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Colleen Flanagan @holistictips4u.bsky.social · 2d

October 5–11 is Banned Books Week. The 2025 theme: "Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights." 💙 Many of the listed books were REQUIRED READING in my high school English classes. 🌊 #PowerToThePeopleRightOn

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Carry Cockburn @carrycockburn.bsky.social · 2d

#PleaseShare

It was a mistake… Riley didn’t mean to drop the bag in front of Kayla, but it revealed a secret that she was more than happy to take advantage of to give them both a hot fantasy.

🎀 mybook.to/SissySnowboi

#KindleUnlimited #SissyBoy #Interracial 🖤

Sissy Snowboi: Black Couple's Toy - Kindle edition by Cockburn, Carry. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Sissy Snowboi: Black Couple's Toy - Kindle edition by Cockburn, Carry. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlight...

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Sandra Sanches @sandrasanches.bsky.social · 2d

No.Thank you for sharing the beauty of our country! ❤🇵🇹

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Sandra Sanches @sandrasanches.bsky.social · 2d

Dark,twisted and intensly erotic!
Bride of Brutal hearts by Kate Stevens - Romantasy & SFR Author

In a world where humans are nothing more than slaves and some are selected to serve ,Nessa volunteers to save her sister and caughts the attention of two vicious kings.
To be their captive bride.

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Sandra Sanches @sandrasanches.bsky.social · 2d

My beautiful country!
bsky.app/profile/vian...

🇵🇹 Viana do Castelo 🇵🇹 @viana-do-castelo.bsky.social · 2d

29°C in Viana do Castelo 🇵🇹
Golden sand, endless ocean and a warm breeze… a slice of paradise where summer never ends ☀️🌊✨
#VianaDoCastelo #Portugal #Beach #Travel #Nature #Ocean #Summer #Photography #Video #BeachVibes #Wanderlust #Sea #Paradise

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Tammy Komoff @tammykomoff.bsky.social · 2d

From the Reading of 'Good Books' there comes a richness of life that can be obtained in no other way. Gordon B. Hinkley. Image of woman sitting on a grassy cliff. The sky is a an purple universe with stars and planets

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🇵🇹 Viana do Castelo 🇵🇹 @viana-do-castelo.bsky.social · 4d

Expo Animal 2025 is bringing the Forum Braga to life! 🦜🐕🐍
Majestic dogs exotic birds, and fascinating reptiles await you tomorrow!
Exhibitions, workshops, and live demos all day.
🎟️ Forum Braga, 10am–7pm
👉 bit.ly/3Kqt6Zt

#ExpoAnimal2025 #ForumBraga #Animals #Nature #PetLovers #Braga #Portugal

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Sandra Sanches @sandrasanches.bsky.social · 3d

Work at a Sunday and with a migraine?😬
Sending healing vibes.Hope you get better soon. 🤍

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Simon Wolfe @sgwolfeauthor.bsky.social · 5d

I just lowered the prices on all if the eBook versions of my full length #spicy #scifi novels. Details here with links to the books on the various sites. WW amazon, D2D and itch.
simonwolfeauthor.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/n...

#BookSky #ReadingCommunity 💙📚🚀

New Lower Prices for my eBooks

just went to all the sites and lowered the prices for my eBook versions of my full length novels from $4.99 to $3.99. Hope the international prices are lowered by similar amounts. The list of novel…

simonwolfeauthor.wordpress.com

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Sandra Sanches @sandrasanches.bsky.social · 5d

The much waited THE STONE by Riley C Smith is up to pre-order
Steamy forbidden love / second-chance gothic monster romance with a dual timeline and dark themes, loosely inspired by “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame”

💜 Pre-order your ebook copy here👇
books2read.com/u/3GZgyP
@rileycsmith.bsky.social

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Sandra Sanches @sandrasanches.bsky.social · 6d

Me too!💯

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Simon Wolfe @sgwolfeauthor.bsky.social · 6d

In my latest blog post I talk about how I wrote a Fantasy Story.

simonwolfeauthor.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/i...

More details there or on my itch.io page:

simonwolfeauthor.itch.io/rescue-from-... where you can download it for free!

💙📚🧙🧚

I wrote a Fantasy Story

It’s a bit of a departure from what I normally write, but this scene popped into my head, and decided to put together a story around it. There’s no explicit sex scenes in the story, but…

simonwolfeauthor.wordpress.com

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M.M. Rees @mm-rees.bsky.social · 6d

Romance, Adventure, Monsters and Mayhem! I might be rewriting book 1, but the plot is still great and the characters are still fantastic. If you love to read on vibes, this is still a good read!
#romantasy

M.M. Rees @mm-rees.bsky.social · Aug 30

Chaos reigns when bodyguard Ozanna & her royal charge, with newly emerging powers, are seized by dark elves. Stuck with prisoners instead of gold, bandit Lhoris is baffled by the bizarre series of events to follow. Ozanna's tenacity & adaptability shine in the dark heart of this duet. #Romantasy

Dark elf man and human appearing woman on the verge of a kiss.

Image of a dark elf man and human seeming woman. She’s offering him flowers, she’s got a head in a bloody sack hidden behind her back.

Him:
Unwilling Bandit
Cheerful
Would love to escape his culture
Absolute cinnamonroll
Thinks he's a poet
DTF

Her:
Jaded Bodyguard
Grumpy
Longs to connect with her elven heritage
Absolute bad@ss
Finds his words endearing
DTF

Footer: Spicy-Sweet
Romance & Dark Themes

The Oracle’s Journey and The Goddesses’ Gifts
Available Now
Bookshop.org
Waterstones.com
Amazon & Kindle Unlimited
Audible & iTunes
Tropes:
BadassFMC
Cinnamonroll MMC
Found Family
Autistic Coded
Characters
He's the Sunshine
She's the Grump
Adorable Bonus Couple
Consent is HOT!
Likable
Characters
Despicable
Villains
Spicy sweet romance, DARK
THEMES (please check for triggers.)

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Carry Cockburn @carrycockburn.bsky.social · 9d

#PleaseShare

From satyrs to werewolves to naughty, hot vamps!

👹 mybook.to/HornyBeasts
😈 mybook.to/DemonDeal
🎃 mybook.to/Horseman
🐺 mybook.to/WolfmanWoods
🧌 mybook.to/Beastly
🧛‍♀️ mybook.to/HotVamp

#KindleUnlimited #Monsters 📚

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Sandra Sanches @sandrasanches.bsky.social · 9d

I think that the bot acts random because there's covers made with AI that aren't flagged.
Hope it was a fluxe.❤

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Tammy Komoff @tammykomoff.bsky.social · 9d

My friends at @awwlitmag.bsky.social are close to 50% funded for their Into the Dark Anthology! 🌑

If we reach that milestone by the end of the day, I’ll donate a free article on one of my favorite eerie topics: The Danse Macabre & the Dancing Plague. 💀🕯️

www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...

Into the Dark

A Dark Fantasy and Fantastical Horror Anthology

www.kickstarter.com

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Sandra Sanches @sandrasanches.bsky.social · 10d

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Sandra Sanches's review of Human Reform (Cyborg Planet Alpha Book 3)

5/5: “You’re mine,” he growled, his voice deeper somehow. “Mine to protect. Mine to love. Mine to keep.” Planet Alpha has no rest,CyberEvolution keeps plotting to destroy the new life the cyborgs bui...

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Sandra Sanches @sandrasanches.bsky.social · 10d

Happy birthday!🥳

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🇵🇹 Viana do Castelo 🇵🇹 @viana-do-castelo.bsky.social · 10d

🚒🧑‍🚒 Humanity Stairs 2025 in Braga: a tribute to peacekeepers, blending sport, solidarity & culture. An international edition 🇪🇸🇫🇷🇧🇷🇵🇱🇦🇴🇨🇻.
Braga stands as a global capital of solidarity 🌍
📸 Photos: Braga City Hall
#Braga #HumanityStairs #Solidarity #Peace #Humanity #International
#Portugal #Photography

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Simon Wolfe @sgwolfeauthor.bsky.social · 11d

My #spicy #scifi novel Ariana Takes Command is on Amazon.

www.amazon.com/Ariana-Takes...

It’s a sequel to Galactic Seductions, so here’s some of the characters in my blog post.

simonwolfeauthor.wordpress.com/2025/07/27/c...

It’s free to read if you have KU or $4.99 otherwise. #BookSky 💙📚🛸

Ariana Takes Command (Ariana Joins the Scouts - Full Length Novels Book 2)

Ariana Takes Command (Ariana Joins the Scouts - Full Length Novels Book 2) - Kindle edition by Wolfe, Simon. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Ariana Takes Command (Ariana Joins the Scouts - Full Length Novels Book 2).

www.amazon.com

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Tammy Komoff @tammykomoff.bsky.social · 12d

This is an eye-opening article that all writers and PUBLISHERS should read!

Tajja Isen @tajjaisen.bsky.social · 12d

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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🇵🇹 Viana do Castelo 🇵🇹 @viana-do-castelo.bsky.social · 12d

Porto, where every stone tells a story and music fills the air 🎶🇵🇹
A city of soul and light that captivates at every step.
Have you ever been to Porto?
What’s your best memory of Portugal? ✨ #Porto #Portugal #VisitPortugal #Travel #Oporto #PhotoOfTheDay #Photography #art #Music

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Tammy Komoff @tammykomoff.bsky.social · 12d

💀 If the Into the Dark anthology Kickstarter hits $2,500- by Monday, I'll release for free my article: "Take Me by the Hand: How the Danse Macabre Became Real" and all backers get a bonus gift! 💀
Please consider supporting this great little independent publisher!

All Worlds Wayfarer (Literary Magazine) @awwlitmag.bsky.social · 12d

If we hit $2,500 by Monday, all backers (any amount!) get a bonus gift 🎁 PLUS we’ll release for free “Take Me by the Hand: How the Danse Macabre Became Real,” an article on the Danse Macabre & the Dancing Plague.

Support our writers + anthology! 🖤📚
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...

a black and white cartoon of a skeleton dancing in a graveyard .

ALT: a black and white cartoon of a skeleton dancing in a graveyard .

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Morally_Gray_Nola @lanettel.bsky.social · 13d

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Morally_Gray_Nola's review of Need Me (On the Prowl Book 3)

5/5: Author Crystal Jordan … let’s see how to put this … knows. how. to. write. spice. R I G H T. 🥵 ‘Need Me’ is character driven, well written, a page turner, full of well fleshed characters, the...

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Sandra Sanches @sandrasanches.bsky.social · 13d

Cole’s Resolution: A Dark World Holiday Romance Novella by Jade Vale is now available to preorder on Amazon! 🤩 Get ready to step into the shadows with this dark and spicy contemporary romance on October 14!
Preorder your copy here ⬇️
books2read.com/colesresolut...

#preorder #jadevale

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