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General BB acronyms
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BB
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Bulletin board, discussion board
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BTW
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By the way
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ETA
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Edited to add
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FAQ
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Frequently asked questions
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FCOL
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For crying out loud
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GMTA
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Great minds think alike
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IMO, IMHO, JMHO
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In my opinion; In my humble opinion; Just my humble opinion
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LMAO
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Laughing my a$$ off
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LOL
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Laughing out loud
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NT
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No text (no longer used on JMBB because of the board format but can be seen on other boards)
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OMG
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Oh my gosh
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OT
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Off-topic
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RH
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Real husband, Random House
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RL
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Real life (as opposed to "BB life")
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ROTF
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Rolling on the floor
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TMI
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Too much information
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WAYR
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What are you reading
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General, book related
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BR
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Bodice ripper
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HC
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Hardcover
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H/H
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Hero/heroine
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PB
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Paperback
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RS
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Romantic suspense
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TBR
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To be read
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TSTL
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Too stupid to live (referring to a character in a book)
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TT
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Time travel
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UBS
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Used book store
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JM related
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JM
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Judith McNaught
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JMBB
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Judith McNaught Bulletin Board
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ACOSW
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A Cup of Something Wonderful
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MACC
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Marriage & Claims Council
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AH
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Almost Heaven
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AKOD, KOD
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A Kingdom of Dreams
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DE
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Double Exposure
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DS
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Double Standards
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EBYT
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Every Breath You Take
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EYES
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Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
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MIR
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Miracles
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NW
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Night Whispers
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O&A, OA, OAA
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Once and Always
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PA, PAR
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Paradise
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PE, PER
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Perfect
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RW
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Remember When
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STWOM
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Someone To Watch Over Me
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SW
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Something Wonderful
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TT
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Tender Triumph
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UY
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Until You
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WE
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Water's Edge (the book that does not exist)
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WML
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Whitney, My Love
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Other authors (a few samples)
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CB
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Celeste Bradley,
Connie Brockway
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CG
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Cindy Gerard
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DG
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Diana Gabaldon
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DM
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Deirdre Martin
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DS
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Deborah Smith,
Danielle Steel
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EE
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Elizabeth Elliott
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EP
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Elizabeth Peters
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FR
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Farrah Rochon
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GF
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Gaelen Foley
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GH
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Georgette Heyer
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HC
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Harlan Coben
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JAK
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Jayne Ann Krentz
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JB
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Jill Barnett,
Jennifer Blake
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JC
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Jennifer Crusie
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JD
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Jude Deveraux,
Jennifer Donnelly
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JDR
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J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts)
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JE
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Janet Evanovich
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JG
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Julie Garwood
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JL
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Johanna Lindsey,
Julia London
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JQ
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Julia Quinn
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JRW
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J.R. Ward
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KEW, KW
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Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
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KMM
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Karen Marie Moning
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KR
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Karen Robards,
Karen Rose
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LC
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Liz Carlyle,
Loretta Chase,
Lori Copeland
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LH
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Linda Howard
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LK
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Laura Kinsale,
Lisa Kleypas
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LLG
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Laura Lee Guhrke
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LV
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Lisa Valdez
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MB
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Mary Balogh
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MJP
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Mary Jo Putney
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NR
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Nora Roberts
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RG
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Rachel Gibson
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SB
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Suzanne Brockmann,
Sandra Brown,
Shirlee Busbee
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SE
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Suzanne Enoch
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SEP
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Susan Elizabeth Phillips
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SK
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Sherrilyn Kenyon,
Stephen King
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SL
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Stephanie Laurens
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TM
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Teresa Medeiros
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Books by other authors (a few samples)
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DH
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The Dark-Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
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TBH
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The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
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