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Yolande Kleinn

@yolandekleinn.bsky.social

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Ace!lady. Daydreamer. Collector of fountain pens. Player of video games. Shameless nerd and writer of stories. She/Her. ♠ http://www.yolandekleinn.com

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Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · 1d

Out today, in digital and print formats!

Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · Jun 25

If you thought I was done posting squishy stories about tiny chaotic pet dragons, THINK AGAIN. And also check out this incredible cover by @kindlycrow.bsky.social

WHERE MAGIC LIVES is an MM novella, with secrets and best friends and (obviously) dragons.

Preorders are live:
books2read.com/b/baMz2v

Book cover ("Where Magic Lives" by Yolande Kleinn) is an adorable illustration depicting two small, mischievous purple dragons below the title. Above the title, two men are sharing an embrace and staring adoringly into each other's eyes, while one of them casts a swirl of green magic that circles the entire image. The dragons' tails join and overlap the cursive font used for the title, and there is a tiny spark of flame between them.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 6h

kinda sweet that bookshop.org's anti-prime sale overlaps with banned books week, which means today you can get free shipping PLUS 20% off their banned books list! bookshop.org/info/banned-...

Banned Books

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Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · 6h

THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD, I RECOMMEND IT WITH MY WHOLE ENTIRE HEART.

Helena Greer @blumagaincurios.bsky.social · 8h

If you're celebrating International Lesbian Day, can I recommend doing so with Noelle Northwood, the fat dapper butch dreamboat from Season of Love?
Bonus! The book starts right after Sukkot. It's seasonal!
bookshop.org/p/books/seas...

Season of Love

Check out Season of Love - An Entertainment Weekly Best Holiday Romance of 2022 A BookPage Best Holiday Romance of 2022 A PopSugar Best Holiday Romance of 2022</...

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Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · 6h

I was already looking forward to this book, but these quotes make me both UNREASONABLY EXCITED and SLIGHTLY TERRIFIED. Can't wait!

KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 6h

...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.

Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · 7h

See, I consider this a necessary strategy. Gotta do the worst one(s) last, because until they are ALL THAT'S LEFT, I will be constitutionally incapable of making my brain stick to them. I need that home-stretch "this is all that stands between me and BEING DONE WITH THIS TASK" vibe to get there. 😅

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Felicia Davin @feliciadavin.com · 21h

here it is, my medically necessary daily dose of good news www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 10h

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue looks curiously at a pie which Green has placed on a plate on the table, while Green looks at him with joy and pride.
Green: I have made a sidequest pie!

Blue listens patiently as Green goes on.
Green: Flour from the mill we visited once, mushrooms that we gathered with your mom, homegrown parsley and basil... Almost all ingredients were things we've made or gathered on adventures!

Both foxes turn back to look at the pie.
Blue: How does it taste?
Green: Bad.

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Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · 1d

Out today, in digital and print formats!

Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · Jun 25

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 2d

oh this is cool. If you're on the fence about getting my new Gothic romance ALL OF US MURDERERS (out tomorrow!) you can read the first two chapters here!

Scary house / flickering gaslight / ghosts??? / terrible family secrets / gay second chance romance / hero with ADHD / Gothic nonsense

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Felicia Davin @feliciadavin.com · 2d

EDGE OF NOWHERE is $0.99 as an ebook right now. A cranky smuggler gets hired to teleport an unconscious man. They get stranded in an alien wilderness, rely on each other to get home, and spend the rest of the book in varying states of horny panic.

books2read.com/edgeo...
or feliciadavin.itch.io...

An image of a figure in silhouette with his back to the viewer. His silhouette is transparent and the starry void of space is visible through it. The text on the cover says "Edge of Nowhere," and below that, "Felicia Davin."

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Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · 4d

PROUD OF YOU, WELL DONE! <3 <3 <3

Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · 5d

*huuuuuuuuuuuuuugs*

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Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · 7d

It's very similar to the adjacent yearning of, "I know exactly what I want to write, but actually I would like for someone else to have written it, so I can just read it instead please."

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Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · 7d

Me too, every day of my life XD

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 9d

The audiobook of my lesbian vampire romance "Good Enough to Eat," co-written with Alison Grey, is on sale at 70% off!

A vampire on a no-blood diet unexpectedly falls in love with her AA sponsor.

The audiobook is narrated by Lori Prince.

Get it on sale:
www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 12d

Hey, this is a reminder that the Unbound for Gaza auction is live right now.

I have the complete Wedgeford Trilogy up here:

www.32auctions.com/organization...

Signed: Wedgeford Trials Trilogy – Courtney Milan

Auction item 'Signed: Wedgeford Trials Trilogy – Courtney Milan' hosted online at 32auctions.

www.32auctions.com

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Jan Falk (ThistleArts) @thistlearts.bsky.social · 12d

BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers! 📚✨

#bookcover

Cover art for a 2nd book in the series called 52 HZ
It shows a young man with black hair and his eyes closed floating in water and a huge whale is visible behind his head.
Another man with read hair is sitting in the director's chair in the front plane as if he's imagining the first young man as his creative vision.

Digital cover art for MM vampire romance "How to flAUNT YOUR CHAINS AD SURRENDER A VEIN" by D. N. Bryn

One POC man, with long black hair, dressed as a modern day pirate is tied up with magical metal cords but he seems to be flirty in this station. The man he is flirty with is a tall and muscular black man who observes him with interest

Digital cover art of "Goldheart" MM romantasy by Tess Carletta.
It features a knight guardian kneeling before a handsome dark skinned prince in an environment that reminds of a palace green house

Cover of "The Mage and his stolen prince" by J.E. Ridge

A young man in black clothes and long silver hair sits on a stone ruin. Another man with bright red hair sits near his feet and leans his head towards the blond man's knee.
They both hold magical purple flowers in their hands.
A beautiful mysterious garden is in the background.

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Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · 13d

Oh no the betrayal!!!

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 14d

The real Rapture was the friends we made along the way.

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Felicia Davin @feliciadavin.com · 15d

I heard it was #BiVisibilityDay so here's a link to my books, all of which have visible bisexuals! They come in various genders and relationship configurations, as bisexuals do

Books

Newest Release The Anonymous Letters of C Forestier was published in November 2024. French Letters Queer romances set in a magical version of 1820s Paris and told in letters and (horny) diary entr...

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Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · 18d

I made an extremely chaotic batch of sloppy joes today (no measuring, missing some ingredients, included extras I don't usually have on hand) and it's delicious. Downside: I'll never be able to recreate the exact alchemy of the recipe, because FUCK KNOWS what proportions I used of which ingredients.

Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · 18d

They're beautiful! That netting pattern especially looks like I should be able to touch it and feel the texture, absolutely stunning.

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Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · 19d

Noooo oh my god I hate this for you

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 22d

A list of ways to donate to Sanctuary Supply Depot: linktr.ee/sanctuarysup...

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Yolande Kleinn @yolandekleinn.bsky.social · 22d

Same stitch pattern as the pink scarf, but made with a softer and thinner yarn. Because my dad may not realize it yet, but he needs a new scarf too. ^_^

Photo of the first few inches of a dark blue scarf, comprised of double crochets and chain stitches to make a simple alternating mesh pattern. You can't tell from the photo but it is EXTREMELY soft. Made with a 4.5mm crochet hook.

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