romance

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📚 Woman Down by: Colleen Hoover

Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the internet turns on you. ...

https://bookblabla.com/book/woman-down

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #romance #contemporaryfiction #thrillers #suspense

Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the internet turns on you. And she's been uninspired to write ever since.

Now, with her next suspense novel outlined and savings nearly gone, she retreats to a secluded lakeside cabin, hoping to find inspiration. It's Petra's last-ditch attempt to save her career―and herself.

Then he shows up.

Detective Nathaniel Saint arrives with disturbing news, his presence igniting a creativity in her she thought long since burned out. Petra's words return in a rush, and her fictional cop character begins to mirror the very real cop who’s becoming her muse.

Their “research” sessions blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Each glance, every touch pulls Petra deeper into a world she thought she’d never lose herself in again. She’s never felt more alive. But inspiration this powerful comes at a cost.

When Saint starts taking his role in her career a little too seriously, Petra’s forced to confront the chaos she created. But doing so could cost her more than the reputation she’s been trying to salvage. The reputation the world wrote for her―the reputation only she can reclaim.

In this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a frustrated author looks for

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OMG Enchanting the Fae Queen is officially a USA Today bestseller!!!!!!! Thank you so much to every reader who made this happen. ❤️❤️❤️

https://stephanieburgis.com/books/enchanting-the-fae-queen

#romance #fantasy

screenshot of the USA Today listing for Enchanting the Fae Queen.

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It didn't have to be a complicated dance, just a joyous one.

Evening Waltz art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/evening-waltz-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print

#dance #dancing #waltz #beach #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #love #romance #beach #couple #sunset #decor #artist

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

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Out now!!
Buy direct from Evernight and save $1.25!
Finn - The Silk Rope Masters, 6
https://www.evernightpublishing.com/finn-by-suzy-shearer/

Claire Reynolds, 55, never believed in soul mates, or love at first sight, until she literally ran into Finn O’Malley, 55. Something happened—something primeval, something like destiny calling, as they stared at each other.
A ‘happy ever after’ was theirs for the taking—and they grabbed it joyfully with both hands.
Mysterious floral gifts. A hidden agenda. A faux saviour. A watcher who finally acts. An act that intends death to Finn. An act that neither Finn or Claire may survive.
Be Warned: BDSM, anal sex, sex toys, public exhibition
#romance #maturecouple #newrelease #read #readromance #romance #romanceAuthor #romanceNovel #romanceNovels #bookstadon #writersofMastodon #WritersCoffeeClub #ScribesAndMakers #writingCommunity #wordweaver #creativity @bookstadon #romanceBooks #bookstodon #BDSM #oldercouple #maturecouple #contemporary

Book Cover - tattooed man from shoulders upward caressing a woman's face.
Title: Finn -The Silk Rope Masters book 6
Author: Suzy Shearer
Publisher: Evernight Publishing

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It occurs to me that I haven't been talking up the audiobooks I've narrated in a while. Other more urgent projects are at the front of the queue at the moment and there are only so many hours in the day.

But! That said, if you ever have questions about the books I've narrated or you'd like a free review copy (I always need reviewers), ask away!

Also, if you're curious about my voice, there are free samples of all the books in their store listings, too.

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

@audiofiction @bookstodon

#Audiobook #Audiobooks #Audiofiction #Books #Bookstodon #Romance #Erotica

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reading recommendations wanted:
I'm looking for a romance author who is at least queer friendly (and some queer relationships!) I don't really want a series. I want the beach read kind of books where there's a main thread but also a friend thread and maybe even a few others. It all comes out happy in the end, and no one is annoyingly perfect. Contemporary setting would be nice, but not required.

(Having read _22_ books by Jill Mansell in the last 6 years, I think I have binged her stuff as hard as a I want to - I specifically want something similar but more queer)

#bookstodon #romance

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In 19th-century Dublin, a disillusioned doctor and a fallen woman cross paths, sparking a forbidden love that defies society's judgments.

Amazon - https://mybook.to/ascarletwoman
Other Retailers - https://books2read.com/AScarletWoman

#BooksByLornaPeel #Books #Ireland #HistoricalRomance #BookSeries #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #Bookstodon #Romance @bookstodon

Promotional image for the Irish historical fiction novel A Scarlet Woman by Lorna Peel, book one in The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series, an Irish family Saga. The image features an e-reader displaying the book cover, which shows a young woman in a pale blue dress looking downward against a faded Dublin cityscape background. Large text at the top reads, “Begin The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series with A Scarlet Woman.” On the right, text describes the story as an escape to 19th-century Ireland, featuring scandal, sacrifice, and a love that changes everything. At the bottom, the available formats are listed: Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Paperback.

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Five stars:

Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis (2026) is the second book in the Queens of Villainy romance series. Queen Lorelei has had her eyes on General Gerard de Moireul for seven years. Because he watched his parents be executed for crimes against the empire Gerard has lived a virtuous life while carrying out the will of the monstrous emperor.

https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_02/enchanting_the_fae_queen.html

#bookstodon #romance #fantasy #romansy
@bookstodon

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📚 The Heart of Everything by: Marc Levy

There's nothing too unusual about a father asking his son for a favor unless, of course, the father in question has been dead for five years.

Thomas, a young virtuoso pianist living a quiet, carefully structured life in France, is stunned when his late father, Raymond, s...

https://bookblabla.com/book/the-heart-of-everything

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #ghostfiction #romance #internationalfiction #familylife

There's nothing too unusual about a father asking his son for a favor unless, of course, the father in question has been dead for five years.

Thomas, a young virtuoso pianist living a quiet, carefully structured life in France, is stunned when his late father, Raymond, suddenly appears in his home. He's not a ghost in the traditional sense--he's real enough to ask for help. His request? That Thomas travel with him to San Francisco to find Camille, the long-lost love of his life.

For Thomas, it's as surreal as it sounds. And yet... it might be his last-in-a-lifetime chance to know his father as a man and to square the regrets of the past. Together they embark on a five-thousand-mile journey that questions the very nature of existence, proves that love never fades, and rekindles the curious, heart-tugging bond between a parent and child that somehow endures beyond death.

Even death can't break the bond between father and son in an uncannily funny and poignant novel about love, loss, memory, and family by Marc Levy, the bestselling author of P.S. from Paris.

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If you are dreading Valentine's Day, I am happy to give you a romance or erotica audiobook of your choice for free, no strings, no questions asked.

1. Pick out a title from among the books I have narrated at the link below.
2. DM me your choice.
3. Let me know if you'd prefer a free code for Audible UK or Audible US.*

*These are my only options, sorry. But you can redeem them from anywhere by changing the Audible website country settings or app settings.

Have a Happy Valentine's Day on me, please! 💋

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

@bookstodon @audiofiction @LonelinessCorps

#Singleton #Single #Solo #ValentinesDay #Audiobook #Audiobooks #Audiofiction #Bookstodon #Romance #Erotica

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209d

My gift for all (cat) lovers!

Have a lovely weekend!

#valentinesday #valentine #love #art #romance #painting #cats #caturday #CatLovers #pets #cute #animals #kitten #AnimalArt #BlackCats #ArtForSale #giftideas #watercolor #watercolour #aquarell #aquarelle #handmade #TraditionalArt #kunst #cat #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #kitty #kittens #katze #BuyIntoArt #CatsOfMastodon #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #catstodon #WhiskersWednesday #CatsOfFediverse

Collage of four watercolor paintings, each depicting two cats together. Two cats and a full moon, two cats under a colorful sky, two cats meet under the mistletoe and you and me together - 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. All paintings by Karen Kaspar.

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Looking for the romance audiobooks I narrate as Eden Cavell? 💞

You can find them all on Amazon and Audible.

They are also on Apple Books, searchable by title (not by narrator name).

https://geni.us/EdenCavell

#Audiooks #Romance #RomanceBooks #Audible

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📚 Skirting Danger by: Kay Keppler

Suspended for a hunch gone wrong, CIA language analyst Phoebe Renfrew is desperate to get her job back. But when she uncovers a terrorist plot at a Las Vegas start-up car company owned by famed ex-quarterback Chase Bonaventure, no one listens to her.

The CIA doesn't care, the FBI is too busy, and th...

https://bookblabla.com/book/skirting-danger

#books #reading #libraries #fiction #generalfiction #romance #romanticcomedy

Suspended for a hunch gone wrong, CIA language analyst Phoebe Renfrew is desperate to get her job back. But when she uncovers a terrorist plot at a Las Vegas start-up car company owned by famed ex-quarterback Chase Bonaventure, no one listens to her.

The CIA doesn't care, the FBI is too busy, and the cops are too tired. Even Chase rejects her wild story about Korean gun runners infiltrating his company to harm the secretary of state.

Besides, he's expecting Swedish investors at any minute...Swedish investors who speak only Korean. Chase hires Phoebe to translate at his investor meetings and tries every game plan he knows to keep her from ruining his deal. But Phoebe fears the worst. With time running out, she must nail down the bad guys, her job, and her relationship with Chase. Can she do it all and save Madam Secretary before the Las Vegas All-Elvis Revue belts out the last chorus of "Jailhouse Rock"?

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Today is Nabokov’s birthday.

A serious butterfly specialist and a brilliant #literature professor in the US, famous for his lectures.

Speaking of Lolita: he did not write a #romance. He wrote a chilling masterclass in manipulation and self-justification.

Predators like #Epstein crave beautiful alibis. #Nabokov offers none. He gives us a liar so eloquent that the #readers has to struggle not to be deceived.

#books #bookstodon #today #writers #writer
@bookstodon #birthday

Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita by Nabokov and Epstein

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209d

This week I reviewed six of my favorite #mystery books that also feature the amateur sleuth's growing #romance. You can see all six at https://open.substack.com/pub/susannasullivanauthor/p/romance-is-murder?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

After all, it's Valentine's Day.

#AmReading #AmWriting #CozyMystery #LoveIsInTheAir

Mrs. Potatohead has been forked to death. Nooooo! Her husband is shocked.

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Hey, if you'd enjoy a KU-style program that doesn't support Amazon (AND doesn't require exclusivity from its authors, which I deeply appreciate), check out all the fantastic romantasy being highlighted this month in Kobo Plus (including some of mine)!*

https://kobo.com/p/kobo-plus-romantasy

*All of my self-published ebooks and audiobooks are available through the Kobo Plus program, but only a few are shown in that promo.

#romance #fantasy

An illustration shows a feather pen writing in a hardcover notebook. The text around it reads: Кobo Plus Romantasy MAY 2025 and gives this URL:

kobo.com/p/kobo-plus-romantasy .

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Out now!!
Save $1.25 and buy direct from Evernight Publishing.

https://www.evernightpublishing.com/her-cravings-mastered-by-suzy-shearer/

Can 51 year old Jessica allow one man to control her again?

Especially now she's come face-to-face with Aiden Dowling, 54—a confident, attractive Dom, who looks at her like an apex predator.

#read #readromance #romance #romanceAuthor #romanceNovel #romanceNovels #bookstadon #WritersCoffeeClub #writingCommunity #wordweaver #creativity @bookstadon #romanceBooks #bookstodon #menage #threesome #MMF #BDSM #oldercouple #maturecouple #contemporary

Book cover alongside a Bonsai tree.
Cover shows a man and woman embracing. Cover is coloured in greys & sepias with gold writing - Her Cravings Mastered.

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I send thanks to the buyer from Canada who purchased a canvas print of

Forever Yours -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/forever-yours-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

May the artwork take you to a place of quietness, peace, romance and joy.

#art #artwork #kiss #kissing #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #rowboat #wedding #couple #boating #night #lights #painting #notai #bridge #sale #romance #romantic #nostalgic #love

Canvas print of an original, hand-painted oil painting depicting a couple in a rowboat, kissing.

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It was a summer night, warm though the sun had gone down. The lights of the city sparkled, the river in front of them caught the reflection.

They were in the perfect place, at the perfect time, with just the right person. Was there any way, they wondered, to stop time and make this moment last forever?

You Are the One framed print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/you-are-the-one-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

#love #romance #romantic #date #nyc #newyork #city #bridge #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #decor #red #lights

Framed print of an original oil painting depicting a couple sitting and hugging atop a red convertible.

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“Annie S. Swan both requires revaluation through her own biography & calls into question easy valorisations of ‘danger’ as expressed in terms of explicit challenge & radicalism. The extent of her appeal & influence demands a more nuanced analysis of the politics of emotion & the gendering of reader response”

—Prof Glenda Norquay on Annie S. Swan (1859–1943) – born #OTD, 8 July

@litstudies

1/3

https://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/09/08/annie-shepherd-swan/

#Scottish #literature #19thcentury #20thcentury #romance #womenwriters

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finished reading The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
by Sangu Mandanna.

A lonely witch finds family & love when she is sought out to tutor three young witchy girls. A cosy romantic fantasy. Some enlivening characters and fun use of magic. Very 'House by the Cerulean Sea'.

#BookReview #Books #Bookstodon #Romantasy #Romance #Fantasy #Witches

@WildWoila @wildwoila@wyrms.de

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I send thanks to the buyer from Texas who purchased a coffee mug of

Twilight Romance -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/twilight-romance-steve-henderson.html?product=coffee-mug

May you enjoy many moments of contentment and peace as you take a break from the day to sip a beverage from this mug.

#love #romance #romantic #dance #couple #art #artwork #gift #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #drink #music #violin #lake #sale #artist #twilight #sunset #outside #outdoors #together

Coffee mug of an original oil painting depicting a couple dancing by the lake at twilight.

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Out now!! Save $1.25 and buy direct from Evernight Publishing.
https://evernightpublishing.com/perfect-three-by-suzy-shearer/

“Beautiful Lucy, you need two people to satisfy you. One to control you but two to give you ultimate pleasure.”

#read #readromance #romance #romanceAuthor #romanceNovel #romanceNovels #bookstadon #writersofMastodon #WritersCoffeeClub #writingCommunity #wordweaver #creativity @bookstadon #romanceBooks #bookstodon #menage #threesome #MMF #BDSM #oldercouple #maturecouple #contemporary

Book cover - Perfect Three by Suzy Shearer.
Title in red. Cover shows two bare-chested men either side of a plus-sized woman dressed in a corset.

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You are the one I love spending time with.

Because everything we do together is special.

You Are the One 2 framed print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/you-are-the-one-2-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

#love #romance #romantic #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #date #newyork #nyc #newyorkcity #city #skyline #night #lights #decor #car #convertible #red #you

Framed print of an artwork featuring a couple sitting atop their convertible, overlooking the lights of New York City.,

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I've been thinking today about one of my favourite audiobooks: The Trouble with Angels, which I narrated as Eden Cavell, about a naive divorcee who makes a fresh start when two hot Daddy Doms take her under their wing.

It's a good book for people who are interested in my work who don't like romance! It's big-hearted and genuinely funny.

https://geni.us/TTWA

#Romance #Audiobook #Audiodrama #Audiofiction @romancelandia @bookstodon @audiobooks

A Kindle plays the audiobook of The Trouble with Angels by Maggie Adams, narrated by Eden Cavell. The title and attributions run across the top of the cover; a shining halo hangs at a jaunty angle from the "E" of "Trouble". The cover is illustrated with silhouettes of two fit male angles in sharp suits, standing in a field of wildflowers against a radiant sky. They look like just the kind of angels who would be good trouble. A yellow banner across the bottom right corner says: "Now in audio".

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