<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[LaVonne Paula]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love and Her Books]]></description><link>https://www.loveandherbooks.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:18:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.loveandherbooks.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[RLC #0: Bringing Romie's Story Back to Light.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the very first chronicle! Six years ago, a spark of an idea turned into a story, and that story became Romie’s Love Chronicles. I poured my heart into starting this book, but as life sometimes does, the draft was tucked away into a quiet corner of my Google Docs. However, some stories refuse to be forgotten. They whisper to you when you’re quiet, reminding you of the characters who are still waiting to have their voices heard. This series is my first love, and I am bringing it back...]]></description><link>https://www.loveandherbooks.com/post/chronicle-0-bringing-romie-s-story-back-to-light</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a56dc005e603ccfb33080c9</guid><category><![CDATA[Romie's Love Chronicles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:16:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lavonnepaula</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[RLC #1: Prologue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ugh! Why does this always happen to me? Here I am, driving home from yet another horrible date with a complete asshole. He talked with food in his mouth all night, kept belching as if we were at a frat party, only spoke about when we were going to “hook up,” and—to top off the audacity—asked to go dutch on the bill. And he wasn’t even my type! He was about two inches shorter than me, not even eye level. His hair looked like it was best friends with the ceiling with the numerous amount of...]]></description><link>https://www.loveandherbooks.com/post/rlc-1-prologue</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a56e996aa2c7341eb4c803b</guid><category><![CDATA[Romie's Love Chronicles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:00:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lavonnepaula</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prompt #1 - Who Knows You Best?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some people feel their best friend can write a novel describing their entire life because they've known each other since that red sandbox...]]></description><link>https://www.loveandherbooks.com/post/prompt-1-who-knows-you-best</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c24ab569e23b0015b45249</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:41:37 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lavonnepaula</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Are You?]]></title><description><![CDATA[My heart is pounding so hard against my chest, I feel like an old boombox speaker ready to blow out because of too much bass. 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Why do we want love so much? Love is perceived to offer...]]></description><link>https://www.loveandherbooks.com/post/love-unanswered</link><guid isPermaLink="false">603f1752b0c1d20016704e41</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 05:12:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lavonnepaula</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beep, Beep, Beep...]]></title><description><![CDATA[It doesn’t matter why I was there, where the air is sterile and the sheets sting It doesn’t matter that I was holding heavy water weights...]]></description><link>https://www.loveandherbooks.com/post/beep-beep-beep</link><guid isPermaLink="false">603f15db458cf800154a43fb</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 04:55:32 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lavonnepaula</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dim Or Shine?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I stand here making your school lunch and what you asked me moves my mind back and forth with the knowledge of society outside our home’s...]]></description><link>https://www.loveandherbooks.com/post/dim-or-shine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">603f1554f6fae900156e88a4</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction 52]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 04:50:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lavonnepaula</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sibling Rivalry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derrick and I have never had a stronger relationship than now. 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