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Mona AF @mafbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I’m kicking off HispanicHeritage Month with two 📚 by a Latinx author I know pretty well: me ☺️. My 📚 explore different aspects of identity, family, history & resilience. #Booksky There are so many wonderful authors and stories to celebrate and I’m excited to put some of them on your reading lists.

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

also while I'm on here, if any LA/SoCal friends are also going to this event on Oct. 3rd let me know! 😊 rarebooksla.com/rare-books-l...

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

planning to make my return to substack & newsletters very soon but in the meantime, the start of latinx heritage month is a great excuse to read what is maybe my best and most important piece on substack jcondenunez.substack.com/p/how-it-fee...

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How it feels to be a Mexican-American “Diversity Scholarship” awardee at a writing conference when it's a dangerous time to be Latinx in the U.S.

Hello friends,

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

typing on a computer is a challenge for me right now due to medical reasons (healing but it's taking long) so I'm planning to do my next newsletter as a video in lieu of writing comment below with questions for me about writing, my books/wips, or any hot takes you want to hear me yap about 😂

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Mia Goth as Pearl Blows a Kiss

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

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Mia Goth as Pearl Blows a Kiss

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

judging how 'fans' are reacting to the new rogue casting and how even a rando here put me on a blocklist a while ago after seeing my 'woke' pitch for my book that I comp as x-men meets bridgerton w/mexican mc's...I think I have great chances of selling my book through publicity of yt man tears alone

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

also hi it's been a long time since I've been active on bsky or the book space in social media, so let's play a wip game! 😊 comment with a word and I'll share a sentence featuring that word from my wip 🕷💋 (soon to be querying!)

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I took this photo the same day as my last pfp but I think I like this one better now so new (but not so different) author photo moving forward 🖤

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy Pride! 🌈 Friendly reminder that the first story I got published in a mag was a queer sapphic YA story 🖤 and I will continue to incorporate my queerness in my writing projects no matter how 'unmarketable' queer stories are (and especially stories about queer BIPOC characters) ✌🏼

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

It's been a minute but here are #wipsnips from Project Black Widow 🕷💋 which I will soon be querying

“Do you have some sort of illness?” Luis asked.
Maybe Aranea didn’t have to tell him the truth. After all, an illness was more believable than a curse.
“Yes, I am ill,” she lied. “And it’s incurable.”
Luis frowned, eyes softening on Aranea. “If it’s something I can help with…”
“You can’t. No one can. And this illness makes it impossible for me to have a normal marriage and children...things every woman is supposed to achieve in her lifetime.”
“Does this mean… Is it a terminal illness?”
Hearing how quietly Luis asked this and seeing the pain in his eyes, Aranea’s eyes widened in shock. “Oh, no, nothing like that! It just makes my life a bit difficult.”
Luis breathed out in relief. “Oh, good. Of course, I’m sorry you’re dealing with something awful like that. You could have said so from the beginning, Aranea.”
Aranea’s heart twisted. What she just told Luis was a lie.

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

dusting off the cobwebs of this place a little...not quite yet back from my social media hiatus but...soon 👀

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

🕷️💋X-MEN x BRIDGERTON A young woman with a deadly curse blackmails a thief into courting her for the summer after she catches him stealing at a high society ball 🕷1900's Los Angeles 💋Fake dating 🕷Haters to Lovers 💋Mexican-American leads 🕷They can’t kiss (or he’ll die) #BluePit📖 #WIP #HS #R #POC

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

When Ehren sets off on a journey to reunite w/his estranged family, the last thing he expects is to be sent straight to Hell 🔥 🎩1899 London, Paris & Rome 💀Greek-inspired mythology 💔FAMILY-blood and found 🦇gothic horror 🪦💋slowburn romance ft. kiss scenes in cemeteries #DVPit #HF #H #F #R #POC #LGBT

moodboard alt text: from top left clockwise, foggy picture of london, a rose on fire, a closeup of a hazel eye, a sword, a vampire, rome, a woman with red lipstick and a veil over her eyes, a wolf howling, a silhouette of two people about to kiss with a red and black color scheme, and THE BLOOD OF A DIVINE in the center

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

If you'd like to check out what I have cooking re: writing projects, make sure to read & sign up to my newsletter for exclusive insights 🌸 I also hope to get back to writing historical deep dives soon so let me know if there's a historical topic/question about my books you'd like me to yap about 😊

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

It's my birthday 🌸 +since it's been a while, now feels like a good time to reintroduce myself: I write historical fiction, horror, romance, & fantasy (and I love to blend genres) Mexican 🇲🇽 born & raised in LA 35 yrs old (as of today!) Bisexual & proud 💗💜💙 I love video games as much as books!

photo of me: I have an olive brown complexion with long dark, curled hair and I'm wearing a cotton and lace blouse with a velvet black choker necklace

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

jcondenunez.substack.com Hi, it's been a while! Just wanted to let everyone know I have a new update letter coming to subscribers tomorrow, so sign up to my substack if you haven't yet so you don't miss out! + I updated a few things around here, including my pfp 🥰✨

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Letters From My Writing Desk | Jazmin Conde Nuñez | Substack

Be the first to receive updates on my publishing & writing journey 📝📚🌹. Click to read Letters From My Writing Desk, by Jazmin Conde Nuñez, a Substack publication.

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Hi all! It's been a while but here's a newsletter detailing what I've been up to the last month and a half (spoiler: not much because I was physically disabled from typing for 5 weeks) jcondenunez.substack.com/p/slowing-down p.s. who else has watched Pursuit of Jade? 😍

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Slowing Down ☕

and why all querying writers should consider doing the same

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

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Slowing Down ☕

and why all querying writers should consider doing the same

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Hi, I’m still on social media hiatus but hoping to get back to this space soon with news to share (hopefully) In the meantime I am currently wearing the same sweatshirt as in my pfp today (just to be cozy haha) and hoping Frankenstein gets some well deserved wins at the Oscar’s tonight 🖤

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

My favorite lines I wrote in 2025 💐 Let me know which one is your favorite in the comments! And see you in 2026...I’ll be drafting something completely new and I can't wait to see what quotes I’ll have for you by next New Year's Eve 🖤 #writingcommunity #booksky #horror #histfic #fantasy #romance

"Every time I'm with you like this...it happens. Time stops. It ceases to exist altogether."
Adrian kept a hand on Ehren's neck as she leaned on the tips of her toes and closed the distance between them with a tender kiss.
Ehren couldn't help letting out a soft gasp, shocked by how warm and exquisite Adrian's lips felt against his, like the first flash of the sun in his eyes after having been in the dark for too long. Beautiful. Piercing. And too much to bear.

The Blood of a Divine (new lines from my latest full revision)

My old heart was a beautiful, fragile thing— bigger than I thought it was—
and I saw it for the first time after she dug her nails into my flesh,
clutched it into her hand,
tore it from my breast,
and ran.

She left me with an empty, gaping wound in my chest.
But still, I breathe.
Still, Ilive.

But am I still complete without a heart?

Is it gone forever?
Or will a new heart grow in the old one's place?
Will the ravaged strings of tissue and muscle act as roots and regrow a heart
if I nourish this gaping hole with water and sunlight?

How to Regrow a Heart
(a poem I'm not sure will ever find a home)

Anamaria listened closely to Seth's breath, waiting until it got deeper and turned into a light snore before she crawled out from under the bed. She could kill Seth in the dark, but Anamaria wanted him to see her as she cut his heart out—to witness the failure of his crime.
She took a match and lit the candle, illuminating Seth in golden light. His eyes barely stirred beneath his eyelids, soft strands of black hair curling over his forehead, his pink lips pulled into a frown, and his suntanned face framed by an elegantly shaved beard. He was so beautiful to Anamaria, even now-and she hated him for it.

With the obsidian knife clutched in her right hand, Anamaria lifted her skirt and climbed onto Seth's bed, straddling his hips as she settled on her knees.

Love Devouring Death
(A weird west short story pitched as Romeo & Juliet meets Mexican mythological horror. Rejected from an anthology and still looking for a home)

"Aranea, the last thing I would ever want ta to do is hurt you. But if I have...please let me take those tears from your eyes." Luis closed the distance between himself and Aranea, gently taking her hand from her face. Aranea gazed up at Luis with tears still in her eyes, but she didn't flinch or move away. Luis gave her a soft smile as he raised his bare hand and brushed a thumb across Aranea's soft, tear-stained cheek, just underneath her dark eyelashes.

"Luis... NO!"

As Aranea screamed, the breath in Luis' lungs became choked, and the veins in his face pulsed, stung, and burned. But he couldn't shout-because he couldn't breathe. He could barely see as multiple black spots filled his vision, and every muscle in his body was suddenly sapped of strength. Luis felt as paralyzed as stone, every nerve and tendon in his body tight, as if he were being squeezed, stretched, and torn apart from the inside all at the same time. Luis' heart had never beat so fast before in his life, and tears of panic streamed from his eyes, the only expression of unbearable pain and horror his body allowed him to release.

And then his world went black.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 19/12/2025

It appears as though SFWA has had a very quick change of heart and is now back on the right side of this. Shouldn't have happened in the first place. New Nebula Awards eligibility rules for generated text are now:

Previous Text:

“Works that are wholly written using generative large language model (LLM) tools are not eligible.”

New Text:

“Works that are written, either wholly or partially, by generative large language model (LLM) tools are not eligible.”

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Previous Text:

“Works that used LLMs at any point during the writing process must disclose this upon acceptance of the nomination, and the nature of the technology’s use will be made clear to voters on the final ballot”

New Text:

“Works that used LLMs at any point during the writing process must disclose this upon acceptance of the nomination, and those works will be disqualified.”

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Amy DeBellis @amykdebellis.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

This holiday season, please buy my book 😃👇🏼

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

anyway, I took a bit of a break from bsky and I probably still won't be posting as often as I did before except to share fun things I make or share important announcements ✌🏼 last #wipwednesday on IG, since I mentioned it in a live chat, I shared a snippet of the most bisexual scene in TBOAD 💖💜💙

“Relax, Ehren. The key to dancing with a partner is all about subtle touch. Mathieu is leading, so when he presses forward on your hand, you step back…” Adrian pressed her fingers into Ehren’s hip and pulled him towards her, making his breath hitch at the warm, prickling sensation of her touch through his clothes. “And when he presses into your back, you step forward.”
Adrian had a hand over Mathieu’s, and Ehren felt both their combined pressures as he stepped forward, nearly brushing noses with Mathieu and feeling the young man’s wine-tinted breath on his lips. As novel as it was to touch another man like this, Ehren was even more stimulated by Adrian’s firm, but gentle, guiding touches and the way her voice sent soft vibrations down his neck as she whispered into his ear. With Mathieu at his front and Adrian at his back, both gentle and patient partners, they all moved together for a few measures of the music, and Ehren realized he was somehow successfully dancing a waltz.

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

I've been on threads for <1 week and I hate to report that it's much like bsky in the way that discoverability & connecting w/other writers is difficult...but it's not even fun. at least bsky still has writer hashtag events & people sharing snippets. over there it's just CONSTANT shade throwing.

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Found this draft for a substack article that I completely forgot about all about why classic Historical Romance tropes still work today but what I've already written is pretty good. Maybe I'll get back to it after the new year 😊

The case for hand holding close ups and other victorian sensibilities

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I don’t know if anyone even sees my stuff on here unless I include a hashtag (and I don’t like doing that because that mostly attracts bots and scam accounts) and it’s not a matter of me not knowing how to social media—it’s not enough people engaging with their own mutuals who don’t post daily

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

You may have missed my latest newsletter if you were too busy this Thanksgiving weekend, but I hope you give it a read because I wrote a lot about writing 'unlikable' characters 🍁 read here: open.substack.com/pub/jcondenu...

November 2025 Update
+ let’s talk about writing ‘unlikable’ main characters

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Hi, it's been a minute! I'll be sending out a newsletter tomorrow discussing unlikable main characters--make sure to subscribe so you don't miss it 😊 and if you're on IG I'll be doing a live chat on Dec. 1 with Julia Goodwin talking writing, books, & who knows what else! 🔗: linktr.ee/jcondenunez

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Hey #RTM hopefuls! My name is Jazmin and I write historical fiction genre blends. I love all things spooky, romantic, and grounded in the real world ♥️ Ehren is the MC of my gothic historical fantasy novel. He's a sweet sunshine young man whose father happens to be the Lord of the Underworld 💀👑

Moodboard of ehren with black red and gold aesthetics. A sword, closeup of a suit, closeup of a hazel eye, a rose, a man with silver hair, an image of a scarred man, and a letter with a candle burning next to it

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

If you’d like to read my thoughts on Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein ahead of the Netflix release, I also talked about it in my last newsletter update since I watched it early in the theater (and again this week 🖤)

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

One day I asked myself “What if there were a video game that put Castlevania & Final Fantasy together?” and I’m not a game dev, so I turned it into a book 🦇vampires 💀gods 🔥a quest to hell 🌹slowburn romance 💖💜💙 bi rep ❤demon hunting found family 🎩1899 Europe #DVPit #HF #H #F #R #POC #LGBT #Latine

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

How do we feel about this mock book cover (and back cover) for TBOAD? 🩸👑💀 #writingcommunity #booksky

Book cover with dark gray/black background and red text with patterns on the corner in red

Destiny will lead them all to Hell.

THE BLOOD OF A DIVINE
JAZMIN CONDE NUNEZ

"PHENOMENAL. EXCITING.
BEAUTIFUL. HEARTFELT. MAGICAL."
- Early Readers

Ehren always knew he was different—born with silver hair and brown skin, looking nothing like the Bavarian family who adopted him from birth. Yet it isn't until Ehren travels to Greece as an adult to meet his blood relatives for the first time that he discovers just how "different" he is. After the long-awaited family reunion turns awry, a vampire assaults Ehren, claiming to seek a human with "Divine" blood. But before the demon can sink his fangs into Ehren's neck, a mysterious man rescues him, revealing himself to be leró, the Lord of the Underworld—Ehren's birth father.
As Ehren grapples with the tragic truth of his half-human, half-Divine blood lineage and repairs his estranged relationship with lero, a dark storm brews in the Underworld and a terrible vision of the future is born: Ehren dead in Rome and the city overtaken by demons and destruction-and it is his Divine half-brother, Xavier, who is destined to unleash Hell upon Earth. To prevent the vision from being realized, Iero tasks Ehren to travel to the Underworld and kill Xavier before it can happen. But Ehren can't do it alone, so he enlists a crew of demon hunters to help him: Adrian, a woman who is the last of a legendary Spanish bloodline of vampire hunters; Brennan, an Irish ghost hunter; and Noralee, an American demonologist. The four set off on a thrilling international journey to search for a Gate to Hell, and Ehren entangles himself in a world of grim horrors and dazzling splendor as he clashes with demons and falls into a fiery, spellbinding romance with Adrian-the strong, vicious, and beautiful vampire hunter who can't afford to give her heart to anyone.
While this journey to Hell brings Ehren closer to finding the family he is meant to be with...in the end, will he have the resolve to spill his own brother's blood? Or will Ehren's compassionate heart prevent him from doing so-and cost him everything and everyone he holds dear?

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

idk if anyone even cares about link tree pages, but I just updated mine to look more sleek and professional 👌🏼

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Aud Connelly: transcribing #Dogwood3 (71.9/95k) @audconnelly.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Do y'all remember when writing community questions were stuff like "what ice cream would your OC order ☺️" and now it's like "how does your WIP grapple with the meaning of life", "how would your MC reform the prison system"? GUYS

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

In case you are not subscribed to my newsletter, for Halloween I sent out an exclusive writing excerpt from my gothic historical fantasy novel, The Blood of a Divine 🩸👑💀 It's a spooky one... Only available to read here: substack.com/home/post/p-...

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October 2025 Update 🦇👻

+ an exclusive spooky scene from The Blood of a Divine

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

today’s date in The Blood of a Divine… 🥀🇫🇷

Chapter 19

November 1, 1899. Paris, France.

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃 If you like stories about gods and gothic horror with classic monsters, an emotionally deep core, swoonworthy romance, and explorations of generational trauma, this will be a perfect halloween read for you (whenever I manage to get it published 🥲) #booksky #writersky #amquerying

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Ehren bottles every negative emotion inside and smiles/laughs every time he casually tells someone about his past trauma so they don’t feel too concerned….but it’ll all catch up to him one day and come out at the worst time 👍🏼 my boy has daddy issues x2 and that’s all I’ll say about that 👀

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

*new pfp* I know I just changed it lol but I really liked this photo I took of myself this past weekend when I celebrated wolf awareness day at the zoo by getting to visit a few gray wolves in person + I got to bask in the natural beauty of big bear lake 🥲

a photo of me wearing sunglasses and a black long sleeve shirt in front of a lake

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

finally watched today and I enjoyed it 🖤 I’ve never watched a Jacob Elordi film before, but his portrayal as the creature absolutely moved me 🥹

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Jelena @jelenawrites.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Add my book on Goodreads, support an indie author www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

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Love Lethal, Death Divine

When Liana learns that her beloved husband, Prince Amro…

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Rachel Bowdler / Bonnie Woods @rachelbowdler.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

A HAUNTING AT HARTWELL HALL is just 99p/c until the end of October! The perfect Halloween read for lovers of THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR 👻 🕸️ sapphic romance 🕸️ historical setting 🕸️ opposites attract 🕸️ ghosts 🕸️ medium x sceptic 🕸️ family secrets 🕸️ ~130 pages 🔗 books2read.com/u/bxJNL6

A trope chart listing the same information as listed in the post

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

my next fantasy book (series?) is gonna be so anime I’m so excited every time I think about it 🥰

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

here’s a photo of me in 3rd grade winning my very first writing award for a short story (won 2nd place out of my whole grade and got to skip regular school to go on a writing field trip) I’ve dreamed of becoming a published novelist since I was 9 years old & I’m still not giving up on that dream ❤️

a photo of me at barely 9 years old holding a paper award for winning 2nd place out of my entire 3rd grade class for writing a short story

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Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

It's here!! THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL is now available! Written by me as J. Dianne Dotson, this is the sequel to my Nebula & BSFA finalist novel, THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN. Order from your favorite bookseller! #scifi #fantasy #sff #newbooks jendiagammon.com/the-secret-o...

The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel
NOW AVAILABLE!
Sequel to THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN
A Nebula & BSFA Award Finalist
J. DIANNE DOTSON
"Beautifully immersive"
"Fun and fantastic!"
"Colorful, exciting, and brimming with life"
Ghe
Secret or the Sapphire Sentinel
"Filled with courage and determination"
The Exciting Sequel to Nebula & BSFA Award Finalist THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN
by Jendia Gammon, writing as J. Dianne Dotson

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Cassidy Percoco @mimicofmodes.com · 20/10/2025

This was an incredible experience! I hope people enjoyed and continue to enjoy it!

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Jazmin Conde Nuñez @jcondenunez.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Today is my brother's birthday and I want to re-acknowledge that The Blood of a Divine would probably not exist if it weren't for him ❤ This special post delves into why + the inspirations for TBOAD's initial concept. Check it out! jcondenunez.substack.com/p/february-2...

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February 2024 Update 💕

+ how Castlevania inspired the historical fantasy novel I am querying

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