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@leewelchwriter.bsky.social

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Author, mostly m/m fantasy romance www.leewelchwriter.com

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · Aug 1

My new book is out! Mr Collins in Love is a m/m romance retelling of Pride and Prejudice from the POV of young clergyman Mr Collins.

⭐️Autistic clergyman
🌿His gardener
❤️Friends to lovers
✋️One sex scene (no touching)
🥔Excellent boiled potatoes.

Get it now from Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Smaswords etc

Book cover of Mr Collins in Love by Lee Welch shows ferns, raspberries, potato flowers, a blackbird and a horse and gig

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 1d

...oops?

All Of Us Murderers flyer with book cover. tex says: Readers Say, followed by quotes: All Of Us Murderers is why I am sleep deprived at work today.

Kept me up until 2am on a
work night!

I read this in one sitting and stayed up until 3am because
I couldn't put it down.

I was only going to read a chapter before bed and then I blinked and it was 8am.

end tagline reads: Out Now. sorry about that.

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you! So happy you like it 🙂 worple horses ftw 😘

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 4d

I have written 4 m/m romances 😁 find info and links here leewelchwriter.com/books/

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B&W Thornton of Stratford-upon-Avon @bwthornton.bsky.social · Dec 30

Banshees
Mythical Creatures 2023
Today 21:45
BBC Radio 4
@rhi.bsky.social learns about banshees, in her quest to meet mythical creatures and discover what they reveal about us.
Storyteller: Liz Weir
Other Contributors: Dr. Kelly Fitzgerald, Sharon Blackie
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Mythical Creatures, 9. Banshees

Rhianna Pratchett learns about banshees, as she explores the world of mythical creatures.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 10d

😂

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 11d

But of course! She's probably too young to remember the ads 🤭

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 11d

This is me with any form of life admin

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 11d

Lol, me too!

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K.L. Noone @klnoone.bsky.social · 11d

My lovely publisher @jms-books.com is offering some #free #romance ebooks this week! Including 3 of mine: A Demon for Midwinter ( #mmromance #paranormal), Arrows ( #fantasy #mmromance #romantasy), & A Flowering of Ink ( #mmromance for World Letter Writing Day!)
www.jms-books.com/free-ebook-w...

white background with tumbling books; text over background advertises free ebooks this week at jmsbooks.com

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 11d

Excellent birds! See them quite often in the hills

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you! 😀

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 11d

Errant toebeans 🤭

Close up of a grey and white cat's side with little pink toe beans poking out in an awkward and unexpected manner.

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 12d

Noooo. He's in love with the man who grows his potatoes 🥔

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 12d

Good heavens! My odd little m/m romance reimagining of one of the most ridiculed men in English literature has over 100 reviews on Amazon!

I honestly thought about 7.5 people would read it.

Thanks everyone! 🥳

Screenshot of Amazon listing for Mr Collins in Love by Lee Welch with 101 reviews and a 4.5 star rating. Also a 4.2 star rating on Goodreads with 277 reviews. Cover is green with ferns, raspberries, potato flowers, a blackbird in flight, and a horse and gig.

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Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.bsky.social · 12d

This is the most complete information I've seen about the Anthropic copyright settlement — dates of when things are likely to happen, what to do now, and what it all means for different types of writers. nwu.org/anthropic/

Settlement of AI lawsuit gets tentative approval; some writers will get paid, but mostly only if they make claims | NWU

On September 25, 2025, Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California gave preliminary (tentative) approval to a proposed $1.5 billion settlement of some of the...

nwu.org

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Tajja Isen @tajjaisen.bsky.social · 13d

I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus

Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

thewalrus.ca

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Kevin Klehr @kevinklehr.bsky.social · 13d

I'm starting a series of #YouTube book reviews each week, starting with this insightful #nonfiction work. I hope you can join me and share your thoughts.
#bookreview #gay #gaybar #jeremyathertonlin #booksky
Watch this #vlog 👉 youtu.be/w_hG6uQWG1k

Book Review - Gay Bar, Why We Went Out by Jeremy Atherton Lin

YouTube video by Kevin Klehr

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 14d

Eeeeeee me toooooo!!!!

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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 17d

would anyone like my recommendations of gay romance books i really liked. i have a bunch up my sleeve now, they are pretty much all fairly raunchy historical fiction

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 18d

Need a "quietly lovely" m/m romance retelling of Pride and Prejudice? Try MR COLLINS IN LOVE! books2read.com/u/mgByoD

Librarian Soul @librariansoul.bsky.social · 18d

Just finished Mr Collins in Love by @leewelchwriter.bsky.social and I really liked it! A quietly lovely little love story between an autistic parson in Regency England and his gardener.

The cover of Mr Collins in Love by Lee Welch. (“A Pride and Prejudice inspired M/M romance.”) The cover is light green with ferns, flowers, a bird, and a horse and carriage.

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you so much! So happy you enjoyed it and that it struck a chord x

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 18d

Delighted by this wonderful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review for Mr Collins in Love ❤️

Arden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 19d

I finally wrote my review of MR COLLINS IN LOVE by @leewelchwriter.bsky.social! 5 stars and I'd read a sequel. Recommended for readers looking for a soft, slow queer historical romance with a neurodivergent lead and an emphasis on moving through life in gentleness and kindness.

Arden Powell's review of Mr Collins in Love

5/5: My review for this is months overdue; I needed a Pride & Prejudice refresher before reading, as (embarrassingly) I'm not much into Austen, and then time got away from me. So it goes! MR COLLINS ...

www.goodreads.com

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you so much! Delighted you liked it 😊❤️

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 20d

Ooooh! 👀👀👀

Jordan L. Hawk @jordanlhawk.bsky.social · 20d

COVER REVEAL!

UNBROKEN (Rath & Rune 4) now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book will release on October 17, 2025, in ebook and paperback, with audio coming next year.

Preorder from me: jordanlhawk.com/products/unb...
Preorder from a corporation: buy.bookfunnel.com/6pbn12izk1

A book wrapped is wrapped in white paper. The paper is slightly torn to give a hint of two men on the cover. Text: Cover Reveal & Preorder, Unbroken, Rath & Rune 4, www.jordanlhawk.com

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Lindz McLeod - THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 20d

Only 2 days left to go on this massive giveaway! Tell everyone!

Lindz McLeod - THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 24d

📚 BOOK GIVEAWAY! 📚
I've teamed up with some of the best and coolest queer historical romance writers for this awesome giveaway! Tell your friends! Tell your enemies! Tell your enemies-to-lovers!

Form to enter: forms.gle/2dJteRjXmLxm5FkR7

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