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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

my pizza order: none gender with left girlypop

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

POV: You're Elspeth and Ravenna has just said, "I have an idea for a new spell"

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

the vibe: an anxious lesbian trying to do their job (tech support) the problem: the flirty woman who won't stop calling the center just to talk to them books2read.com/AllBusiness #lesfic

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Available now at your favorite digital store!

All Business: A Sapphic Tech Support Romantic Comedy by Ivy L. James

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Authors, please stop using X term for genita—" I will fuck your mom.

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

doctor: do you have any allergies? me, brightly: just cheap metal and hard labor! doctor: okay great me, suddenly very close to their face: also mangos doctor: jesus christ

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

the problem with "let's make a series of these two women finding each other in every life in every universe" is that I have a LOT of universes to explore and, unfortunately, a day job.

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Poll: Who's the green flag in The Spotlight Between Us? Your choices: (1/2)

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

learning who you are? feeling pain and choosing joy anyway? all of that in a few wlw poems? THE ORANGE AND PINK SUNSET, SECOND EDITION is my sapphic poetry chapbook: queer identity, religious trauma, love, joy, rage, and finding your place under the moon. books2read.com/SapphicSunset #poetry

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

nothing beats getting asked "what birth control do you use" and answering "lesbianism"

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The premise: pirate x mermaid fantasy romance The execution:

Story excerpt: a pirate warns a woman not to swim off; Helena realizes the pirate wants a boon, and reflects that humans never meet a merperson and ask about their day.

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Favorite setting this week: The storage closet of The Lantern (coffee shop version) while Gray and Helena.... get to know each other better >:)

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I was asked my pronouns recently, and when I said "she/they' (which felt AWESOME btw) Person A leaned over to Person B and said, "told you" I officially have achieved Looks Like She/They Pronouns status!

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If you're seeing this, it's bc you want an heiress vampire and a nobody werewolf to be assigned as roommates and fall in love.... books2read.com/MoonBetween #sapphfic

Book promo for The Moon Between Us by Ivy L. James: moonlit e-reader cover showing two women silhouettes beneath a full moon, paired with a synopsis about a vampire princess and her werewolf roommate in an 8,000-word sapphic paranormal romance.

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Which character would insist on reading the instructions? - Conveniently Hers: Mariana reads the instructions aloud while Silvi puts the thing together - Relentlessly Hers: Yelena reads the instructions aloud, but Embry steals them bc she has to read them herself (1/2)

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"However annoying she could be, though, Embry had to admit that Yelena was delectable." From RELENTLESSLY HERS by Ivy L. James Available in ebook or paperback on Amazon, and free on KU! Check it out at books2read.com/Relentlessly... #lesfic

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Happy 12th anniversary of my graduation from a university that required a Bible minor and mandatory chapel. Anyway, my slutty lesbian books are free today. authorivyljames.com authoraurora.carrd.co #lesfic

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My editing calendar has opened up for autumn 2026! I'd especially love to work on: ❤️ Romance 🌈 LGBTQ+ fiction 🏰 Fantasy 👻 Cozy fantasy or paranormal (I'm always happy to hear about other fiction projects too.) October–December availability is now open. reedsy.com/james-ivy-l

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Ivy L. James - Editor | Reedsy

Sedona, AZ, USA Editor: Queer copy editor and proofreader specializing in adult genre fiction. I'm extra excited for romance and LGBTQIA+ stories!

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

my autistic 5 Food Groups this month: - burgers - mac and cheese - popcorn - microwave nachos - strawberry jam & PB uncrustables if I go a single day without consuming at least one of them, I WILL perish

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I'll handle the admin so you can write! I offer Author PA (Personal Assistant) services for indie authors who'd rather spend more time writing and less time juggling the eternal to-do list. (🧵 ) #writingcommunity

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Which character would destroy their partner at Mario Kart? - Conveniently Hers: depends whose turn it is to "accidentally" drive off Rainbow Road so the other one can win - Relentlessly Hers: a toss-up bc Yelena and Embry are both out for blood. they'd be vicious with the blue shells (1/2)

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"Sure, Yelena’d had a tiny crush from afar at first, but once she’d gotten to know Embry, it had just become grudging acceptance that someone Exactly Her Type was also The Most Infuriating Woman on the Planet." RELENTLESSLY HERS by Ivy L. James: ebook, paperback, and free on KU! #lesfic

From "Relentlessly Hers": ""Sure, Yelena’d had a tiny crush from afar at first, but once she’d gotten to know Embry, it had just become grudging acceptance that someone Exactly Her Type was also The Most Infuriating Woman on the Planet." The last part of the text is highlighted in pink, and the paper is set over a picture of a tennis racket and a wire container full of tennis balls.

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Do we think I have autism because my mom took Tylenol, or because my dad communicates exclusively in movie quotes?

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Do you write queer fiction? Do you want a writing group for sprints, support, and such? I'd love to have you join my group through @the.girlhood.co !! We'll be meeting remotely as well as occasionally in-person in Phoenix, so no location requirement 💙

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Organized by Holly Jaeger (hollyjaegercreative@gmail.com) Meeting in North Phoenix or Remote

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Things I want to write but haven't yet: - sapphic ghosty paranormal romance - FFFF Beauty and the Beast retelling - sapphic BDSM omegaverse romance (perchance as a series??) - sapphic autistic swordswoman x the sunshine girl she's escorting to safety

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Favorite setting this week: Ravenna's bedroom suite while she and Elspeth giggle under the covers.

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

“In fact, I dislike you so much I want to…” She bit her lower lip, still focused on Yelena’s mouth. “…mark you up until no one else dares to touch you.” From RELENTLESSLY HERS by Ivy L. James Available in ebook or paperback on Amazon, or free on KU! #lesfic

Two women cuddling intimately on a bed, one resting her head on the other’s chest, overlaid with torn-paper quote strips reading "In fact, I dislike you so much I want to..." Embry bit her lower lip, still focused on Yelena’s mouth. "...mark you up until no one else dares to touch you." The book title "Relentlessly Hers" sits below the quote.

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

You've picked up a sapphic omegaverse romance. Do you hope the writing is...? 1️⃣ First-person, single POV 2️⃣ First-person, dual POV 3️⃣ Third-person, single POV 4️⃣ Third-person, dual POV 📊 Show results

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

so my spouse and I recently finished watching the entire Inuyasha franchise, and Sesshōmaru's vibe inspired a fantasy romance concept. with 3 columns of notes. I'm so pumped for this novel (and maybe an interactive fiction romance?? who's to say hehe) anyway here we are, welcome to my twisted mind

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

THE MOON BETWEEN US is now available on Amazon Kindle and KU! 🩸 A vampire princess 🐺 A werewolf roommate 💕 Forbidden love ✨ A complete happily ever after books2read.com/MoonBetween #lesfic

Promotional cover for The Moon Between Us by Ivy L. James: a tablet shows a book cover featuring a moonlit, clouded sky over silhouetted trees and two figures, while pink side text describes an 8,000-word sapphic paranormal romance about a vampire princess and her werewolf roommate.

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

so I got my hair chopped off in May, and then in a July trim it ended up in like a shag/wolf cut thing, which is all right but it turns out I miss the really short look. so my next haircut will be "Short Hair Rebecca Sugar" hair if I can feel a SINGLE HAIR on my neck afterward I will scream

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“If you couldn’t stand me, you wouldn’t be grinding on me in the kitchen,” Embry murmured in her ear, and then sucked on the lobe. “I think you like me.” From RELENTLESSLY HERS by Ivy L. James Available in ebook or paperback on Amazon, or free on KU! books2read.com/RelentlesslyHers #lesfic

Two women standing close, holding hands and gazing affectionately (photo labeled "Embry and Yelena") set on a pink collage with tennis and treadmill sketches, a torn-paper flirtatious quote, and the title "Relentlessly Hers."

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Watching Yomi no Tsugai (Daemons of the Shadow Realm), and my "story ideas" spreadsheet got a new line. bc A, I am a giant lesbian and B, Lady Left. that's it that's the second reason

Spreadsheet row listing the title "[Lady Left x Master romance]" with the Genre column set to "FF romance" shown in a highlighted dropdown.

Notes field showing a story logline: "massive ripped guardian entity is awakened and bound to guard a lesbian, and she and her master fall in love."

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

What it cost me to query: - $25 a year for QueryTracker Premium (so $50 total) - Literally nothing else, not a cent And tbh even that was me feeling lavish. I don't NEED QT Premium, I just like it. You don’t need to pay to query. Thanks for coming to my TEDtalk

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

earlier this week, i accidentally published two short stories in 48 hours. and another is processing. that's my b. i just forgot that A, that i had short stories on hand, and B, that i can just...... publish them if i want to Novel Tunnel Vision comes for us all (or maybe just me idk)

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A shy tech support agent discovers that one persistent customer might be calling for more than their computer help. A 4,400-word sapphic romcom. ALL BUSINESS is available as an ebook on Amazon, and free on KU! books2read.com/AllBusiness

Book promotion for All Business, a sapphic tech-support romantic comedy: a shy headset-wearing support agent smiles into a mic on a tablet cover, with side text teasing that a persistent customer may be calling for more than computer help (4,400-word romcom).

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Good news if you've been meaning to book an editor! I recently had some fall availability open up, so I currently have openings for projects beginning in October. I offer line editing, copyediting, and proofreading for fiction, with a special love for romance and LGBTQ+ stories.

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Ivy L. James - Editor | Reedsy

Sedona, AZ, USA Editor: Queer copy editor and proofreader specializing in adult genre fiction. I'm extra excited for romance and LGBTQIA+ stories!

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

YES I am late to the party YES I am enjoying heartstopper. anyway

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Me, happily: (writing my knight x princess besties-to lovers sapphic fantasy romance novel) the burglar, putting the PS5 down: "I don't think they'd be horny RIGHT THEN" Me, less happily: (delete delete delete)

a masked burglar looks over a white woman's shoulder as they both face a laptop

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

A revised second edition of the sapphic poetry chapbook that started it all. Poems about queer identity, religious trauma, love, joy, rage, and finding your place under an orange and pink sky. Available in ebook or paperback! books2read.com/SapphicSunset

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Available now at your favorite digital store!

The Orange and Pink Sunset: A Sapphic Poetry Chapbook by Ivy L. James

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

regular people: monsters? sexy. me: yes! but first we need to establish their courtship customs, family structure, ideas of intimacy, and the cultural assumptions they're making about love.

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Dear Skyward Sword, Thank you for giving me not one but two concepts for sapphic fantasy romance. Amen

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

come say hi to my Aurora pen name on Insta! As Aurora I write soft sapphic omegaverse romance 💙 instagram.com/aurorabwriting (and yes it is Aurora B-as-in-Blackwood writing played on "Aurora be writing" bc i'm sooooo funny)

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I'm officially offering Author PA services! If you're an indie author who needs help with the behind-the-scenes work, I'd love to make your life easier. I can help with newsletters, ARC coordination, website updates, inbox management, social scheduling, formatting cleanup, research, + more...(1/2)

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Finally giving Conveniently Hers the ✨glow-up✨ it deserves! I’m cleaning up a few lingering errors, reformatting the interior in Vellum, and uploading a fresh edition. Then I’ll order author copies I can be proud of 💙 Dear debut authors: never skip the final proofread. Trust me.

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

If you like FF erotic romance in a fantasy setting... If you like princess x knight romance... IF you like D/s dynamics... WALK, DON'T RUN. books2read.com/MoonPrincess...

A book advertisement with a blue and teal aurora borealis background above a dark forest silhouette.
In the upper left corner, white text reads: “Sapphic (FF) fantasy romance novella”. Centered near the top is the book cover. The cover reads: “AURORA BLACKWOOD” and features a princess wearing an elaborate blue-and-gold gown and tiara, holding a bouquet of flowers. The cover title reads: “The Moon Princess’s Knight” with the subtitle: “A Sapphic Fae Romance”. Below the cover, large pink text reads: “The Moon Princess’s Knight”. A tagline underneath states: “Princess Elara of the Moon Court never expected to find herself captivated by a knight of the rival Sun Court.” A description follows: “The Moon Princess’s Knight is a standalone sapphic fae romance novella featuring a Moon Court princess, a devoted Sun Court knight, forbidden love, court politics, and a hard-won HEA.” At the bottom, the website reads: “authoraurora.carrd.co”.

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Reading sapphic romance for Christmas in July? check out Make the Yuletide Gay 🎄 This sapphic holiday romance novella is full of cozy holiday chaos... and love showing up where it's least expected. books2read.com/GayYuletide #lesfic

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Available now at your favorite digital store!

Make the Yuletide Gay by Ivy L. James

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Tip for new authors: After the manuscript is drafted, your next step is not a line/copy editor or a proofreader. It's not even a developmental editor. Find a critique partner (or multiple). Find beta readers. Find fellow authors willing to swap chapters.

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Okay, but have you read A Rose at Midnight? Heat helper x client, alpha x omega, sapphic erotic short story...? NO?? Well, we gotta fix that: books2read.com/RoseMidnight #lesfic

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Available now at your favorite digital store!

A Rose at Midnight: A Sapphic Omegaverse Romance Short Story by Aurora Blackwood

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Holly Jaeger | Ivy + Aurora @hollyjaeger.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

if you see me clutching a Google Doc with the title structure of "VERBED: The [occupation] and the [monster you've never heard of before in your life]".... NO YOU DIDN'T

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unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 09/07/2026

The Kickstarter for our next anthology, Wild and Full of Marvels: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales, launched yesterday, and we’re already almost 50% funded and a “Project We Love”! Check out the campaign and see what all the fuss is about: www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

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