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So if you actually care about restorative justice, the thing I beg you to start doing in these cases is CENTERING THE FUCKING VICTIMS. And not demanding that people immediately jump to how they can best not ruin the man's life.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Love this book and honestly I don’t think I can advertise it better than Katee’s quote. “A primal scream of queer joy!” ought to be an instant one-click!!!

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Anything that avoids the big light is not frivolous!

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Butt teeth! Butt teeth! Butt teeth! @panic.gay · 27/09/2026

I always think "I'll respond to that when my nervous system calms down" but then it never calms down and now I'm a month late RSVPing to your wedding, my bad

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Not just random songs, but ads too!! No thank you.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I am pretty sure that I have not heard it, but I also don’t want to listen now to see if it’s familiar

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Mallory Dunlin @mallorydunlin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

❤️‍🔥 𝖳𝖶𝖮 𝖣𝖠𝖸𝖲 𝖴𝖭𝖳𝖨𝖫 𝖱𝖤𝖫𝖤𝖠𝖲𝖤 ❤️‍🔥 𝘐𝘯 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 is releasing on September 29th! Are you ready to meet The General & His Dove?😏 You can preorder now on Amazon for 50% off! books2read.com/u/mZANOD?store=amazon #faeromance #comingsoon

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I am very sad about my meds not allowing grapefruit 😭 but I hope it does good things for you!

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Incredible!! I especially love the little scale freckles.

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I am not first and will be far from the last to say this: I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.

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Aster Glenn Gray @asterglenngray.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I recently discovered that Amazon now lets authors distribute ebooks to libraries and still keep the title in KDP, and now all my m/m books are available in Overdrive and Hoopla (and also various print retailers).

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Candace Harper @foxglovefiction.com · 08/09/2026

It's Tuesday morning and there are good ebooks on sale! All links to Amazon and Bookshop are affiliate links, other links are not. Affiliate links = I get a small cut of the retailers' profits. Bookshop is my favorite where it's an option! They may be on sale other places!

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ooooh, bought this! What a fascinating premise.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I’m so glad to hear this!! I absolutely vouch for Elia’s other books — I’ve loved all of them.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The unions didn’t tell us to set off fireworks today, she shouts impotently at motherfuckers setting off fireworks every chance they get.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I’m in a new job that has been chaotic and *completely* forgot about pub dates, so I was delightedly surprised when I opened my ebooks today and discovered it in my library!! I’ve trusted your books since my first one 6 years ago 💜

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I like Merge Dragons pretty well even without doing micro transactions

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Highly recommend this book for both Scarlet Pimpernel freaks and everyone else! It’s a true delight and lived up to every expectation I had!

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Listen, as a kinkster, I’m pretty worn out (for myself personally) on stories of women discovering their submissive fantasies and folks struggling with how their kinky and vanilla identities coexist. But Elia writes those both in ways that are beautiful, essential, and don’t feel worn out at all.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Things I love to see: explicit discussion of sexual health and safety!! (Condoms, testing, etc) Super clear explicit consent! Both MCs have community and talk to them!

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Elia writes wonderful, grounded, incredibly hot kink in this book as in her others. I especially appreciated how she called out that both characters know specific fantasies are unsafe *as they’re written out in fantasy* but that they can inform their real-life kink.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I need Elia specifically to know that naming the truly impressive community org “PlantSeed” is a terrible, hysterical choice in a kinky book 😂😂😂

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

There’s a gentle, nerdy dweebishness to Blake’s vanilla life that I thought was a perfect spin on the original’s foppishness. I also like Maggie’s genuine struggle to combine her impression of nerdy Blake with the Dom. For better or worse, we do tend to stereotype kinksters.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

(Here’s the link, btw: eliawinters.com/roommate-sub...) Truly most of what you need to know about Blake, our MMC, is that he picked his kink name — the Scarlet Pimpernel, of course — because he just really loves that plant. He’s a plant daddy through and through.

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The Roommate Subtext – Elia Winters

The Roommate Subtext is a spicy contemporary romance remixing The Scarlet Pimpernel into a secret identity roommate romp!

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I am also very very kinky. So you see how this book was made in a (beautiful wonderful) lab (Elia’s brain) just for me. I was too scared to live-post it, because what if I didn’t like it!! So I saved my live-posts to a notes doc instead 😂

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

To understand how I feel about this book, you must know that I was obsessed with the Scarlet Pimpernel as a teenager and young adult. I read it a bunch, as well as Orczy’s other books. There’s a particular Pimpernel scene that’s basically my entire id and still something I reference.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I have been feral about the concept of The Roommate Subtext, @eliawinters.bsky.social’s modern kinky Scarlet Pimpernel retelling since I first heard about it. It did not disappoint in the slightest. I’ve just read it all in a breathless afternoon and I have *thoughts*.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

When I had to shop for a car last year, the sales people were completely unequipped to make a pitch that appealed to me. Especially with wanting manual buttons and knobs as much as possible.

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 04/09/2026

An incredible image, and overall winner of this year's Australian Geographic Nature Photography award. Using a DJI Mavic 3 Pro (drone), Matt Deakin captured an extremely rare moment - seeing a critically endangered Sawfish in the wild and passing by a Turtle, off the Pilbara coast in WA.

Aerial image of a Sawfish as it swims below and past a turtle

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

@oliviawrites.bsky.social OLIVIA MIDDLE NAME DADE!! That epilogue is mean and you know it!!

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 30/08/2026

the Extremely Niche Community Sticker Packs are live and I love that our community 1) came up with this many in-jokes 2) made stickers out of them & 3) are so gleefully buying them. I know I'm doing ok because our community is amazing. 💓 www.32auctions.com/organization...

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Glitter Pack Sticker Sheets

Auction item 'Glitter Pack Sticker Sheets' hosted online at 32auctions.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Every single grem in-joke and bit and goofiness is a tiny lifeline of “we belong” and “we matter” and “we care.” It’s very very clear that you and Candace feel that 💜

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I gave other people a chance! But it called to me from the moment Shivani posted it, so I’m very glad I could get it. 💜

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

My vortex fidget from Bree lives on my coffee table and gets used almost every single day! It's mesmerizing. www.32auctions.com/organization...

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Vortex Fidget Toy: Dragon Flames

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The fidgets I've gotten from Bree have all been incredible and also get rave reviews from friends. I already bought my starfish, so I can tell you there's only one left! Who's the lucky last winner? www.32auctions.com/organization...

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Rainbow Starfish Fidget Toy

Auction item 'Rainbow Starfish Fidget Toy' hosted online at 32auctions.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

oh noooooo I have pushed my horror tolerance for several of her books, but had to opt out of that one. Watching from behind my fingers with hope for you.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

You too can own stickers that will confuse every person who sees them!! (I got a sneak preview and may have screamed a little. I feel so seen.)

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I liked all the stickers, but you’re right that I especially loved that one!! I’m going to a design gala in about 10 days and hoping to put together an outfit featuring this piece! 🤞

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I wore a different set of her earrings to the office last week to multiple compliments. 🥰 Shivani’s work is so good.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I love starting the weekend with a delivery from @shivaniswriting.bsky.social!! 💙✨

A blue and green ombré earring in the shape of a long leaf. It’s attached to a small golden ear cuff with a droplet in the same color. Shivani’s business cards and an assortment of stickers are displayed by the earring.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ughhhh. I periodically see videos from people whose pets are in medical programs to lose weight and that can be very important, but it’s so rife with possibilities for harm.

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belle @romancereader.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This thread is ultimately about something else, but I have been deeply uncomfortable with the fatphobia that people display talking to/about animals (even their own adored pets). It’s hard to believe you don’t feel similarly about fat humans.

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