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📚𝑴𝑶𝑺𝑻 𝑨𝑵𝑻𝑰𝑪𝑰𝑷𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑫 𝑩𝑶𝑶𝑲𝑺 + 𝑮𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑨𝑾𝑨𝒀! 📚

I have finally found my stride again with reading, finding the focus to devour some new reading material! I just finished THE GIRL IN THE MIST by @kristenashleybooks this weekend and it was fabulous! This is an immersive, atmospheric romantic thriller written in Kristen's signature style as she imparts a story that centers on a serial killer terrorizing a small lake town in the Pacific Northwest. #TheGirlInTheMist was one of my most anticipated Spring reads, and this week #ontheblog I'm sharing the full list of books I can't wait to read {vilmairis.com or link in bio}. Plus, LIKE this post + COMMENT below and let me know what you're reading right now and one of you can win your own print copy of this must-read thriller!

I'll choose a winner this weekend! U.S. entrants only please.

REMINDERS OF HIM by @colleenhoover is out next wee

REMINDERS OF HIM by @colleenhoover is out next week, and I’m sharing my spoiler-free review #ontheblog! I’ve been reading Colleen’s books for years and her stories never disappoint. I loved this one! Plus, also sharing my most anticipated reads for the first half of 2022, which includes this book! Head to vilmairis.com or {link in bio}. A bit from my review:

𝙄𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚, 𝙃𝙤𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙝. 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩, 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙛, 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚, 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮.

Sunday view as I work on blog content for the week

Sunday view as I work on blog content for the week 👩🏻‍💻📚✨ Can’t wait to finish to go back to THE MIRROR MAN by @larskepler, which is SOOO good!

As much as I love Christmas, it feels so good to h

As much as I love Christmas, it feels so good to have the house back in order, everything back in its place. Have you guys taken down your decor???

Woke up to 27 degree weather here in Austin, so it’s a perfect chilly day to snuggle up on the couch and read 📚 I’m so glad that I’ve finally been able to quiet my mind to catch up on reading during this holiday break.

📚 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧’𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟

📚 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧’𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗢𝗙 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭? 📚

I’m finishing off the year with the latest from one of my favorite authors, @lisagardnerbks! It’s been so great to finally have time to catch up on reading!

I really love setting a holiday table, even when i

I really love setting a holiday table, even when it’s just the four us ✨ Meanwhile my boys are asking if they havvvve to change out of pjs for Christmas Eve dinner 🤦🏻‍♀️

Hopefully you guys are all done with holiday gift

Hopefully you guys are all done with holiday gift shopping, but in case you’re not, I have some ideas for some last-minute gifts for teen girls! I had lots of messages asking for this, so hope it helps! 🎁🎄 vilmairis.com or link in bio 💕

This week #ontheblog I’m sharing some tops and s

This week #ontheblog I’m sharing some tops and shoes to level up your holiday outfit!!! I have a lot of these pieces myself, and whether you’re want a simple nod to the season or want to glam it up, I’ve got you! Also these are my favorite sneaks right now, perf for an informal holiday fete! 🎄✨ Link in bio or vilmairis.com

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WE ARE READY!!!!! @bts.bighitofficial 💜💜💜

WE ARE READY!!!!! @bts.bighitofficial 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 @annatodd @mcurran87

Our #BTS weekend begins, and I couldn’t be more

Our #BTS weekend begins, and I couldn’t be more excited for the concerts, to see my friends, to meet other Army and experience it all! Expect ALLL THE BTS content this weekend 💜 Austin ✈️ LA #permissiontodance @bts.bighitofficial

ps If you’re really really really into BTS, you can also follow me on Twitter at @purpleiris_13 😜

Happy Thanksgiving!!! 🦃 🍁 We had our family

Happy Thanksgiving!!! 🦃 🍁 We had our family dinner last night and just enjoying some leftovers & down time today before my sis & I ✈️ to LA, meet up with one of my besties, and see our seven favorite men lol. Hope everyone has a lovely holiday with family & friends 💕

#sponsored Who’s already started holiday shoppin

#sponsored Who’s already started holiday shopping? 🙋🏻‍♀️ You guys know this is my favorite time of year, and I love finding the perfect gifts for my friends and family… as early as possible so I can get it done & done and focus on celebrating the moments that matter the most together. Our #WalmartPlus membership has been a massive time saver during this busy holiday season. They offer unlimited free delivery ($35 order min. Restrictions apply.) on groceries, gifts and more for holiday gatherings and gifting wins all season long, at the @walmart prices we love.

This week #ontheblog, I’m sharing an “Under $100 Gift Guide” to help cross things off your list, so that you too, can enjoy this season’s most important moments, together with those you love, without any last-minute worrying.

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I love when the gifts start to gather around the t

I love when the gifts start to gather around the tree 🎄🎁 ✨

What are you guys reading this weekend? I’m divi

What are you guys reading this weekend?
I’m diving into REMINDERS OF HIM by @colleenhoover, who never disappoints 💕out January 18th! {link in bio}

Spent my Sunday getting two new #GiftGuides togeth

Spent my Sunday getting two new #GiftGuides together for you guys: FOR HIM & FOR HER!!! I may have shopped my own lists this weekend too lol 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🎁🎄{links in bio}

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‘Tis the season ✨🎄 Waiting for a few new or

‘Tis the season ✨🎄 Waiting for a few new ornaments to layer in, but already feeling a bit more joyful with our tree up! Anyone else already have theirs up? 🙋🏻‍♀️

The first of this year’s #HolidayGiftGuide is up

The first of this year’s #HolidayGiftGuide is up #ontheblog! This week, I’m sharing some of my favorite 🎁 ideas for Teen Boys.

Teens are so tough, especially boys, but with the help of my own, I’ve come up with some ideas I hope will help with your holiday gifting 🎄✨❤️ {link in bio} or vilmairis.com

#TuesdayShoesday with my new favorite boots 🍂

#TuesdayShoesday with my new favorite boots 🍂

True to size {link in stories} @shop.ltk #liketkit http://liketk.it/3qZOp

Always a little sad to get rid of the bats, but th

Always a little sad to get rid of the bats, but they will be gone gone gone tomorrow, along with the rest of the 🎃 decor. We’ll start our 🎄 next weekend bc we’re #TeamChristmasAsSoonAsPossible — for now, enjoying our last day with all things spooky! Happy Halloween!

For those who celebrate, which decor team are you in November? 🦃 or 🎄?

Sunday Funday 🧀 🍷

Sunday Funday 🧀 🍷

A SHADOW IN THE EMBER by @jennifer_l_armentrout is

A SHADOW IN THE EMBER by @jennifer_l_armentrout is out today!!! Who is reading it?! 🙋🏻‍♀️

It’s the first book in the Flesh & Fire series and a companion prequel to the Blood & Ash series. It’s sooooo good you guys, I’ve been reading it and can’t wait to finish! Read more 👇🏻 and click link in bio to start reading!

Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort.

However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania—she’s not the well protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission—one target. Make the Primal of Death fall in love, become his weakness, and then…end him. If she fails, she dooms her kingdom to a slow demise at the hands of the Rot.

Sera has always known what she is. Chosen. Consort. Assassin. Weapon. A specter never fully formed yet drenched in blood. A monster. Until him. Until the Primal of Death’s unexpected words and deeds chase away the darkness gathering inside her. And his seductive touch ignites a passion she’s never allowed herself to feel and cannot feel for him. But Sera has never had a choice. Either way, her life is forfeit—it always has been, as she has been forever touched by Life and Death.

So incredibly happy to have this stunning commissi

So incredibly happy to have this stunning commission piece by @jyoungdesignhouse in our home. It’s so perfect and beautiful. I can’t stop looking at it 🖤 Thank you, Josh!

✨ Cheers to the weekend!!! ✨

✨ Cheers to the weekend!!! ✨

Shadows & light & Halloween things ✨

Shadows & light & Halloween things ✨

I can finally go back to reading after binging Squ

I can finally go back to reading after binging Squid Game (omg so insane). Anyone else watch?

Also so excited to be reading this one. Loved the first in the series and love @naominovik books! Thanks @randomhouse for sending it to me!

✨ SPARK ✨ by @authorhelenhardt is out today! T

✨ SPARK ✨ by @authorhelenhardt is out today! This is the next installment in the #SteelBrothers saga, brimming with mystery and angst, and I’ve got the scoop on the blog {link in bio} and more 👇🏻

He’ll do anything for his family…

Donovan “Donny” Steel is on a partnership track with a major Denver law firm. He loves his city career and his luxurious downtown loft, and life is going just how he planned it…until his mother, the city attorney for his hometown of Snow Creek, Colorado, asks him to move back and work for her when her assistant retires. Mom asks? Donny goes. Because he’ll do anything for the family who took him in twenty-five years ago. The fact that he can pick up where he left off with gorgeous Callie Pike is simply a fringe benefit.

Caroline “Callie” Pike was looking forward to finally beginning law school at age twenty-six, but the western slope fire that destroyed most of her family’s vineyards put that plan on hold. At least she has Donny Steel’s return to look forward to. After she spent an evening with him at a recent party, he hasn’t strayed far from her mind.

When Donny and Callie meet again, sparks do more than fly. They shoot like rockets to the stars. But their chemistry can’t protect them from the emerging mysteries regarding the Steel family’s past…or the secret Callie is keeping as well.

Happy Monday! ✨ I know it’s been a minute sinc

Happy Monday! ✨ I know it’s been a minute since I posted Style content, but this week #ontheblog I’m so excited to share my picks for a Fall Capsule Wardrobe—mix & match essentials you can wear through Winter. Head to vilmairis.com or link in bio to check out the post! 🍂🍃🍁

A little different this year 🦇 #inprogress ht

A little different this year 🦇 #inprogress

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📚 What are you reading this weekend? Me, I’m

📚 What are you reading this weekend?

Me, I’m loving THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS by @alihazelwood. It’s a fast-paced, quick-witted romcom in an academia setting and I’m all in! So good! {link in bio}

Currently listening to this & almost done! Love th

Currently listening to this & almost done! Love this series so much. @jdrobbauthor

Thanks @stmartinspress for sending!

📖 𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑫𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑵𝑶𝑾: 𝑹𝑶𝑪𝑲 𝑷𝑨𝑷𝑬𝑹 𝑺𝑪𝑰𝑺𝑺𝑶𝑹𝑺

I’ve struggled focusing on reading these past several months (anyone else?), but this long weekend, and this book, have been exactly what I’ve needed. I love @alicewriterland books and this latest is out Tuesday and so very good (as expected) // Link in bio, more 👇🏻

Think you know the person you married? Think again…

Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife.

Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts--paper, cotton, pottery, tin--and each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after.

Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget.

I’m getting that itch to start to change things

I’m getting that itch to start to change things up — slipping into that Fall state of mind. Need to think on what I bring out this year to channel those cozy vibes 🤔 🍂🍁 Anyone else starting to get into that decorating mood???? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Sharing some Fall candles I just purchased in my Stories.

(And yes I know it’s still hot as hell here lol)

#sponsored 𝗪𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹? 🙋🏻‍♀️ It’s been so long it feels almost weird, right? With all the prepping, gear, lunches, snacks and weekly meal planning, #WalmartPlus has truly been a massive time saver. They offer free same-day delivery ($35 minimum, restrictions apply) and fresh groceries 🥬🍓🥑🍎 delivered to your door in a matter of hours, after a few quick minutes of easy ordering on the app. I’m talking everything from snacks to backpacks in a snap, at the prices we love, thanks to @walmart. I’m sharing all the details on the blog this week — why we love it and some of my back-to-school faves for our boys. Seriously can’t recommend this membership enough. Check out the link in bio!

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Reorganizing book shelves this morning as books ar

Reorganizing book shelves this morning as books are beginning to pile up again 📚📚

➡️ How often do you guys re-organize????

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙤𝙬?

I’m reading VELVET WAS THE NIGHT by @silviamg.author, who wrote MEXICAN GOTHIC—a book I absolutely loved! This book is out today and I’m linking it in my stories, and in link in bio. The 📕 scoop 👇🏻

1970s, Mexico City. Maite is a secretary who lives for one thing: the latest issue of Secret Romance. While student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite escapes into stories of passion and danger.

Her next-door neighbor, Leonora, a beautiful art student, seems to live a life of intrigue and romance that Maite envies. When Leonora disappears under suspicious circumstances, Maite finds herself searching for the missing woman—and journeying deeper into Leonora’s secret life of student radicals and dissidents.

Meanwhile, someone else is also looking for Leonora at the behest of his boss, a shadowy figure who commands goon squads dedicated to squashing political activists. Elvis is an eccentric criminal who longs to escape his own life: He loathes violence and loves old movies and rock ’n’ roll. But as Elvis searches for the missing woman, he watches Maite from a distance—and comes to regard her as a kindred spirit who shares his love of music and the unspoken loneliness of his heart.

Now as Maite and Elvis come closer to discovering the truth behind Leonora’s disappearance, they can no longer escape the danger that threatens to consume their lives, with hitmen, government agents, and Russian spies all aiming to protect Leonora’s secrets—at gunpoint.

Velvet Was the Night is an edgy, simmering historical novel for lovers of smoky noirs and anti-heroes.

NYC photo dump #2 🎬 That’s a wrap

NYC photo dump #2 🎬 That’s a wrap

NYC photo dump #1 ✨ Didn’t have much time to e

NYC photo dump #1 ✨
Didn’t have much time to explore, but we sure ate well and enjoyed every minute of our time there.

Work trip — AUS ✈️ NYC — and made sure to

Work trip — AUS ✈️ NYC — and made sure to pack my Nio earphones (in Sand) gifted to me by @sudio—perfect for listening to my audiobook on the plane (the upcoming THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED by Lisa Jewell). What are you guys listening to right now??? 📚

Some features include adaptive dual-microphone tech for voice clarity and IPX4 splash-proof protection. @Sudio also sent me their 2021 Tote Bag—a collab with Icelandic artist Andrea Maack—which is included with every order. Anyway, if you’re looking for some earphones and want to check these out, head to sudio.com/us/nio-white ⁣and use code VILMAIRIS15 for 15%!!!

#sudio #shapingsound #earphones #summerlistening⁣

Do you watch K-dramas? 🙋🏻‍♀️ I’m hon

Do you watch K-dramas? 🙋🏻‍♀️ I’m honestly late to the game but now a total full-on addict. It’s basically all I watch these days tbh! This week #ontheblog I’m sharing the scoop on Korean dramas plus my list of top-ten faves and a bonus of the one I’m watching and loving now! If you love ‘em like me, let me know some of your faves in the comments! 👇🏻 {vilmairis.com} #kdramas

Happy Monday! Back from vacation, which was so won

Happy Monday! Back from vacation, which was so wonderful! On my trip I took these Nio earphones (in Sand) gifted to me by @sudio—they were perfect for listening to music, especially on the plane. Aside from being the prettiest color ever, they are super functional, have interchangeable wingtips for a customizable fit, plus adaptive dual-microphone tech for voice clarity and IPX4 splash-proof protection—soooo valuable poolside. They run for $89 and come in six different colors, including this beautiful pinky Sand color and the new limited-edition Lemon for Summer. ⁣I am loving them!

𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗦𝟭𝟱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟱% 𝗼𝗳𝗳⁣

@Sudio also sent me their 2021 Tote Bag—a collab with Icelandic artist Andrea Maack—which is included with every order. Anyway, if you’re looking for some earphones and want to check these out, click the link in bio or head to sudio.com/us/nio-white ⁣

#sudio #shapingsound #earphones #summerlistening⁣

Margarita in Miami 🍹

Margarita in Miami 🍹

Wishing for more sun than rain today 🤞🏻 The

Wishing for more sun than rain today 🤞🏻 The morning is looking ☀️ and beautiful—hoping we can bbq and enjoy some pool time. What are you guys up to????

My fabulous friend @ejmellow has a new book out to

My fabulous friend @ejmellow has a new book out today: SONG OF THE FOREVER RAINS! She’s fabulous and it’s fabulous—I’m reading it now! Check it out 👇🏻 and happy book birthday Jacq!

From the award-winning author of the Dreamland series comes a new dark romantic fantasy about a young woman finding hope in her powers of destruction.

The Thief Kingdom is a place hidden within the world of Aadilor. Many whisper of its existence, but few have found this place, where magic and pleasure abound. There, the mysterious Thief King reigns supreme with the help of the Mousai, a trio of revered and feared sorceresses.

Larkyra Bassette may be the youngest of the Mousai, but when she sings her voice has the power to slay monsters. When it’s discovered the Duke of Lachlan is siphoning a poisonous drug from the Thief Kingdom and using it to abuse his tenants, Larkyra is offered her first solo mission to stop the duke. Eager to prove herself, Larkyra accepts by posing as the duke’s potential bride. But her plans grow complicated when she finds herself drawn to Lord Darius Mekenna, Lachlan’s rightful heir. Soon she suspects Darius has his own motivations for ridding Lachlan of the corrupt duke. Larkyra and Darius must learn to trust each other if there is to be any hope of saving the people of Lachlan—and themselves.

Welcome to the world of Aadilor, where lords and ladies can be murderers and thieves, and the most alluring notes are often the deadliest. Dare to listen?

This week #ontheblog I’m sharing some of my favo

This week #ontheblog I’m sharing some of my favorite woven home decor pieces. Summertime is the ideal season to create your own oasis at home and bring the outside in with the natural beauty of some textural pieces. From lights and furniture, to accents and serveware, these items are so beautiful! Head to vilmairis.com or click the link in bio! 🤍

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It’s done and we couldn’t love it more! ▪️

It’s done and we couldn’t love it more! ▪️▫️▪️▫️ Now it’s time to get the furniture back in and style the space! This is our small outdoor kitchen, a fun little area to gather while grilling 🍻 or making 🍕 #inprogress #outdoorspaces #outdoorkitchen

Wednesday, but day-dreaming about weekend plans ☀️ 💦 Anyone else?! 🙋🏻‍♀️ Outdoor tile ▪️▫️▪️▫️ installation is being finished today 🤞🏻 and can’t wait to show you guys later!

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𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅?

I’m reading and loving MALIBU RISING by @tjenkinsreid! I always love Taylor’s books and this one is so good too—it has me totally enthralled!

Thank you @randomhouse for sending me this book!

𝑺𝒚𝒏𝒐𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒔:

Malibu: August 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over—especially as the offspring of the legendary singer Mick Riva.

The only person not looking forward to the party of the year is Nina herself, who never wanted to be the center of attention, and who has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis player husband. Oh, and maybe Hud—because it is long past time for him to confess something to the brother from whom he’s been inseparable since birth.

Jay, on the other hand, is counting the minutes until nightfall, when the girl he can’t stop thinking about promised she’ll be there.

And Kit has a couple secrets of her own—including a guest she invited without consulting anyone.

By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family’s generations will all come rising to the surface.

Sharing my Father’s Day Gift Guide on the blog t

Sharing my Father’s Day Gift Guide on the blog this week, and the roundup includes some of our favorite things including a couple new items I picked up for my husband for this year’s #FathersDay! 🤫 {link in bio or vilmairis.com}

http://liketk.it/3h5jt #liketkit @liketoknow.it #fathersdaygifts #fathersdaygiftguide

This week on the blog I’m sharing my 5 favorite

This week on the blog I’m sharing my 5 favorite things from May—including this portable pizza oven, perfect for making the most delicious wood-fired pizzas on the patio! Head to vilmairis.com or link in bio to see what else made the list! // Hope you’ve all had a good, long weekend! We spent it at home, with friends, poolside. You guys? ❤️🍕☀️

Anyone else LOVE sneakers? 🙋🏻‍♀️ I’l

Anyone else LOVE sneakers? 🙋🏻‍♀️ I’ll take a 👟 over a heel any day. Love the look. Love collecting. Love how comfy they are. This week, I’m sharing my Summer Sneaker Edit #ontheblog including some of my current, owned faves and some I am crushing on! These @apl ones are my newest find!
{link in bio or vilmairis.com}

http://liketk.it/3g13h #liketkit @liketoknow.it

It’s been foreverrrr since I posted a #tuesdaysh

It’s been foreverrrr since I posted a #tuesdayshoesday post (😬😬😬), but I shared these sneakers 👟 yesterday on stories because they are gorg. Part of the new @yarashahidi x @adidas collab collection, they are designed with visual nods to Yara’s Iranian and Black heritage, inspired by the concept of empowerment and self expression. The details are everything on these—from the scalloped tongue, to the beautiful patterned interior and Arabic lace jewel. True-to-size fit and super comfy. Love love love. 🧡

NEW REVIEW: PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir! 👇🏻

Andy Weir’s PROJECT HAIL MARY sends a science teacher to space in a last-ditch effort to save humanity.

The sun is losing luminosity at an exponential rate—something seems to be siphoning its power alarmingly fast. It’s clear whatever is happening is affecting surrounding stars, all but one—Tau Ceti.

The world’s best minds gather to problem solve, but without answers and with the extinction of humankind looming, a crew agrees to a suicide mission to figure things out.

Ryland Grace was once a well-known molecular biologist, but a controversial paper (and its resulting fallout) pulled him out of academia. Now, as a junior-high-school teacher, he somehow gets tapped to participate in a global taskforce to figure out what’s going on with the sun.

Fast forward some time and Grace wakes up in space—the sole survivor of a mission he can’t seem to recall. But as murky memories begin to return, he realizes the impossible task before him. Light years away and alone, Ryland Grace is humanity’s last chance at survival and time is running out.

As with all of Weir’s novels, PROJECT HAIL MARY is relentlessly propulsive, rife with tension and problem solving. Grace is very much a reluctant hero, and his coming to terms with his role in the mission, as well as his friendship with an unlikely ally, are the main charms of this must-read apocalyptic sci-fi thriller. Non-stop twists (problems) kept me turning the pages, really clamoring to see what would happen next. I love the science, I love the very real relationship dynamics, I love the vulnerability of Grace, and I love that I couldn’t put it down.

It’s an emotional, edge-of-your-seat interstellar race against time and it’s fantastic.

It’s supposed to rain all day, rain for like the

It’s supposed to rain all day, rain for like the next week and a half, which is a bummer for pool time, but great news for our plants 🪴 Yesterday, we made some more progress outside—the concrete for our little outdoor kitchen was poured and we finished our shed. Everything continues to come together ✨ Happy Sunday!

http://liketk.it/3fnvG #liketkit @liketoknow.it #LTKhome

Do you read SciFi? 🌖🪐💫 I lovvvve it, and

Do you read SciFi? 🌖🪐💫 I lovvvve it, and although I’ve been super distracted lately and have struggled quieting my brain enough to read, I listened to and super loved Andy Weir’s latest—Project Hail Mary. It’s about a man who wakes up in space, only to realize he is the last hope to save humanity in a seemingly impossible mission. It’s so good. It’s funny, emotional, suspenseful and I love the non-stop problem solving. Have you read it? What are you reading now?

Thank you @randomhouse for the book!

Sharing some of my April faves on the blog this we

Sharing some of my April faves on the blog this week, including these glass candleholders that bring all the cozy 🕯 vibes to our outdoor space! Is it Friday yet?! {vilmairis.com or link in bio}

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@mollyelizabethlee has a new YA Paranormal Romance

@mollyelizabethlee has a new YA Paranormal Romance coming out tomorrow and I'm thrilled to host her on the blog to give us the scoop on EMBER OF NIGHT and share an exclusive sneak peek! Head to vilmairis.com or link in bio to read up!

Our kitchen is a space I rarely show, and think it

Our kitchen is a space I rarely show, and think it’s because I would make some different choices if I had to remodel all over again, and there are small updates I’ve been wanting to do that we haven’t gotten to do just yet. Early this morning though, when I came downstairs to make my coffee, and everyone was still asleep, it was looking quite lovely and serene just as it is ✨ Happy Saturday, friends 🖤

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What are you reading now? Me: People We Meet On Va

What are you reading now?
Me: People We Meet On Vacation by the fab @emilyhenrywrites ✨

Sharing my Mother’s Day Gift Guide on the blog t

Sharing my Mother’s Day Gift Guide on the blog this week, although I know all so many of us want is to spend time with our loved ones. 💖 {link in bio}

‼️𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗧 +

‼️𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗧 + 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 ‼️Coming May 1st is THE NEXT WIFE by bestselling author @kairarouda—a propulsive new domestic suspense rife with twists and turns to keep you reading late into the night. It’s a nail-biting thriller that takes you on a fast-paced ride as a man’s first and new wife go to war. It’s receiving amazing reviews and I’m so excited to share a sneak peek on the blog this week [link in bio or vilmairis.com]! Plus, LIKE this post and COMMENT 👇🏻 with what you're reading for your chance to win a final copy of the book! [Winner announced on this post Wednesday, U.S. entrants only].

Synopsis:

Kate Nelson had it all. A flourishing company founded with her husband, John; a happy marriage; and a daughter, Ashlyn. The picture-perfect family. Until John left for another woman. Tish is half his age. Ambitious. She’s cultivated a friendship with Ashlyn. Tish believes she’s won.

She’s wrong.

Tish Nelson has it all. Youth, influence, a life of luxury, and a new husband. But the truth is, there’s a lot of baggage. Namely, his first wife—and suspicions of his infidelity. After all, that’s how she got John. Maybe it’s time for a romantic getaway, far from his vindictive ex. If Kate plans on getting John back, Tish is one step ahead of her.

She thinks.

But what happens next is something neither Kate nor Tish saw coming. As best-laid plans come undone, there’s no telling what a woman will do in the name of love—and revenge.

Feels like we have been waiting for today since fo

Feels like we have been waiting for today since forever! Who is watching @shadowandbone today on @netflix?! 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ Have you started already??? It’s amazing to see this story by @leighbardugo come to life after reading the series what feels like so long ago! So exciting! Our darn power is out, so just waiting for it to flash back on so I can dive in. Huge congrats Leigh, happy premiere day! 🖤😘

THE CROWN OF GILDED BONES by @jennifer_l_armentrou $THE CROWN OF GILDED BONES by @jennifer_l_armentrout is out today! Happy book birthday Jen! 👑 I loved this book! In this third installment, and in the face of shocking truths and on the brink of war, Poppy must decide whether to seize the gilded crown. It’s exhilarating, taut and teeming with jaw-dropping surprises. My spoiler-free is on the blog, along with an excerpt! {vilmairis.com or link in bio} ps. Is it 5pm yet?! Would love this glass of wine right about now 😂🤷🏻‍♀️$

Monday confession: I look at light fixtures in my

Monday confession: I look at light fixtures in my spare time. Webpages and webpages of them just for fun lol. Anyone else? 🙋🏻‍♀️ I just love a beautiful light fixture and thought I would share some of my current faves #ontheblog this week or {link in bio}. ps 🗣 our stairway light is on clearance!

Golden Hour ✨

New stairway light ✨ It was technically a 2020

New stairway light ✨

It was technically a 2020 project, but it was one of those things where I could not make up my mind—until this! {link in bio}

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