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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 16/02/2024

Kate purges some long-held emotions and trauma today, courtesy of the #fridaykiss word this week: #tears. (Spoiler: This scene does lead to some healing as well.) #romancelandia #romtalk #romancebks

I don’t know how long I stayed there, sobbing in Hecate’s embrace, before the emotions began to drain away, even the anger I thought had sustained me for so long. “I wish I had killed him,” I told Her through the last of my tears.

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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 02/02/2024

Liam hates Morrigan. He does not hate Francine Richardson Abbott. (And yes, #northandsouth fans, there is a bit of John Thornton in Liam's DNA. 😁) #fridaykiss #rombktalk #romancelandia #romancebooks

Frankie shook her head. “I have to go. Morrigan was very clear.”
His mouth tightened. “Seems like you’d be more use to your goddess alive.” Even in this slimy arsehole of a world, full of death and fear,
Liam hated nothing and no one so much as Morrigan and the hold She had on
Francine Richardson Abbott.
“I doubt She means for me to die.” Frankie shrugged, turning away from him. “She just… demands that I make the trip.”
“Right.” Was she tired or sad? Both? Damn it, he couldn’t read her when she wouldn’t look at him. He needed to see her eyes.
Look at me. Look at me again.
She didn’t, of course, so he crossed his arms and sighed. “When are we leaving, then?”

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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 12/01/2024

Our first official #fridaykiss from DEAD WRONG, sequel to Dead Weight! It features the couple of my heart: everyone's favorite bi-disaster goddess conduit and the cynical, secret-laden man who is afraid to get too close to her--even though he can't stay away. #romancelandia #romancebooks #rombktalk

Since her time in the hospital, everything between them felt different. Uncomfortable. Strained. Weirdly anticipatory in a way Frankie didn’t understand. Liam had closed himself off from her but was never far away, even if every interaction seemed to pain him.
The slant of his black brows over those dazzling pale-blue eyes, the creases between them, told her that hadn’t changed.
Something like grief rose into the back of her throat. “I know things are bad right now. But if you’re not okay, you can tell me,” Frankie said, her voice almost a whisper. “You can tell me anything.”

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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 29/12/2023

Booker is living that good-smell wolf life once again. (No instances of #champagne yet in our Torch and Key working draft--but we did find a #champ.) #fridaykiss #romancelandia #romtalk

Experiencing the world as a wolf after too many days as a human often felt like a relief. Since settling in St. Louis—since Jo—his daily life had necessitated being in human form, navigating the human world. And of course it did. His mate was human, his business was security and construction. Paws and jaws weren’t conducive to paperwork or talking.
But oh, the relief of having these vivid avenues of information opening again, blooming fresh for his nose, eyes, and ears. His senses stayed enhanced in human form, but his wolf’s night vision and hearing were cranked to eleven. Even so, smell still ranked as the all-time sensory champ, turning his world into a kaleidoscopic bouquet of experience. Wolf Booker had learned focus, to traverse the chaos of scents, to pluck one from the multitudes and hold it, to glean details from its intensity and variations.
He’d missed this world and its nuance, and he sank into it now.

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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

If you’re doing some late #holiday shopping, remember that a book about witches and werewolves would be an excellent present for your favorite lover of #paranormalromance and #urbanfantasy #romance…

A picture of the MIRROR WITCH cover with the tagline "Jo Murphy spent eight years on the run because of werewolves--but now, allying with them may be the only way to keep her alive."

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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 17/12/2023

One of the best parts of being a YONDER author with our zombocalypse romance Dead Weight is getting to read comments from readers on various chapters. This one just made us cackle #romancelandia #romancebooks

A screenshot of a comment on Dead Weight:
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*user name obscured*
murder hobo!

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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 30/11/2023

There's never been a better time to read our zombocalypse romance DEAD WEIGHT on the YONDER app -- you can get 10 free passes this week in addition to the first 17 chapters free! Join the fun and find out why it's like that one zombie show, only with more sex. #romancebooks #romancelandia

A comment from the YONDER app on our book, DEAD WEIGHT (Love in the Time of Zombies #1):
Loveeeee. I was able to get the first 21 chapters today and can’t wait for more to load. This is the PERFECT level of adventure, stress and *spice*. I’ve been looking for a story like this for so long!

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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 11/11/2023

Jo Murphy spent eight years on the run because of werewolves—but now, allying with them may be the only way to keep her alive. Like witches, werewolves, and goddesses (oh my)? Check out MIRROR WITCH, the first in our Daughters of Hecate series!

A green background with the cover of MIRROR WITCH in the center and a list of story elements all around: Alpha werewolf who loves to hug, only one magical fortress, forced proximity, practical magic, slow burn, he renovates her building, healing from past trauma, she was his one last job, oh my Goddess, reluctant allies to friends to lovers, etc.

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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

"Crave" is a perfect word for Cam and Allie, especially this exciting week! Check out DEAD WEIGHT: LOVE IN THE TIME OF ZOMBIES, brand-new on the Yonder app! 🧟‍♂️🎉🥳 #FridayKiss #romancelandia #romtalk #romance #postapocalyptic #zombie #deadweight @jaybull.bsky.social @maryloquacious.bsky.social

Cam lifted Allie then, ignoring her squeak of surprise, and took her to the desk along the opposite wall. He settled her, naked and breathless, on the edge and took advantage of the opportunity to rub his erection against her, giving her a taste of the friction she craved while the smooth, polished wood of the desktop warmed beneath her bare skin.

Then he stopped, stepped back to admire her. “You’re beautiful, angel. I don’t say it enough.”

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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

👻SURPRISE!!!🎃 Yonder is releasing the first 17 chapters of DEAD WEIGHT on 10/30! 💘Forced proximity 🧟‍♂️Evil zombies 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧Found family 🌶️Scorching sex 🌙The old gods 🌳The rural Midwest If you like Z Nation/The Walking Dead but wish they had more sex, DEAD WEIGHT is for you! #romancelandia #romancebooks

A book cover featuring a woman with long hair and a rifle and a short-haired man with a handgun and knife from the back. Both wear flannel shirts and jeans. They are facing a horde of zombies coming toward them with the setting sun in the background painting everything in glow and shades of yellow. The words "Love in the Time of Zombies" are in smaller type at the top, with the words "Dead Weight" in much larger font just below, above the horizon.

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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Keeping it short(er) and #sweet for this week's #fridaykiss: Cam and Allie lay there, listening to the rest of the group packing up to go, knowing they’d need to join them soon. But not yet, Cam thought, savoring the feel, the sweetness, of Allie’s warmth. Not yet. #romancelandia #romtalk

Cam and Allie lay there, listening to the rest of the group packing up to go, knowing they’d need to join them soon. But not yet, Cam thought, savoring the feel, the sweetness, of Allie’s warmth.

Not yet.

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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

This week's #fridaykiss from #DeadWeight... well, it's definitely NSFW. You have been warned! Cam is something of a talker when things get intimate--and we love that about him. (And we love that for Allie.) 😈 🥵 💦 #tell #romancelandia

Cam unzipped Allie’s jeans, his hand finding the soft skin of her stomach, then sliding down until he found the heart of her, so warm and already turning slick with want.
“Angel,” he breathed, moving his fingers against her, making her hips churn.
“Cam, I need…” Her voice broke.
He couldn’t resist the darkly passionate urge to torment her just a little, to tease her pleasure to a fever pitch. “Tell me what you need.”
Her breath feathered over his lips. “I need to come.” She kissed him then, her tongue demanding, insistent, on his.
Oh, yes. “You will,” he promised, using two fingers to worry her clit. “You will.”

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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

In honor of today's #fridaykiss word, #mirror, we obviously had to share one of our favorite #mirrorwitch moments between Jo and Booker! ❤️🪞🐺 #romancelandia #romtalk @jaybull.bsky.social @maryloquacious.bsky.social

“Come on,” I said. “Let’s go up to the roof.”
Booker nodded. “Sure.” When I didn’t start toward the door, he looked at the mirror. “Through there?”
The stunned disbelief in his tone made me smile—a real smile—for the first time in days. “You afraid?”
He tilted his head one way, then the other, his mouth scrunching, before he looked at me again. “Little bit?”
When I laughed, I was rewarded by the reappearance of his dimples. Once again, he made my heart lose balance for a moment.
“Fine, then, scaredy-wolf.” I rolled my eyes. “We’ll take the stairs.”

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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

Our fall-in-St.-Louis-set urban-fantasy romance, MIRROR WITCH, is available in Kindle Unlimited! Jo Murphy spent eight years on the run because of werewolves--but now, allying with them may be the only way to keep her alive. #urbanfantasy #romance #romancelandia #paranormalromance #romtalk

MIRROR WITCH by Phoebe Walker, available now in Kindle Unlimited!

Jo Murphy spent eight years on the run because of werewolves--but now, allying with them may be the only way to keep her alive.

From a 5⭐ review:

Excellent writing, fascinating world building, engrossing story arc and absolutely wonderful characters. Complex and intelligent. Who could ask for anything more?!?

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Phoebe Walker, Author @phoebewalker.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

It's the first day of fall, #fridaykiss friends... and in Chapter 6 of Dead Weight, Cam is already falling hard for Allie. #romance #romancelandia #zombieapocalypse

His angel had just rocked his entire world, and now she was breaking his goddamn heart. He didn’t try to stop the deluge of tears and emotion. Instead, Cam held Allie close, willing the warmth of his skin to seep into hers, hoping she knew how much it meant that she had trusted him, invited him in. He kept a steady stream of low words going, using their gentle rhythm and his embrace, hoping it was enough.

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