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COVER REVEAL! 🚀📷 We are delighted to unveil SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL, a #scifi #romance novelette by award-winning author P.A. Cornell! Cover art by Kim Herbst! Launching February 3, 2026. Read all about this delightful book: https://www.starsandsabers.com/2025/10/30/cover-reveal-for-shoeshine-boy-cigarette-girl-by-p-a-cornell/
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I send thanks to the buyer from Pennsylvania who purchased an art print of

The Way That It Should Be -- https://stevehendersonart.com/featured/the-way-that-it-should-be-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print

May the image take you to a place of peace, contentment, and joy.

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #love #romance #romantic #couple #beach #ocean #oregon #vacation #travel #together #artist #decor #fedigiftshop #sale #silver #surf #water #nature

Art print of an original oil painting depicting a couple standing at the beach.

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Finally starting the Awakening. Seems like a dark/bully Romance https://share.libbyapp.com/title/10725188 #Romance #RomanceLandia #RomanceLandiaClub #RomanceReaders

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Saved by the Mountain Man is a High Heat Romance audiobook I narrated as Eden Cavell.

When a Runaway Bride crashes her car on a snowy mountain road, she turns an unsuspecting Mountain Man's life upside-down!

I was thrilled to narrate a story about a Runaway Bride! The female lead is full of fire and absolutely deserves her happily-ever-after. (Also, off the record: the groom that ditched her was seriously a bullet-dodged. We love to see it.)

In addition to the hunky Mountain Man love interest promised by the title, this story also features the steamiest shower scene I've ever narrated. Kelsie Calloway writes great sex scenes and in this book she outdoes herself.

At 46 minutes long, this is the perfect listen for a cozy, romantic night by the fire.

Saved by the Mountain Man is available as an audiobook on Amazon, Audible and Apple Books. It's also available as an ebook for Kindle Unlimited on Amazon.

Go on, treat yourself. 💋

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If Mountain Man Romances are your jam, I have narrated three of them for Kelsie Calloway!

I grew up in the mountains around genuine mountain men. The voices for these hot male leads were inspired by real guys I know!

Scar, about a City Girl rescued in the Alaskan wilderness
https://geni.us/scarh

Saved by the Mountain Man, about a Runaway Bride
https://geni.us/SBMM2

Taken by the Mountain Man, about a single mom who gets a second chance at romance
https://geni.us/TBTMM

If you like Mountain Man Romances -- or Runaway Brides, Single Moms, or City Girls starting new lives -- these are a great stories!

They are all available at the links above as audiobooks on Amazon, Audible and Apple Books. They're also available as ebooks for Kindle Unlimited on Amazon.

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A handsome, bearded mountain man pulls up the hood of his jacket. It's unzipped, showing off his muscular chest and tattoos. Text says: "Scar: The Men of Devil's Peak. Kelsie Calloway. Now In Audio."

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Audiobook cover for "Saved By The Mountain Man: Mountain Men Love Curves Series" by Kelsie Calloway. It shows a close-up of an absolutely buffed guy, from upper thigh to upper torso. His weathered blue jeans are enticing, and his open leather jackett is pulled down around his elbows to reveal amazing abs. It's ever so barely Safe For Work -- but if your mind wanders and imagines more, no one could blame you.

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Audiobook cover for Taken by the Mountain Man: Mountain Men Love Curves Series, by Kelsie Calloway. It shows a broad-shouldered man from behind. His strong arms and muscular back could give a person ideas.

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📚 Lucky Seed by: Justinian Huang

Succession meets Crazy Rich Asians in this chaotic, darkly funny romp about the lengths a wealthy family will take to ensure the birth of a male heir from the gay black sheep of their clan.

The billionaire Sun Clan of Greater Los Angeles is your typical American family, with power-struggling aunties,...

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Succession meets Crazy Rich Asians in this chaotic, darkly funny romp about the lengths a wealthy family will take to ensure the birth of a male heir from the gay black sheep of their clan.

The billionaire Sun Clan of Greater Los Angeles is your typical American family, with power-struggling aunties, emasculated uncles, scheming cousins, scandalous secrets and a fortune teller on retainer. But at the end of each combative day, the Suns are chained together with golden handcuffs, whether they like it or not.

Yet strange storms are a-brewing. Their matriarch, Roses Sun, is grappling with an existential crisis: she must produce a male heir that bears the clan's surname. She fears that if her generation is the one in which their esteemed lineage ends, they will be punished as "hungry ghosts" in the afterlife—an ancient but very real Asian superstition.

Faced with this terrifying fate, Roses summons her favorite nephew, Wayward. Believing him to possess the "lucky seed," Roses presents Wayward with a mandatory suggestion: to father a baby boy who will inherit everything. When the other members of the Sun Clan catch wind of Roses's plot, all hells break loose. Wayward's family will now clash like never before in an epic war over the future of the Suns…if there is a future at all.

Yet through the chaos, Wayward sees opportunity. What if he can leverage all the conflict into a solution for his problematic family? What if he can reunite the Sun Clan by healing them? An

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You and me together - handmade watercolor painting - for all (cat) lovers...
Enjoy your weekend!

Find it here:
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/you-and-me-together-karen-kaspar.html

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You and me together is a watercolor painting in shades of indigo, teal and white in square format by artist Karen Kaspar. A black cat and a white cat seen from above are cuddling together. They form a circle like the yin and yang symbol on an abstract watercolor background in teal and indigo.

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Forget me not -
flower still life in a blue vase handmade watercolor painting - a special gift for someone you love!

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Forget me not flower stilllife is a watercolor painting in portrait format painted by artist Karen Kaspar. On a table stands a round blue vase filled with a bouquet of blue and pink forget-me-not flowers with green leaves. The background is white with splashes of blue and pink like the flowers.

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📚 Brimstone by: Callie Hart

Duty. Blood. Honor. Power.
Saeris Fane doesn’t want power. The very last thing she needs is her name whispered on an entire court’s lips, but now that she’s been crowned queen of the Blood Court, she’s discovering that a queen’s life is not her own. A heavy weight rests upon her shoulders. Her...

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Duty. Blood. Honor. Power.
Saeris Fane doesn’t want power. The very last thing she needs is her name whispered on an entire court’s lips, but now that she’s been crowned queen of the Blood Court, she’s discovering that a queen’s life is not her own. A heavy weight rests upon her shoulders. Her ward—and her brother—need her back in her homeland…but the changes that have strengthened Saeris have also made her weak. Born under blazing suns, Saeris will surely die if she makes her way home through the Quicksilver. Which means that, once again, she must send someone else in her stead...

Keep your mouth shut. Stick to the shadows. And for the love of all seven Gods, do NOT crack any jokes.

Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate has defeated armies and survived all manner of horrors, but traveling back to Zilvaren with Carrion Swift might just be the death of him. The male just will not shut up. Hidden dangers await them down the narrow alleyways of the Silver City. Unfolding secrets pose impossible threats. Fisher must wrangle the smuggler and accomplish his goals quickly if he wants to see his mate again.

A darkness falls across Yvelia. The realm and their friends are in danger. Together, Saeris and Fisher will pass through fire and brimstone to save them.

The #1 New York Times bestselling romantasy series continues with more drama, higher stakes, and deadly consequences.

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I am a blind writer. Typically, I write Romance. I write it not as a guilty pleasure, but as a survival manual. In a world that tells disabled people we are burdens, Romance is the only genre that insists we are worthy of worship. It is a political act to write a story where safety is the ultimate kink. https://sightlessscribbles.com/welcome-note/ #Romance #RomanceLandia #RomanceReaders #Blog #Blogging #IndieWeb

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Five stars:

Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg (2022) is the start of the Whimbrel House series. This is another sentient house book that seem to be gaining popularity in recent years. Like Cinder House by Freya Marske (2025), this is a home melded with a ghost.

https://pussreboots.com/blog/2025/comments_12/keeper_of_enchanted_rooms.html
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📚 Caught Up by: Navessa Allen

I wanted this woman, and I was a man who always got what he wanted.

Nico Junior Trocci knows Lauren Marchetti is off limits. She is sweetness and laughter, whereas Junior exists in a world of violence and depravity. Men like him don’t get to have women like her. It’s why he pushed her away back in hi...

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I wanted this woman, and I was a man who always got what he wanted.

Nico Junior Trocci knows Lauren Marchetti is off limits. She is sweetness and laughter, whereas Junior exists in a world of violence and depravity. Men like him don’t get to have women like her. It’s why he pushed her away back in high school and kept his distance ever since.

But when Junior looks Lauren up online, he discovers the shy, bookish girl he remembers is gone. In her place is a strikingly beautiful woman whose social media is filled with scantily clad pictures of herself and a connection to a nearby play club. Junior’s innocent curiosity quickly turns into a dark obsession. Watching Lauren from a distance isn’t enough; he needs to make her his.

He’s ruthless; a walking red flag. Good thing red is my favorite color.

Lauren is intrigued by the mystery man who keeps showing up at her club, who tempts her white-hot desires. But as their flirty online messages stir up a deeper form of connection, Lauren worries she’s developing real feelings for this brooding stranger. As their combined desire ratchets up to a breaking point, who will seduce who?

Book Two in the #1 New York Times and instant USA TODAY bestselling series!

From the viral TikTok author of the stalker romcom, Lights Out, comes Navessa Allen’s second book in bestselling The Into Darkness Series, upping the ante with voyeurism and play club kink.

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📚 The Ministry of Time by: Kaliane Bradley

In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she'll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering expats from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible for the body, but also for the fabric...

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In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she'll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering expats from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time.

She is tasked with working as a bridge: living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as 1847 or Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin's doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, so he’s a little disoriented to be living with an unmarried woman who regularly shows her calves, surrounded by outlandish concepts such as washing machines, Spotify, and the collapse of the British Empire. But with an appetite for discovery, a seven a day cigarette habit, and the support of a charming and chaotic cast of fellow expats, he soon adjusts.

Over the next year, what the bridge initially thought would be, at best, a horrifically uncomfortable roommate dynamic, evolves into something much deeper. By the time the true shape of the Ministry's project comes to light, the bridge has fallen haphazardly, fervently in love, with consequences she never could have imagined. Forced to confront the choices that brought them together, the bridge must finally reckon with how—and whether she believes—what she does next can change the future.

An exquisitely original and feverishly fun fusion of genres and ideas, Th

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📚 Broken Country (Reese's Book Club) by: Clare Leslie Hall

The farmer is dead. He is dead, and all anyone wants to know is who killed him.

Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a d...

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The farmer is dead. He is dead, and all anyone wants to know is who killed him.

Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives. For the dog belonged to none other than Gabriel Wolfe, the man Beth loved as a teenager—the man who broke her heart years ago. Gabriel has returned to the village with his young son Leo, a boy who reminds Beth very much of her own son, who died in a tragic accident.

As Beth is pulled back into Gabriel’s life, tensions around the village rise and dangerous secrets and jealousies from the past resurface, this time with deadly consequences. Beth is forced to make a choice between the woman she once was, and the woman she has become.

A sweeping love story with the pace and twists of a thriller, Broken Country is a novel of simmering passion, impossible choices, and explosive consequences that toggles between the past and present to explore the far-reaching legacy of first love.

Over 1 Million Copies Sold

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK | A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall is an unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives…but it’s also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Seriously, that ending?! I did not see it

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📚 Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal by: Meghan Quinn

There are two things you should know about Atlas 'Max' Maxheimer. One: he has the presence of a six-foot-four lumberjack with a knack for making people smile. Two: he lives and breathes the holidays. Not only is he the reigning victor of the annual to...

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There are two things you should know about Atlas 'Max' Maxheimer. One: he has the presence of a six-foot-four lumberjack with a knack for making people smile. Two: he lives and breathes the holidays. Not only is he the reigning victor of the annual town Christmas contest, but his family have a literal Christmas tree farm. 'Tis his damn season.

And she's going to ruin everything.

Betty is new in town, full of holiday cheer and, worst of all, is helping her uncle open a rival tree farm next door. Max is convinced she's out to destroy everything he loves. Betty thinks Max might be one sleigh short of a winter parade.

And they're having way too much fun trying to outdo each other.

After Christmas chaos, public humiliation and booby traps that Home Alone would be proud of, it only takes a blizzard, a romantic cottage and only one bed for the sparks between Max and Betty to ignite...

The perfect festive romance involving a very creative misuse of a popcorn garland, a grand Christmas romantic gesture and getting snowed in with only one bed...

🎄TROPES:
💕Small Towns
💕Banter
💕Rivals to Lovers
💕Forced Proximity
💕He Falls First
💕One Bed
💕A lot of spice 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️

But also expect...
Elite holiday movie references
A spicy moment with some chocolate covered cherries
Misuse of a popcorn garland...

READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH MEGHAN QUINN'S BOOKS...
'Outrageously laugh-out-loud funny' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The way I completely

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📚 Honey and Spice by: Bolu Babalola

Sweet like plantain, hot like pepper. They taste the best when together...
Sharp-tongued (and secretly soft-hearted) Kiki Banjo has just made a huge mistake. As an expert in relationship-evasion and the host of the popular student radio show Brown Sugar, she's made it her mission...

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Sweet like plantain, hot like pepper. They taste the best when together...
Sharp-tongued (and secretly soft-hearted) Kiki Banjo has just made a huge mistake. As an expert in relationship-evasion and the host of the popular student radio show Brown Sugar, she's made it her mission to make sure the women of the African-Caribbean Society at Whitewell University do not fall into the mess of "situationships", players, and heartbreak. But when the Queen of the Unbothered kisses Malakai Korede, the guy she just publicly denounced as "The Wastemen of Whitewell," in front of every Blackwellian on campus, she finds her show on the brink.

They're soon embroiled in a fake relationship to try and salvage their reputations and save their futures. Kiki has never surrendered her heart before, and a player like Malakai won't be the one to change that, no matter how charming he is or how electric their connection feels. But surprisingly entertaining study sessions and intimate, late-night talks at old-fashioned diners force Kiki to look beyond her own presumptions. Is she ready to open herself up to something deeper?

A gloriously funny and sparkling debut novel, Honey and Spice is full of delicious tension and romantic intrigue that will make you weak at the knees.
A smart, sexy summer read, which hits your brain and your romance buttons in one shot. Los Angeles Times

The ultimate summer romance... It's got all the juiciest, most satisfying romance tropes, but in Babalola's capable

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As I ponder the year in review, it occurs to me that I have only had four marriage proposals*, whereas I had hoped for a stronger showing.

*This is 100% true. I have no need to fabricate these things.

But there are still two weeks left in the year to turn this around!

I am therefore announcing that from now until the end of 2025, I am open to non-binding offers of marriage. (This isn't Jane Austen, I won't sue for breach of contract if you rescind your offer in the future.)

If you would like to help me get my numbers up by year's end, you are welcome to propose!

#Love #Romance #Marriage #Relationships #JaneAusten

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If you're looking for a polyam romance, I've narrated a good one.

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I just now discovered that @Gargron follows me so does this mean that I need to share snippets of the romance Novella I created where John Mastodon and the Fediverse chick, Nicole, get into a romance? She is a firefighter in the small town of Activity Pub. Has a HEA but not really a lot of conflict because I couldn’t think of a lot of conflict, but she wants to run for mayor for the town, but she’s lonely and gets involved with him, and everyone is suspicious because he is the new guy in town. There is smut, but only for one chapter. It has minimal conflict, a lot of hurt/comfort, and a lot of fluff. It has cookie descriptions! #Romance #RomanceLandia

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Loving this contemporary Romance I'm penning where a low vision character is dating twins with face blindness. #Romance #RomanceLandia

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It is immensely strange to me that Kennedy Ryan has the best short story in this anthology collection, but she is not listed as one of the contributors. The only way you’ll know she has a story in the anthology is by reading the description. https://www.audible.com/pd/B0DWCH2N2M?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp #Romance #RomanceLandia #Anthology

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📚 My Roommate from Hell by: Cale Dietrich

Owen is not going to college to have fun. Nothing is going to stop him from achieving his goals: study hard, get a good job, and set himself up for the rest of his life. The last thing he needs is to have a loud, obnoxious, and infuriatingly hot roommate. Especially since said roommate just so happens to be the prince of...

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Owen is not going to college to have fun. Nothing is going to stop him from achieving his goals: study hard, get a good job, and set himself up for the rest of his life. The last thing he needs is to have a loud, obnoxious, and infuriatingly hot roommate. Especially since said roommate just so happens to be the prince of hell.

Prince Zarmenus has come to Point University for the first-ever Earth/hell exchange program, and he's determined to make the most of it. Which may or may not include wild parties, bringing in random boys to his and Owen's room, and accidentally setting Owen's furniture on fire. Sparks fly (literally) as Owen and Zar clash, but Zar's actions threaten to not only ruin Owen's peaceful college life, but demon-human relations as well. To clean up his image, he asks Owen to be his fake boyfriend and teach him how to be a better human in exchange for an internship that will secure Owen’s future. That, and Zar will consider being a better roommate.

A deal is struck, and the two start pretending to be in a relationship where they each have agendas of their own. Only Owen has a secret, dating his mortal enemy, even if it’s fake, is the most fun he's ever had.

Charming and fun, My Roommate from Hell is a rom com with a magical twist. Think just one bed, but that bed is in hell, surrounded by fire and brimstone.

A hilarious and charming descent into love, fake dating, and actual Hell. I couldn't stop grinning. Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestsellin

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📚 Heated Rivalry by: Rachel Reid

Nothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander’s game. Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate.

Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov is everything Shane’s not. The self-proclaimed king of the...

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Nothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander’s game. Now that he’s captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won’t let anything jeopardize that—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate.

Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov is everything Shane’s not. The self-proclaimed king of the ice, he’s as cocky as he is talented. No one can beat him—except Shane. Publicly, they’re enemies. Privately, they can’t stop touching each other.

The smart thing to do? Walk away, once a few secret hookups turn into a struggle to keep their relationship out of the press. The truth could ruin them both. But for Shane and Ilya, secrecy is soon no longer an option…

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW

The epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance from Rachel Reid, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S.

"The book that got me into hockey romance." —NPR's Weekend Edition

Game Changers

* Book 1: Game Changer
* Book 2: Heated Rivalry
* Book 3: Tough Guy
* Book 4: Common Goal
* Book 5: Role Model
* Book 6: The Long Game

Need more Reid! Check out these other standalones from your favorite MM hockey romance writer:

* Time to Shine
* The Shots You Take

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Five stars:

Time Loops & Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau with Cindy Kay and Raymond J. Lee (2025) is a romance story that uses the manipulation of time to bring together Noelle and Cam. On June 20th Noelle at some very good dumplings from a night market stall run by an elderly woman. After that she's stuck in the same day until she can figure out what she needs to do.

https://pussreboots.com/blog/2025/comments_12/time_loops_and_meet_cutes.html

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