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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Coach's Challenge, a spicy hockey romance where she's the superstar and he's her brother's coach. And they really, really shouldn't. But they can't seem to stop. ebook, paperback, ku www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWSH31Z5 🌶️📚 🔥🥵 💙📚 #romancelandia #sportsromance #hockey #booksky #romancereaders #romancebooks

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Al Hood @albhood.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Took a couple days and a hell of a lot of work to try and keep this to a readable length-but my words on what this cup means to me.

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What I Will Remember About this Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup Win—Kindness

The journey to this Stanley Cup shows just how kindness is rewarded

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Boondock @boondock.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

One of the most exciting and unpredictable SCF of all time between two teams that were supposed to play boring hockey, with a clear good guy/bad guy storyline? What could be better

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

*checks calendar to make sure I'm living in the right year" "If Bruins defeat Sabres in the upcoming series, the team would advance to face the winner of the series between the Panthers and Rangers, who are facing each other in the first round of the playoffs." tinyurl.com/tcf9vn2h #CarolinaCulture

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Boston Bruins playoff record shows history ahead of Sabres series

The Bruins have made the playoffs 77 times in team history and won the Stanley Cup six times.

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

RELEASE DAY💥Coach's Challenge🏒 Harper & Nash weren't expecting to feel more than lust after an anon hookup. They weren't expecting their shocking connection months later either. Fires were kindled. Promises were broken. But w/the chemistry between them, how long can they keep their romance secret?

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

ARC sign-ups open! Coach's Challenge: a low-angst, high-heat hockey romance w/a strong, badass FMC & unconditionally supportive MMC. 🏒Black Cat/Golden Retriever 🏒Forbidden Romance 🏒Hurt/Comfort 🏒He Falls First 🌶️Sexting 🌶️Toys 🌶️Voyeurism/Exhibitionism 🌶️Sharing Kinks LINK: forms.gle/vjX6F6GqYC6u...

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Is there an unwritten rule that when you drive a Jeep and see an ice-covered parking lot you must do donuts? If not, oops. Too late.

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

You guys!! I can absolutely not say enough about how much I adored this book. 🌈 You like swoony? ✔️ slow burn to beautiful awakening - 🫠 Steamy - oh hell yeah 🌶️ THE BANTER - 💥🔥😆 www.amazon.com/Perfect-Stra... #mmromance #romancereads #spicybooks #romancelandia #queerbooksky

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Waking up to see that nothing unites bsky hockey feeds like a hurricane sweeping through FL after cats visit a pig. #LFGC #CarolinaCulture

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Wasn't it the wings, a few years back, that we scored 3 against in the last 3 minutes of the game to come back and beat them? #carolinaculture

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Just turned on the winter classic. I knew Florida was full of clowns but what in the ever loving fuck are they wearing? Did they all get happy meals for the pregame dinner? #raiseup

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Going on a semi-hiatus for a bit. I'm not big on NY resolutions, but am going to do my best to finish writing my hockey romance WIP over the next couple weeks. Cheers to my WIPSnippers. LFGC! to my hockey peeps. And oh #smutlings, how I already miss thee.

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Rosanna Leo @leorosanna.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy new year!! 🎉 My contemporary romance, Vice, Vegas Sins 1, is now free! This is a sexy, enemies-to-lovers romance, set in Las Vegas. Grab it today! CW: gambling addiction in the heroine's father. www.amazon.com/Vice-Vegas-S...

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Final #Smutcember I learned some new smutty terms. And titles of some yummy books that I bought (already read some). My acks include my crit group of 15+yrs, betas, & writers who've helped/encouraged along the way. 🧵(unrelated to question/feel free to skip-wanted to keep to this-minded group)

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Longer since I'm taking a social-media break. I'm 2 attached to all stories to not skim, but won't be posting/commenting much. I HAVE to finish Coach's Challenge-was supposed 2b pubbed in Oct! *NSFW, 1st hookup. I think Nash falls for her sense of humor right here. Maybe her ego boosting😂 #WIPSnips

"Condom?" she whispered into his mouth.
He flipped to grab one from the bedside table then rolled flat onto his back, dropping the foil packet onto his stomach. She reached for it and he shook his head.
"You're gonna have to give me a minute," he said. "Or a minute's all you'll get."
She didn't laugh like he figured. Instead, she stripped off his boxers and dropped them to the floor then lowered herself between his thighs. He widened them for her and she fisted the base of his cock and lapped at his balls.
His eyes rolled back when she drew one into her warm mouth. She alternated between licking and sucking them, keeping that grip tight around him, while he could do nothing more than grunt and swear over and over. He watched for a long while, sweeping the loose hair from her eyes.
She didn't notice he'd ripped open the packet until he was rolling the condom down his shaft.
"Mmm." She smacked her lips. "That mean you're ready for me, big boy?"
He threw his forearm over his eyes and laughed. "I'm not sure."
"Ooh," she said, grazing her fingers over the underside of his arm, tickling until he flexed. "Big dick. Big muscles. Now you're just showing off."
Before he stopped laughing again, she sank down onto him, and he hissed in a breath through his teeth. Then he let it out in a long sigh that almost exactly matched hers.
So good. She felt so good. And he maybe wasn't ready. Then again, the problem was that he was way too close to ready.
"Fuck. This is going to end too soon if I start moving."

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Landry Brennan @landrybrennan.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

🎀 Whether it's the most wonderful time of the year, or just December, you can always buy more books. Really. It's true! And if you're looking for ideas of what to read next... books2read.com/Margins books2read.com/TakeItOutsideT1 books2read.com/SecondNatureT2 #booksky #mmromance 💙📚🌶️

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Short & sweet today for "sun." The sun streaked through the cracked blinds, Harper was in his arms, and he didn't have a practice. Nothing could be better. #WIPSnips #romancebooks #romancelandia #sportsromance

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

My head went to kink or partner set-ups on this & had to think a long while for a 'ship or kink I've not written. Surprised to realize I haven't written a single MMF yet. Which is book 4 of my hockey series, and definitely looking forward to it! #Smutcember #romancelandia #hockeyromance #steamyreads

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Porn to me is visual sex/video. Erotica-plot is sex/no plot + no HEA. (as opposed to erotic romance-sex drives the plot but always HEA) I know I'm in the minority-not a fan of "smut" used these days to describe anything not closed door. I think of it as erotica, but harder sex. #Smutcember

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

From Coach's Challenge, a steamy #HockeyRomance between a player and her brother's coach. #WIPSnips #ForbiddenRomance #EroticRomanceBooks

"Nash," she called out when he was halfway across the room, and he turned back. "Thanks for not freaking out like I was going to die or something just because I got hit playing hockey."
"Clobbered." He got it, though, what she was trying to say. He didn't go all caveman and tell her she shouldn't be playing hockey, it was a guy's sport. Or allude to her being weak in any way. But–
"Can't lie," he said. "I didn't love seeing it. I only found some chill because I know you can hold your own. I know you're tough as shit. But I did freak out just a little on the inside before I got to you and made sure you really were fine."
"Okay," she whispered. "I think that's okay."

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

This really sums up well how I feel about the whole 3rd Act breakup discussion, too. Maybe writing in general. It's OKAY to write what you write. Some people will like it, some won't. Don't let those who don't make you feel lesser.

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Okay, today's #smutcember ? is my favorite of the yr, I think. I love words, they're a hot button issue for me in all forms (not just sexy).I've loved the conversations around this/them. Also been so fascinating to me to see the slight differentiations in interpreting anatomical/synonym/euphemism.

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

This one is such a loaded soap box for me. *steps off, throws mic far away* #Smutcember Short answer: it's all about characterization. I mostly go with anatomical & synonyms, always dependent on character voice. In Club Licentia I have Brady, hardass unapologetic bi Dom, who is crass as hell 1/6

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Coach's Challenge #HockeyRomance a player & her brother's coach I'm comfortable w/any, but I'll go with probably the tamest of this WIP. Other than heavy making out in the elevator, this is the 1st bit of interaction in an anon hookup. They only shared nicknames. CWs: oral, language #Smutcember 🔥🥵

He heard a zip, and her shimmy against his length as she wiggled it off dragged a growl from him. One of her hands reached for his boxers and he caught it at the wrist, sinking to his knees as he lifted it into his hair instead. The musky scent of her desire drenched his senses. His cock strained against its confining cotton. He hadn't wanted so badly in a long time.
He tugged at the g-string, guiding it slowly down as his tongue teased right above his target. She rolled her hips, let out soft breathy noises. When he finally made it low enough to almost get a taste of heaven, she stepped back.
He looked up to find her swallowing hard, eyes closed. She pushed his shoulders back.
"You don't like that?" he asked, leaning in to plant a soft kiss below her navel.
"No, yeah. I do. A lot," she said. "But it can take me a while like that. Most guys don't–"
"Fuck them." He held her hips and stood tall, dragging his erection against her, and went in for a kiss even hotter than the one in the elevator. Once she went pliant in his arms again, he pulled away, letting his hands drift up and fingers glide over her breasts.
"They're idiots if they didn't spend hours worshipping your pretty pussy," he said. "Fucking fools."
He half lifted her, half pushed, until they met the edge of the bed, where he sat her down and dropped between her spread knees.
"You're going to come in my mouth." He nipped her inner thigh, licked her slit. Finally got a taste of sweet, sweet Nixie.
And he needed more.
"As long as it takes."
All.
"On my tongue."
Now.
"The first time."

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Someone is not very good at sitting still. Coach's Challenge ~ a steamy #HockeyRomance between a player and her brother's coach. #WIPSnips #forbiddenromance #romancereads #eroticromancebooks

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" he asked Harper.
"What does it look like I'm doing?" She held up the weight in her left hand.
They were on day three of Harper's injury and she'd whined like a dying animal the entire first two after her doctor told her it was a mild concussion, and no lights, no television or devices. Not even talking. Nothing but lying down in pure dark quiet. It had taken all the testosterone he could muster to force her to do any of those things. And he'd caught her–twice–watching game highlights on her phone. He'd had to hide the damn thing.
Ty let him bow out of drills early after he mentioned the personal business from the day before wasn't resolved, and he made it back to her apartment less than an hour after the doctor left. The man had texted to let him know it was fine for her to get up and move around, but nothing else.
Unsurprisingly, he'd walked in and found her absolutely not doing nothing else.
"Am I going to have to tie you to the bed?"
"Now that sounds like a plan. As soon as I finish working out."
He marched over and snatched the weight out of her grip.
"What the hell? Doc said I could do things."
"Get off the sofa, he said, walk a little. Not things." He set the dumbbell back onto the rack.
"Nash."
"Harper."
She growled. Then winced because he could tell dammit, her head still hurt despite all her arguing.
"It's five pounds. I can do that with my pinky." She stuck a finger out and wiggled it to prove her point. But it wasn't her pinky.
"Harper."
"Nash."
She grabbed the three pound weight.
"Okay." He leaned in and took that weight from her, too. "You asked for it."

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

For my Club Licentia characters communication is vital, so they do it very well. In Coach's Challenge it goes great, until one instance that they clear up within days. "We've been stellar at communication until now," he said. "I don't know what happened. But I'm sorry." #Smutcember #RomanceReads

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Going with one of my already-made Club Licentia promos today for "type." A nice easy cheat for the day after Xmas. #WIPSnips #EroticRomanceReads #SerialFiction

JJ was a stunner with long legs, thick waves of lavender hair he could fist so tight she'd be forced to do his favorite bidding, and the biggest, bluest eyes he'd ever seen. A damn lithe sculptured goddess, that one. What she wasn't was his type. JJ was all brat, and he liked a good girl. Or boy. Someone who would behave and do as ordered, when ordered.

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

If you'd like to be added just let me know. :) go.bsky.app/FLdBEFU

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Good morning, #WIPSnips Happy Holiday to those who celebrate one today. The absolute least NSFW "delicious" I have was already posted for smutcember this week. The other 2 I have are absolutely filthy. So I'll just repost the tamest one. CW: sexy massage with sexual innuendo

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Sometimes they show up when the character does. But often, especially w/a series, I think of one I'd like to use for the next character that pops up w/a story in that series. Then that character lets me know if the kink fits or I need to wait for someone else. #Smutcember #WriteSky #WritingPrompts

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

This is a difficult one. There are so many general things to follow, but most also have caveats. Keep your characters true to themselves is a big one. But. Sometimes the story is based on them exploring themselves. But. Deep down they will still be them & that must show. 1/3

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

He'd been burning the candle at both ends, nursing me & keeping up w/his coaching duties, so I quietly grabbed a mug from the cabinet to pour my coffee. It was hard to take my eyes off him. He looked so soft & so peaceful in sleep. So massive on my sofa. And hot. The man always looked hot. #WIPSnips

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Walt Ruff (Bot) @notwaltruff.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Alexander Nikishin on Jack Studnicka. Reverse boom! 💥

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Playing a charity coed hockey game, for the girl's youth hockey foundation Harper runs, with past & present pro players. POV change, to help with context. Coach's Challenge - stone #WIPSnips #romancelandia #WritingCommunity #booksy #hockeyromance

I skated up, showering Nash with a small snow spray. "How ya holding up, old man? Regretting signing up to play with real hockey players yet?"
He ignored me. There were no friends–or lovers for that matter–in hockey, unless you were on the same team.
"Can't even talk, huh?" I stuck out my tongue and panted heavily. "Hope they're keeping an oxygen tank on the bench just for you."
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Before Harper finished the sentence, Oliver was looking at him a little squinty. And at Harper sideways.
"Fucking brutal. She hasn't let up the whole game," he said, grabbing Oliver's attention away from any possible ideas he might get before Harper wanted him to. "You taught her to chirp better than play hockey, I think."
Oliver snorted and glanced at his daughter, who stood there with a big old grin. "She came by it naturally. Trust me."
"Somehow, I believe it."
The whistle blew and Harper tapped the ice with her stick, then smacked her father's shin pads.
"Let's go," she said to Oliver. "If he's old, you're a fucking dinosaur. At least pretend you remember the stone ages and try to score one for us, would ya?"

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I don't share my pen names with family, so none have read it. But pretty much all of my close friends bought & read my published books. #Smutcember

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

When the relationship is secret & they're at a gala after a charity coed hockey game & she lives to tease & throw him off his _other_ game (or serious lack thereof). (Hudson, in this snip, knows about them.) Going with "color" for this one. #WIPSnips #romancereads #forbiddenromance

"You look very, very pretty in pink, Coach." I dragged a finger down his tie. His gaze followed its trail, stopping at right about the sightline of my cleavage. "My favorite color."
"Nix. Harper. I mean. Hi." He pushed his glasses up, Hudson snorted, and I sucked in my gut to keep from laughing. "Thank you."
I didn't think I could still throw him off so easily. Now that I knew I could, though, he was in for a long night. I swept a slow perusal down his body then back up. "That's some impressive D you've got going on."
"It's–What?" More pink. That time in his cheeks.
"The game. It was so much fun watching you. Not so much playing against you, though." I squeezed his biceps. "Tons of skill with that long stick."
"Yes. The game. Right," he stuttered out, still trying to pretend he wasn't looking at my body, while his eyes were pretty much glued to it. "Thanks, I mean. Again."
"Damn, man." Tyrell slapped Nash's back, and chuckled. "No wonder you're single."

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

I can't recall any not working. But side characters sure let me know, way more often than I'd like, when they want their own story. 🙄 #Smutcember #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I didn't think I had "almost" in the WIP I'm using for this so I pulled up an old WIP that has my fave almosts I've ever written (fave couple). Then I remembered I have 1 in my hockey WIP. Semi NSFW, sensual massage hinting at sexual context. Coach's Challenge #forbidden #hockeyromance #Smutcember

After long tortuous minutes, he moved back up to work on my arms again. Circling my biceps and kneading slowly all the way down. Back to my shoulders, where he gripped with the perfect pressure, until his fingers moved to massage my scalp.
It was his hips, though, that had me squeezing my legs together, tight. Trying to accomplish what, I wasn't sure. Maybe to alleviate the ache, maybe try to bring it to fruition. And what would he say, I wondered, if I had an orgasm, right there, underneath him, like that?
Those hips gyrated with each press and circle, his semi-hard dick riding the crease of my ass.
I ground into the bed again.
He leaned in, his broad chest warming my entire body.
"What are you doing, Nixie?" he whispered in my ear.
"Nothing." My voice sounded sleepy, eyelids were still too heavy to lift. "Getting comfy."
"I think you're being naughty."
"Are you going to spank me?"
"Not this time." It was a rumble from deep in his chest. "But I can't wait to get my hands on that delicious ass. To rub those sore glutes, of course."
"Tease."
He slid his body lower on my legs and those hands found my ass, grabbing gently, digging the heels of his palms into it, up to the dimples. Fingers dancing, hard, back down.
So many breathy noises escaped.
When he circled my thighs, I tried to spread them and he pressed his legs in, keeping them locked tight.
"If you want more, you have to tell me."
"Fuck." I moaned. "So much more. Please."
The slam of my front door jerked me right out of my massage-induced lust.

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

It's never happened with the MCs, but does all the time with secondary characters. Biggest surprise to me in Coach's Challenge was that the FMCs divorced parents are apparently hooking up in secret. And have been off & on since their divorce 10ish ago. So now they're getting a novella.😂 #Smutcember

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

"High slot," a deep voice shouted above the crowd. With zero hesitation, I spun & slid the puck between the dots where Ricki, our most offensive defender, had snuck in. A slapshot through traffic sent the puck off the crossbar & into the back of the net. Bar down. #WIPSnips Coach's Challenge /high/

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Closest I've got = brick Somewhere between trying to offer her the space he thought she needed and reassuring her his feelings hadn't changed–he'd said those three words and he fucking meant them–a brick had settled into his gut. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #Romancelandia

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

For Coach's Challenge H&N had a one-night stand so they had no relationship before. Neither expected anything to change. While the sex was purely physical, they did connect on a deeper level while talking (pre & between). (1/2) #Smutcember #WriteSky

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TL Matson @tlmatson.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I recently noticed something about my POV in tension scenes (which includes spicy) lately: I often it flip in a scene changeover without even noticing until I go back for a read-thru. So I guess my subconscious is realizing whose POV fits best there & going with it. Conversely... (1/2) #Smutcember

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