one genre…

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