<?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[Christine Cooper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christine Cooper: Words that Inspire]]></description><link>https://www.christinecooperbooks.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:53:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.christinecooperbooks.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Playlist to Cry For]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first started Shadow and Shield, I’d sit at the dining room table, listen to lofi, and rewrite that one section one more time. But before too long, I needed a mood. Something that captured the moments of the unspoken, the almost said, and choosing each other years before the words were spoken aloud. I began leaning into longing—sweet and gentle. It makes sense. Yearning is my favorite kind of love story. Over time, I curated this playlist into the sound of Jamie and Stef falling in love.]]></description><link>https://www.christinecooperbooks.com/post/a-playlist-to-cry-for</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9767b7dc7f71450b4909e4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:24:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58d7c4_6ddc65b52f8e41e3aed133f6157d4e26~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Christine Doell</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>