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📚 Accidentally Amy by: Lynn Painter

A stolen latte results in a meet-cute for the ages in this brand-new edition, with bonus content, of New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter's rom-com Accidentally Amy.

Isabella Shay is usually a very honest person. But when she’s running late for her first day at her dream job and the barist...

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📚 Unlikely Story by: Ali Rosen

As a relationship therapist, Nora helps patients explore their feelings honestly. But she's hiding an embarrassing relationship secret of her own: she's in love with someone she's never even met.

J edits the advice column Nora's been writing anonymously for the last seven years. He's in London, she's in New York, a...

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As a relationship therapist, Nora helps patients explore their feelings honestly. But she's hiding an embarrassing relationship secret of her own: she's in love with someone she's never even met.

J edits the advice column Nora's been writing anonymously for the last seven years. He's in London, she's in New York, and they communicate solely through shared files. When he confides that his girlfriend's out of the picture, and her boss asks her to come to London, Nora takes both as a sign.But that's not the only thing on her mind. A client's ex-boyfriend just moved into her co-op, directly beneath her. Eli blames Nora for his breakup and seems determined to make her life miserable, gleefully planning a noisy renovation.

Yet despite all his bluster, Nora eventually starts to see the softness behind Eli's brusque, charming exterior...and after a slipup reveals a startling secret, Nora wonders whether someone can be two things at once.

From the author of Recipe for Second Chances comes a swoonworthy romance bursting with wit about a therapist who falls for the wrong man...but perhaps the right one was hiding in the margins all along.

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📚 Quicksilver by: Callie Hart

Do not touch the sword. Do not turn the key. Do not open the gate.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen’s reservoirs for as long as she can...

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Do not touch the sword. Do not turn the key. Do not open the gate.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen’s reservoirs for as long as she can remember. In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn’t much a girl wouldn’t do for a glass of water. But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.

When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares…but it turns out they’re real, and Saeris has landed right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.

The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist’s magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him… or her. Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he’s the only way Saeris is going to make it home.

Be careful of the deals you make, dear child. The devil is in the details... Now with an embossed cover, silver foiling, and an updated interior design.

N.B. Quicksilver contains depic

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Who needs a beary hug and some love today?
This is for you!

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Teddy Bear Holding a Red Heart is a hand-painted watercolor in portrait format by the artist Karen Kaspar.
A cute teddy bear with fluffy brown fur holds a bright red heart in its paws. The heart is a symbol of warmth and affection. The playful design and simple background enhance its charm.

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Fae Reviews makes video book reviews, especially about romantasy books (romantic stories with a fantasy setting). You can follow at:

➡️ @faereviews

They've already uploaded 17 videos, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/faereviews/videos

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📚 It's Different This Time by: Joss Richard

Reeling from the cancellation of her hit TV show, June Wood has nothing left to lose when a mysterious email lures her back to the New York City brownstone she once called home before she moved to Los Angeles. Thanks to a clause in the former owner’s will, she and her old roommate, Adam Harpe...

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Reeling from the cancellation of her hit TV show, June Wood has nothing left to lose when a mysterious email lures her back to the New York City brownstone she once called home before she moved to Los Angeles. Thanks to a clause in the former owner’s will, she and her old roommate, Adam Harper, now own the multimillion-dollar property—or at least they will in a month, once all the paperwork is signed.

Four weeks, then June can return to her life in LA and forget about New York City and everything she left behind. Sure, the fact that June and Adam are estranged and haven’t even spoken in five years, and that their friendship didn’t exactly end on good terms might complicate matters, but this is an opportunity of a lifetime.

As the autumn leaves fall around them, through shared meals and late-night conversations, old wounds and long-buried sparks resurface, and it becomes strikingly clear: June and Adam have unfinished business. Confronted with the consequences of their choices years before, they must now navigate the minefield of their past the best way they know how: together. Second chances are always a risk, but maybe, if they get it right and are finally honest with each other and with themselves, it could be different this time.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER. In this sweeping, second-chance romance, a twist of fate forces two former roommates back into their beloved New York City brownstone where they must confront the events that led to their estrangement—and th

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A new pinned post for January! My latest spooky-cozy romantasy novella, available now: https://books2read.com/UndeadInconvenience

And my next romantasy novel, coming from Tor Bramble on February 18 in the US & February 20 in the UK! Preorder now: https://www.stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen

#fantasy #romance

The header at the top of the image reads: Out Now.
In the center of the image (which has a background of lush crimson rose blossoms) is the front cover of Stephanie Burgis’s A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience, which shows an ominously closed entrance-gate at the top of the cover and a bat with its wings outspread at the bottom, all framed by climbing roses. Four arrows point at the cover with four chunks of text, reading: “Beauty and the Beast, but he’s a vampire” “She’s brilliant, and he loves it” “Tea is very important” and “She *really* loves libraries.” At the bottom is a link to the preorder page: books2read.com/UndeadInconvenience

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In the centre of the square image is the cover of Stephanie Burgis’s Wooing the Witch Queen, which shows a sinister witch queen in a spectacular beaded dress embracing her handsome and adoring new librarian (in a black wizard's robe) inside a library of magic filled with crows and masks and flying books. Around it are these bits of descriptive text: Fierce, bi witch queen; sweet, nerdy hero with a secret identity; found family; mischievous crows; magical library; flirting with fountain pens. At the bottom right corner of the image is a picture of a glittering black masquerade mask.

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Thank you to the art lover from Fuquay-Varina, NC - United States for purchasing a greeting card featuring my hand painted acrylic painting 'Big red heart'.

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Big red heart is an expressive abstract acrylic painting by artist Karen Kaspar in vertical format of a big red heart shape on a colorful textured background. It is expressing love, passion and positive energy.

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Did you hear that?
That high pitched squeal of excitement floating through the air?

Yeah, I'm sorry to disturb your peace, but that was me...
BECAUSE I GOT THE PROOF COPY OF MY BOOK!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
I'm holding my book! I
SNIFFED it! MY words!
It's so beautiful. 😍🥲

Anyway, you can pre-order my book here: https://books2read.com/fatesalight

Also, if anyone would like to be an #ARCReader, let me know.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

#FatesAlight #FiresOfFaldon #Fantasy #Romance #Bookstadon #WritersOfMastodon

A picture of me holding a physical copy of my new book! Looking very excited and happy.

A Caucasian woman with short brown hair and blue glasses, in a green button-up shirt and grey sweater.
With a beaming smile.

She is holding a book - dark blue cover with blue and yellow flames on either side. A large blue gem in the center with a silhouette of a couple holding hands in the gem.
In big yellow words above and below the gem: FATES ALIGHT
At the bottom of the cover: A.M. Pennyfeather
At the top: Fires of Faldon book 1

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📚 The Love Wager by: Lynn Painter

Hallie Piper is turning over a new leaf. After belly-crawling out of a hotel room (hello, rock bottom), she decides it’s time to become a full-on adult. She gets a new apartment, a new haircut, and a new wardrobe, but when she logs onto the dating app that she has determined will find her new love, she s...

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Hallie Piper is turning over a new leaf. After belly-crawling out of a hotel room (hello, rock bottom), she decides it’s time to become a full-on adult. She gets a new apartment, a new haircut, and a new wardrobe, but when she logs onto the dating app that she has determined will find her new love, she sees none other than Jack, the guy whose room she snuck out of.

After agreeing they are absolutely not interested in each other, Jack and Hallie realize they’re each other’s perfect wing-person in their searches for The One. They text each other about their dates, often scheduling them at the same restaurant so that if things don’t go well, the two of them can get tacos afterward.

Spoiler: they get a lot of tacos together.

Discouraged by the lack of prospects, Jack and Hallie make a wager to see who can find true love first, but when they agree to be fake dates for a weekend wedding, all bets are off. As they pretend to be a couple, lines become blurred and they both struggle to remember why the other was a bad idea to begin with.

Two people make a wager on who can find love first, not realizing what they should be betting on is each other, in this new romantic comedy by Lynn Painter, New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Wrong Number.

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Are you in the mood for some cuteness?

Early morning rendezvous hand painted watercolor painting:
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/early-morning-rendezvous-karen-kaspar.html

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Early Morning Rendezvous is a watercolor painting in landscape format painted by the artist Karen Kaspar. Two sweet little birds sit opposite each other in a bush and look at each other. The dense branches of the bush form a heart shape around the two birds. The rest of the bush can only be seen blurred in the light blue morning mist. The two birds are depicted as silhouettes in front of the rising sun in a delicate pink heart shape and surrounded by green heart-shaped leaves.
This watercolour painting is the ideal gift for lovers - for Valentine's Day, a birthday, a wedding anniversary or just to say "I love you".

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Last chance to buy book 5 in the Silk Rope Masters series!! Grab a copy before it ends.
https://www.evernightpublishing.com/kaden-by-suzy-shearer/

“I adored this story!”

“This book is AWESOME!!! This series and this book is a total must read. Super spicy and steamy.”

“This love story is so full of surprises and has an emotional depth that is amazing. Absolutely loved their journey to happiness and their naughty exploits too!”

#BDSM #maturecouple #romance #contemporary #newrelease #read #readromance #romance #romanceAuthor #romanceNovel #romanceNovels #bookstadon #WritersCoffeeClub #writingCommunity #wordweaver #creativity @bookstadon #romanceBooks #bookstodon

Ebook of Kaden by Suzy Shearer. Background is looking down on a lime-washed wooden surface with a cream scarf casually laid across. There are bunches of mauve & white small flowers resting on the scarf. Above the scarf is a cup of cocoa.

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It's time for a new pinned thread now that Wooing the Witch Queen is out in the US and the UK!

https://stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen

#romance #fantasy

An image of the North American front cover of Wooing the Witch Queen shows a sinister witch queen in a spectacular beaded dress embracing her handsome and adoring new librarian (in a black wizard's robe) inside a library of magic filled with crows and masks and flying books. The tagline reads: Love can be a witch. A blurb from Sarah Beth Durst (New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop) reads: “Full of charm, wit, and magic… I loved it!”
Around the image, against a starry night background, are various pieces of text connected to it by arrows. They read: “bi villainous heroine,” “sweet cinnamon-roll hero with a fake identity,” “crow friends,” “found family,” and “flirting with fountains pens.” At the bottom of the image are the words: Out now!

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In the centre of this image is the beautiful British cover of Wooing the Witch Queen, by Stephanie Burgis. The illustration shows a man in a cloak riding headlong through the night towards an ominous castle with an illuminated, crowned female figure in its doorway and bats flying overhead in the moonlight. A potion vial surrounds that central image and is further framed by leaves and branches. Crows sit on the branches, and a tagline reads: Love can be a witch. A blurb from Sangu Mandanna reads: ‘Warm and lovely’
On the lefthand side of the image around the cover is a stalk of herbs, surrounded by magical stars; on the righthand side is a fountain pen. The text above and below the cover reads: ‘He had to remember that she was infinitely more likely to kill him than to kiss him…’
Out Now in the UK!

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I send thanks to the buyer from Virginia who purchased an art print of

The Evening Ahead -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-evening-ahead-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print

May the artwork inspire in you a sense of delightful anticipation and quiet joy.

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #bedroom #flowers #floral #romance #romantic #pink #woman #beauty #sale #fedigiftshop #prints #vertical #peace #joy

Woman dressing her hair in front of her bedroom mirror.

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Good purchase. #grickledoodle #summer #pool #wizard #witch #romance #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of a wizard, witch, and their pet bat creature enjoying a backyard pool. Caption reads "The above ground pool had turned out to be a solid addition the backyard that summer."

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📚 Pachinko by: Min Jin Lee

Yeongdo, Korea, 1911. Teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a fisherman, falls for a wealthy yakuza. He promises her the world, but when she discovers she is pregnant, and that her lover is married, she refuses to be bought.

Facing ruin, she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle minister passing thro...

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I had a surreal experience today where a recent male acquaintance told me that he loves my voice and he wished I narrated audiobooks.

Whereupon I informed him that I actually do narrate audiobooks: romance and erotica, with explicit sex scenes.

He then proceeded to have a kind of short circuit meltdown (not a tantrum, he was just apparently a bit overwhelmed) and had to terminate the conversation.

It was bizarrely funny and I felt a bit like I was in an Agnès Jaoui film. 😂

At any rate, dear Fedi friends, if you have been wishing that you could hear me narrate audiobooks, you too are in luck, because I do, and you can find them here:

https://adaraastin.ck.page/87de3a4c9f

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With love from me to you -

Inspired by a heart-shaped sunflower I spotted in a sunflower field, I painted this small floral still life using watercolors in bright tones of all colors of the rainbow.

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With love is a watercolor painting in portrait format painted by artist Karen Kaspar. A beautiful sunflower blooms with a heart-shaped bloom of bright yellow and orange. The plant is planted in a blue-purple pot. The background is abstracted in bright colorful colors of the rainbow.

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📚 Hollow by: Celina Myers

Mia Adair isn't even twenty-five yet, but she's starting to wonder if her peak has already passed. She’s spent years working at her local bookstore, a job that was supposed to be temporary. As a kid, she experienced a strange sort of fame within the paranormal community thanks to her inclusion in a book that rev...

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Huzzah! Enchanting the Fae Queen is out in North America today, & I've written about it here: https://www.stephanieburgis.com/2026/01/enchanting-the-fae-queen/

I can't wait for you all to watch my mischievous fae queen and stoic, noble general spar their way through a lethal fae tournament to true love!

..And if you'd like, you can skip straight ahead to ordering the book before/instead of reading the blog entry!

Grab the US edition here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250359612/enchantingthefaequeen/

and the UK edition here: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/stephanie-burgis/enchanting-the-fae-queen/9781035063031

#romance #fantasy

The illustrated cover for Enchanting the Fae Queen, by Stephanie Burgis, shows a mischievously grinning woman with long blonde curls, a moonstone crown, a pink dress and bare feet, sitting perched in a tree teasing the uniformed general who stands before her, his expression determined and one of his hands around her closest leg while she pokes his strong nose with one finger. Vines of leaves sweep magically out from the tree around her to draw him towards her. The tagline reads: All’s fae in love and war.
Around and beneath the cover image is this text, connected by arrows to different parts of the cover image: She's a scandalous seductress; he's famously moral, virtuous and chaste; “Yes, I may kill him, but I’ll kill anyone else who tries”; Enemies to lovers; out now.

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It seemed like, to them, that if there were no need to be a hurry, well then, there was no need to be in a hurry.

They found it a rather workable and pleasant way to approach life, and they decided to explore where such a way of thinking would take them.

A Perfect Afternoon in Venice canvas print -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/a-perfect-afternoon-in-venice-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

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📚 Love and Other Brain Experiments by: Hannah Brohm

Neuroscientist Dr. Frances Silberstein has success on the brain. As a grad student, she was offered a job by her brilliant boyfriend, but determined to make it on her own, she turned it—and him—down. Now, stuck in postdoc purgatory with no job security and no personal life to speak ...

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Neuroscientist Dr. Frances Silberstein has success on the brain. As a grad student, she was offered a job by her brilliant boyfriend, but determined to make it on her own, she turned it—and him—down. Now, stuck in postdoc purgatory with no job security and no personal life to speak of, Frances is desperate to make a breakthrough. Her best shot is a summer conference packed with her field's leading scientists. The only problem? It's organized by her ex, who has found the success that’s eluded her. But backing out is not an option, because Frances desperately needs to network to save her career.

Enter Dr. Lewis North: her perceptive, meticulous, and inconveniently attractive rival. When their academic sniping gets mistaken for flirtatious chemistry, Frances doesn't deny it—putting her integrity and career on the line. As soon as her prefrontal cortex is operational again, Frances realizes she needs to keep up the charade, or risk everything she’s worked for. Faking data is out of the question, but fake dating? That might just be the solution she needs.

But as Lewis starts to make her reward centers spark and a major setback has Frances questioning everything, she must confront what she's willing to chase for love, for science, and for the future she thought she wanted.

An academic-rivals-to-lovers rom-com set at a New York conference about two neuroscientists who are forced to pretend they're dating, leading to unexpected chemistry and a heartfelt journey of

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Four stars:

Pets of Park Avenue by Stefanie London (2022) is the second book in the Pets of Park Avenue series. Scout Myers works for Paws in the City and is trying to save up the money to take custody of her much younger sister. Her grandparents, though, feel she isn't up to the task especially since she got married on a whim in Las Vegas some years back.

https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_01/pets_of_park_avenue.html

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