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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

RELEASE DAY! Forge the Blade, Book 3 of SANCTUM. Get your copy here: books2read.com/u/mdr0Zl

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

📚🌈 ❤️‍🩹Do you want to ARC read a dark, second chance romantic drama with mafia vibes set on a global contemporary backdrop? MXM poly MCs. #polyromance #nonbinarymaincharacter Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Do you want to ARC read a dark, second chance romantic drama with mafia vibes set on a global contemporary backdrop? MXM poly MCs. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Fay Kennedy @mmbookwormreviews.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🌈📚#HappyMMBookReleaseDay 🎉 BL Maxwell Athena Steller Silvia Violet M.D Gregory Ashleigh Hawke EM Denning Lisa Oliver Michelle Notaro Universal Links at mmbookwormreviews.com #MMReaders #AugustMMBooks2026 #NewMMBooks #LGBTQIACommunity #GayRomance

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Final ARC Call for Lay It Bare: A Dark MXM Second Chance Romance ❤️‍🩹🖤🩵 SANCTUN Book 2 Info/sign-up: ciaradarren.com/2026/06/20/a... 🏳️‍🌈MXM 🫣Romantic Suspense/Thriller 🧍‍♂️🧎‍♂️Master/Slave dynamics ❤️‍🩹Second Chance Romance 🌏🥷International Crime 🫂Found Family 🤕🐦‍🔥Hurt/Comfort ❤️‍🔥”You told me you were d3@d.”

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ARC Call – Lay It Bare

Would you like an Advanced Reader Copy of my next book? Lay It Bare comes out on Wednesday, July 15th, 2026! You can pre-order it on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple, Kobo, etc right now, or, …

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I VERY rarely run sales, but Kobo's Diversity Read List during Pride felt perfect for Prior Claim, A Dark Second Chance MXM Romance. Free to end of this week. Prior Claim on Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... Link to Kobo's Diversity Reads list for this week: www.kobo.com/.../free.../... See less

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Prior Claim ebook by Ciara Darren - Rakuten Kobo

Read "Prior Claim An MXM Second Chance Romance" by Ciara Darren available from Rakuten Kobo. Sanctum Book 1 • MXM • Romantic Suspense • Second Chance Romance • International Crime • Found Family • Int...

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Prior Claim is out now! books2read.com/u/4912Zp 🌈📚

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Sev sacrificed himself to destroy criminals. Now it's not just his life at stake. To save the man he loves, he must reach out to a lover thought lost 🏳️‍🌈MXM 🫣Romantic Thriller 🧍‍♂️🧎‍♂️Master/Slave ❤️‍🩹Second Chance 🌏🥷International Crime 🫂Found Family 🤕🐦‍🔥Hurt/Comfort ❤️‍🔥You told me you were d3@d 🩶 Morally gray

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Sevastyan dedicated his life to destroying the criminal world that had claimed him. The walls are closing in. It’s no longer just his life at stake. To save the man he loves, he reaches out to a ghost from his past, a lover he thought he’d lost forever. Link here: ciaradarren.com/2026/04/26/a...

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Took the cats for walks today in their backpacks. Stressed them out a bit but not badly. Cross fingers it gets easier on them. It seemed to help that they could see each other and one of their other humans. Two people went much better than one.

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Grocery store, namely Jewel's, has these signs up saying sign up for this app and then scan and you can get xyz price. OR pay a lot more. If it were a sale on a couple items, whatever, but it looked like half or more of the produce section. That's not a sale.

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I want to play Stardew but my cat is asleep on my left hand😂😅

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Get yourself an accountability buddy for doing things you want to do. That's it. That's my advice for the day. If you can't do nice things for yourself, scare yourself into disappointing someone else so you'll do it for yourself :P

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Went to the grocery story today. There were these large signs on so much of the produce offering "sale" prices. But ONLY if you downloaded an app and scanned. The other price if you refused to add an app to your phone was a jacked up prices from what the product is normally sold for.

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

My husband just referred to me as the inspiration for Ishtar and half a dozen other goddesses. If anyone asks, I'm over here in my very happy, well read life partnership. Romance is not dead.

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

And honestly, editors, writers, and readers, let's cool it with the "here's specifically how I know it's AI slop" tips. More than one company has tried to recruit me to do that as a job. The guys at the LLMs really don't get it. Let's keep it that way. 👍🏻 #booksky #writesky

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Got the cats a strong new scratching post that's actually the size of a post and almost as high as my waist. They seem very pleased with it. Fixing the bird feeder has also injected entertainment into their lives. They are dove stocking again. The doves are very brave. They've figured out the glass

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

My cat is lying on his back in his bed, looking like a Victorian painting. He's so adorable. I, however, am sick in bed and he's been very nice to me and just hung out. The other cat is acting like me, avoiding food and sleeping. But she always does that when the weather fluxates by 50 degrees F!

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I have come realize most people do not understand how much stimulation cats need. I was misinformed. For those who recognize house cats are tiny predators, how do you stimulate them? Signed "someone who loves someone who loves having cats but cats have chosen me over the person who chose them"

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Tonight was another really wonderful Working dinner night with friends, getting together on the floor of the living room with all of our projects and coworking over good food and holding space for the work we want to accomplish. I recommend putting together your own working dinner!

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

A couple of the books that have made my life more beautiful: Axel's Pup by Kim Dare. Captive/Sire/Broken by Jex Lane. Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts by Lyn Gala. Who knows how many times I will reread these books and others. Comfort rereads.

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R. Cooper @rcooper.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Anyway, what I was trying to post was a reminder about the Smashwords ebook sale this week, which plenty of free and cheap books. Also if you're trying to catch up on the Beings because of Everlasting Love coming out, there are some of those on sale as well. Smashwords.com

next a cascade of falling books, it reads: smashwords read an ebook sale. March 1-7 get you some free and cheap books!

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Pre-orders are up on Amazon with the rest of the stores soon to follow: Dark Second Change MXM Romance. Sanctum Book 1: Prior Claim. This is a standalone serial, meaning it can be read without reading my other books. BUT, it will also satisfy readers of the Residency Boys who want to know more.

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

My friend is telling me how awesome #HeatedRivalry is to watch but I am not allowed to start a show until I finish writing #Sanctum Episode 7 because I KNOW I'm going to binge like crazy and get nothing done until I finish.

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Disco Barrington 🏳️‍⚧️ Author @discobooks.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I’m trans. I love being trans. But fuck me. Can we get ONE week without some new fresh hell to deal with? Anyway, here are 22 trans books I highly recommend, in various genres, with varied representation. Take care of your trans friends. We are not OK. 📚💙 📚🏳️‍🌈 📚🏳️‍⚧️

3 Transfem book recs:

Shadows Over Ravenkirk by Vivian Moira Valentine
The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy
Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders

3 Transmasc book recs:

A Hex for Hunger by Alistair Reeves
Silver Blood by TL Morgan
The Prospects by K.T. Hoffman

Queer trans BIPOC book recs:

- Dulhaniyaa by Talia Bhatt
- Confetti Realms by Nadia Shammas
- Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
- The Tensorate Series by Neon Yang

Genderfluid book recs:

- Moth Dark by Kika Hatzopoulou
- Court of the Undying Seasons by A.M. Strickland (side character)
- Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Books with more than one trans main character:

- Self Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore
- In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu
- The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

Sci-fi books with non-binary main characters:

- Key Lime Sky by Al Hess
- Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto
- Terms of Service by Ciel Pierlot

3 historical romance books with trans main characters:

- A Gentleman’s Gentleman by TJ Alexander
- The Chromatic Fantasy by H.A.
- A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell (this is the only one on the list I haven’t read yet)

15 of these books are written by trans or non-binary authors. Support trans people, read trans books, be kind to one another.

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban all my books, & any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps & say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

A digital drawing of author Maia Kobabe, a white nonbinary person with short brown hair wearing a patterned blue shirt, who scowls while holding up a copy of eir book GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR. Maia is saying: H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban my books, and any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps and say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

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Sue Sorensen @suesorensen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

It's been a long time coming. Canadian independent bookstores have banded together to create an online book buying source so you can avoid the behemoth in the room. (Here are the titles published by CMU Press, which I run.) Spread the word #booksky! www.booksellers.ca/publisher/cmu-press-18021

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All books from CMU Press | booksellers.ca | Purchase print books and eBooks online

A network of over 100 bookstores, more than 500,000 print books or eBooks, unparalleled expertise. It is possible to buy local on the Web!

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

If you could add one element of a book you recently read to your local environment, what would it be?

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Saw someone advertising something that included the line "do this and write with confidence". I chuckled. My experience: there is no pill or class that offers confidence. Write badly. Write often. Keep writing. Confidence might show up. Meanwhile, you'll have a story, a book, or a song.

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

New blogpost inspired by an editor's note. If you are a U.S. author writing a character from outside the U.S., do they talk/think in metric/Celsius or not? I just finished reading a nonfiction book by a British author set in Asia and realized everything was in miles. ciaradarren.com/2026/02/25/w...

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Why My Characters use Celsius (and other Metric Systems)

An editor once sent me back a note that read something like, “It will be easier on your American readers if you use inches here.” I read that feedback twice because I respect my editors; then…

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Hm... what to do while I wait for the gas company to come check out the apartment for a weird smell.

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Five indie authors I've read at least five books by: Nora Pheonix @noraphoenix.bsky.social Sloane Kennedy @sloanekennedy.bsky.social R. Cooper @rcooper.bsky.social Jaclyn Osborn @jaclynosborn.bsky.social Author Roe Horvat @roehorvat.bsky.social

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Masterpiece of Turkey Cleverness @turkeycleverness.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Five indie authors I've read at least five books by: AK Faulkner @poopraven.bsky.social Dani Finn @danifinnwrites.bsky.social Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social DN Bryn @dnbryn.bsky.social Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

New Blogpost Up. If you wanted the full lyrics to Jun's song "Hail, My Demons" I've released them here for the first time. Along with the recording I made while I was working on it. ciaradarren.com/2026/02/16/h...

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Hail, My Demons – Jun

In Damian & Jun, there are a lot of song lyrics written by Jun. I thought I’d share the full lyrics of one of them today. I can hear the music in my head, but haven’t figured out how to get it …

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Thank you to beta readers who give the author that push of excitement to get through the stages of editing.

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Evidently I never get tired of having #SVRCINA songs in my regular playlists. Listening to "Chosen (feat. Scrcina)" now.

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

If you had to give relationship advice based on the last couple romance novels you read and wrote, what would it be? Relationship advise based on novels as an idea has been making me smile a bit this morning. Especially since I avoid drama!

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Been thinking about community all the time lately. And the challenges of what it means when you have to start over. It's not just a new place to shop and new doctors. It's also one thing to start over when you have your original community behind you still, and another when you're just starting over.

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Did a research trip today for a scene. Took my laptop and sat right there and edited the description on location. So much fun! And got a verbal invitation to send the establishment the book when published ^_^

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Why is the Great British Baking Show so satisfying? Also, tension. So much tension. Cozy, nail-biting tension.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley. Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo. Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles. Get them out!

Photo of 7 year old Diana Crespo sitting with her parents at a table in a restaurant. Her dad is giving a thumbs up.

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Chinese zoom practice is done, so Appa is allowed to flap all over me again. I think he wants dinner but he's an hour early. He was so good and let me practice before flopping!

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Just picked up Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction by Elizabeth McCracken. Looking forward to curling up with it for a while later. Thank you to my local library!

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Looks like Mi Hi and Gigi are getting their own story.

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

I'm watching #Candy on #Gagaoolala. Pretty sure this is my first #GL show. Looking forward to catching the next episode on Friday. Tell me if you're also watching.

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Anyone else throwing on #Becoming tonight again?

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Ciara Darren @ciaradarren.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Collin might be in over his head, but his #kink family is looking out for him. They won't let him drown. I really enjoyed this scene, even if it didn't go where I was planning when I wrote it! ciaradarren.com/the-residenc...

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