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Xio Axelrod
@xioaxelrod.bsky.social
(ZEE-ohh) she/her
USA Today Bestselling author 📚💙🌶️
Vocalist
Philly girl
Words+Music
GenX brain/Millennial🖤
I'm rarely in my DMs
GIRLS WITH BAD REPUTATIONS is now (inexplicably) a USA Today Bestseller. I’m in shock. This book is seventeen months old (17!!!) but here we are. Haha!

This is my first time making the list with a solo title, so heartfelt thanks to everyone who has embraced Kayla, Ty, and the Lillys.🖤🤩
July 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I've got a couple of beach read suggestions, and they're both on sale for $1.99 each! 🤩🎸🥁
bit.ly/4kg6cju
July 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
They only have one of my three slots on the schedule. 😕
June 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Next Tuesday, July 1st at 6 PM ET, join me at Barnes and Noble in Philly as I sit down with the amazing Mia Sosa @miasosaromance.bsky.social to chat about her brand new release, When Javi Dumped Mari. RSVP: share.google/YGqjC0C9NxDf...
💕📚
June 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I'm excited to hang out with the incomparable @brynneweaver.bsky.social on September 24th at Barnes and Noble in Union Square. We'll be celebrating the release of Tourist Season, chatting about writing, music, mayhem, and more! Grab your ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/brynne-wea...
See you there! 🖤📚
June 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I'm so excited for ALA Philadelphia 2025! Here's where to find me:

SAT 6/28
9Α - 10A
PANEL: Love Stories United for Libraries
Room: 120A

SUN 6/29
SIGNING: 12P - 1Ρ
Sourcebooks - Booth 1522

MON 6/30
11:30Α - 12:20Ρ
PANEL: A Touch of Romance
Pop Up Stage - Booth 2453

Hope to see you! 💕📚

#alaac25
June 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Choose 20 VAMPIRES you love. One VAMPIRE per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, just VAMPIRES.

Day 12.
June 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Right after arriving in D.C. for Apollycon last Wednesday, I took a detour to a gorgeous townhouse in the 'burbs to meet up with the incredibly talented Chandra Wicked. She and her team made me feel comfortable in front of the camera, and we took about 1000 photos for her upcoming project. 😎🌟
April 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
What's your favorite acting role by a singer?
February 27, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Driving back from Boston, we stopped in this amazing spot in Union, CT called The Traveler Restaurant where you get three free books with your meal. They had everything from nonfiction books to thrillers to (of course) romance. The staff was super friendly, and the food was yummy!
February 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
WTAF @netflix.com?!?
February 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The amazy Lucy Score invited me to share my HEA with Parade Magazine! Check out these relationship tips from five romance authors. Mr. X responded to mine by reminding me that I made my dislike for mushroom picking known very early in our courtship.
😂🥰
parade.com/books/lucy-s...
February 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Join me on February 27th at 12 PM for a Live Q&A with the gang at Kobo Writing Life.

We'll talk music industry, hybrid publishing, and craft advice for writers, live on their Facebook, Instagram and YouTube channels ✨

#kobowritinglife #kobo #kobolife #authorservices #liveqanda #writers
February 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
From Nancy Johnson, author of The Kindest Lie, comes PEOPLE OF MEANS: a riveting and propulsive novel about a mother and daughter each coming of age during times of major social change, decades apart. It's on sale today and available now!
February 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hey, Boston area! Join me at 7 pm on Friday, February 21, at Lovestruck Books, where I get to sit and chat with my friend @mawardell.bsky.social, a LAMBDA Literary Award nominee, about writing spicy queer love stories.
Grab a ticket at: lovestruck-rainbow-romance.eventbrite.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Happy Black History Month! Celebrate each and every win. We have work to do.
❤️💚💛🖤🤎
February 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Thank you to the Toledo Public Library for including Girls with Bad Reputations in the company of such incredible romances! See the full list on their profile or at www.toledolibrary.org/blog/best-bo...
Libraries rock!
🤩🥁
January 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Hey, Philly/NJ! Next Tuesday at 7 pm ET, join me at Inkwood Books as we celebrate Kristina Forest and her brand new release, THE LOVE LYRIC. I love this series, and Kristina is a delight. It's bound to be a fun night!
No tickets required, but you can pre-order the book at inkwoodnj.com.
💙💜
January 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I had an absolute blast welcoming my friend Rebecca Yarros to the Miller Theater in my hometown of #Philadelphia Saturday night! The Philly Riders showed up and showed out for #OnyxStorm
It was epic! 🖤🐉
January 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hey, #Philly! I’m so excited to welcome my friend Rebecca Yarros to my hometown this weekend to celebrate the long-awaited release of ONYX STORM!
The event is sold out, but I hope to see a few members of my crew at the Miller Theater this Saturday.
🖤🐲💛
January 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Period.
January 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

Martin Luther King Jr.
January 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Happy Bookmas to all who celebrate!
Love heats up on and off the ice in my steamy hockey romance, THE WARM UP
plus
BRILLIANT BOOK BLURBS by Kim Galloway A complete system for crafting descriptions that sell your stories.

Download both of these goodies FREE TODAY ONLY at bookmas.co
📚✍🏾

#Bookmas2025
January 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🌟 DEAL ALERT🌟
For a limited time, The Calum: 10th Anniversary Edition is on sale for $1.99!

Grab it now: books2read.com/calum10th
🎄❄️
January 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Entering 2025 with a smile! So grateful for the RSJ Convention judges and the readers who voted for me and LOVE ON THE BYLINE in the 2024 Emma Awards. Congratulations to all of the winners, finalists, and runner-ups! Blake and Ollie are in fabulous company. 🤓📰🫦
January 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM