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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · 1d

Here we are, already a week into October, so I thought I’d take a few moments to share some updates on GENDER EVER AFTER submissions - including FAQs, stats, and the upcoming cover reveal.

#writing #SubmissionCall #WritingCommunity #lgbtq #QueerWriters

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K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · 1d

I'm not saying I've got Lists of Queer Adult SFF for Bookshop's free shipping days, but
bookshop.org/shop/queerad...

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🏳️‍🌈RJ Martin - Queer. Cat Parent. Author. @rjmartinwrites.com · 1d

✒️ Xena but the subtext is just the text
💪 Buff #SwordLesbian
🍐 Full figured MC
😏 Snarky best friend
🐍 My ex is a literal monster
🪦 and I thought I killed her
🤜 punching a bitch who deserves it

🌈📚🪐📚💙📚📢 #BookSky #SFF #QueerBooks #LGBTQBooks #WLW #LesFic #Sapphfic #RomanceBooks #LesbianBooks

🏳️‍🌈RJ Martin - Queer. Cat Parent. Author. @rjmartinwrites.com · 1d

Zoe the Amazon has a cushy life in Egypt, but when she wakes up cuffed to her one-night stand, she's forced to take Kyra the Bard on a mad-dash adventure across Greece and ultimately confront her own past

#LesbianBooks #RomanceBooks #BookSky #QueerBooks #LGBTQBooks #SapphicBooks #FantasyBooks 🌈📚💙📢📚

Unchain My Heart by RJ Martin

“Any illusion I had that love existed was left in the gorgon’s cave.” Kyra the Bard was supposed to be just another fling on Zoe the Amazon’s way to Athens. Instead, they wake up …

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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · 1d

By Crom! It's a wet, miserable day outside, but poor weather is no match for Conan.

Landing on the doorstep today, it's an advance copy of SPAWN OF THE SERPENT GOD by @timwaggoner.bsky.social , courtesy of the good people at @titanbooks.bsky.social

#book #books #fantasy #swordandsorcery #Conan

Black and white book cover of a hardcover novel sitting on a blue couch before a window

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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. Yes, I do! 😍

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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · Sep 2

GENDER EVER AFTER is a sapphic #romance / #eroticromance anthology that celebrates the full spectrum of gender expression and identity.

Stories up to 4,000 words, pays $50, due Dec 1st.

#writing #SubmissionCall #WritingCommunity #lgbtq #QueerWriters

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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · 3d

Wishing a very happy birthday to Clive Barker, the man who taught me that words have magic and that our passions are no less valid for their darkness.

#CliveBarker #horror #darkfantasy #Imajica #Weaveworld #BooksofBlood

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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · 4d

27C and full sun on an October afternoon. Dome open and Gausman on the mound. Playoff excitement, drama, tension, and more excitement.

It all adds up to a 10-1 Blue Jays victory and an epic date night with Goddess! 😎

#Baseball #ALDS

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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · 7d

#LGBTQWriteAThon

Happy Spooktober! I'm a nonbinary author/editor with a passion for LGBTQIA+ romance/erotica that embraces
gender and sexual diversity.

This month I'm reviewing submissions to my first professional anthology (see pinned post) and working on my introduction.

#writesky #queerwriters

AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 7d

Welcome to #LGBTQWriteAThon!

Introduce yourself and your goal this month!

Remember to use the tag so others can view your posts, and please feel free to quote the daily posts, it's actually the easiest way for me to keep up with you all!

Happy October and happy writing!

#writesky #queerwriters

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Shrike 🐦‍⬛ @shrikebait.bsky.social · 9d

Gig of the Damned by @splatterzaddy.bsky.social

Phrique understood the assignment. This book is not just a slasher with drag queens. Gig of the Damned is a genuine Drag Queen Slasher. The cover art captures the vibe perfectly.

🌈📚💙📚😱📚🩸
#queerhorror #bookreview

Paperback of Gig of the Damned by Phrique on a matching tote with the cover art next to a tall, leg-shaped drinking glass wearing a red heel and fishnets.

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AmEricaNo @theamericano.bsky.social · 7d

So remember when I said that August was full of sapphic horror releases? Well, Sapphic September introduces a whole lot of “cozy spooky.” We have multiple supernatural romances and the odd horror anthology in Teenage Girls Can Be Demons. There are also new gorgeous sapphic fantasy releases! 🌈📚

10 New Sapphic Books You Need to Read from September 2025

The monthly post where I collect the most exciting sapphic releases from the last few weeks.

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Tanya Huff @tanyahuff.bsky.social · 7d

Today's word is HARD. Today's #BookQW from DEMON'S DEN & OTHER TALES OF VALDEMAR, a collection of my stories from the Valdemar anthologies. Each complete in itself, the stories provide Herald Jors with an emotional story arc. And geese.

eBook still affordable at Cdn$3.99, US$2.99, £2.49, and €2.70

Cover to THE DEMON'S DEN AND OTHER TALES OF VALDEMAR in lower left. A large purple horse lifted off the cover fills the right side. There's a lot of purple... although the background colour of the quote is teal.

Companions were not in the habit of allowing themselves to be groomed by other than Heralds' hands. Jors found it hard to believe that they'd not only allowed Brock's ministrations, but were actually reveling in them. He stepped forward, and at the sound of his footfall, Brock turned.
His face broke into a broad smile, radiating welcome. Arms spread, he rushed at the Herald and wrapped him in a tight hug. Staring up at Jors, their faces barely inches apart, he joyfully repeated "Brother Herald!" over and over while a large grey dog leapt around them, barking.

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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · 7d

It's literally the first line of the song. 😁

30 days hath September Aprl, June, and November...

Hahaha! 😋

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B.J. Frazier @bjfraziernsfw.bsky.social · 7d

Award-winning erotica authors B.J. Frazier and Jessie Spectre are back again with a twist on the death and carnage lore.

“The Ethical Werewolf Society” alternative will pleasure all species.

www.bjfrazier.com/book/the-eth...

#Femdom #Erotica #Shapeshifter #Werewolf #Vampire #ReadingIsSexy #BDSM

Werewolf Vampire Halloween Short ~ The Ethical Werewolf Society - B.J. Frazier Publications, LLC

Werewolf Vampire Halloween Short. A twist on the death and carnage lore, “The Ethical Werewolf Society” alternative will pleasure all species.

www.bjfrazier.com

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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · 10d

And the Blue Jays win it in the final game of the season!

Go Jays Go!!!! Goddess and I will be there on Saturday for game 1 of the ALDS! 💙⚾️

#BlueJays #Baseball #Playoffs #ALDS

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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · 11d

Stacking the shelves this week with Wrath and Fury by Tricia Levenseller, more of @bjfraziernsfw.bsky.social's erotic sci-fi soap opera, and an advance copy of The Fox and the Devil by @kierstenwhite.bsky.social

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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · 12d

Yes! So excited to hear it. 🥰

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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · 14d

Absolutely gorgeous! Look what arrived in the mail today - WHAT FURY BRINGS by Tricia Levenseller

A warrior princess in a matriarchy with a shortage of men kidnaps the wrong husband-to-be... and he's not sure he wants to escape. 😍

#books #romantasy #FLR #matriarchy

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Cover of hardcover book with a silver serpent-like bracelet before a dark blue background

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Bold Strokes Books @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social · 29d

It's general release day for our September books! That means you can find all of them wherever you shop. And if you shop in our webstore, www.boldstrokesbooks.com, you can use our everyday coupons to get 10%/20%/30% off your total book purchase.

September's new releases, the best sapphic summer reads, out now. [IMAGES: covers of the eight September releases over a background of a path through the forest with autumn leaves.]
*ANYWHERE WITH YOU by Margo Glynn
*BURNING BRIDGES by Lesley Davis
*DREAMS ENTANGLED by Sophia Kell Hagin
*ECHOES OF LOVE by Catherine Lane
*MOONLIGHT OBSESSION by Sheri Lewis Wohl
*MY BOYFRIEND'S WIFE by Joy Argento
*TAPOUT by Nicole Disney
*THE FAME GAME by Ronica Black

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Kerry C. Byrne @kercoby.bsky.social · 20d

Delighted to see my Aurora-finalist trans Bildungsroman fairytale, “And When She Shatters” included in this years Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction, edited by @ourmankoto.bsky.social 🚀🧝

✨ & this little @heartlines-spec.com tale gets to appear alongside many friends & Augur creators !!

A list of stories included in best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction, including Kerry C. Byrne’s “And When She Shatters”

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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · 20d

Congratulations!!!

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Niranjan 🇮🇳 @ormakal.bsky.social · 20d

Check out the Bi Visibility Bundle. 50 authors, 50 books, only $50!

#booksky #queersky #queerwriters #queerfiction #bisexual

🌈📚💙📢📚📦📚🌎🌈💜🧡🦄📚🌈🚀💫

Bi Visibility Week Mega-Bundle by M. A. Vice and 50 others

Bi Visibility Week Mega-Bundle: 50 items for $50.00

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Niranjan 🇮🇳 @ormakal.bsky.social · 20d

Set in Stone is out in the Wild! Epic Romantic Fantasy with high stakes, queer, adult, and morally grey characters, and time travel shenanigans!

Grab your copy now!

#queerwriters #queeradultsff #booksky

🌈📚💙📢📚📦📚🌎🌈💜🧡🦄📚🌈🚀💫

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A graphic with a green background with the cover of Set in Stone by Niranjan at the centre.

The following text is on the graphic around the cover with green arrowheads pointing to them

"Nothing is Set in Stone, but Time is Running Out

Enemies to Lovers
Time TRavel
high stakes
Assassin FMC
Royal MMC
Soulmates
Tyrants and rebellions
Interfering Deities
Prophecies
Past Lives and Reincarnations"

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rileyfoxauthor.bsky.social @rileyfoxauthor.bsky.social · 20d

💘 New sapphic romances just dropped—grab your next fave! https://f.mtr.cool/hdglhdtyfm #SapphicRomance #WLWBooks #QueerReads #LGBTQBooks #RomanticReads #Bookish #ReadMoreRomance

Free Sapphic Love Stories

Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.

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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · 20d

Oooh, tis the season... for mayhem!

Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 20d

George A. Romero’s daughter Tina Romero puts her own unique spin on the zombie apocalyse in QUEENS OF THE DEAD, and the trailer for the horror-comedy has been unleashed.

‘Queens of the Dead’ Trailer – It’s Drag Queens vs. Zombies in Tina Romero’s Horror-Comedy

George A. Romero’s daughter Tina Romero puts her own unique spin on the zombie apocalyse in Queens of the Dead, and the trailer for the horror-comedy has been unleashed. Watch the official trailer for...

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