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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · 3d

It’s National Coming Out Day!!!
If you want to read some books where characters come out later in life… I’ve got you covered!
The South Downs Series can be read individually but are best read in order. Each features a F/F couple and 🏳️‍🌈 characters.
Start here… www.books2read.com/broken-beyond-repair

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · 10d

“Fair warning: this book will absolutely make you crave cake” (5* Review)

www.books2read.com/barging

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · 20d

📣 Amazon’s algorithms won’t be helping my new book any time soon, so if you enjoy it, please consider leaving a review, it makes a huge difference! 😊

#sapphicbooks 🌈 📚

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · 20d

📢 ‘BARGING IN’ – EARLY RELEASE
My preorder got cancelled!
The good news is it’s available to read now.

Use these links
🌍 www.books2read.com/barging

PAPERBACK
🇺🇸 www.amazon.com/dp/1915157218
🇬🇧 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1915157218
🌍 For other countries, add /dp/1915157218 to the end of your amazon url

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N.I.A. @niainemia.bsky.social · 22d

Coming soon 😃
Out September 27 🎉

„Barging In“ by the wonderful Author
Emily Banting @emilybanting.co.uk thank so,so much for the ARC

#review #arc #sapphic #romance #agegap
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · 25d

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Only one week until I can share Barging In with you!

PREORDER at www.books2read.com/florence
❤️ Sapphic (Femme/Femme)
⏳ Age Gap (10 years)
🏠 Forced Proximity
⚔️ Rivals to Lovers
🔥 Slow Burn (I mean it!)
🌱 Starting Over
📂 Workplace Romance
✨ Mature Characters (40/50)
#sapphicbooks #lesbianromance

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Sep 7

🌈 📚
A sneak peek at my new book ‘Barging In’, out on 27th September!

PREORDER at www.books2read.com/florence

#sapphicbooks

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Sep 1

🌈 📚 It’s #sapphicseptember!
Here is a handy guide to how my books fit this year.
✨If later-life love is your thing, grab a free novella www.emilybanting.co.uk/freebook
✨If canal-side romance floats your boat, my brand new novel Barging In is out 27/9! Preorder books2read.com/florence
#sapphicbooks

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Aug 26

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I’m taking part in the year of queer lit bookblast today! Over 300 books free or 99c including my two series starters…
yearofqueerlit.wordpress.com

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Aug 17

🌈 COVER REVEAL 📚

My new book BARGING IN is on its way!!!

Set in the English countryside, where love and livelihoods collide, and even the best-laid plans can capsize!

Preorder now ready for 27th September
www.books2read.com/florence

#sapphic
#sapphicbooks

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Jul 17

All my books are Rich Girl/Poor Girl and some of them are in this weeks reading challenge. Enter the giveaway to be in with a chance of winning them!

I Heart SapphFic @iheartsapphfic.bsky.social · Jul 14

It's Rich Girl / Poor Girl Week on IHS!
Check out our recommendations for week #28 of the reading challenge, including 14 books on sale, right here: shorturl.at/ZK3DK
And enter to win this week's giveaway by going here: shorturl.at/ZTBIl

#reading #sapphic #lesfic #booksonsale #sapphicbooks

Week #28 Rich Girl / Poor Girl
I Heart SapphFic 2025 Sapphic Reading Challenge

Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Jul 3

🌈 📚
Broken Beyond Repair is only 99p throughout July! (UK only)
Dive into this summer of love story with close proximity turning up the heat on a wannabe author turned personal assistant and her hobbling ice queen boss!!!

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B09YP6QC1W

#sapphicbooks

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I Heart SapphFic @iheartsapphfic.bsky.social · Jun 29

It’s day 29 of Pride and we have a whopping 58 books to giveaway to one lucky winner today!
IHS is celebrating Pride with 30 days of book giveaways. There’s a new chance to win 30+ books daily! Have you entered today? shorturl.at/oyHr1

#SapphicReads #sapphicbooks #SapphicFiction #bookgiveaway

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KC Luck, Author 🌈📚 @kcluck-author.bsky.social · Jun 27

Out now! I think you're going to love this one!

mybook.to/ZYXDd0

🌈📚💜💙 | Sapphfic | Lesfic | Butch/Femme Fiction

Outline of two women hugging and the cover of Fixing Hearts

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Jun 22

🌈 📚 PRIDE MONTH GIVEAWAYS!
In this final week, you can win a copy of all six of my e-books.

Just comment on the IG post to enter (open worldwide!) and I will draw the winner on 29th June. www.instagram.com/p/DLNaezBoFII/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=anhweTF6OTdndWto

#sapphicbooks

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Jun 17

🌈 📚

IHS is celebrating Pride with 30 days of book giveaways. Have you entered today?

iheartsapphfic.com/2025/06/17/g...

#sapphicbooks

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Jun 15

Just comment on the IG post to enter (open worldwide!) and I will draw the winner on 22nd June when I will announce the final giveaway.

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Jun 15

🌈 📚 PRIDE MONTH GIVEAWAYS!

To celebrate PRIDE month, I’m running a giveaway every week for the next four weeks!

This week, you can win a signed set of the Nunswick Abbey Series in paperback.

www.instagram.com/p/DK7i8cgo3S...

#sapphicbooks

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Jun 15

🌈 📚

It’s Day 15 of the Pride Month Book Calendar!!!

Today you can win a copy of the South Downs Romance Series on audio or ebook…winner’s choice!

ENTER HERE….
www.jae-fiction.com/pride-month-book-calendar/
#sapphicbooks

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Jun 8

I will draw the winner on 15th June when I will announce the next week’s giveaway.

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Jun 8

🌈 📚 PRIDE MONTH GIVEAWAYS!

The winner of last week’s giveaway has been announced!

Head over to my Instagram page and enter to win the South Downs Romance Series audiobooks, narrated by the talented Angela Dawe.

www.instagram.com/p/DKpANGhI6o...

#sapphicbooks

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I Heart SapphFic @iheartsapphfic.bsky.social · Jun 6

It’s Day 6 of Pride and we have a whopping 51 books to giveaway to one lucky winner today!

IHS is celebrating Pride with 30 days of book giveaways. There’s a new chance to win 30+ books daily! Have you entered today? shorturl.at/yNPLY

#SapphicReads #sapphicbooks #SapphicFiction #bookgiveaway

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Jun 2

I’m beyond grateful to every single one of you who’s taken the time to read and rate it.

If you’d like to win a signed hardback set of the series, head over to my Instagram page to enter.

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Jun 2

🌈 📚 Thank you to everyone who has left a rating for Broken Beyond Repair!

When I was writing it, I never imagined it would reach 5,000 ratings on Goodreads — or that its success would inspire me to write two more books set in the South Downs.

#sapphicbooks

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Emily Banting | Sapphic Author @emilybanting.co.uk · Jun 1

This week, you can win a limited edition signed hardback set of the South Downs Romance Series! Each book comes with a super cute bookmark.
TO ENTER... just leave a comment on my Instagram post (open worldwide!) and I’ll draw the winner on 8th June — when I’ll also announce the next week’s giveaway.

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