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Isabelle Ranney @isabelleranney.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I am thrilled to announce my time travel romance FALLING IN TIME will be published in February 2027 with Creative James Media! 😄❤️⏳📖 #writersky #booksky #writingcommunity #romancelandia #sweetromance #timetravel

Publishers Marketplace announcement of book deal for romance FALLING IN TIME by Isabelle Ranney with Creative James Media.

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Isabelle Ranney @isabelleranney.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I have not posted much lately because something is IN THE WORKS... Exciting news coming Wednesday! 😄😄 #writersky #writingcommunity #writercommunity #writerlife #amwriting #romancelandia (This is my cat Teddy who is also excited! 😸)

My cat Teddy, an orange buff tabby who is closing his eyes while smiling.

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Isabelle Ranney @isabelleranney.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Happy 9th Birthday to my youngest daughter! This is the giant inflatable Cheezit that she asked for 😂 #9thbirthday #writerlife

Very large inflatable pool raft in the design of an orange Cheezit cracker

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🫜 Carly Hiebner @carlyhiebner.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

She serves five-star cuisine in LA. He thinks casserole with cornflakes is gourmet. When he insults her cooking at a mutual friend’s baby shower, sparks—and spatulas—fly. #BluePit 📖 #A #R #W

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Katie @katiemahood.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

#bluepit📖 When Harper’s worries threaten to consume her, she seeks solace in the branches of her tree, Esperanza, where she gathers strength to face the big problems in life that have no solutions. A lyrical story about mental health that focuses on finding peace in nature. #PB #Q

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Liz Lassiter✨️is querying✨️ @lizlasswrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Here's the #AgentsGuide for THE BOOKERY, a 93k-word cozy romantic fantasy that I #AmQuerying since May 2025! #litagents #cozyfantasy #romanticfantasy #fantasyromance #fantasy #romantasy

A graphic shows bread and books alongside an agent's guide to The Bookery by Liz Lassiter, a 93,000 word cozy romantic fantasy novel in which a high-society witch discovers the joy of living for personal fulfillment rather than social clout, thanks to her sweet-as-sugar pastry chef tenant and the judgemental phoenix nesting in his bakery’s oven.

A graphic shows bread and books alongside comparative titles for The Bookery by Liz Lassiter: The Phoenix Keeper, The Spellshop, Legends and Lattes, Howl's Moving Castle, and The House in the Cerulean Sea.

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Alexis ☕ is querying @abookishchai.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Here’s my #agentsguide to A CROSSROAD OF LILIES, my complete YA romance with a speculative twist! 🍄A magical mushroom curse 🍄A friends-to-lovers romance 🍄A retired childhood actor 🍄A bullied scholarship student 🍄An otherworldly secret they both must keep #Bluepit📖 #R #YA #Q

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Jaye Viner (she/her) @jayeviner.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

How far would you go for love? Justine thinks she can catch a husband by casting a spell. Instead, she snares is a charming but immature death god who tricks her into a deal she can only escape if she figures out how to beat him at his own game 📖 #A #F #P #DIS #bluepit

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Natalie G @ngwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

#BluePit 📖 MAGIC FLOWS GREEN When a summer intern with a traumatic past accidentally strands her team in a magical world, she must face arrogant mages, hide from dragons, and, above all, she must guard her heart against the perfect guy who is promised to someone else. #A #Q #WF #F

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Andrew Whitesell @wordsfromandrew.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Renegades x Back to the Future Someone's altering the past. Jance, a 16YO goof who discovers he's part alien must clear Sammy, an alien with PTSD, to stop reality's ruin before she's jailed and he's erased from reality. Too bad the suspect died 25 years ago. #Bluepit #ya #q #SF

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Sage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Ether—the culmination of space, time, mana, and life. Call it science or magic, but for those living in Etheri villages, harnessing their mana and practicing the old ways, time seemed to move slower than in the outside world. Books, music & more! linktr.ee/sagetgreene #BluePit📖 #P #NA #Action #F

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Isabelle Ranney @isabelleranney.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

DOWNTON ABBEY x THE WAY HOME After being thrown back in time Paige meets the man of her dreams, except for the fact that he lives in 1915 and she knows he’s going to die in a year. Will she risk changing history for love? #BluePit #BluePit📖 #A #R #Q

1915 imprinted in metal, old-fashioned cursive writing, modern woman sitting, 19th century historical house, garden roses, Edwardian man in three-piece suit, old stone archway, old watch with roman numerals.

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Terri Windling @terriwindling.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

“I do believe in an everyday sort of magic -- the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we’re alone.” - Charles de Lint

Photograph: Our young brown spaniel swims in the River Teign amidst stars of summer light.

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T. Torrest Author 💙📚 @ttorrestauthor.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

𝘓𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴, 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘭. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦, 𝘴𝘦𝘹. 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺. A WAY TO GET BY is an effed-up romance spanning 1969-1985 starring Brenda & Eddie from #BillyJoel 's "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant." Soundtrack: bit.ly/44FVJYN #PlaylistPitch #A #NA #WF #ROM #P but #unagented and #Q

They started to fight when the money got tight and they just didn't count on the tears... Italian restaurant table with 3D book cover of T. Torrest's A WAY TO GET BY and a Polaroid picture of Brenda and Eddie

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Cat Purcell (she/her) @thatcatpurcell.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

WILDERNESS OF THE HEART: Jane’s mission to study the aliens of Relleth leads to the discovery of Ezra, a man thought lost to the wilds. Caught between her mission the planet’s wilderness, Jane must choose between science, love, and survival. #A #ROM #SF #PlaylistPitch #Pitchevent #Agents #amquerying

Music Player screenshot of See Her Out There by Francis and the Lights

“Wilderness of the heart” a quad pic layout of someone in an orange astronaut suit, the milky way, a couple in a golden forest, and a couple about to kiss with a woman’s hand on his lips. (All pictures royalty free from Pixabay)

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Bea 📖 🖊️ is querying @beaamade.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

#YA #Mystery #Thriller #MYS #POC #ND #OWN Song: Evanescence’s “Everybody’s Fool” “Just what we all need. More lies about a world that never was and never will be” When Adelina’s bestie Jo vanishes after stalker texts, she teams up with Adam—only to discover Jo never existed. #PlaylistPitch

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Tony the Invisible Writer @tkbwrites.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Time, Not Space Merlin is working on a MIT experimental spaceship engine No one knows the test fire accident sent him back 100 years to the 1950s Can he get back on his own? #PlaylistPitch #A #HSF Let's do the Timewarp again! ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW #writingcommunity #amquerying #agents #editors

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a group of people are dancing on a red carpet with #timewarp written on the bottom

Alt: Movie clip: The Rocky Horror cast are dancing the Timewarp on a red carpet

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#PlaylistPitch @playlistpitch.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

#WritingCommunity We’ve heard you and we’re listening to the feedback! #PlaylistPitch is going from coffee shop vibes to techno chaos. Like and repost until you blackout!♥️♥️♥️

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Isabelle Ranney @isabelleranney.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🥰🎶Him: I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 😥🎶Her: Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler 😄🎶Book: Back in Time - Huey Lewis & The News He’s the man of her dreams living in the wrong century, but she can’t just let him go...💐👒⌛ #Playlistpitch #Rom #A

Fountain pen on notebook with cursive writing, modern thoughtful woman with coffee, Edwardian gentleman in 3 piece suit, old stone archway in front of trees.

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Isabelle Ranney @isabelleranney.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Jonathan is the man of Paige's dreams, except for the fact that he lives in 1915 & is fated to die in a year. Will she risk changing history for love??❤️⌛ Him: I want to Know What Love Is-Foreigner Her: Total Eclipse of the Heart-Bonnie Tyler Book: Back in Time-Huey Lewis & The News #Playlistpitch

Edwardian gentleman in old-fashioned suit, crumbling stone gate with trees, old diary with handwritten cursive and fountain pen, lady dressed in a white dress, white hat, holding pink flowers.

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Isabelle Ranney @isabelleranney.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Just submitted my #SmallPitch 😄 I'm hoping someone likes my magical realism romance with time travel and Edwardian hats 👒🕰️🌷 Good luck to all writers participating!

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#SmallPitch @smallpitch.org · 07/07/2025

The #SmallPitch pitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours! Key reminders: - Unagented writers only - Finished manuscripts only - One pitch per manuscript only - Up to 3 manuscripts per writer - No hashtags in your pitch - Comps & emojis are okay - Check our website for full guidelines & FAQ

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#SmallPitch Submission Form

Please use this form to submit your pitch. A few reminders: You can pitch up to three manuscripts, with a limit of one pitch per manuscript. One pitch per form submission. Reload the form after submi...

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#SmallPitch @smallpitch.org · 16/06/2025

#SmallPitch is in 3 weeks! A few reminders and news about this upcoming session. - Like last time, authors will submit pitches via a Google Form (July 7-8). - New: you will be able to receive a copy of your submitted pitches via email for your records. - This session is for all unagented authors.

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Thompson Editing @thompsonediting.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

You are not behind. You’re not late. You didn’t “waste time.” Thinking is part of writing. So is deleting. So is staring out the window. It’s all part of the process. ☕📝 #WritersOfBluesky #BookEditing #NonfictionWriters #BookSky

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Isabelle Ranney @isabelleranney.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I'm well on my way into querying, I've got one full request❤️ and two rejections already! #amquerying #writingcommunity #writerslife #writer

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writingsforgood @writingsforgood.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

#Saturday 🌻🦋🪷 #Vibes 💫 #MentalHealth 🫂 #Books 📚 #writingsforgood💜

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Isabelle Ranney @isabelleranney.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

DOWNTON ABBEY x THE WAY HOME Paige has met the man of her dreams. The only problem is he lives in 1915 and she knows he’s going to die in a year. Will she risk changing the past for love? #joypit #A #R #MR #amquerying

Man in three piece suit, old stone archway surrounded by trees, fountain pen on notebook with cursive writing, Edwardian lady with white hat and flowers.

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Rachel North - querying @rachelnorthauthor.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

PRIDE & PREJUDICE x TENET England, 1807. A socialite-turned-cryptographer and a disabled spy must time travel to reverse their ruined pasts. 🕰️ time travel 👩 feminist social commentary ✉️ love letters 🌹 regency era 🕵️ codes, ciphers, spies #JoyPit #YA #F #HR #TT

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🐝 Brigid Barry 🏔 @brigidbarryme.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

With no fairy godmother in sight, Archduchess Elsebeth must choose between her rightful place on the throne or the peasant she loves, and Ascher doesn't know if a life of hellish servitude is worth it for a woman who can never be his. (cozy sweet romantasy) #joypit #R #A #FTA

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Diana @writerdiana.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

STRIKE THE ZITHER X NINE TAILED A nine-tailed fox and a god’s forbidden love defy tragedy and time, as their mortal reincarnations must reunite, reclaim their destinies, and stop an ancient rivalry from dooming Earth to an eternal winter. #JoyPit #A #F #R

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Tini Wider @tiniwiderauthor.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

#joypit Practical Magic x Go Hex yourself HEARTS & HEXES Witchy Cozy RomCom #NA #F #MR #RC #UF ❤️ Mentor/Mentee 🧹 Witches are real 🥰 Overcoming grief/building trust 🌟heart wrenching secrets 🧙‍♀️ Granny knows 😍 slow burn 🤣 rom-com 🌶️ sweet 🏠 Sentient house ❤️ HE @joypit.bsky.social

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Madeline Nixon🇨🇦 @markedwithanm.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Ghost Hunters x HOW TO FAKE IT IN HOLLYWOOD Spirits have never scared TV ghost hunter Katie. Letting herself be loved is much scarier. Especially when she finds herself falling for her best friend while they fake date to boost the show’s ratings. #JoyPit #A #R

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Piper @putteringpiper.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

ELLA ENCHANTED x HOUSE IN CERULEAN SEA When a handsome prince declares that Lucy is his one true love (based on the foolproof logic of an enchanted shoe), she finds herself at the center of a story she never wanted & with no way out of save for chopping off her own foot. #JoyPit #NA #A #F #FTA #R

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Lily Traina @lilytrainaauthor.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Do you love cozy, lighthearted romances that give you the courage to plant your feet and say “I am who I am and I don’t care if you like it!”? Then you’ll love Seeing Stars, the romcom I #amquerying. All that, and it’s had one full request ;) Agents, check her out! #JoyPit #A #CR #RC

An orange background with an array of gray-green buildings and light yellow stars. Text in the center reads: agent’s guide to Seeing Stars by Lily D’Anieri. Adult, contemporary romantic comedy, 89,000 words.

Text on an orange background reading:
PITCH

When people-pleasing music journalist Addie DiMarco is assigned a last-minute interview with pop star Jacob Prizer, she plans to keep it quiet that she used to be a megafan of Jacob’s now-defunct boy band. After a flop of a solo debut, Jacob’s manager wants him to enter a PR relationship to make him desirable again. Allured by Addie’s personality, Jacob convinces her to be his date to a gala. When the public responds well, one date becomes a 4-month contract.

As they get to know each other over weeks of public outings, they realize that faking it isn’t as easy as it seems. Addie dreads what will happen if Jacob—or the whole world—finds out she used to be a fan. Jacob is still struggling to find himself in the wake of his boy band days, and a relationship with Addie might be his first shot at something genuine in years. Between Addie’s lie, Jacob’s tumultuous career, and both reckoning with the lingering effects of fandom culture, they’ll have to decide between who they really are and who they pretend to be.

The headline reads TROPES & COMPS
Below are five book covers each pointing to associated tropes that it shares with Seeing Stars.
The tropes are:
1. Critique of celebrity culture
2. Fan X Idol
3. Black Cat MMC X Golden Retriever FMC
4. Dating in the spotlight
5. Fabulously Fat Heroine
6. Whimsical fake dating
7. “You’re the only person I let my guard down for”
The books (and each trope it represents):
The Comeback by Lily Chu (1, 2)
Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe (3, 4)
Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey (2, 3, 4)
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (4, 6)
Take a Hint, Dani Brown (5, 6, 7)

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Jessica Fisher Riches - is Querying and Drafting @prahajess.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

#JoyPit #YA #F #Q #Querying #AgentsGuide Early Magic: Two witches. A portal. And lots of homework. Also a hot vet. And a perfect pair of Prada boots. "Clueless meets The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina"

Semi circle of images: two teen girls and one teen boy; Early Magic: YA Contemporary Fantasy; comp titles; text: When a cocksure teen witch loses her magic to a cunning daemon, she hatches a ruthless plan to steal it back—even if it means betraying a grieving classmate who’s only just discovered the world of magic. AND: snippet: “Trials did not take place at the covenstead. No, for mundane events such as ruining people’s lives, the witches used the Standish family home.”

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writersarahp.bsky.social @writersarahp.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

NEXT CHAPTER is a comfort-filled romance set at a London bookshop, Cup of Moon, following the push and pull of forbidden love 🌗 experimental writing with narrators and stage directions! 💜 intense yearning 🍁 cozy feels of autumn 🥹 “you’re my best friend” #JoyPit #romance #cozy #agentsguide

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Alexis ☕ is querying @abookishchai.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

A CROSSROAD OF LILIES: My complete at 69k YA romance with a speculative twist. SKIP AND LOAFER X I HOPE THIS DOESN’T FIND YOU A retired teen actor and a studious scholarship student fall for each other while uncovering why they’re cursed by a magical mushroom disease. #Joypit #R #CR #YA

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Liz Lassiter✨️is querying✨️ @lizlasswrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

A high-society witch discovers the joy of living for personal fulfillment rather than social clout, thanks to her sweet-as-sugar pastry chef tenant and the judgemental phoenix nesting in his bakery’s oven. I #AmQuerying THE BOOKERY, a 93k-word cozy romantic fantasy. #JoyPit #A #F #FR

A graphic in the style of a Netflix title card describes The Bookery:

Pride and Prejudice meets Studio Ghibli in THE BOOKERY, in which a bankrupt witch, her sweet-as-sugar pastry chef tenant, and the judgemental phoenix nesting in his bakery’s oven join forces against the magical real estate developer determined to bulldoze their shop—and the unconventional family they’ve built within.

Along the bottom are comparative titles: The Phoenix Keeper, The Spellshop, The House in the Cerulean Sea, Legends and Lattes, Howl's Moving Castle, and Kiki's Delivery Service.

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Isabelle Ranney @isabelleranney.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

DOWNTON ABBEY x THE WAY HOME He’s the man of her dreams living in the wrong century, but she can’t just let him go. ⏳ Time travel 💐 Slow burn ❤️ Cinnamon roll 🎶 Dancing 🍨 Homemade ice cream 👒 Fabulous hats #joypit #A #R #MR #amquerying

Fountain pen on notebook with cursive writing, modern thoughtful woman with coffee, gentleman in 3 piece suit, old stone archway.

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Alexis ☕ is querying @abookishchai.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I AM NOT JESSICA CHEN X WHEN HARU WAS HERE YA Rom-Com with a Speculative Twist 🍄A magical mushroom curse 🍄A friends-to-lovers romance 🍄A retired childhood actor 🍄A bullied scholarship student 🍄A secret they both must keep #Joypit #YA #R #CR

A collage filled with images such as a train track, a peace lily, mushrooms, and golden-hour views from a train.

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Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

KEEP IT TOGETHER, KEIKO CARTER + HONEY LEMON SODA 🥺Huggable cinnamon roll MCs 💕Major crush-com vibes 🌎Real-world setting w/ speculative elements 😱Anxiety rep 🏠Housing insecurity 👪Supportive families 🥰Heartwarming Tale 🐈Cats! #JoyPit #MG #CON #RC #SPF

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Katie Knightley @katieknightley.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

New Girl meets Gilmore Girls when Leah is sent to live with strangers and work with a grumpy coffee shop owner to prove her work ethic, but as mishaps and banter ensue, tension rises like dough between Leah and Alaric, making her question her future plans. #JoyPit #A #R #C #amquerying

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Sarah @selford.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

16 is too old for fairy tales, but when Prince Charming makes an unwise wish he's transported to a magical realm. He discovers there's a peculiar shortage of princes. No one seems to care that it’s only his name; Godmothers and Princesses need their happily-ever-afters. #JoyPit #YA #FTA #HA

Top row: Fantasy picture of flowers ana tree emerging from the open pages of a book. A castle with turrets. A crown with clear gems.
Middle: The words Be careful what you wish for
Bottom row: A forest path winding between mossy rocks. A female figure in a purple dress walking towards a tower, holding a glowing wand. A frog head with gold crown atop, emerging from a pond.

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Charlene Groome @charlenegroome.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

When sports photographer, Kacy takes an out of country assignment to prove her skills she runs into Olympic ex-boyfriend and is torn between getting the best shots and falling for a man she can’t have. #R #A #JoyPit

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Isabelle Ranney @isabelleranney.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Paige has met the man of her dreams, except for the fact that he lives in 1915 and is fated to die in 1916. Will she risk changing the past for love? ❤️ #joypit #A #R #MR #sweetromance

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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 21/05/2025

Sometimes the internet is a positive place. Be that positive force

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Isabelle Ranney @isabelleranney.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Paige has met the man of her dreams, except he lives in 1915 and she knows he’s going to die in a year. Will she risk changing the past for love? #novelpitch #writersky #amwriting #WritingCommunity #romancelandia

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