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Trying #Kindle Unlimited for 30 days. What authors should I check out? I read #Romance including dark Romance but I also love #Fantasy and I’m not keeping Kindle Unlimited. If you can, provide links. #RomanceReaders #RomanceLandia @bookstodon

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Robert Kingett

@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social · 2 weeks ago

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

A Humble Welcome Note Without Cookies, Sightless Scribbles

A fabulously gay blind author.

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Stephanie Burgis

@stephanieburgis@wandering.shop · 2 weeks ago

This week's Monday snippet comes from Wooing the Witch Queen, which is out now in ebook, paper, and audiobook:

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

...And if you're in the UK, you can snap up the ebook on sale for just 99p:

https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/stephanie-burgis/wooing-the-witch-queen/9781035063000

#romance #fantasy

In the background of this image is a lush, poisonous-looking garden of deep green leaves and red and black berries. Near the top of the image is this text: Really, if she’d known how much protocol was involved in being a famously wicked queen, she might never have overthrown her uncle in the first place.
Beneath that text is the beautiful blue 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’. — In the background of this image is a lush, poisonous-looking garden of deep green leaves and red and black berries. Near the top of the image is this text: Really, if she’d known how much protocol was involved in being a famously wicked queen, she might never have overthrown her uncle in the first place. Beneath that text is the beautiful blue 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’.

Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis

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Risingshadow

@RisingshadowNet@mstdn.social · 2 weeks ago

Body Count (Mercs Universe #2) by Lizzy Bequin
Release Date December 31, 2025
#ScienceFiction #Romance #DarkRomance #PolyamoryRomance

https://www.risingshadow.net/book/84512-body-count

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Body Count (Mercs Universe #2) by Lizzy Bequin

Release date December 31, 2025 | science fiction, romance, dark romance, polyamory romance

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Robert Kingett

@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social · 3 weeks ago

Hey #RomanceLandia got any dark romance with diverse characters? I’m looking for some Comp titles for my own dark Romance with blind characters and twins! I would like to read them as well! #Romance

Robert Kingett

@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social · 3 weeks ago

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Karen Kaspar

@KarenKasparArt@socel.net · 2 months ago

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

#MastoArt #art #painting #FediArt #artist #MastodonArt #TraditionalArt #kunst #cats #CatsOfMastodon #caturday #cat #CatLovers #pets #cute #animals #catstodon #WhiskersWednesday #kitten #kitty #kittens #katze #meow #AnimalArt #PetPortraitn #BuyIntoArt #BlackCats #watercolor #artforsale #circle #blue #love #romance #loveArt #aquarelle #handmade #zen #gifts

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Jess Mahler

@JessMahler@indiepocalypse.social · last month

Coming next month:

Meadowsweet

Scifi why choose with dubcon, M/f, F/f and a heroine who knows how to turn the tables.

#SFF #Romance #Bookstodon

Split image, left is book cover: Central image is a sleek, almost triangular spaceship flying in a starry void. Image is surrounded by a black oval on a brick red background. Text: ‘Meadowsweet’ above and ‘Jess Mahler’ below the central image.
Right is white text on blue background. “It was supposed to be a basic erotica in a Firefly-like setting. Moira had other ideas.” — Split image, left is book cover: Central image is a sleek, almost triangular spaceship flying in a starry void. Image is surrounded by a black oval on a brick red background. Text: ‘Meadowsweet’ above and ‘Jess Mahler’ below the central image. Right is white text on blue background. “It was supposed to be a basic erotica in a Firefly-like setting. Moira had other ideas.”

Jess Mahler

@JessMahler@indiepocalypse.social · last month

Coming next month:

Meadowsweet

Scifi why choose with dubcon, M/f, F/f and a heroine who knows how to turn the tables.

#SFF #Romance #Bookstodon

Jess Mahler

@JessMahler@indiepocalypse.social · last month

G'morning all.

If you missed it, it's the Smashwords End of Year sale #EoYSale25

My first novella, Bound by his Oath is on sale for $1.49.

Bound is an enemies-to-lovers culture clash in a pseudo medieval world. It's loosely based on a popular historical romance trope:

There are many historical romance novels where the feisty heroine is forced into marriage with the alpha male hero. Eventually she learns to love and submit to her new lord, and they live happily every after. In a distant future, this story is playing out again -- with one minor difference.

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1144367

#SFF #Books #Romance

Book cover, grey text on dark green background. "Bound by his Oath by Jess Mahler" The 'O' in 'Oath' is oversized. Inside it is a knight wearing chainmail, looking away from the viewer with head bowed and holding a reversed sword. Behind him is a sunset.

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Bound by His Oath

There are many historical romance novels where the feisty heroine is forced into marriage with the alpha male hero. Eventually she learns to love and submit to her new lord, and they live happily ever after. In a distant future, this story is playing out again -- with one minor difference.

Book!BlaBla

@bookblabla@mastodon.social · last month

📚 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...

https://bookblabla.com/book/the-ministry-of-time

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#books #reading #libraries #fiction #romance #sciencefiction

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 — 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

The Ministry of Time

In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she'll be...

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Robert Kingett

@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social · last month

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Jess Mahler

@JessMahler@indiepocalypse.social · last month

The Last Lady of Lună

I am the last of my line. My enemies are hunting me. And my mates don't believe in vampires.

The Last Lady of Lună is a slow burn paranormal romance and the first in a series about Natalia of the Lună vampires, her five mates, and the future they will build together.

Currently 25% off on Smashttps://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1828648hwords

Also available on
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLG4V5VJ
Other retailers: https://books2read.com/u/m0LQYW

#WhyChoose #Romance #Books #Vampires

On the left: Book cover. (Mostly) white text on dark blue background. “The Last Lady of Lună” with “Lună” in red overlaying the image of a crescent moon. “Jess Mahler” at the bottom. Image is framed on two sides by decorative scrollwork.

On the right: If she is going to survive, she needs some help. That’s where they come in. White lettering on dark red background, framed on two sides by decorative scrollwork. — On the left: Book cover. (Mostly) white text on dark blue background. “The Last Lady of Lună” with “Lună” in red overlaying the image of a crescent moon. “Jess Mahler” at the bottom. Image is framed on two sides by decorative scrollwork. On the right: If she is going to survive, she needs some help. That’s where they come in. White lettering on dark red background, framed on two sides by decorative scrollwork.

Available now at your favorite digital store!

The Last Lady of Lună by Jess Mahler

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Spooky Panda 🇺🇦

@floofpaldi@mindly.social · last month

#WordWeavers 12.6 — What kind of food does your antagonist prefer?

The kind that runs or begs for mercy. You could call it "fast food," if you like.

(For context, he's a vampire. In fact, both of the antagonists are.)

#WingsOfQuietLonging #ParanormalRomance #Romantasy #Fantasy #Vampires #Werewolves #Ghosts #Romance #Victorian #Worldbuilding #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Spooky Panda 🇺🇦

@floofpaldi@mindly.social · last month

#WordWeavers 12.6 — What kind of food does your antagonist prefer?

The kind that runs or begs for mercy. You could call it "fast food," if you like.

(For context, he's a vampire. In fact, both of the antagonists are.)

#WingsOfQuietLonging #ParanormalRomance #Romantasy #Fantasy #Vampires #Werewolves #Ghosts #Romance #Victorian #Worldbuilding #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Karen

@manipulatedstars@blorbo.social · 2 months ago

Hello hello! Made my way back to Mastodon after a while and I'm in a new instance, so may as well do an #introduction post.

Hi! I’m Karen. I’m in my late 40s. Bi, liberal, fat, nerdy, tattooed, and married. I live near New Orleans, LA. I work in IT and am working on my #cybersecurity degree.

My fave things:

- #photography - both analog and digital, collecting cameras
- music, mostly #kpop , electronic, #synthpop, 80s and 90s alternative

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Karen

@manipulatedstars@blorbo.social replied · 2 months ago

And since I'm on blorbo.social, might as well get into my fandom stuff -

As mentioned before, #Kpop is probably the biggest thing at this moment. Ult group is #ATEEZ - 8 Makes 1 Team. Hongjoong is my ult of ults. That's my baby, my blorbo of blorbos, my little chaos squirrel.

I also love #StrayKids , #Seventeen , SHINee, Mamamoo, Dreamcatcher, and many other groups.

I'm active in my local Kpop community and do photo shoots at events.

Also love reading (mostly #romance / #romantasy and other smutty goodness, but also adore #fantasy and #scifi . And #fanfiction !

Generally love most fandom chit chat, even if I'm not into a thing i love hearing others who are passionate about it!