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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🪐🌎 Moonstruck about #WorldSpaceWeek ? Swipe for 💕🔭 space-themed romance recs! 🌎🪐

Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🎧 The audiobook for my “deliciously sexy and delightfully nerdy” octopus romcom gets her sea legs today—be the first to dive in! 🔬🐙💍

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

It’s #bookstoreromanceday! 💕 Celebrate with your favorite book boyfriend and the 65 million readers (just in the U.S.!) who love ✨love✨ at your local indie bookstore. 💝

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

🐙🍦 Just a little aquarium and ice cream fun to celebrate the launch of my octopus romcom, SUCKER FOR YOU! (Yes, that *is* a goldfish waffle cone from Somi Somi, because I will always commit to a theme. And yes, it was delicious.) 🔬🐙💍

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The good ship SUCKER FOR YOU has launched! The “most anticipated 🐙 romcom of 2026” (source: me) is now ready to sail onto your bookshelf and into your heart—and I couldn’t be more excited for you to meet Wes, Isabel, and their rascally cephalopod. 🔬🐙💍

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

✌️more sleeps until my “delightfully nerdy” octopus romcom comes ashore! Did you know that octopuses change color while they sleep? Scientists theorize that this is because they’re dreaming! 🌈🐙 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

🐙💕 Ready for an octopus romcom that readers are calling “deliciously sexy, “delightfully nerdy,” and “wonderfully weird”? SUCKER FOR YOU crawls ashore and into your bookstore next week! 😱 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🐙✍️ I just onboarded a marketing assistant for SUCKER FOR YOU! 💬 Help me name her? 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

☀️😎🔥 Anyone need a very pretty jacket during this heatwave? Good news: you can cool down in beautiful, foggy Monterey, California this August—9 days to go!—with a tattooed wildlife photographer, a meticulous marine biologist, and their rascally “adoptopus”. 🐙 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

🐙🌟 Another review for SUCKER FOR YOU emerges from the deep! Ready to get reeled in by a brilliant-but-grumpy FMC, a “human embodiment of carpe diem” MMC—and the feisty little octopus who steals their hearts? 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

✨Art Reveal✨ A bioluminescent kiss? In my 🐙 romcom?! (It’s more likely than you think!) Artist Boomdafunk has captured Wes and Isabel’s secret, tender moment in the midnight waves so beautifully. And my heart, too. 💕 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 23/07/2026

California becomes the second state to pass a ban on octopus farming and first state to prohibit farmed octopus sales

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California Governor Signs Octopus Farming Ban into Law

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🐙🌟 More reviews for SUCKER FOR YOU are washing up on shore! Are you craving a nerdy, sexy romcom starring an “adorably sassy octopus”? Obviously, so was I! (I’m so glad that readers are loving my eight-armed menace. 💕) 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It’s Micro Trope Monday! Would you read an 🐙 romcom with midnight skinny-dipping, nicknames from The Princess Bride, and some seriously sassy tentacles? 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Can I interest you in a MMC who sings along to the Beach Boys, whistles Bobby Darin—and solemnly swears never to play his guitar at the FMC? 🔗 to playlist in bio! 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🐙🌟 Reviews for SUCKER FOR YOU are coming in—and “wonderfully weird” from best-selling author Camilla Isley is how I’ll be headlining all marketing comms about this book from now on! 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🐙🎧 The “hottest octopus romcom of 2026” (source: me) is getting an audiobook! 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Missed doing a social media song-and-dance for the “official” one-month countdown to pub (my excuse: I was white-knuckling a Cessna in Namibia), but— You can get your hands, tentacles, flippers, etc. on my 🐙 romcom in just 28 days! Want a sneak peek? ➡️👀 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Happy World Ocean Day! 🌊 Did you know that a new species of octopus was just discovered in the Galapagos? According to NOA, up to 91% of ocean species have yet to be classified! …but you *can* find some trope classifications for the “Most Anticipated Octopus Romcom of 2026” here. 😉 🔬🐙💍

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

It’s my birthday! 🎥🐙💕: what I’m manifesting for the year ahead—because a gal can always dream, right? SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

✨Art Reveal✨ Meet Wes and Isabel, my MCs from the “most anticipated octopus romcom of 2026”! 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Like sailing off into the sunset and living happily ever after. 💕 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Let’s add “adopting an octopus” and “falling in love” to the list. 📋🐙 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

It’s #independentbookstoreday! ✨📚 One of the best things about my debut year has been having an excuse (as if I need one!) to repeatedly visit so many of my local indies “for work” and play. 💕 This community is beautiful. 💬 What bookstore are you visiting today?

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Like otter-spotting! (They hold hands while they sleep.) 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Like having a mischievous, adorable octopus play matchmaker for you…💕🐙 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 13/04/2026

This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10 (IG: astro_christina)

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Not in the job description: skinny-dipping with a sexy wildlife photographer. But definitely a perk! 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Did someone say “kissing my fake fiancé”? 😘 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Octopus Documentary x Romcom? As you wish. 😉 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

…but if you’re having a romantic sunset picnic on the beach, watch out for seagulls! 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🌊 From the sunlight zone to the abyssal zone, what’s waiting in my octopus romcom? 🌊 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

When his towel slips and she gets a good look at *every* tattoo…🫣 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

🐙 Hello! Here’s a list of 8 reasons to add my octopus romcom on Goodreads. 👇 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026 The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

Image of SUCKER FOR YOU on Goodreads with text beneath the image that reads: “Here are 8 reasons why you should consider adding my octopus romcom on Goodreads!”

Numbered list:
1. Bioluminescent skinny-dipping
2. Tattooed MMC
3. Brilliant-but-anxious FMC
4. Only one shower
5. Sunset picnics
6. Octopus matchmaker
7. “Tie your hands”
8. And…

Same list as image 2, with the following text added to #8: “Me venting my rage at a seagull that stole my whole hotdog in 2012.” A graphic of a seagull is captioned “evil”.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

…like having only one shower at the beach house you’re sharing with a hot wildlife photographer. 💦 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

Image of a man’s soapy shoulders in the shower, framed in a Polaroid photo with the caption “There are many benefits to being a marine biologist.”

Back cover text for the STEMinist romcom SUCKER FOR YOU.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Not my astrophysicist heroine getting starry-eyed over her rival’s brain…and forearms. 😉 (Did you know that the Antennae Galaxies are shaped like a heart? ✨) 🔬💫💕 TALK DATA TO ME The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

Graphic of a Valentine’s Day poem written a journal beside a pencil and a mug of coffee: “Supernovas burn red when I study the skies, but my favorite stars are the ones in your eyes.”

Back cover copy of the STEMinist romcom TALK DATA TO ME.

Image of the Antennae Galaxies forming a heart shape.

Graphic of the TALK DATA TO ME cover, noting that it’s “out now”.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Craving a romcom with fake dating, beach vibes, all the yearning—and an octopus matchmaker? Me, too! 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

Graphic of a bubble enclosing an octopus and a ring with the following text: “Roses are red, the ocean is blue. We adopted an octopus, now I’m a sucker for you.”

Back cover copy of the octopus romcom SUCKER FOR YOU.

Tropes graphic of SUCKER FOR YOU: STEM romance, fake dating for real marriage, spicy, facts as flirting, he calls her “Buttercup”, skinny-dipping, beach book, forced proximity, slow burn, accidental octopus acquisition, black cat x golden retriever.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

It’s the #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience! 👩‍🔬🧠💪 Did you know that the term “scientist” was coined in 1834 to describe Scottish physicist, geologist, and chemist Mary Somerville, because “man of science” didn’t apply?

Image of author Rose McGee wearing a STEMinist shirt and holding up a copy of her debut STEMinist romcom TALK DATA TO ME.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

🐙 Get suckered into the “Octopus Romcom of the Summer!” (source: me) on August 6, 2026 🐙 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

Graphic of a calendar showing August 6th circled in red marker. The marker is being wielded by an octopus.

Tropes graphic for SUCKER FOR YOU: STEM romance, fake dating for real marriage, spicy, facts as flirting, he calls her “Buttercup”, skinny-dipping, beach book, forced proximity, slow burn, accidental octopus acquisition, black cat x golden retriever.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

…and benefits to sharing a beach house with a tattooed wildlife photographer, too. 😉 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

A Polaroid showing a diver beside an octopus, with the caption: there are many benefits to being a marine biologist.

Back cover copy for the STEMinist octopus romcom SUCKER FOR YOU.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

📚 Happy U.S. Release Day! 📚 🔬💫💕 TALK DATA TO ME The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

Image of the cover for the contemporary STEMinist romcom TALK DATA TO ME celebrating the book’s U.S. release.

Image of author Rose McGee unpacking author copies of her debut romcom, TALK DATA TO ME.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Warm up the December chill with a heated rivalry, scorching-hot kisses, and a little Hawking radiation—no mistletoe required! 🔬💫💕 TALK DATA TO ME The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

Graphic reading “You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf. But are you ready for…”

Graphic reading “Gnome on the Tome” with an image of a wintry gnome and a reindeer perched on copies of TALK DATA TO ME.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

🌊 Surfin’ through these page proofs—and giggling every time I run into a section break. 🔬🐙💍 SUCKER FOR YOU The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

Page proofs for the octopus romcom SUCKER FOR YOU, by Rose McGee. The section divider is a small and adorable octopus graphic.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Did I make an *extremely* science-themed playlist for my debut STEMinist romcom? (Data says yes.) Spotify 🔗 in bio! 🎶 🔬💫💕 TALK DATA TO ME

Playlist graphic for TALK DATA TO ME, which includes the songs Counting Stars, Strangeness and Charm, Supermassive Black Hole, and A Sky Full of Stars, as well as music by the band Stars.

TALK DATA TO ME graphic denoting that the book is out now.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Tis the season for science! In spirit of nerdy inquiry, let’s put some tropes under the microscope. ⬇️ 🔬💫💕 TALK DATA TO ME The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

Tropes graphic for the STEMinist romcom TALK DATA TO ME: STEM romance, slow burn, Silicon Valley setting, smash the patriarchy, spicy, rivals to lovers, black cat has a golden retriever, nerdy banter, only one lab, forced proximity, physicists with chemistry, misuse of office furniture.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Thankful that science is real, TALK DATA TO ME is serving 🌶️ — and no matter how the pumpkin pie turns out, my cream puff pup is always the sweetest dessert. 🍁 (Look out for a second helping of my special recipe for sweet, spicy, nerdy goodness in Summer 2026!) 🔬💫💕

TALK DATA TO ME displayed on a holiday table set with candles and succulents potted in mini pumpkins.

TALK DATA TO ME played on a holiday table set with candles and succulents potted in mini pumpkins.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

🔬💫💕 TALK DATA TO ME These rival scientists sure spend a lot of time thinking about each other…and “accidentally” running into each other at the office coffee machine. Could the opposites possibly be attracting?! 🤭

Speech bubble graphic of the heroine (Erin Monaghan) and the hero (Ethan Meyer) from the STEMinist romcom TALK DATA TO ME. Her speech bubble reads: “Stop staring at me! You’re so irritating, Meyer.” His thought bubble reads: “She’s so pretty when she’s mad.”

Back cover copy text for the STEMinist romcom TALK DATA TO ME.

Graphic of the TALK DATA TO ME cover, noting that the book is out now.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Meet these two highly caffeinated, furniture-misusing nerds (and a very good dog) in my “sweet and sexy” STEMinist romcom, TALK DATA TO ME—out now! 🔬💫💕

“By the numbers” graphic for Erin Monaghan and Ethan Meyer in TALK DATA TO ME: 2 matching initials, 2 PhDs, 1 sassy good boy, 1 federal contract, 1 clever best friend, $4,000,000 in grant funding, 2 spicy scenes, 1 control room, 13 publications, 2 secret identities, 1 standing desk, limitless ounces of caffeine.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

November 10th is Odd Socks Day—but Bunsen from TALK DATA TO ME celebrates year-round! 🐾🧦 🔬💫💕 TALK DATA TO ME The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

Graphic celebrating Odd Socks day, showcasing quotes about socks from TALK DATA TO ME, as well as a graphic of a golden retriever and three socks.

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Rose McGee @rosemcgeewrites.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

✨Art Reveal✨ I’m over the moon to share this stunning character art for TALK DATA TO ME from LilsLovett ✨💕 🔬💫💕 The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

Erin Monaghan and Ethan Meyer from TALK DATA TO ME stand back to back in a flirty pose, their hands brushing on a magazine that they’re both holding.

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