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Aleia

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I spend my days in data and all my other moments reading and writing romance. #amquerying 🇯🇲 www.aleiaslibrary.com

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Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 16d

I made a visual pitch guide for the romance novel I'm querying and hope the people of #writersky might appreciate it. #amquerying #booksky #writingcommunity

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Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you, Rajani!

Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 6d

SUCCESSION X FINAL OFFER
When an estranged heiress’s job sends her back to her 1% hometown, she seizes the opportunity to disrupt a lifetime spent as a family pawn—and get the heart of the man they forced her to leave behind.
🏡Small-Town RomDram
💰Inheritance Clause
🚫Forbidden 🖤
#DVPit #A #CR #BVM

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Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 7d

SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE X SUCCESSION

A Black, estranged heiress returns to her secret 1% hometown—after a life spent as a pawn of familial obligations—to confront her family and get back the man she left behind.

🏡 Small Town RomDram
💰 Inheritance Clause
👨🏾 Single Dad
🚫 Forbidden Love
#DVPit #A #R #BVM

Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you 🖤🖤🖤

Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 7d

Omg I’m invested!

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Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 7d

KING OF WRATH X ANA MARIA AND THE FOX

An estranged heiress returns to her secret 1% hometown—after a life spent as a pawn of familial obligations—to confront her family and reclaim the heart of the man she left behind.

🏡Small-Town RomDram
💰Inheritance Clause
🚫Forbidden Love
#DVPit #A #CR #BVM

Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 7d

It’s very juicy 😍 but crazy rich ppl is absolutely part of the explanation.

Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 7d

SUCCESSION X FINAL OFFER

What happens when an estranged heiress returns to her secret 1% hometown?

❌ Fall in line with the marriage her parents arranged when she was 3?
✅Go for the guy she left behind (& his adorable adopted son).

#DVPit #A #CR #BVM #POC #WOC

Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 7d

KING OF WRATH X ANA MARIA AND THE FOX

A Black, estranged heiress returns to her secret one-percent hometown—after a life spent as a pawn of familial obligations—to break the arranged marriage from hell and get the man she was forced to leave behind.

#DVPit #A #CR #BVM #POC #WOC

Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you!

Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 7d

TAKE A HINT, DANI BROWN x FINAL OFFER

A Black, estranged heiress returns to her secret one-percent hometown—after a life spent as a pawn of familial obligations—to confront her family and reclaim the heart of the man they forced her to leave behind.

#DVPit #A #CR #BVM #POC #WOC

Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 7d

KING OF WRATH X ANA MARIA AND THE FOX

A Black, estranged heiress returns to her secret one-percent hometown—after a life spent as a pawn of familial obligations—to confront her family and reclaim the heart of the man they forced her to leave behind.

#DVPit #A #CR #BVM #POC #WOC

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 8d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 8d

Day 6 #DVParty
WITCH OF WILD THINGS X SCANDAL
A Jamaican herbalist in smalltown USA finds out she’s a witch with a mission to save her town from the patriarchy—only she has to convince the city councilman (with a secret) that poison is a better motivator than political debate.
#A #PR #BVM

Image shows a mood board centered on a tropical leafy background. Images depict a Black man in a suit, a curly haired Black woman in front of tropical bushes, a magical Cavalier King Charles dog, a couple in the ocean, a grandmother, and other tropical and herby imagery. Text reads "Lily & Rune" "Paranormal Romance | Jamaican Mythology"

Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 9d

Day 5 Legacy in Bloom playlist + (the tropes)

🖤Second Chance Romance
💰Inheritance Clause
🧑‍🧒Single-Dad Romance
🚫Forbidden Love
🛏️Strong Heroine Finds Her Soft Place
🪴Plant Lover
🏡Small-Town Romance

#DVParty #A #CR #BVM #POC #WOC

Legacy in Bloom Playlist
Leela & Braxton

For Tonight - Giveon
Simply Beautiful - Al Green
ICU - Coco Jones
For the Rest of Your Life - Teddy Swims
Can You Handle It - Usher

Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 11d

Crossing my fingers and toes that pitch day goes well! 🖤

Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 11d

Day 3 Legacy in Bloom opening lines!

+ (the tropes)
🖤Second Chance Romance
💰Inheritance Clause
🧑‍🧒Single-Dad Romance
🚫Forbidden Love
🛏️Strong Heroine Finds Her Soft Place
🪴Plant Lover
🏡Small-Town Romance
#DVParty #A #CR #BVM #POC #WOC

“We’re going to get caught.” I feel his lips trace the curve of my neck.
“Try being less gorgeous,” is his breathy response before sealing my lips with his, stealing any response I might make. I hear a moan, realizing the sound is coming from me.
I’m not used to this. Indulging, feeling irresistible.
“Braxton. Babe. We just have to make it through the night.”

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Aleia @aleia.bsky.social · 12d

Day 2 and I’m introducing the main characters of my romance Legacy in Bloom! A quick highlight of some of the tropes!

🖤Second Chance Romance
💰Inheritance Clause
🧑‍🧒Single-Dad Romance
🚫Forbidden Love
🛏️Strong Heroine Finds Her Soft Place
🪴Plant Lover
🏡Small-Town Romance
#DVParty #A #CR #BVM #POC #WOC