Sydney Scott (Author & Hopeful Romantic)
@sydneyscottauthor.bsky.social
Contemporary romance author. 💙📚 🌶️📚 My books are gen-AI free. Also here to talk mental health, baseball (Go Halos!), any anything else I feel like. She/Her
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He felt himself slipping into the old ways: the familiar gait, relaxed, yet steel-spring loaded. Wandering eyes - scanning, alert. Right down to the well-oiled weight on his hip, ready to speak it's silencing #soliloquy.
The old ways of leather & lead.
It felt good.
#vss365
The old ways of leather & lead.
It felt good.
#vss365
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
He felt himself slipping into the old ways: the familiar gait, relaxed, yet steel-spring loaded. Wandering eyes - scanning, alert. Right down to the well-oiled weight on his hip, ready to speak it's silencing #soliloquy.
The old ways of leather & lead.
It felt good.
#vss365
The old ways of leather & lead.
It felt good.
#vss365
I have my mid-year review today, and it has been confirmed: I am awesome (and silly). 🤪
December 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I have my mid-year review today, and it has been confirmed: I am awesome (and silly). 🤪
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
December 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
If you don't like being wooed with mediocre poetry, I am not the lady for you. 🤪
out for a walk, a drink, a meal
good conversation, see how we feel
sparks and attraction, maybe a kiss
and if there is nothing amiss
another date, and then perhaps
we'll both be off these stupid apps
out for a walk, a drink, a meal
good conversation, see how we feel
sparks and attraction, maybe a kiss
and if there is nothing amiss
another date, and then perhaps
we'll both be off these stupid apps
December 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
If you don't like being wooed with mediocre poetry, I am not the lady for you. 🤪
out for a walk, a drink, a meal
good conversation, see how we feel
sparks and attraction, maybe a kiss
and if there is nothing amiss
another date, and then perhaps
we'll both be off these stupid apps
out for a walk, a drink, a meal
good conversation, see how we feel
sparks and attraction, maybe a kiss
and if there is nothing amiss
another date, and then perhaps
we'll both be off these stupid apps
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Exciting publishing news for 2026!
Short-story collection (as Maura Yzmore) and two spicy STEM romance novellas (as Fiona Embers) are all expected to come out in the first half of 2026! 🥳
Looking for books that are already out? books2read.com/fionaembers
#writesky #booksky 📚💙📚🌶📚
#romancelandia
Short-story collection (as Maura Yzmore) and two spicy STEM romance novellas (as Fiona Embers) are all expected to come out in the first half of 2026! 🥳
Looking for books that are already out? books2read.com/fionaembers
#writesky #booksky 📚💙📚🌶📚
#romancelandia
December 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Exciting publishing news for 2026!
Short-story collection (as Maura Yzmore) and two spicy STEM romance novellas (as Fiona Embers) are all expected to come out in the first half of 2026! 🥳
Looking for books that are already out? books2read.com/fionaembers
#writesky #booksky 📚💙📚🌶📚
#romancelandia
Short-story collection (as Maura Yzmore) and two spicy STEM romance novellas (as Fiona Embers) are all expected to come out in the first half of 2026! 🥳
Looking for books that are already out? books2read.com/fionaembers
#writesky #booksky 📚💙📚🌶📚
#romancelandia
My need to please others fighting with my desire to protect myself.
two men are standing in front of a monitor that says status docked
Alt: two men are standing in front of a monitor that says status docked
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My need to please others fighting with my desire to protect myself.
Giving good advice doesn't mean much when you deliver it like a condescending asshole.
December 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Giving good advice doesn't mean much when you deliver it like a condescending asshole.
I was trying to think of what to get some coworkers for Christmas and I realized the best gift would probably be just to get better so I'm not coughing all over the place.
December 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I was trying to think of what to get some coworkers for Christmas and I realized the best gift would probably be just to get better so I'm not coughing all over the place.
Finally reached the point where my daughters (12 & 10) are going to be tucking me in at night. 🙃
December 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Finally reached the point where my daughters (12 & 10) are going to be tucking me in at night. 🙃
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Mad for the Mayor is live! I'm so excited for this former rivals to lovers romance. A big thank you to @evernightpub.bsky.social for helping me share so many of my stories. The Applewood series might be my favorite. ☺️
Order here: tinyurl.com/3fvm3z7y
Order here: tinyurl.com/3fvm3z7y
December 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Mad for the Mayor is live! I'm so excited for this former rivals to lovers romance. A big thank you to @evernightpub.bsky.social for helping me share so many of my stories. The Applewood series might be my favorite. ☺️
Order here: tinyurl.com/3fvm3z7y
Order here: tinyurl.com/3fvm3z7y
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Yesterday's sunrise.
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Yesterday's sunrise.
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Day 1,324 of being sick. No improvement and I sound like a seal barking when I cough. 🦭
Day 15 of being sick with a super cold. Send tissues. 🤧
December 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Day 1,324 of being sick. No improvement and I sound like a seal barking when I cough. 🦭
When the "may cause drowsiness" medicine finally hits, but you're at work.
a man in a suit is sitting at a desk with his head resting on his hand .
Alt: a man in a suit is sitting at a desk with his head resting on his hand .
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
When the "may cause drowsiness" medicine finally hits, but you're at work.
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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A change of perspective.
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A change of perspective.
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Happy #tropetuesday brought to you by Mad for the Mayor. The characters of Nate and Lottie have been battling it out in each book and no one quite knows why...
Grab your copy of this small-town, former rivals-to-lovers read today to find out. a.co/d/9CJxA8l
#booksky #romancelandia
Grab your copy of this small-town, former rivals-to-lovers read today to find out. a.co/d/9CJxA8l
#booksky #romancelandia
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Happy #tropetuesday brought to you by Mad for the Mayor. The characters of Nate and Lottie have been battling it out in each book and no one quite knows why...
Grab your copy of this small-town, former rivals-to-lovers read today to find out. a.co/d/9CJxA8l
#booksky #romancelandia
Grab your copy of this small-town, former rivals-to-lovers read today to find out. a.co/d/9CJxA8l
#booksky #romancelandia
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Me, in the fog of war, but I'm just laying under a humidifier and sipping cough syrup like it's brandy.
Me, in the fog of war, but I'm just stoned eating cheetos and scrolling
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Me, in the fog of war, but I'm just laying under a humidifier and sipping cough syrup like it's brandy.
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hey, just a gentle reminder, let's all be kind to retail workers this holiday season. they do not deserve ire, frustration, or anger just for doing their jobs.
December 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
hey, just a gentle reminder, let's all be kind to retail workers this holiday season. they do not deserve ire, frustration, or anger just for doing their jobs.
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“This film was wilfully made for humans, by humans… F*** AI.”
— Guillermo del Toro while accepting the Vanguard Tribute Award for ‘Frankenstein’ at the Gotham Awards.
— Guillermo del Toro while accepting the Vanguard Tribute Award for ‘Frankenstein’ at the Gotham Awards.
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“This film was wilfully made for humans, by humans… F*** AI.”
— Guillermo del Toro while accepting the Vanguard Tribute Award for ‘Frankenstein’ at the Gotham Awards.
— Guillermo del Toro while accepting the Vanguard Tribute Award for ‘Frankenstein’ at the Gotham Awards.
Meet Nate and Lottie, the protagonists of book five in my Applewood series, Mad for the Mayor.
Will this brunette bombshell save the Mayor from himself? Pre-order your copy and find out on release day this Friday 12.05.25!
a.co/d/9CJxA8l
Will this brunette bombshell save the Mayor from himself? Pre-order your copy and find out on release day this Friday 12.05.25!
a.co/d/9CJxA8l
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Meet Nate and Lottie, the protagonists of book five in my Applewood series, Mad for the Mayor.
Will this brunette bombshell save the Mayor from himself? Pre-order your copy and find out on release day this Friday 12.05.25!
a.co/d/9CJxA8l
Will this brunette bombshell save the Mayor from himself? Pre-order your copy and find out on release day this Friday 12.05.25!
a.co/d/9CJxA8l
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🚨 New scam alert 🚨
Scammers are now impersonating representatives of Silent Book Club to target authors by pretending they've been nominated for a reader award. The screencapped email here was followed up by a request for a video, press materials... and a "submission fee."
Scammers are now impersonating representatives of Silent Book Club to target authors by pretending they've been nominated for a reader award. The screencapped email here was followed up by a request for a video, press materials... and a "submission fee."
December 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
🚨 New scam alert 🚨
Scammers are now impersonating representatives of Silent Book Club to target authors by pretending they've been nominated for a reader award. The screencapped email here was followed up by a request for a video, press materials... and a "submission fee."
Scammers are now impersonating representatives of Silent Book Club to target authors by pretending they've been nominated for a reader award. The screencapped email here was followed up by a request for a video, press materials... and a "submission fee."
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Looking to keep fall going a little longer? I've got a (free) list of sapphic book recs right here:
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December 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Looking to keep fall going a little longer? I've got a (free) list of sapphic book recs right here:
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