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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 6d

This week, the Sapphic Book Bingo features books with authentic and respectful mental health representation.

Check out the 15 recommended sapphic books on my blog:

jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 9d

The audiobook of my lesbian vampire romance "Good Enough to Eat," co-written with Alison Grey, is on sale at 70% off!

A vampire on a no-blood diet unexpectedly falls in love with her AA sponsor.

The audiobook is narrated by Lori Prince.

Get it on sale:
www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Sep 4

This week's Sapphic Book Bingo category features books with vegan or vegetarian main characters.

Check out the 15 recommended books on my blog:
jae-fiction.com/vegetarian-o...

Vegetarian or vegan character (Sapphic Book Bingo #19) - Jae

Check out these 15 recommended sapphic books with a vegetarian or vegan character.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Sep 4

Das Hörbuch meines lesbischen Liebesromans "Falsche Nummer, richtige Frau" ist heute erschienen!

Die Sprecherin ist Josefine Hoffmann & die Spieldauer beträgt 14 Stunden!

Das Hörbuch ist erhältlich bei Audible, Thalia & überall, wo es Hörbücher gibt.

www.audible.de/pd/Falsche-N...

Neu erschienen als Hörbuch: Falsche Nummer, richtige Frau

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Author J. Scott Coatsworth @jscottcoatsworth.bsky.social · Aug 28

QSFer Jae has a new FF paranormal book out: Nature of Trust.

When her little girl goes missing, Faith must turn to the shape-shifters she once feared.

A short story sequel to Jae’s paranormal lesbian romance novels Enemies...

www.queerscifi.com/new-release-...

#Paranormal @jaeauthor.bsky.social

New Release: Nature of Trust – Jae

QSFer Jae has a new FF paranormal book out: Nature of Trust. When her little girl goes missing, Faith must turn to the shape-shifters she once feared. A short story sequel to Jae’s paranormal lesbian ...

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Aug 28

This week's Sapphic Book Bingo category features sapphic books with an accidental admission of love.

One character accidentally confesses their love to the other in an unguarded moment.

Check out the 15 recommended books on my blog:

jae-fiction.com/accidental-a...

Accidental admission of love (Micro-Trope #8) - Jae

Check out 15 recommended sapphic books that included an accidental admission of love.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Aug 20

I have updated the suggested reading order of my sapphic books with all the free reads and recent new releases.

You can check it out on my website and also download a printable PDF:
jae-fiction.com/reading-order/

Reading order of Jae’s books

This is a reading order of Jae’s books (sapphic romance novels, novellas, and short stories)

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Aug 17

What was supposed to be a novella has turned into an epic saga.

In Enemies by Nature, fox shifter Tala starts a fake relationship with Faith, the daughter of her biggest enemy.

Nature of Trust gives you a glimpse into their lives after the happy ending.

#sapphicbooks

Faith and Tala's story: Enemies by Nature by Jae (shows a brunette woman from behind, facing a red fox), Shifting Nature by Jae (shows a woman and a fox sitting in the forest, with the woman petting the fox), and Nature of Trust by Jae (cover shows a red fox in the foreground and two wolves in the dark forest in the background)

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Aug 16

I'm happy to announce that my new sapphic paranormal romance novelette, Nature of Trust, is out now!

It's a short sequel to my novels Enemies by Nature & Shifting Nature.

Get it here: mybook.to/NoT11

When her little girl goes missing, Faith must turn to the shape-shifters she once feared.

Out now: Nature of Trust by Jae. Depicted on the cover is a beautiful red fox in the foreground and two wolves in a dark forest in the background.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Aug 7

Are you ready for an island getaway? This week’s Sapphic Book Bingo features sapphic books set on an island.

On my blog, you'll find 15 recommended sapphic books set on tropical beaches, wind-swept, rocky archipelagos, or fictional islands.

Check them out here:
jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...

Sapphic Book Bingo 2025: Sapphic books set on an island

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Aug 6

How cool is that? Bachelorette Number 12 is the number 1 in the Lesbian Romance top 100 on Amazon AU!

Thanks so much, Aussie readers! ❤

The cover of Bachelorette Number 12 by Jae is depicted--a nurse and a doctor in scrubs, both brunette females, with their backs toward each other. The cover is next to the orange bestseller tag.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Aug 5

My latest contemporary sapphic romance, Bachelorette Number 12, is a #KindleDeal of the Month in Australia & New Zealand!

Get it at AU $1.49 for a limited time!

amazon.com.au/Bachelorette...

It's an enemies-to-lovers romance between a warmhearted nurse and a prickly ER doctor.

Bachelorette Number Twelve by Jae is a Kindle Deal in Australia. An ER nurse accidentally wins a date with the prickly doctor she can't stand.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Jul 31

It’s time for another Micro-Trope category of the Sapphic Book Bingo!

This week's square features 15 sapphic books in which the characters watch fireworks together.

Check out the 15 recommended books on my blog:
jae-fiction.com/watching-fir...

Watching fireworks together (Micro-Trope #7) - Jae

Check out these 15 recommended sapphic books in which the characters are watching fireworks together.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Jul 30

I'm really honored to announce that my novel "Bachelorette Number Twelve" is a finalist for this year's Lambda Literary Awards in the lesbian romance category!

A heartfelt thank-you to @lambdaliterary.org & congratulations to all other finalists!

Finalist Lambda Literary Award, category lesbian romance: Bachelorette Number 12 by Jae

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Jul 24

This week’s Sapphic Book Bingo category features characters with a strong initial dislike.

If you like enemies-to-lovers romances or books with clashing personalities, check out the 15 recommended books on my blog:
jae-fiction.com/characters-w...

Characters with a strong initial dislike (Sapphic Book Bingo #16) - Jae

Check out these 15 recommended sapphic books featuring characters with a strong initial dislike. Some of them are enemies-to-lovers romances.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Jul 17

This week's Sapphic Book Bingo category features main characters who ride a motorcycle!

Picture rumbling engines, sexy leather jackets, and that rush you get on a bike ride!

Check out the 15 recommended books on my blog:
jae-fiction.com/character-ri...

Sapphic Book Bingo 2025: Character rides a motorcycle

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Jul 15

It's Give Something Away Day, so I put together a fun sapphic book giveaway!

You can win one of 4 book bundles, each consisting of 3 books:

🏳️‍🌈 Slow-burn Romance Bundle
🏳️‍🌈 Historical Romance Bundle
🏳️‍🌈 Paranormal Romance Bundle
🏳️‍🌈 Spicy Reads Bundle

Enter the giveaway here:
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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Jul 10

This week's Sapphic Book Bingo post features sapphic sloth-burn romances...romances that develop so slowly that they make a sloth seem speedy in comparison!

Check out the 15 recommended sloth-burn novels on my blog: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-slot...

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Jul 2

Phew! I just sent out 230 emails to all winners of the Pride Month Book Calendar!

If you entered any of the giveaways, check your inbox--and your spam folder too, in case the email ended up there!

Thanks again to all the authors & 3 generous readers who donated books & gift cards!

#sapphicbooks

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Jul 1

Several readers have asked me if I can put together a list of all the books that were in the Pride Month Book Calendar.

Here's a handy table with the 110 sapphic books:

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All books that were in the Pride Month Book Calendar

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LESBIreviewed @lesbireviewed.bsky.social · Jun 30

Update: Shifting Nature by @jaeauthor.bsky.social Just Finished!!!...amazing!!! 🐺🦊🧡

Buy the book: www.ylva-publishing.com/product/shif...

Shifting Nature by Jae

It was supposed to be a fake relationship, but aloof fox-shifter Tala finds herself outfoxed by love in this paranormal lesbian romance.

www.ylva-publishing.com

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Jun 30

It's the last day of the Pride Month Book Calendar & we’re wrapping up our event with a grand finale!

Behind door 30, you'll find a treasure trove of 80 sapphic books:

🏳️‍🌈 8 free ebooks
🏳️‍🌈 20 books on sale
🏳️‍🌈 53 book giveaways

Check it out on my website:
jae-fiction.com/pride-month-...

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Jun 29

It's the second-to-last day of the Pride Month Book Calendar!

Check out today's sapphic book surprise behind door number 29: jae-fiction.com/pride-month-...

Pride Month Book Calendar at jae-fiction.com

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Jun 27

This week’s Sapphic Book Bingo features a popular micro-trope: only one bed.

The “only one bed” trope gets the two characters into a situation where there’s only one bed so they have to share it.

Check out the 15 sapphic "only one bed" books on my blog:
jae-fiction.com/sapphic-book...

Sapphic books with only one bed - Jae

Check out 15 recommended sapphic books in which there's only one bed, so the main characters are forced to share it.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · Jun 26

LOL! Those two tropes don't work well together.

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