Amara Royce
@aroyce.bsky.social
She/her- Historical romance author - obsessed with Victorian history and culture(s) - Filipina American - never enough books, chocolate, or whiskey
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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
I was mistaken earlier tonight about Salonga having a Tony nom tonight but but but Darren Criss AND Nicole Scherzinger BOTH won in their categories! And made me tear up! ❤️
June 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I was mistaken earlier tonight about Salonga having a Tony nom tonight but but but Darren Criss AND Nicole Scherzinger BOTH won in their categories! And made me tear up! ❤️
Nicole Scherzinger just killed it on the Tony Awards with a solo from Sunset Blvd and then Darren Criss did the bridge to the commercial break. They and Lea Salonga are all nominated for Tonys tonight! So was Conrad Ricamora! Filipinos represent!! 😍
June 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Nicole Scherzinger just killed it on the Tony Awards with a solo from Sunset Blvd and then Darren Criss did the bridge to the commercial break. They and Lea Salonga are all nominated for Tonys tonight! So was Conrad Ricamora! Filipinos represent!! 😍
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I'm heartbroken that historical romance isn't getting the love and support it deserves as a sub-genre. As @harperstgeorge.bsky.social put it on Rebel Ever After, histrom teaches us how we can fight oppression *now* by learning from the past.
Listen to her episode: open.spotify.com/episode/0amI...
Listen to her episode: open.spotify.com/episode/0amI...
May 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I'm heartbroken that historical romance isn't getting the love and support it deserves as a sub-genre. As @harperstgeorge.bsky.social put it on Rebel Ever After, histrom teaches us how we can fight oppression *now* by learning from the past.
Listen to her episode: open.spotify.com/episode/0amI...
Listen to her episode: open.spotify.com/episode/0amI...
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Copper Script is out today! Get your morally conflicted policeman / chaos graphologist romance here.
All e platforms books2read.com/u/4NE2KG
Gumroad kjcharles.gumroad.com/l/copperscript
Out in pb too, audio on its way.
All e platforms books2read.com/u/4NE2KG
Gumroad kjcharles.gumroad.com/l/copperscript
Out in pb too, audio on its way.
May 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Copper Script is out today! Get your morally conflicted policeman / chaos graphologist romance here.
All e platforms books2read.com/u/4NE2KG
Gumroad kjcharles.gumroad.com/l/copperscript
Out in pb too, audio on its way.
All e platforms books2read.com/u/4NE2KG
Gumroad kjcharles.gumroad.com/l/copperscript
Out in pb too, audio on its way.
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If you’re out here blaming generations of people instead of focusing on elites and corporations, you’ve been fully bamboozolled.
Enough with the generational tribalism. It’s ignorant, reductive and ageist. 😃
Enough with the generational tribalism. It’s ignorant, reductive and ageist. 😃
May 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If you’re out here blaming generations of people instead of focusing on elites and corporations, you’ve been fully bamboozolled.
Enough with the generational tribalism. It’s ignorant, reductive and ageist. 😃
Enough with the generational tribalism. It’s ignorant, reductive and ageist. 😃
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Filipino organizations in Alaska have worked to bring a documentary to Alaska called "Nurse Unseen." The film was shown at the Anchorage Museum Wednesday to spotlight a group of immigrants whose service and sacrifices are often overlooked.
Film about Filipino nurses resonates in Alaska
A documentary on how Filipino nurses were among the unsung heroes of the pandemic comes to Anchorage.
alaskapublic.org
May 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Filipino organizations in Alaska have worked to bring a documentary to Alaska called "Nurse Unseen." The film was shown at the Anchorage Museum Wednesday to spotlight a group of immigrants whose service and sacrifices are often overlooked.
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Today (Friday, May 16th) only, ZOMROMCOM is a Read Now title on NetGalley--which means absolutely anyone with an account there can download a copy and read it months ahead of time! If you do, I hope you love the story as much as I do!
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May 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Today (Friday, May 16th) only, ZOMROMCOM is a Read Now title on NetGalley--which means absolutely anyone with an account there can download a copy and read it months ahead of time! If you do, I hope you love the story as much as I do!
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
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Not everything is fit to donate, and not all recycling programs are reliable. Here's what sustainability experts want you to know before you toss a pile of old clothes into the first donation bin you see. “If you don’t want it [because it’s damaged], nobody else does.”
Purging Old Clothes? Here’s How to Responsibly Donate and Repurpose Your Castoffs.
Figuring out what to get rid of is just the beginning. We tapped experts and researched recycling programs to find reasonable ways to offload your clothes.
nyti.ms
May 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Not everything is fit to donate, and not all recycling programs are reliable. Here's what sustainability experts want you to know before you toss a pile of old clothes into the first donation bin you see. “If you don’t want it [because it’s damaged], nobody else does.”
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Reminder: my website has free bonus content like Better Together, a short story about Margaret and Elaine, set after Unveiled and Unlocked, which touches on Margaret's difficulties getting pregnant.
/jb
www.courtneymilan.co...
#HistoricalRomance #Romance #HEA #TurnerSeries
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www.courtneymilan.co...
#HistoricalRomance #Romance #HEA #TurnerSeries
Free Reads : Courtney Milan—Historical Romance Author
Free Reads There’s a new epilogue for Unclaimed, and you can get it for free here. My alter ego wrote a book review of Pride and Prejudice from a legal standpoint: Pride and Predators, 119 Mich. L. Rev. 1069 (2021). (Content notes: this discusses Wickham as a serial sexual child predator and abuse and predation in…
www.courtneymilan.com
May 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Reminder: my website has free bonus content like Better Together, a short story about Margaret and Elaine, set after Unveiled and Unlocked, which touches on Margaret's difficulties getting pregnant.
/jb
www.courtneymilan.co...
#HistoricalRomance #Romance #HEA #TurnerSeries
/jb
www.courtneymilan.co...
#HistoricalRomance #Romance #HEA #TurnerSeries
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This may have significant consequences for U.S. copyright policy, as the Librarian supervises the Register of Copyrights. I would pay attention to any maneuvering in the Copyright Office, particularly given its relatively cool attitude toward AI copyrightability and training fair use.
Oh this absolutely sucks. Carla Hayden was an amazing Librarian of Congress, and a *massive* improvement over her predecessor who was there forever and was terrible.
BREAKING: President Trump just fired our nation's Librarian. My statement here:
May 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This may have significant consequences for U.S. copyright policy, as the Librarian supervises the Register of Copyrights. I would pay attention to any maneuvering in the Copyright Office, particularly given its relatively cool attitude toward AI copyrightability and training fair use.
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I meant to post earlier on here but depression only gave me enough energy to post it on insta. However, I’m doing it now, hooray! Here is my cover reveal for the third in my stand alone romcom series, While You Were Seething! Enemies to lovers are enemy to lovering! Road trips are road tripping!
May 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I meant to post earlier on here but depression only gave me enough energy to post it on insta. However, I’m doing it now, hooray! Here is my cover reveal for the third in my stand alone romcom series, While You Were Seething! Enemies to lovers are enemy to lovering! Road trips are road tripping!
I just started reading Bel Canto by Ann Pratchett and am totally enthralled. I know, I know, I’m VERYYYYYY late to this party. But I am here!
Also, I never again want to see writer advice to avoid head-hopping POVs. Is all head-hopping bad? NO! Is it hard to do well? YES!
Also, I never again want to see writer advice to avoid head-hopping POVs. Is all head-hopping bad? NO! Is it hard to do well? YES!
May 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I just started reading Bel Canto by Ann Pratchett and am totally enthralled. I know, I know, I’m VERYYYYYY late to this party. But I am here!
Also, I never again want to see writer advice to avoid head-hopping POVs. Is all head-hopping bad? NO! Is it hard to do well? YES!
Also, I never again want to see writer advice to avoid head-hopping POVs. Is all head-hopping bad? NO! Is it hard to do well? YES!
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All, if you're hearing about what's happening at Newark, please, please read Bill's piece and follow him.
I've said before: I trust Bill on how to fly and even whether it's safe to fly. He gives a pointed picture about what's happening right now:
I've said before: I trust Bill on how to fly and even whether it's safe to fly. He gives a pointed picture about what's happening right now:
My take at @frommers.bsky.social on why Newark Airport is emblematic of larger national concerns about the nation's air traffic control network.
www.frommers.com/tips/airfare...
www.frommers.com/tips/airfare...
Newark Airport is a Mess. Has it Become Less Safe to Fly in the U.S.?
EWR has become the poster child for what's wrong with air traffic control. But with good governance, there is a way out.
www.frommers.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
All, if you're hearing about what's happening at Newark, please, please read Bill's piece and follow him.
I've said before: I trust Bill on how to fly and even whether it's safe to fly. He gives a pointed picture about what's happening right now:
I've said before: I trust Bill on how to fly and even whether it's safe to fly. He gives a pointed picture about what's happening right now:
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1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
These are their stories 🧵
May 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
These are their stories 🧵
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Happy book day to us!!! 🧜♀️
I have fallen down on every front promoting this, because life has been... life and I'm barely clinging to a cliff's edge by my broken fingernails over here.
But we wrote a book, and it's coming out, and I love Aleksi, Naia, and Einar. 💓
I hope y'all love them too!
I have fallen down on every front promoting this, because life has been... life and I'm barely clinging to a cliff's edge by my broken fingernails over here.
But we wrote a book, and it's coming out, and I love Aleksi, Naia, and Einar. 💓
I hope y'all love them too!
Daughter of Tides is out in the world TOMORROW!!!
The ancient god of love, a fearsome pirate lord, and a mysterious water nymph on a diplomatic mission that gets complicated, fast.
Mysterious pasts! Dangerous secrets! BEING UNASHAMEDLY HORNY ON MAIN.
Only $3.99!!! amzn.to/42RmEzW
The ancient god of love, a fearsome pirate lord, and a mysterious water nymph on a diplomatic mission that gets complicated, fast.
Mysterious pasts! Dangerous secrets! BEING UNASHAMEDLY HORNY ON MAIN.
Only $3.99!!! amzn.to/42RmEzW
May 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Happy book day to us!!! 🧜♀️
I have fallen down on every front promoting this, because life has been... life and I'm barely clinging to a cliff's edge by my broken fingernails over here.
But we wrote a book, and it's coming out, and I love Aleksi, Naia, and Einar. 💓
I hope y'all love them too!
I have fallen down on every front promoting this, because life has been... life and I'm barely clinging to a cliff's edge by my broken fingernails over here.
But we wrote a book, and it's coming out, and I love Aleksi, Naia, and Einar. 💓
I hope y'all love them too!
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it’s my birthday—a great day to buy my books, imo! if you order from my beloved local, @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, I can sign & personalize them for you 💌
hi friends, just wanted to let you know that you can get signed & personalized copies of my books from Loyalty Books anytime you want — just include the name/personalization/inscription you’d like in the Order comments section & Loyalty will ship the book(s) to you. loyaltybookstores.com/nicolechung
May 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
it’s my birthday—a great day to buy my books, imo! if you order from my beloved local, @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, I can sign & personalize them for you 💌
Adriana Herrera and Sarah MacLean share the essentials of writing a romance! 😍 I so needed this day. I feel like my writer brain is waking up from a long sleep…
May 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Adriana Herrera and Sarah MacLean share the essentials of writing a romance! 😍 I so needed this day. I feel like my writer brain is waking up from a long sleep…
😍 Mia Sosa and Sarah Younger shared their insights on a strong author/agent “Dream Team” at #RomancingtheCraft
May 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
😍 Mia Sosa and Sarah Younger shared their insights on a strong author/agent “Dream Team” at #RomancingtheCraft
Loving the energy at the Romancing the Craft workshop this morning! Looking forward to a great day!
May 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Loving the energy at the Romancing the Craft workshop this morning! Looking forward to a great day!
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This is so important. No pretenses. Speak the truth.
Because it’s time now to start ensuring that record is crystal clear.
Because it’s time now to start ensuring that record is crystal clear.
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is so important. No pretenses. Speak the truth.
Because it’s time now to start ensuring that record is crystal clear.
Because it’s time now to start ensuring that record is crystal clear.
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Talk to your neighbors and coworkers and relatives. "Wow, did you hear about X? Yeah, I was just reading an article about that. I'll send it to you." If you have the patience, keep trying.
As I keep saying, we are in a massive persuasion window, wherein folks are actively trying to figure out what the eff is going on and what it means. Around 20% of people "don't know" whether or not a series of Trump actions occurred or not. For example -
April 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Talk to your neighbors and coworkers and relatives. "Wow, did you hear about X? Yeah, I was just reading an article about that. I'll send it to you." If you have the patience, keep trying.
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It's release day for BOLD MOVES, my second chance romance about a chess grand master adapting her memoir with the director whose heart she broke in high school. it's available for Kindle, in KU, in audio (at the 'zon and Audible), and in paperback.
April 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It's release day for BOLD MOVES, my second chance romance about a chess grand master adapting her memoir with the director whose heart she broke in high school. it's available for Kindle, in KU, in audio (at the 'zon and Audible), and in paperback.
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If you’re a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis or in need of a place to talk, the Trevor Project is here for you. Call the lifeline at 866-488-7386 or text ‘START’ to 678-678. Services are 24/7/365, nationwide, 100% free & confidential 💜
January 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
If you’re a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis or in need of a place to talk, the Trevor Project is here for you. Call the lifeline at 866-488-7386 or text ‘START’ to 678-678. Services are 24/7/365, nationwide, 100% free & confidential 💜
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We are only a few crayon boxes and 45 coloring books short of having one for every family!!!!!
I am starting to get a bit nervous that we are going to fall short on the Chinese/English picture books tho: bit.ly/books25rs
Thank you all <3
I am starting to get a bit nervous that we are going to fall short on the Chinese/English picture books tho: bit.ly/books25rs
Thank you all <3
My synagogue food pantry is doing a toy and book drive for spring!
Amazon toy wishlist: bit.ly/toys25
Picture book wishlist: bit.ly/books25rs
(Local indie Head House Books is giving our donors 20% off!)
Amazon toy wishlist: bit.ly/toys25
Picture book wishlist: bit.ly/books25rs
(Local indie Head House Books is giving our donors 20% off!)
April 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
We are only a few crayon boxes and 45 coloring books short of having one for every family!!!!!
I am starting to get a bit nervous that we are going to fall short on the Chinese/English picture books tho: bit.ly/books25rs
Thank you all <3
I am starting to get a bit nervous that we are going to fall short on the Chinese/English picture books tho: bit.ly/books25rs
Thank you all <3