Your next read could be 2,000 happily ever afters

Good morning from the border — where Canada meets America and neither one blinks. This is Windsor.

So, listen, I heard something that just made me grin. You know Krystin Golden, a *Windsor* woman, has decided it's time to part ways with her absolutely massive collection of Harlequin romance novels? We're talking two thousand books, *mis amigos*. Two thousand! She’s been collecting them for decades, specifically the 'Intrigue' line, because she says it’s not *just* about the romance, there’s a whole mystery element too. I mean, can you imagine the stories in those pages? Probably more drama than a Red Wings rebuild, eh?

### This is Pure Windsor

This is one of those stories that just feels so…us. You’ve got this quiet dedication, building up something over years and years, tucked away somewhere maybe on a shelf in South Windsor or a little house near Jackson Park. It’s not flashy, it’s not about the Gordie Howe Bridge or the latest shift cuts at Stellantis, but it’s real life happening here, right across from the Detroit River. It makes you think about all the little collections, the hidden passions people have in our city.

* Two thousand Harlequin 'Intrigue' novels.

* Collected over decades by a Windsor resident.

* She's looking to sell the entire collection.

And honestly, who hasn't had that moment where you look at something you've accumulated and go, "Okay, *enough* is enough"? Whether it's old hockey jerseys, a lifetime of concert tickets from Caesars Windsor, or in Krystin’s case, two thousand happily-ever-afters. It’s a pretty endearing snapshot of life on this side, if you ask me. I bet she's got some stories, *m'man*.

Marc-Antoine Beaulieu-Vargas, MiTL Sports Desk, Windsor.

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