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djrusso-romance · 5 months

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Tik Tok gets REALLY mad at me whenever I try to do anything queer over there, so Tumblr... here I am. Embrace me, please.

My very bisexual book, We Own the Stars, is out today!

I want to share with you my FAVORITE review from an ARC reader because it turns out, they're my ideal reader. They just *got* the book. They knew what I was trying to do and were the exact person I wanted to have it resonate with. Yay!

If this sounds like a good time to you, please check out my book. It's on Kindle Unlimited!

Buy link here

#sfr #sci fi romance #alien romance #monster romance #monster lover #smut author #spicy books #slow burn books #lgbt books #lgbt romance books #bisexual main character #indie author #booklr #writelr #writers of tumblr #queer romance books #queer representation

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yael-moxic · 4 months

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So here it is boys and girls, my first book I wrote and let me tell you... As someone who has a broken heart herself right now... I literally kind of put a lot of my own pain in this. But instead of harsh reality, this should leave you with a big smile and a warm and fuzzy feeling in the end. You might also want to strangle or slap these two idiots occacionally, maybe you'll also have a chuckle and later on it might even get spicy 🤭 So definitely not safe for work peeps...

But in the end... well, you'll see. 🤗 So get yourself a nice cup of coffee or tea, snuggle in and get yourself a treat with my two idiots Jasper and Oliver. 😊

Have a look here~

Oh and for anyone who is interested, I also made the cover myself. What do you guys think? I might change it later on, as I can never settle for just one 🤭 lol... anyway. For now I very much like it. Have fun!

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a-kind-of-merry-war · 1 year

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Who wants some sprayed edges? 👀

Good news, everybody! Dazzling Bookish Shop (link in the reblog) is going to be selling LIMITED EDITION SPRAYED EDGE copies of One Night in Hartswood! 💖💜

Pre-orders will be open from Friday 5th May at 6pm ET to Tuesday 9th May from their website.

Dazzling Bookish Shop is based in the US, but they ship worldwide.

Check out the One Night in Hartswood masterpost HERE for more information about the book 💗

Note: This is a digital mock up and is subject to minor change

Disclaimer: This is a customized standard edition, all written work and the original dust jacket has been unaltered and just the outer edge of the book has been customized.

#one night in hartswood #sprayed edges #sprayed edge book #queer books #queer romance books #limited edition books

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kay-claire · 5 months

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Both of my ebooks are on sale for the next two weeks - until 24 Dec! They're both adult queer romances with trans and enby main characters!

#queer romance books #book rec #indie author #queer author #writer #writeblr

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pretensesoup · 3 months

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My books are on sale on Kobo for the month of February.

Good time to try them out if you're curious and parsimonious. They're funny, sweet, deeply philosophical books about some guys in the 1960s doing magic, fighting demons, and occasionally making out (with each other).

#kobo #kobo books #sale #books #writeblr #lgbtq books #queer books #queer romance books #dionysus in wisconsin #urban fantasy #please stop letting me tag things #i have a headache #they're good books karl

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idyllicbby · 10 months

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their softness, their banter, their love 🥹🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

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ml-nolan · 4 months

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Heeeelloooooo! I'm doing a little review campaign for Love, Lies, and Cryptids with Booksprout between now and the end of the year. If you're interested, please DM me and I'll send you a link so you can get your review copy. 😊

(Or if you've read the book already and want to give me a Christmas present 😉, you can leave a review here.)

#lgbtq author #queer romance books #book reviews

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majicmarker · 3 months

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I’m sorry if I’m asking this to the incorrect tumblr for you, but something you said the other day really festered in my brain? It was about Stevie and Milo and the whole “I could have loved you longer but now maybe I can love you better” sort of thing.

When I was reading what’s your vibe I found it delightful and very true to life that they knew all the same people, particularly in a smaller city and a smaller lgbtq+ community within it.

Something about them is that they felt very cozy to me, and I think a lot of that was from the fact that there was this built in safety net of knowing the people they both surrounded themselves with. How important was the mutual friends aspect to them and their love story, do you think? Does it inform any other aspect of their relationship in a way that is surprising or not obvious?

(my “official” author/book tumblr is @katmajik but honestly it doesn’t matter, i’m always reblogging relevant posts back and forth between here and there anyway)

prepare for yet another one of maj’s patented long-winded responses as she talks in circles until she tuckers herself out and maybe somewhere in there she actually answers the question too (and fuck it, here’s a link to book stuff for anyone passing through who’s interested, the marketing never stops, babyyyy):

i’d say the circle of mutual friends is pretty like, 99% integral to how their romance develops. in different ways, they both need to feel safe, and having those connections establishes an immediate comfort between them.

they meet in a nice neutral environment, milo as a sales rep and stevie as a customer, but their personal connection really clicks in their second meeting at the bar. and while milo has a trustworthy energy, the reason stevie feels safe enough to let him drive her home is because dottie gives the green light. like, just speaking as a single woman, i’m not getting in a car with some dude and letting him see where i live unless i have some references.

milo needed to meet someone with those references too, more on an emotional level than pragmatic. he’s been utterly crushed by past relationships, made to feel smaller and smaller because of his disinterest in sex—which soon became a discomfort because of all the pressure. if he was going to open up to someone new, it had to be someone he felt safe with, and stevie is a safe person by default. it’s just a bonus that there’s a lot of overlap between her experiences as a bi girl and milo’s as a demi guy (in terms of stereotypes and expectations), and the fact that stevie’s also been on the heartbreak end of how sex can ruin relationships, so she Gets It.

milo and stevie both talk about how easy the other person makes them feel, how easy it is to be together—which is, in part, just their natural energy together, but it’s also because they have that assurance from people they love and trust, namely dottie and tatum. if they hadn’t met by chance, dottie would have eventually set them up, as soon as milo dropped any sort of hint that he was ready to meet someone (tatum wouldn’t have connected the dots as quickly, since she knew milo more in passing than intimately, but as it stands she knew enough to give stevie a thumbs-up).

re: how these connections affect milo/stevie in maybe-surprising ways... well, i will say, since i’m firmly in soulmates camp—which is one of the big themes threaded into their relationship—even without the mutual friends, milo and stevie would have met and gotten together; the get-together just would have taken a bit extra.

same thing if they’d met earlier, via friends or otherwise: they would have made it work, but it would have been more of a shuffle into love than a jump.

as it is, though, stevie’s anxiety is such that she struggles to have a smooth and easy time with just anyone, so having that mutual friends connection is pretty straightforward for her: it’s like a comfort blanket. and milo has spent three years nursing an incredibly tender wound that stripped him of any pride in his identity—he’s a romantic who’s been made to feel like all the love he has to offer isn’t enough unless he “proves it.” but stevie makes milo feel secure because she straight-up tells him things like, “i like you just the way you are,” and even though milo does have some trouble accepting that, he deep-down knows it’s true because if it weren’t, dottie would have warned him off this whole situation. he knows it’s safe to move forward with stevie; his issue is more that he needs to find peace with himself to move forward.

and that, i think, is the big way their friends play a part—it’s in all the conversations milo and stevie have around each other, with dottie and tatum and penn and artemis, all of whom see this thing bright and clear. it’s like... falling in love always feels like the Biggest Deal In The World, right, but for the people outside of it? it’s just another thing that’s happening. milo/stevie’s friends are very much “well obviously” about them, but well obviously has never been milo or stevie’s experience with love; it’s never been that easy. they need to dig into themselves to believe that this time is The time, and it’s their friends who talk about it in very sensible terms. that matter-of-factness kind of smooths out the dramatic edges of the thing.

for me, i guess i just think that falling in love isn’t a two-person activity? love is a community effort. we need to talk it through, examine it and assess it and figure ourselves out, especially when we’ve been through the ringer with it before, and who better to help us with that than the people who already love us?

#a/n #book tag #winterrose527 #ask #writeblr #authors on tumblr #queer romance books #queer romcom #demisexual #asexual spectrum

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justcallmefox89 · 10 months

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I did a silly little thing and wrote a book y’all.

*BLURB*

All of the best parts of me died long ago. Now I live only for my revenge. I've been a soldier for nearly a decade, ever since I was driven from my home for committing an unforgivable sin. Now I've been summoned back to Vale to take my rightful place as king. Forced to smile in the faces of those who betrayed me. Haunted by memories of a past love. Tempted by a handsome knight who wields a sword in defense of my enemy. I will have my vengeance.

#i did a thing #i wrote something #i made this #book recommendations #books and reading #independent publishing #indie author #mm romance books #mm romance #queer romance books #queer fiction #queer books #queer author #queer romance #gay romance #novel

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suckerpunch-wrestlinggirls · 1 year

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Sucker Punch: Pretty Devils is coming out TOMORROW!

It's been one year since Liv4Brutality stole my heart and they haven't let go yet, probably never will. When WWE broke them up, I was so devastated the only way I found to cope with the loss was... writing a whole romance novel inspired by them. And here it is now. ❤

L4B stans, are you on board?

Liv doesn't have much: a lousy job as a nightclub waitress she hates with every fibre of her being, a hostile mother with whom she has to share a tiny council flat, and a chronically empty bank account due to her mother's drinking and gambling problems. Her entire world crashes when she suddenly finds herself jobless and homeless. Her only hope seemes to be the chance to earn a full-time contract at the Beatcave wrestling club in Camden. She's not an excellent wrestler, but her old friend Rue did teach her something back in the day, so maybe she could have a chance..

Walking into the try-outs as a convinced straight girl, she meets Raisa, the most gorgeous young woman she has ever laid her eyes upon. Raisa is a tall, grumpy goth with the face of an angel and a ridiculously ripped body who seems to understand her better than Liv can understand herself. As they go through the three-month probation period at the Beatcave together, the two slowly start growing closer and little by little Liv finds herself drawn to beautiful Raisa in ways she can't explain.

[ Tags & tropes: neurodivergent MFC; grumpy/sunshine; poor girl/rich girl; smol/tol; strangers to friends to lovers; slow burn; staged relationship; sexual realisation; romantic comedy. ]

#liv 4 brutality #liv for brutality #livforbrutality #liv4brutality #L4B #liv morgan #rhea ripley #sapphic romance #sapphic books #queer romance #queer books #lgbt romance #lgbt books #sapphic romance books #queer romance books #sports romance #sapphic reads

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averyeastonwrites · 9 months

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Pre-order here!

I am so SO excited to bring you the fourth standalone book in my Hearts of Broadway series. The ebook is available to pre-order, coming to your Kindle on 9.15.23!

#broadway #romance novel #musical theatre #musicals #new books #queer books #romance books #authors of tumblr #theatre kid #books #gay romance #queer romance books

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a-kind-of-merry-war · 1 year

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There - bathed in light and falling snow - was Penn... he was dressed in a thin linen shirt and nothing else.

(Sorry, Raff, I don't have an appropriate quote for you. But you've not a nice bum, so that will have to suffice.)

Endless thanks to @inber (@inber-art) who didn't even blink when I said "hey, so, what about Paff Pin-Ups?". I love my boys (and fort) 🥺

#one night in hartswood #hartswood #raff barden #penn de foucart #character art #queer romance books #now with bite marks!!!#i wanted them to be together shdfjkds hence the re-post

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yael-moxic · 4 months

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Looking for a lighthearted, cute read that makes you smile? 🤭🥰🩷🩵

Enter Jasper's world where love, a little bit of magic, and chaos collide in this quirky hospital rom-com! Join Jasper and Oliver on their hilariously bumpy ride as they navigate spells, mishaps, and the unexpected twists fate throws their way. Get ready to laugh, swoon, and root for these 'idiots in love' as they discover if their hearts can withstand the delightful madness Genevieve sets in motion. 💫☠️✨️🫶💏

Available as ebook & through kindleunlimited for now. Paperback is in the workings~

Well, what else can I say? 😊☕️ I really, really hope people will enjoy my story 🩷 and if you guys happen to like it... it would mean the world to me if you'd leave a comment, a like/reblog or even a Goodreads recommandation.

Thanks for your support & have a good day peeps!

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pretensesoup · 11 months

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Queer books, day 8/30

The description on Ms. Sebastian's website said, "Agatha Christie, but make it gay," and I was pretty sold by that. Maybe this doesn't need any other tagline?

I'm not a huge Agatha Christie person. (I feel like if you've read my stuff, you will be saying, yes, you clearly have a super hardon for Raymond Chandler and all that down these dark streets stuff, which is absolutely true.) I have read And Then There Were None, which is apparently the bestselling mystery of all time, and also I watched that one Doctor Who episode where she showed up, and really, you don't even need to have done either of those things to like this book.

The book. Okay. In the days following WWII, a shell-shocked doctor and a spy work together to solve a murder. It's an Agatha Christie-style murder, so it happened at a dinner party with a lot of possible suspects, and there's a good amount of walking here and there, having conversations with veiled agendas, spying on the neighbors, etc. But in a subdued way, because this is England--unlike my beloved Chandler, no one comes through the door with a gun.

Key quote: “Cora, you’re going to give the poor man a fit,” Edith remonstrated. “He’s gone as white as a sheet. I’m too old to dig graves in the frozen ground.”

One thing I really liked about this book is that everyone has a secret, but they're basically positive secrets. Unlike in And Then There Were None, where everyone is hiding a murder or a fraud they did in the past, the villagers here are generally good people and the things they're trying to conceal are largely positive. That's a neat little trick, to flip that bit of trope on its head.

Another nice thing about this book is it can be a good gateway to reading gay romance. If you're not totally sure but you want to dive in, this is pretty low heat, and although there is one sex scene, it's very non-explicit. I wouldn't call this a cozy (there is a dead body), but it's gentle. You could probably give this book to your mom, because it's a nice little mystery. (Or, maybe I could? Since she's reading Dionysus, I guess the sky is the limit with her now. Sorry, I'm still not one hundred percent over that.)

Oh, also there's elderly attack lesbians, and I love that. And James (the doctor) and Leo (the spy) just have a very soft, lovely relationship. I don't know. This book makes me want to give them a hug and a sweater. And it turns out that's what I want from literature a lot of the time, so it works well for me.

There is a second book in the series (The Missing Page--did I mention that Leo's last name is Page, so these titles are puns on his name? Yes. It's great.) and apparently a third one planned. I am excited. These make me happy. 10/10, go and read it.

Edit: In my head, Leo Page looks like Callum Keith Rennie circa Due South. I think that's kind of deep cuts and also maybe not canon b/c someone says he has dark hair in the book, but there you go.

#cat sebastian #thirty days of books #queer romance books #mystery novels #lgbtq fiction #gay fiction #queer fiction #book reviews #page and sommers

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cheshirelibrary · 2 years

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30 Queer Rom-Coms You’ll Fall Hard For

[via Epic Reads]

Check out these queer rom-com books–new, old, and hitting shelves soon!

The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

Flip the Script by Lyla Lee

Out of the Blue by Jason June

Café Con Lychee by Emery Lee

A Little Bit Country by Brian D. Kennedy

The Key to You and Me by Jaye Robin Brown

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

Pumpkin by Julie Murphy

Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

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Click through to see more titles.

#cheshire library #rom com fiction #romcom books #ya books #queer romance books

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franticvampirereads · 11 months

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Goddamnit! I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with this series quite this fast, but here we are. This was so good! And I just want to reread it immediately.

I love Noah and Adam. For how fucked up this story was, they were so sweet together. I loved how Adam just kind of swept in and started taking care of Noah when his life started to implode in the worst way. And I loved how Noah in turn, was able to ground Adam whenever his temper flared towards the murderous side at inopportune times. I also loved that even though Adam is a psychopath he was willing to ask others for advice on how to help Noah when he didn’t have a clue. These two were so sweet together that I almost got cavities. I also really liked the (fucked up) family dynamics that the Mulvaney’s had. The sibling banter was top notch and the fact that all of Adam’s siblings gave (sort of) shovel-talks to Noah was priceless. And that Noah gave them back just as much shit/good natured teasing was so good!

This was the perfect start to a series that I’m already so invested in from one book. I love this family of psychopaths and I can’t wait to dive into the rest of the series! Unhinged is getting five out of five stars.

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#unhinged #necessary evils series #booklr #book review #reading #books #reading review #read #book #bookish #bookworm #lgbtq+ books #queer books #dark romance #romance books #queer romance books #mm romance books #lgbtq+ romance books

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