Hotties
The actor who plays the silver-haired baddie monster slayer of her dreams
Henry Cavill
At its 2,000+ locations, this "worldly" chain makes its gym users feel welcome with its "Judgement Free Zone"
Planet Fitness
Purple
This poet may have taken one too many lonely walks in New England when he wrote, "I have been one acquainted with the night"
Robert Frost
The term HEA, which stands for this, has become an industry standard regarding how a modern romance novel is supposed to be
Happily Ever After
What actor does Abby have on a tote bag with a saint's halo surrounding his cherubic face?
Timothee Chalamet
Also known as "sumo stance" or "wide stance," these work the inside thigh muscles as you move up & down & do a lot more than "diddly"
Squats
In 1893, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that _____ should be classified as vegetables for customs purposes, despite their botanical status as fruits.
Tomatoes
Shelley wrote of the "Ocean of time, whose waters of deep woe / Are brackish with the salt of human" these
Tears
Cosmopolitan's "Sexiest Man In The World" for 1993 was this 6' 3" hunk seen on romance novels
Fabio
Star of the 2025 romantic comedy "Oh, Hi". (Abby is known to say he has aged like fine wine)
Logan Lerman
At a CrossFit gym, AMRAP stands for this, & the higher the number, the better
As many reps as possible
The term Florentine refers to dishes made with this leafy vegetable.
Spinach
n Yeats' "The Second Coming", the line "the centre cannot hold" is preceded by these 3 words, later a novel title
Things fall apart
Better known for her mysteries, she wrote a handful of romance novels under the name Mary Westmacott
Agatha Christie
What was Connor Storrie's job before he shot to fame in Heated Rivalry?
Waiter
"On back day or on shoulder day?"--an age-old debate amongst gym rats over when to train this muscle for optimum rippage
The trapezius (traps)
In 1990, George H.W. Bush declared, "I'm President of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more" of this green vegetable.
Broccoli
This 1830 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes helped save the title warship from being dismantled
Old Ironsides
"The Ruthless Rake" is one of the many novels by this "Queen of Romance"
Barbara Cartland
Timothee Chalamat was a _____ for his middle school basketball team because he didn't make the cut to be a player.
Mascot
What can Abby deadlift?
TK
Phil Vischer originally considered a candy bar as the main character for this kids show, but his wife, Lisa, suggested vegetables to promote healthier eating habits
Veggie Tales
In the first line of Canadian officer John McCrae's WWI poem "In Flanders Fields", we see these flowers "blow between the crosses"
Poppies
In 1983, this book, by Vincent Virga, became the first published gay gothic romance
Gaywyck