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Hannah Marie Brankley
Life In My 30's
  • The book cover for "One Golden Summer" by Carley Fortune features a vibrant, painterly illustration of a bright yellow motorboat speeding across deep blue water, leaving a white, frothy wake. Inside the boat, two figuresโ€”a woman with reddish hair and a shirtless manโ€”are seen from behind, heading toward a distant, dark shoreline under a sunset sky streaked with lavender, pink, and orange. The authorโ€™s name, "Carley Fortune," is written in large, bold white sans-serif letters at the top, while the title "One Golden Summer" is layered over the water in a matching, heavy-weight font in bright yellow. A thin black banner across the middle identifies the author as a "NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER," and a quote at the bottom from Annabel Monaghan describes Fortune as "the master of the love story."
    2026 | Books

    A Four Book February // February Wrap-Up

    Hours 15 March 20266 April 2026

    Apologies that this post has also taken so long to post, but it was a four book February that ended with a cold and a…

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  • A hand holding a vertical stack of six books against a lush green leafy background. From top to bottom, the spines are: And Now, Back to You by B.K. Borison, Fragile Sanctuary by Catherine Cowles, On Spine of Death by Tamara Berry, The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey, Bat Eater by Kylie Lee Baker, and The God of the Woods by Liz Moore.
    2026 | Books

    12 New Releases // March 2026

    Hours 4 March 20264 March 2026

    Within the last month the 12 new releases did not keep my buying down, but 6 of the books were pre-orders, so I knew they…

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  • A horror-themed book cover with a vibrant red and orange sky behind a dark, gothic Victorian mansion. A vintage telephone handset drips with thick red blood in the foreground. The author's name, Jo Nesbo, is in large white letters at the top, and the title "THE NIGHT HOUSE" is in yellow at the bottom. A tagline reads: "When the voices call, donโ€™t answer..."
    2026 | Books

    A Solid Start To The Year // January Wrap-Up

    Hours 28 February 20266 April 2026

    Apologies that this post has taken so long to be written and posted, but as you can see, it was a solid start to the…

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  • A top-down, slightly cluttered photo of several paperback and hardcover books scattered on a textured, mustard-yellow sherpa or fleece blanket.
    2026 | Books

    12 New Releases // February 2026

    Hours 2 February 202628 February 2026

    The 12 new releases significantly kept my book buying down last month. With some on this month’s list already pre-ordered, I wonder if I can…

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  • A neat stack of five books sits on a light coloured wooden surface against a cream wall. From top to bottom, the books are The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald in a slim navy hardback, Middlemarch by George Eliot in a lilac hardback, Freeing the Wild by Paisley Hope in teal, People Watching by Hannah Bonam-Young in cream, and Brimstone by Callie Hart in a dark black hardback at the base. A small green succulent in a grey plant pot stands to the right of the book stack.
    2026 | Books

    12 New Releases // January 2026

    Hours 1 January 20261 January 2026
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    A new year, and we have 12 new releases for January. There are so many new book releases every single month that it can feel…

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  • A small round cake inside a white bakery box, decorated with piped beige frosting around the edge and chocolate writing in the centre that reads โ€œHappy New Year!โ€, with small star-shaped decorations.
    2026 | Lifestyle

    Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026

    Hours 1 January 202631 December 2025

    Another year and we say Goodbye to 2025, and Hello to 2026. I wasnโ€™t sure how I wanted to approach this post. In previous years…

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Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day whilst living with IBDโ€ฆ but this year, I found myself asking a question I never thought I would.

Do I actually still have IBD?

After 3 surgeries, having everything from the ileum down removed and now living with a stoma, my Ulcerative Colitis is no longer active. Thereโ€™s nowhere left for the disease to flare in the way it once didโ€ฆ so where does that leave me?

Am I someone who had IBD? Or am I still someone living with it?

In todayโ€™s blog post, I wanted to explore that question because IBD is so much more than just a bowel disease. Even without active disease, I still live with the effects it left behind.

A stoma gave me my quality of life back after years of immense pain and failed treatments, but it isnโ€™t a cure. Itโ€™s a management route with its own ups and downs.

Iโ€™d love to know if anyone else with a stoma has ever questioned where they fit within the IBD community now ๐Ÿ’œ

Link: https://hannahmariebrankley.com/world-ibd-day-2026-do-i-still-have-ibd/

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Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to cele Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to celebrate my brother and Iโ€™s birthday at @casabiancausk ๐Ÿฅฐ

Highly recommend the spaghetti carbonara! ๐Ÿ˜‹

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From winter to spring ๐ŸŒธ #2026 #LifeRecently From winter to spring ๐ŸŒธ

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Gathering some ideas for Summerween... ๐Ÿ‘€๐ŸŽƒ This Ju Gathering some ideas for Summerween... ๐Ÿ‘€๐ŸŽƒ

This July there are 12 new releases on my radar:
๐Ÿ“š Reasons to be Loved by You by Hannah Brown
๐Ÿ“š Into the Fading Twilight by Catherine Cowles
๐Ÿ“š Habits of the Sea by Shea Ernshaw
๐Ÿ“š Cross My Heart I Hope You Die by Mallory Arnold
๐Ÿ“š Scary Movie Night by Miranda Smith
๐Ÿ“š Summerween by Joss Wood
๐Ÿ“š Hot Girl Murder Club by Ashley Winstead
๐Ÿ“š Return to Sender by Stephanie Parente
๐Ÿ“š Married with Benefits by Ellie Palmer
๐Ÿ“š How (Not) to Renovate a Haunted House by Jenny L. Howe
๐Ÿ“š Not That Kind of Proposal by Victoria Lavine
๐Ÿ“š Daybreak by Autumn Woods

Which July release are you most excited for? ๐Ÿ‘€

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Updating the reading tracker! ๐Ÿ“š I haven't been rev Updating the reading tracker! ๐Ÿ“š I haven't been reviewing my reads over the last few months, so I have one massive blog post coming your way.

Day 181 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book that gives Summerween vibes.

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Summerween kicks off on Friday! ๐Ÿ‘€๐ŸŽƒ I've been looki Summerween kicks off on Friday! ๐Ÿ‘€๐ŸŽƒ I've been looking through my thriller and horror shelf for some picks. Check out @thisissummerween for more!

Day 180 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book that you would deem a beach read

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Day 179 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book you had on last year's summer TBR that you didn't get to

Unsurprisingly, quite a few on my TBR from last year....

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