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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 17h

“I’m keeping an eye on you.”
Not a threat. Not a promise. Just the start of something dangerous.
#FashionedInFire #RomanceModern #FictionWriters #BookExcerpt #RomanticDrama #CinematicFiction

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 1d

Somewhere between chaos and couture.

Fashioned in Fire was born in New York’s noise — freight elevators, late nights, and the sharp edges of ambition.

Out now. 🔥

#FashionedInFire #DonnaWinters #RomanceModern #NYCRomance #BookLaunch #IndieAuthor #RomanceBooks #WritingCommunity #Readers

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 3d

The city quiet. Steam curls. A story that lingers.

Fashioned in Fire — now available on Amazon.

amzn.to/46VU1VL

#RomanceReaders #BookLaunch #DonnaWinters #LiteraryRomance #WeekendRead

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 4d

✨ Early reviews mean everything for indie authors — if you grab a copy, tag me or share your favorite line. I’d love to see it. 💬

Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 4d

IT’S LIVE!!!

Fashioned in Fire — a slow-burn romance about ambition, betrayal, and the dangerous pull of desire in Manhattan’s fashion world.

🔗 amzn.to/46VU1VL

#DonnaWinters #BookLaunch #RomanceNovel #WomensFiction #ContemporaryRomance #ReadersOfBluesky #AuthorCommunity

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 5d

The story’s written.
The waiting’s the hard part.

Fashioned in Fire is in Kindle review — still hovering between worlds.

#DonnaWinters #RomanceNovel #BookLaunch #IndieAuthor #WomenWhoWrite

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 6d

The hustle’s done. The book’s in Amazon’s hands.

Fashioned in Fire is officially under review, and the wall says it all.

The street art, the tag, the story, (the AI I use to help market my book 😇) — all leading to launch day.
#BookLaunch #DonnaWinters #IndieAuthor #RomanceReaders #WritingCommunity

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 7d

It’s launch day for Fashioned in Fire.

A slow-burn love triangle set in Manhattan’s fashion world—where power has a price, and every heart comes with a contract.

Live on Amazon any minute now… 🔥
#BookLaunch #RomanceReaders #KindleUnlimited #IndieAuthor #Booksky

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 8d

Tomorrow it begins.

Fashioned in Fire: NYC’s Forbidden Triangle — where ambition meets attraction, and neither plays fair.

Free read of Chapter 1 at donnawinterswriter.com ☕

#Romance #Fiction #BookLaunch #NYCStories

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 11d

The two questions I get most about my debut novel Fashioned in Fire:
– Where it’s set: Manhattan, 2016
– What it’s about: love, ambition, and identity inside the city’s fashion world

Out October 14. Free chapter at donnawinterswriter.com

#Books #RomanceReaders #IndieAuthor #AIart #WritingCommunity

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 12d

Five days until my debut novel, Fashioned in Fire launches.

I don’t have a marketing team or a budget — just AI tools, curiosity, and coffee!

The book explores love, ambition, and identity in the NYC fashion world.

#Books #RomanceReaders #IndieAuthor #AIcreativity #WritingCommunity

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 14d

I’ve always dreamed of walking by a Nolita café and spotting someone reading my book.

In one week, that dream gets closer — Fashioned in Fire launches Oct 14.
Free first chapter → donnawinterswriter.com

#RomanceBooks #SlowBurnRomance #LoveTriangle #IndieRomance

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 15d

WWYD if you woke up in this loft… with him? ☕️
Boxer. Mob money. Trouble wrapped in charm.

Fashioned in Fire — Oct 14.

Read the first chapter now → donnawinterswriter.com

#RomanceBooks #SlowBurnRomance #LoveTriangle #IndieRomance #Booksky #AmReadingRomance

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 15d

✨ NEW ROMANCE ✨
Fashioned in Fire: NYC’s Forbidden Triangle
Slow-burn love triangle in the fashion world; Cat, a rising creative director, caught between a dangerous 'fixer' with mob ties and a powerful fashion icon

Read Ch. 1 link in profile. Out Oct 14
#RomanceBooks #SlowBurnRomance #LoveTriangle

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 16d

A gal can change her mind… and her book cover.
Here’s the latest look for Fashioned in Fire: NYC’s Forbidden Triangle — a slow-burn NYC fashion romance launching Oct 14.

💋 Free Chapter 1 → donnawinterswriter.com
Hashtags:
#RomanceBooks #CoverReveal #RomanceReaders #SlowBurnRomance #LoveTriangle

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 18d

Cat Connolly walks to Maxine Magazine from her Upper West Side duplex
But the city has eyes and Patrick O’Rourke is always watching

Fashioned in Fire: NYC’s Forbidden Triangle out Oct 14.
Read Chapter 1 free now donnawinterswriter.com

#RomanceBooks #SlowBurnRomance #LoveTriangleDrama #IndieAuthor

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 19d

Fashion. Betrayal. A love triangle that burns slow… until it doesn’t.
💋 Read Chapter 1 free now → donnawinterswriter.com

Fashioned in Fire: NYC’s Forbidden Triangle — Launching Oct 14.

#RomanceBooks #SlowBurnRomance #LoveTriangle #FashionRomance #DebutAuthor

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 20d

In 2 weeks my debut romance drops: Fashioned in Fire: NYC’s Forbidden Triangle—ambition, betrayal & slow-burn love triangle in NYC fashion. Launches Oct 14. Read Ch 1 free donnawinterswriter.com #RomanceBooks #SlowBurn #LoveTriangle #FashionFiction
#RomanceBooks #SlowBurn #LoveTriangle #DebutAuthor

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 21d

Slow ascent to Duncan's loft...Cat's heart races—what lies beyond?
Dive into Fashioned in Fire's forbidden NYC heat. FREE Ch 1 at donnawinterswriter.com
Reply: Would you step inside? #IndieRomance #romancebooks #booksky #slowburn #lovetriangle #reading

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 22d

Glide over Chinatown's misty rooftops to Duncan's enigmatic loft—sleek, secretive, a haven of unexplained luxury. From Ch 1 of Fashioned in Fire. Snag a FREE Chapter 1 read at donnawinterswriter.com
#romancebooks
#booksky
#slowburn
#lovetriangle
#reading

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 25d

#booksky is it Duncan or Sibel that's got your interest?

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 25d

Cat torn between Duncan's protective heat and Sibel's seductive power. In Fashioned in Fire, forbidden triangles forge passions in NYC's glamour and grit. FREE Chapter 1 read (link in bio) who do you think wins her heart?

Reply with your pick #IndieRomance #AuthorTease #ContemporaryRomance"

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 26d

Are you Team Duncan or Team Sibel?

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 26d

Bringing Donna Winters to life with this dreamy Polaroid video- layers stacking like the secrets in Fashioned in Fire.
Snag a FREE chapter on my site and let the passion ignite! 🔥 What Polaroid would capture your own hidden triangle? #SteamyRomance #AuthorLife #BookishBluesky"

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Donna Winters @donnawinterswriter.bsky.social · 27d

Polishing the cover for Fashioned in Fire— A Novella of NYC glamour gone gritty. New draft #1: Misty glow, hinting at hidden flames. Original #2: Rain-slicked intensity, like a midnight reckoning. Reply with 'Original' or 'New'. Your feedback fuels the fire! 🔥📚 #BookishBluesky #SteamyRomance"

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