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MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

#romancelandia #booksky

January 5, 2026 at 1:51 PM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

Reader review:

"This is the story of two men who are so much in love that they can’t figure out how to be together. Abe was restless. Daniel was anxious. Would their love survive?"

books2read.com/b/mVVBxp

#booksky #romancelandia #secondchanceromance #spicyromance #romance #mm #mmromance #lqbtqia

January 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

Check out the Transatlantic Romance novels, one abut being far apart, one about being too close.

books2read.com/b/boVZgZ

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#mm #romancelandia #booksky #gayromance #longdistance #lockdown #covid19 #jealousy #spicyromance

January 5, 2026 at 12:59 PM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

Check out the Transatlantic Romance novels, one abut being far apart, one about being too close.

books2read.com/b/boVZgZ

books2read.com/b/4jvDd2

#mm #romancelandia #booksky #gayromance #longdistance #lockdown #covid19 #jealousy #spicyromance

January 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

Check out How to Oust a Best Man

A novel about secrets, lies, and competition.

books2read.com/b/3nVYzB

#booksky #romancelandia #mm #mmromance #spicyromance #closeted #wedding #romancenovel #establishedrelationship #romancenovel #kindleunlimited

January 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

Check out the mm romance novels by MJ Pierce on KU.

#mm #mmromance #romancelandia #booksky #secondchance #longdistance #forcedproximity #lgbtqia #gayromance

January 1, 2026 at 9:33 AM

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Mareike Jenner

@mareikejenner.bsky.social

www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...

The Intricacies of Intimacy Coordination on TV’s Hottest Show ‘Heated Rivalry’

Chala Hunter, the intimacy coordinator for ’Heated Rivalry,’ digs into the logistics of bringing some of the show’s sexiest scenes to life and responds to those Jordan Firstman comments: “Everyone has...

www.hollywoodreporter.com

January 1, 2026 at 4:52 AM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

Check out the mm romance novels by MJ Pierce on KU.

#mm #mmromance #romancelandia #booksky #secondchance #longdistance #forcedproximity #lgbtqia #gayromance

December 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

Check out the mm romance novels on KU.

#mm #mmromance #romancelandia #booksky #secondchance #longdistance #forcedproximity #lgbtqia #gayromance

December 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

Reader review:

"This is the story of two men who are so much in love that they can’t figure out how to be together. Abe was restless. Daniel was anxious. Would their love survive?"

books2read.com/b/mVVBxp

#booksky #romancelandia #secondchanceromance #spicyromance #romance #mm #mmromance #lqbtqia

December 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

Check out Daniel & Abe, part of the It's Not Over series about second chance romance.

Abe is hurt and his still-husband Daniel takes care of him. So do a bunch of old friends.

books2read.com/b/mVVBxp

#booksky #romancelandia #secondchanceromance #secondchance #romance #mm #mmromance #lqbtqia

December 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM

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Dave Keating

@davekeating.substack.com

The outrageous sanctioning of EU lawmakers and citizens in order to pressure democratically-elected European governments to change their laws shows just how intent the US government is on controlling Europeans' lives.

We must go into 2026 with eyes open.

The US can destroy a European's life with the swipe of a pen

This week's US sanctions against European lawmakers and privacy activists is a major escalation. And it shows the dangers of Europe relying on American economic infrastructure.

open.substack.com

December 29, 2025 at 5:09 AM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

heck out Lu & Ru.

A novel about second chances, losing and finding yourself, sacrifice, love, and quirky families.

books2read.com/b/mKv95Z

#mm #mmromance #romancelandia #booksky #secondchance #queercinema #family #romance #romancenovels

December 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

Well, Nish Kumar was cancelled for political reasons long before Kimmel was, so there’s a lot of wobbling going around.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11d

KIMMEL, to the UK:

“.. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys. .. We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. .. Give us about three years.”

@jimmykimmel.com

December 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

Check out Henry & Josh

A story about trauma, healing and Christmas Hide and Seek.

books2read.com/b/3Jw8OK

December 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

I normally know the overall shape of a story, and then essentially vomit out the words quickly. I'm currently writing something with less of a clear direction where I'm getting to know the characters slowly and it’s such a fascinating experience. #writing #writers #writingchat #writingthoughts

December 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM

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Josh Foreman

@josh-foreman.bsky.social

Tumblr user nocryptographer:
I talked with someone who works in book publishing, and they mentioned they get a lot of AI slop these days. I asked how they know what's human-written, and they said that there's one thing that will reveal AI slop without error, and that's the author not knowing their own creation.
A real author can talk about their story for hours. They love to elaborate every character, every twist, every detail. Because those existed in their head long before they ever made it to the paper. They were loved before they were written.
AI slop wasn't. It was just vomited into existence.
Someone who generates their story with AI will never bond with their story the way real writers do. That's why they may not know what to say when they're asked why did the character do this, or even remember the scene in the first place. It's something they read, not something they wrote. And to a writer, those are not the same.
There's a unique bond between the creator and the creation. If your writing doesn't come of you, you'll always lack that.
I keep hearing soon we won't be able to tell. And perhaps, in a superficial sense, that's true. But there is a difference. It's not em dashes or repeated words. It's whether the story was made by someone who loves it and cares about it.
If the writer's eyes light up when asked why did the character do that? and they start their very own Ted Talk about that specific scene...
then it's real.

December 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

Henry & Josh
books2read.com/b/3Jw8OK

Jonathan & Nathan
books2read.com/b/4E2yrE

#boooksky #romancelandia #mm #gayromance #spicyromance #christmasromance #mmromance #secondchanceromance #secondchance

December 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM

MJ Pierce

@mjpierce.bsky.social

Jonathan & Nathan.

A second chance romance novel about bad timing, pets named Romulus, romance bubbles and getting the man you love for christmas

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#mm #mmromance #kindleunlimited #booksky #romancelandia #romancenovel #gayromance #secondchanceromance💖 #exestolovers

December 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM

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'Nathan Burgoine

@nathanburgoine.bsky.social

Six days to Christmas! I remind y’all: I write queer holiday romances and stories.

Most recently? "Upon the Midnight Queer," holiday tales retold queerly. Includes the new Village story "Folly," a novella-length queer romance based on "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas."

Link: books2read.com/b/4X5Mk6