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Tessa Dare
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Occasional author of historical romance novels. Baby goat enthusiast.
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My quarterly trip to The Ripped Bodice is coming up soon! Order signed books by March 21st for delivery in early April. Signed books make great gifts for Mother’s Day, birthdays, Easter… they also make great gifts to yourself because you deserve nice things.❤️
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Tessa Dare autographed books! Order by March 21st for delivery in early April. Order at https://www.therippedbodice.com/product/tessa-dare-signed-books
March 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Apparently my alma mater became the biggest feel-good underdog story of the college football season, so Loki and I got up early in California to cheer for THE Hoosiers take THE win over A college from Ohio.

I love that you can troll a whole football rival with indefinite articles. It’s so nerdy.
My bright red hoodie that says in white text, all caps: INDIANA 1820.
November 23, 2024 at 6:21 PM
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A bunch of new folks are following me over here. I feel like I should post…

Here are photos of my dog and my latest read, The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton. I adored it. Delightfully nerdy, romantic & fun.

If you have more nerdy, romantic, delightful books to rec, pls do!
A backyard photo of my dog Loki, who is a big black mixed breed dog, probably mostly pitbull and black lab. In this photo, he is 30% tongue and teeth, 30% boopable snoot, 20% big brown eyes, 15% cute floppy ears, 5% je ne sais quoi. The utterly gorgeous cover of India Holton’s THE ORNITHOLOGIST’S FIELD GUIDE TO LOVE, which is a lush magenta background with lettering and Victorian-style embellishments in gold, including a beautiful phoenix-esque bird.
November 19, 2024 at 11:17 PM
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It’s been almost a year since I was active on any social media, and … tbh I will probably disappear from this one any minute now! But I want to keep my accounts working just in case.

Here, have a drawing of a snail.
From a medieval manuscript, an illustration of a creature that has a goat’s head, neck, and forelegs emerging from a giant snail shell. The background is painted a deep blue, and the majestic goat snail is given an aura of radiant fine lines of real gold
September 2, 2024 at 9:29 PM
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I’m donating a full signed set of my (17) novels plus 4 novellas to the Romance for Maui auction. Please check out the auction site if you’re able to donate an item or want to start a watchlist for bidding! So many great items. #Romancelandia #RomanceForMaui
https://geni.us/romanceformauiauction
All 21 of my donated books lined up on a blue desk, with a goat bookend and assorted fake greenery that looks kinda weak. I don’t know how to stage photos.
August 13, 2023 at 10:08 PM
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I want this Lego typewriter set so bad. I’m gonna have to save up my birthday and xmas money. (and hope it doesn’t go out of stock in the meantime)
An assembled Lego typewriter - it’s made to resemble an old-school typewriter with round clacky keys and green casing.
August 3, 2023 at 10:26 PM
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Um… at least I won’t be drummed out of the village?
Img: A red cottage with a slate roof, in a rural landscape Text: You got 20 of 40 correct! “Resident of Romancelandia” It's official, you love love so much that you are officially a resident of Romancelandia. You remembered quite a few quotes from some iconic romance books and you now deserve congratulations.
July 26, 2023 at 10:55 PM
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Okay, I have finally set up an account. It will take me a while to figure out who to follow, follow back, etc … please be patient with me. Here, have a photo of a blue sky in the Scottish borderlands from my recent walking trip!
July 25, 2023 at 1:30 AM