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@shoneljackson.bsky.social

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Author of Contemporary Romance 💘 Poetically inclined 📜 Former actress 🎭 Sky's the limit▪️🇬🇾🇬🇧 🐘 #ServiceIsUniversal 🐤🐓 PIN/❤️ Caribbean Vibes 🌴 Feed bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3fprsrd7nxtvd2mr3vun6jrr/feed/caribbeanvibes 🔗 https://linktr.ee/shoneljacksonauthor

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❤️‍🔥𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝❤️‍🔥
Era Capoeira, Book 3

❣️ 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓹𝓲𝓬 𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓮 ❣️

In the #Capoeira arena, there are few who can best Willow.

A chance encounter in a bar makes Dominic want to see more of this little viper in action!

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#Romancelandia
#ReadingCommunity
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Lane Hayes @lanehayes.bsky.social · 1d

The Better Than Baby Audiobook is LIVE!

Nick J.Russo is back to narrate this exciting new chapter in Matt and Aaron’s lives!

Listen here: mybook.to/Better-Than-...

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Victoria Jayne @victoriajayne.bsky.social · 1d

Escape to a world of magic 🪄 and romance💕! Beware, betrayal awaits the witch 🧹and the dragon 🐉 shifter.

☑️ Adult Paranormal Romance
☑️ Witches
☑️ Dragon Shifter
☑️ Island Romance
☑️ Slow Burn

📚Read today - www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPXJGKY5
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Roger Hyttinen @artful-dodger.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting article for my author friends: What Do You Call a Writer Who Never Reads? buff.ly/eZTsB46 #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #writingtip #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

What Do You Call a Writer Who Never Reads?

Reading seems like it would be an obvious part of developing into a successful writer, but some disagree. Is reading important for writing?

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Mon @nomonbooks.bsky.social · May 31

Lesbian. Black. Witchy. Political. Romance. Contemporary. Filled with self love. Filled with Black Joy. I read an ARC of this book and I LOVED it.
Chocolate Chip City by Be Steadwell 💕 #booksky #blackbooksky

The cover of chocolate chip city by Be Steadwell. Illustrated by artist Ggggrimes - two Black women looking intimately at eachother.

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Frederick Smith, Ed.D. @fsmith827.bsky.social · 2d

I like listening to the Romance in Colour podcast when it drops on Fridays.

This episode features a fun conversation between @richardwriteson.bsky.social, host, with romance author Aria Daze.

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#Romancelandia #BookSky #BlackBookSky #BlackRomance

Season 7, Episode 3: Take Me Thru There (ft. Aria Daze)

Podcast Episode · Romance in Colour · 10/10/2025 · 58m

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CoNfEsSiOnSoFaVaMpYrE🩸 @animmortalembrace.bsky.social · 1d

As a gay indie author, I want to give readers a purpose to pick up a book & escape their reality. Whether it be for fun or by need my novels will whisk you away to a magical queer fantasy romance getaway. The coven’s powers evolve as they traverse the cosmos in search for a special someone.

Coven leader Luka lays with his 1st novel The Enaphim on his torso. His handsome countenance is mesmerizing. Half of his face is shadowed in darkness and his eye glows a moonlight color showcasing the other half of himself, his extraterrestrial genetics. He wears a black hooded cardigan, a necklace and a green ball cap. His eyes stare into your soul. Link in bio to all five novels.

Welcome to the fourth novel of my series in the phenomenal, romantic, intergalactic and legendary adventures of The Enaphim. This story is called The Y’driayns. Your heroes have just defended the Milky Way and Earth from complete and utter obliteration by the Apocalyptic Cosmic Tsunami. Giraud had sacrificed his life to ensure his friends and our universe remain intact. Reeling from the loss Amara and Finn have lost their will to live and are irremediably devastated. We find the once united coven broken beyond repair reaching for scraps to remake it whole once again.

Do not fret. Like a phoenix reborn from the flames and ashes they arise to greater heights of supernatural and transcendent power exceeding that of which they’ve ever known. This numinous witchy story reveals new aspects of their ever developing omnipotent powers and the perilous extents they’re willing to push themselves in order to achieve their ambitions. The Elder’s go in search of their parents, the Greater Elder’s who have mysteriously vanished. Their telepathic bonds and spirit tethers have been severed. They’re presumed lost in the Andromeda or worse. Luka and his team meet with a new race of extraterrestrials on the path to Planet Ena.

Secrets untold about them and their countless millennia old interpersonal relationships are revealed. Luka and his coven perform thaumaturgies unlike what they’ve ever done in the past, almost destroying themselves in the process. They take it upon themselves to reunite a loved one for their extraterrestrial cousins across the galaxy. An irreplaceable someone who was lost due to the Cosmic Detonation. Izumi and Amara work mystical sorcery, bending the very laws of physics and reality to their will as an act of goodwill in hopes to protect Earth from ever eminent terraform. They travel the outskirts of the Andromeda star jumping while space exploring in intergalactic starships of surprising origin.
Link in bio to all five novels.

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M.J. Schiller, Romance Author @mjschiller.bsky.social · 1d

NEW RELEASE!

Amycus dismounted. Without saying anything, he took his horse to water it. I quickly slid down and helped Piper to the ground. She whirled and threw her arms about my neck, clinging to me as sobs wracked her body.

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#Romance #romancelandia #booksky 💙

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Dr. Carlotta A. Berry #NoireSTEMinist 🤖 @drcaberry.bsky.social · 1d

#BookSky #BlackBookSky #RomanceBooks #RomanceNovels #BlackSKy
Please enjoy one free audio review copy of Breaking Point: Chandler's Choice, now available on Audible. Redeem the one-time use code below at www.audible.com/acx-promo

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Kyona Jiles - Fiction Author @kyonajiles-author.bsky.social · 1d

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🌟🌟Looking for your next read? Two Romantic Suspense and two Paranormal/Urban Fantasy novels. ❤️📖🖤

📣📣 Read the first chapters on my website!

Print, Kindle, and Kindle Unlimited
#KindleUnlimited #kindlebooks #romancenovels #UrbanFantasy #ParanormalRomance #indieauthor #kyonajiles

Kyona Jiles, Author

Romance novels and Paranormal Novels. Get your fiction novel fix

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❤️‍🔥𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝❤️‍🔥
Era Capoeira, Book 3

In the #Capoeira arena, there are few who can best Willow.

A chance encounter in a bar makes Dominic want to see more of this little viper in action!

NOW on #KindleUnlimited

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🌴📚 💙📚 🌶️📚 #BlackBookSky #KU #RomanceReaders #BWWM

Outplayed by Shonel Jackson. A martial arts romance. Man embraces woman lovingly on book cover.

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Author Kimolisa Mings @kimolisamings.bsky.social · 2d

Who would refuse a free cruise?

A bite-size erotica available thru KU amzn.to/45MGLjI

#EroticRomance #BookRecommendations #booksky #blackbooksky #smutsky #spicysky #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #Romancelandia #bookcovers #BooksWorthReading #booksuggestions #CaribbeanVibes

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Lisa Cowan Pineo @lisacowanpineo.bsky.social · 2d

This midweek romance trope post is about misunderstandings/miscommunications/misinformation problems between characters.
#romancetropeseries #romancetropes #booktropes #tropes #romancereads🌶️📚 #romancebooks #bookpost #postseries #bookrecs #misunderstanding #miscommunication #misinformation #booksky💙📚

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Quinn Reed 📚 🏈 🏒 🎶 ➕️ @quinnreed.bsky.social · 5d

#Freebies & #limitedtimeoffer for the week of October 6 to 12, 2025. 🌶️📚💙

I will drop individual books here. Please feel free to add to it.

Prices are subject to change, so verify them before buying. Also, I typically post Amazon links, but they may be available on other retailers.

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Kitt McClain @kittmcc.bsky.social · Aug 31

Just parking this in my profile
#querying #adult #upmarket #womensfiction #agentguide

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 13d

Binge A Vicious Thirst Super Bundle—a steamy whychoose Dracula retelling packed with heat, danger, and desire. Get every episode from the start and support a Black queer indie author! payhip.com/b/3TWFr #Dracula #BlackRomance #BlackBookSky #Whychoose #TransAuthors

Start From The Beginning Prologue to Episode 27 (Super Bundle) Iphone and Tablet Mockup of a book cover a dark skin Black man with long locs wearing Victorian style suit and a frock coat. With the words a vicious thirst in gothic font by Jasper Hyde. A diverse Dracula retelling.

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just tanesha @tdotrenae.blacksky.app · 7d

ANOTHER MESSY, BUT GOOD story! Imagine you hook up with a man almost 20 years ago, and then randomly get set up on a blind date with him by your love child like what??

#netgalley #blackbooksky #readinggirlies

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Review by tdotrenae - This Time Around

Thank you to Netgalley and Black Odyssey Media for the e-ARC. This one is messyyyyy, but so go...

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Great Granddaddy’s Storytelling Magic @storytellingmagic.bsky.social · 5d

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I wrote & illustrated a Graphic Novel about Robert Smalls!

“Captain Robert Smalls: The Greatest Civil War Hero" by DaShan Thomas🚢.

ISBN: 979-8-9873290-2-3

Buy Direct: CaptainSmalls.com

Book 2 Coming Soon! Better get your copy of Book 1 Today!

A description of “Captain Robert Smalls: The Titan" by DaShan Thomas (Abridged) And “Captain Robert Smalls: The Greatest Civil War Hero” (Unabridged) by DaShan Thomas. An artistic depiction of Robert Smalls is on the left, and on the right are the words: "These Graphic Novels depict the true story of the life of Captain Robert Smalls. Robert Smalls, born and raised as an enslaved person, commandeered the steamer ship "Planter" with his crew and all of their families. They sailed to freedom, and then won several pivotal battles (both in the US Army and Navy) in the Civil War, which in turn won the freedom of all enslaved people in the United States. This is a great story of Black History and American History." Behind Robert Smalls and the words next to him are exciting explosions.

The book covers of “Captain Robert Smalls: The Titan" by DaShan Thomas 🚢 (Abridged) And “Captain Robert Smalls: The Greatest Civil War Hero” (Unabridged) by DaShan Thomas.

Depiction of a poster that reads "Learn to Love to Learn:, and includes a visual representation of a young Robert Smalls on his way to Charleston. The image is a representation also of resources and Information for Schools About Captain Robert Smalls and the books “Captain Robert Smalls: The Titan; Book One of The Titan Abridged Series” by DaShan Thomas and “Captain Robert Smalls: The Greatest Civil War Hero; Book One of The Titan Unabridged Series” by DaShan Thomas. Words next to the poster say "Ideal for every curriculum or library"

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Delvin Howell- Caribbean Fantasy Author/ Comic Writer @dhowellsin.bsky.social · 10d

Was recently interviewed by Ms. Joanne Hillhouse's Creative Space, an award winning platform that features Caribbean art with features in the Antiguan newspaper the Daily Observer.

I go into some insights behind Offset and Loose Change here. Check it out at tr.ee/kzTKmu

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Sarah M. - Blerdy Baddie @killianfantasy.bsky.social · 17d

You know what? Let's do this again.

Sarah M. - Blerdy Baddie @killianfantasy.bsky.social · Oct 29

Hi Black writers! 👋🏽 I want to do something different today.

Introduce yourselves, tell us about your books/writing, and most importantly where to get them!! I'll try to repost as many as I can. 😊

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Share your favourite black and white film...

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Shirley Chisholm @anickel4thought.bsky.social · 18d

Doctors: you can’t feel ovulation

Women everywhere:

a woman with glasses is sitting in a car and says you are so stupid

ALT: a woman with glasses is sitting in a car and says you are so stupid

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🎶 My first, my last, my everything! 🎶

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Bluesky @bsky.app · Sep 8

If you've been using a 📌 emoji to bookmark posts, @rafael.my and @samuel.bsky.team cooked up a special tool you can use to migrate them to your Saved Posts.

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#CaribbeanVibes #Thundercats

ʜᴀᴄᴋᴀʀʏ ʙɪɴx @chaclo.blacksky.app · Sep 10

Because why not? 🤣🤣🔥🔥

Jamaican Thundercats! HO!!!