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Alison McKenzie
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Alison, writer of kissing books. She/her. ️‍🌈
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Alison McKenzie @amckenziewrites.bsky.social · Apr 28
Let's go! THE BLACKSMITH'S BRIDE coming this summer.
Cover of a romance novel called "The Blacksmith's Bride" by Alison Mckenzie. The cover features a man and a woman in old-fashioned clothes embracing in front of a stone doorway.
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I'm finally sitting down to watch Heated Rivalry, and I think the simplest explanation for its popularity is that it's an adaptation that clearly respects romance as a genre.
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
A golden retriever holding an octopus in its mouth, so it looks like tentacles
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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My book "The Blacksmith's Bride" is part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! Check out all the cool indie books for sale at 50% off at smashwords.com/sale #EOYsale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks
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December 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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a bit of a pivot for the newsletter this week! we're talking the real-life relationship between Hannah Cullwick and Arthur Munby, and what their play says about the society they lived in. amckenziewrites.substack.com/p/real-life-...
December 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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"this book is going to be a lot fluffier than normal" I say about a story in which everyone's moms are dying and their dads all hate them.
October 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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this is only literary opinion adjacent but it is definitely unhinged

when I am stocking copies of a face-out book at the bookstore, I will put the fresh copies behind any copies already on the shelf, because they’ve been waiting their turn to be picked and I don’t want their feelings to get hurt
rachelfeder.bsky.social Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · Oct 13
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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The discrepancy between the content of the Bridgerton books and their Netflix tie-in covers has been discussed already, but man oh man is it going to be awkward when they get to Francesca's book!
October 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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stephen king sure writes about love a lot for a guy whose whole thing is horror.
October 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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This week's newsletter is a postmortem on the Conjuring series, a franchise which managed to be a horror story, a romance, and tradcath propaganda all rolled into one open.substack.com/pub/amckenzi...
reflections on romance: the conjuring franchise (2013-2025)
on catholic superheroes, the protestants (me) who love them, and the appeal of sincerity
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October 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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the sex scenes in this new book might be some of the best I've ever written. they might also be some of the most unintentionally revealing I've ever written.
September 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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I am so bad at book promo...
but #booksky, THE SHOOTING SEASON is a cracker, suitable for #mmromance #historicalromance readers.

Available in ebook, paperback and audiobook, narrated by @garyfurlongvo.bsky.social

Cover art by @noahdeaart.bsky.social

www.amazon.com/Shooting-Sea...
Cover artwork for The Shooting Season by Isobel Starling
September 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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I think Written? Kitten! is struggling a bit
September 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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me: still has three books and a novella to write in my current series
the devil on my shoulder: you should start writing a lesbian romance set at the Moulin Rouge
August 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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okay, back in the saddle, that's a good paragraph
Isabel took it, her face still blank. Constance couldn’t bear it. Something inside her was cracking, like glass shattering in the frigid depths of winter. She stepped closer, leaning in as if she meant to hand something else to Isabel - just close enough that she could whisper in her ear. “I love you,” she said, as wisps of Isabel’s hair tickled her temple and the brush of her cheek against Isabel’s reminded her that she would never feel this again, never lean against Isabel and feel warmth settling between their bodies, never kiss a smile onto her face or hear her provoked to unexpected laughter. She did not dare touch Isabel as she did it, and stepped back as soon as the words left her mouth. If she lingered, she knew she would not be able to let go. Isabel’s mouth twitched. “Why do you say that?” she said softly, and Constance knew she did not expect an answer, not really. “It’s of no use now.” Constance clasped her hands tight together to stop them shaking. “I thought you ought to know,” she said simply. There was nothing else to say.
August 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
August 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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it's a special day :)
August 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Show rec time!! We’re only 2 eps in so far, but Be On Cloud’s newest production ‘Shine’ is blowing me away. It’s a gay historical drama set in 1969, dealing with protest, politics, and (proscribed, complex) queer desire

If you enjoyed ‘Fellow Travelers’ I definitely think you should check this out
August 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Novel with a lesbian romance and mental health themes

https://www.booksns.com/155620/

I'm looking for an urban fantasy OR realistic fiction novel, with a lesbian romance (no explicit scenes), that also explores mental health themes. I'd really appreciate some help, as I've been struggling to …
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I'm looking for an urban fantasy OR realistic fiction novel, with a lesbian romance (no explicit scenes), that also explores mental health themes.
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August 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Today's the day! THE BLACKSMITH'S BRIDE is now available from all major retailers (and minor ones - ask your local indie bookstore!) Click purchase and immediately have 98k of friends-to-lovers class war yearning in your hands! Who doesn't love that kind of instant gratification?
August 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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'twas the night before bookmas, and all through the house . . .
August 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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I am not deliberately writing this novel as lesbian propaganda, but also. did I lie?
Isabel turned that thought over in her head: that just seeing her like that had pushed Constance over the edge. That her pleasure could bring pleasure to Constance as well, that pleasure was something that could be shared instead of taken.
August 9, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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It's my birthday! And you know what would be a great present for you AND me? Pre-ordering my book ;)https://linktr.ee/amckenziewrites 🎂
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August 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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I don't screenshot well lol
August 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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My episode of the Historical Romance Sampler Podcast is up! I read an excerpt from The Blacksmith's Bride, then chat with Katherine Grant about the end of feudalism, Robin Hood RPGs, and who gets an HEA in historical romance. youtu.be/tAA4TB_7pPE?...
August 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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I am a school librarian and I would love to restock the library with books and supplies. Please repost. Thanks so much. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
a cartoon of a girl says i want to read all the books
ALT: a cartoon of a girl says i want to read all the books
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August 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM