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Rebecca Danzenbaker - Young Adult Author
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Reading and writing swoonworthy stories with HEAs. 💖
Author of SOULMATCH (S&S 7/2025)💞
Read the first chapter now! 👇
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Rebecca Danzenbaker - Young Adult Author @rebeccadanzenbaker.bsky.social · Nov 4
SHE GOT THE GOLD! I'm thrilled!!! And so very honored!!
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THIS SATURDAY at the Barnes & Noble in Ashburn, VA! Soulmatch is a dystopian romance novel where you must report to the government on your 18th birthday to learn about your past lives & if you have a soulmate.

Soulmatch was included in Best Books of 2025 roundups by Amazon and Simon & Schuster! 🥳
Save the date! Soulmatch signing at Barnes & Noble in Ashburn, VA. This Saturday, February 7th from 1-4 pm.
February 4, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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Soulmatch is a dystopian romance (set in NoVA & DC) where you have to report to the government in your 18th bday to learn about your past lives & if you have a soulmate. 

Amazon named Soulmatch one of the best books of 2025! 😱

So grateful to WUSA9 for having me on! #booksky #author #booktube
January 21, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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Ahhh! I seriously have the best kids. Could you imagine a more thoughtful gift for an author? I'm the luckiest mom in the world!!! 😍 #authorlife #yaauthor #dystopian #hungergames #yabooks
January 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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Looking for your next great escape? This is the book you've been waiting for! If you can get Soulmatch from your local indie or borrow from a library, please do so! But heads up on this sale for those who can't.

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Cover of Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker with trope arrows.
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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My debut year was… well, see for yourself. 🥹

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December 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Are you a teacher or librarian in Northern Virginia? I'd love to chat with your students about publishing and writing! Send me a DM! 

#teacher #librarian #northernvirginia #fairfax #loudoun
Northern VA teachers and librarians, schedule an author visit with Rebecca Danzenbaker, who wrote Soulmatch. Soulmatch was named one of the Best Books of 2025 on Amazon, received the junior library guild gold standard, and was an Indie Next pick with the American Booksellers Association. Soulmatch takes place in NoVA and DC. It's perfect for fans of Divergent and the Hunger Games. Bring me In for book club discussions, author Q&A, Intro to the publishing business, handling rejection, query letter writing workshop, novel writing workshop, and more!
December 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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AI that predicts the future? What could possibly go wrong? 😏

Add PREDESTINED to your Goodreads "Want to Read" today! L1nk in b1o.

#booksky #dystopian #dystopianbooks #dystopianromance #hungergames #sunriseonthereaping
Graphic with placeholder image for Rebecca Danzenbaker's sophomore novel, PREDESTINED, which is a mashup of Minority Report and Misery. Tentatively publishing January 2027.
December 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Look at us!!!! Who would’ve guessed??? So flipping excited for @elledesamours and still in shock myself! 🥳

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November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Thank you, Amazon Editors, for this incredible honor! And thanks to my team at @simonteen & my agent, @wolfsonliterary . 🫶

Soulmatch is a dystopian romance where you must learn about your past lives on your 18th bday & if you have a soulmate. It’s perfect for fans of Divergent!
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November 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Soulmatch is a dystopian romance where you must report to the govt on your 18th bday to learn about your past lives & if you have a soulmate. Good souls inherit millions. Bad souls inherit prison sentences. 

Grab a signed copy at the Short Pump Barnes & Noble in Virginia!

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November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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SHE GOT THE GOLD! I'm thrilled!!! And so very honored!!
#booksky #books #authorsky #writingcommunity #librarian
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Try before you buy! Read the first 9 chapters FOR FREE now on @simonteen.bsky.social !!

Soulmatch is a dystopian romance where you must report to the govt on your 18th bday to learn about your past lives and if you have a soulmate. Perfect for fans of Divergent & The Hunger Games!

#booksky #books
Read the first 9 chapters of Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker on SimonTeen!
November 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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You’re in group 7 if you’re seeing this.

Group 7 readers like:
-books like Divergent and the Hunger Games
-forbidden romances
-hate to love
-forced proximity
-star-crossed lovers
-savvy heroines
-standalones

SOULMATCH is available now from your favorite bookstore.

#bookthreads
#booksky
October 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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NoVA and DC-area readers, come meet me this Saturday at the Fairfax Barnes & Noble near Fair Oaks Mall! I'll have some bookish swag for you too!

Soulmatch is a dystopian romance from Simon & Schuster where your past lives determine your future. Visit my bio to read the 1st chapter!

#booksky
Meet the author! Soulmatch cover beside a photo of Rebecca Danzenbaker. As seen on People and News 4 Today This Saturday, 10/18, 5-8pm Fair Lakes Barnes & Noble, Fairfax, VA
October 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Hope to see you at one of these book events! More in the works! Stay tuned!

Soulmatch is my debut novel, which recently published with Simon & Schuster. It's a dystopian romance perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent. 🤗

Read Soulmatch's first chapter now! Link in bio.

#booksky #books
Rebecca Danzenbaker's upcoming appearances.
October 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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On the hunt for a fun, escapist read? Give Soulmatch a try! It's a dystopian romance where you must report to the govt on your 18th bday to learn about your past lives and if you have a soulmate. Good souls leave with their inheritances. Bad souls leave in handcuffs.

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If you like Divergent and the Hunger Games, then you should read this new book that Kirkus Reviews called "impossible to put down." arrow to next slide Cover of Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker with trope arrows - forbidden romance, star-crossed lovers, forced proximity, love triangle, hate to love, soulmates, slow burn, savvy heroine, standalone. And if you hate paying full price then you should know that... through 10/6/26, the soulmatch hardcover is only $ 12 . 74 on Amazon! Click the coupon. Discount shown in checkout. Excludes tax.
October 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Chasing this feeling? Me too. Always. That’s why I wrote Soulmatch and why I’m still obsessed with it 5 years after writing the first draft & hundreds of revisions later.

Soulmatch combines Divergent w/ the romantic tension of The Summer I Turned Pretty. 🤤
Available everywhere. 🔗 in b1o.

#booksky
September 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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On your 18th birthday, you must report to the govt to learn about your past lives and if you have a soulmate. Good souls become overnight millionaires. Bad souls leave in handcuffs.

SOULMATCH is available now from your favorite bookstore! Read the 1st ch now! 🔗 in bio

#bookthreads #booksky
September 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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These comments!! 😱 Soulmatch is a dystopian romance where you must report to the government on your 18th bday to learn about your past lives & if you have a soulmate. You could become an overnight millionaire or a wanted criminal. 😳

Available now from your favorite bookseller!
#bookthreads #booksky
September 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Whoa! My debut novel, Soulmatch, went to a 3-WAY AUCTION in Germany! 😱 (That means three different publishing houses made bids for the translation rights!) SO EXCITING!!! Checking "sell translation rights" off my author wishlist! Next up... film rights?? 🤞😏

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Two publishing announcements in one! Small image of Soulmatch cover. Right-facing arrow to next slide. 1. Soulmatch is being translated into German! Publishers Marketplace graphic announcing German translation rights which were sold at auction in a two-book deal to Luebbe. 2. My 2nd novel has an official title: Predestined!
September 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Squeeeee!!! I'm going to New York Comic Con! And I'll be on a panel with Chloe Gong and Joelle Wellington!! ME! Little unknown debut author alongside two bestselling authors!! AMAZING!!!

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Guess Who's going to New York Comic Con? Hint: it's me. But you'll never guess who i'll be on a panel with!!! New York Comic Con - October 9-12 2025 chloe gong! Author of Coldwire (and others) Joelle Wellington! Author of Girls Who Play Dead (and others) And me! (Rebecca Danzenbaker, author of Soulmatch)
September 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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If you enjoyed the Hunger Games & Divergent, you'll love Soulmatch!! In this dystopian romance, you must report to the govt on your 18th bday to learn about your past lives & if you have a soulmate.

Now available at your favorite bookseller! #booksky #books #reading #dystopianbooks #authorsky
September 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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If you enjoy dystopian fiction, this is your next reading obsession! Gilli Messer nailed her performance of Soulmatch, & I NEED more people to hear it!

To enter, head over to my IG (@rebeccadanzenbaker) & click the 1st pinned post (looks just like this one). Follow the simple directions!

#booksky
Audiobook Shmivaweigh!! Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker. Read by Gilli Messer. 3 copies available! ends friday, 8/29. Visit IG to enter! You'll love Soulmatch if you: enjoyed Divergent and The Hunger Games like high-stakes forbidden romances. ever wondered about soulmates and reincarnation. want an escapist read. desperately need to see the bad guys lose. are willing to stay up until 3am to finish a book.
August 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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If you enjoy dystopian books, this is your next reading obsession! Gilli Messer nailed her performance of Soulmatch & I NEED more people to hear it!

To enter, head over to my IG (@rebeccadanzenbaker) & click the first pinned post (looks just like this one). Follow the simple directions! 🍀

#booksky
Audiobook Shmivaweigh!! Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker. Read by Gilli Messer. 3 copies available! ends friday, 8/29. Visit IG to enter! You'll love Soulmatch if you: enjoyed Divergent and The Hunger Games like high-stakes forbidden romances. ever wondered about soulmates and reincarnation. want an escapist read. desperately need to see the bad guys lose. are willing to stay up until 3am to finish a book.
August 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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I never thought I’d make it to number 4 in YA dystopias on Barnes & Noble! I’m starting to wonder if I could actually make it to number one!

Soulmatch is perfect for fans of Divergent & the Hunger Games & there's a swoony romance as well!! It's a STANDALONE!!!

#bookthreads #hungergames #booksky
August 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM