belle
romancereader.bsky.social
belle
@romancereader.bsky.social
Reader. Gremlin. She/her
I have been in several libraries that have signs like this and it always makes me happy!
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE is warm, cozy, & out today. I hope you love it! 💗

The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!

www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It’s book dayyyyyyyyyyyyy!

I’m so excited for this second chance story and two fat characters and also to have a new Olivia book because it’s just a guarantee of heartwarming joy and laughter and characters I’ll love.

I can’t read it today because of work, grrrrrr, but this weekend it’s on!!
So many things are grim and cold right now. But if you'd like to admire something soft and happy and warm for a moment, please see my heartachingly gorgeous cover for SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE (out 11/25)?

AMZ: go.oliviadade.com/SCRamz

(Cover artist info & other links below!)
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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We are doing 25% off in the shop this week, for all your stocking stuffer and fidget toy and geeky rainbow needs!

And because they might be our most popular item of 2025 (can't guess why) I made A LOT of clicky dumpster fires!

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November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It’s a very weird night to have been offline, y’all 😂 I feel like I missed a whole graduating class’s worth of history dissertation material.
November 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
One of my favorite reads of the year!

Mallory is writing kinky monster-fucking power dynamics like no one else. She really digs into the nuances of power and intimacy and it’s stunning.
Obsessed? Maybe. Possessive? Definitely—with each other 😏

Read 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 now on Amazon & KU!

#fantasyromance #faeromance #bookishlove #romancereaders #fantasybooks
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is a post about the Ghost Mountain Shifters, iykyk
I have just learned the acronym STABLE (Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy) in reference to craft supplies, and it is so rude of the English language to call me out like that
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Me, 5 minutes into every re-read of an Erin McLellan novella: WHY aren’t there 100,000 more of these so I never have to read anything else 😍😭😍😭😍😭😍

Nobody does joyful, queer sex-positivity quite like this, I’m telling you
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Does this scene fill you with glee?

You need to read Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins
two women are talking in a store and one of them is saying big mistake big huge
Alt: A clip from the movie pretty woman where the sex worker character gestures with bags of fancy shopping at a snooty shop worker and says “Big mistake. Big. Huge.”
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Oh my gosh!! So many beautiful handmade items in the auction!

Well worth a look for personal items or gifts.
Please consider donating to my synagogue's warm clothing drive!

Amazon wishlist (easy, wide range of prices): bit.ly/bundled25

Silent auction (beautiful handmade crafts!): www.32auctions.com/bundled2025

We want to give mittens, socks, hats, etc. to families who come through our food pantry!
November 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I LOVE WHEN

NEW OLIVIA DADE BOOK

WOMEN WITH KNIFE

FAT WOMEN

DEMON

LOOK AT THAT BRAID

BEARD YUMMMMMMM
Maybe you'd like to see the amazing cover for WORLD'S OKAYEST ORACLE (RELUCTANTLY) SEEKS DEMON, my book about an infamously underpowered oracle saving the world alongside the uptight demon who helped ruin her life 20 years ago?

AMZ: go.oliviadade.com/WOOamz
Other links: go.oliviadade.com/WOOprh
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I woke up at 6am today, which is *bullshit* BUT

I used that time to start It Had to Be Him by Adib Khorram, which is a second chance m/m eat pray love style romance and WHAT A DELIGHT

There’s gelato and adorably disaster late-30s gays and a Vespa and ONLY ONE BED and this incredible quote, look
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Scarlet Pimpernel from Elia Winters????????? YES
I'm so excited to have this going out in the world!!
🌿NEW DEAL! Get ready for cozy, spicy romance from the incomparable @eliawinters.bsky.social! This page-turning, scorchingly good, roommates-to-lovers romance is hitting shelves in Fall 2026 from @severnhouse.bsky.social. #romancebooks #cozyromance #spicyromance
November 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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🎉It's my book day!🎉

SHELLS FOR HEARTS is available wherever you get ebooks! Can also be suggested to your library!

Full of short fiction and poetry retellings!

books2read.com/u/b6EDMA
devan-barlow.itch.io/shells-for-h...
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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The minority doing the most damage to the USA is billionaires.
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Saw some folks reposting this — it means Wikipedia editors found/suspect LLM text and they’re trying to fix the article.

It does NOT mean Wikipedia is “allowing” LLM-generated articles or text. The opposite, in fact.
First time seeing this large language model text notice on Wikipedia.
From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerryma...
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Before people get steamy, this is a ‘page issues’ warning template. As in, ‘someone included AI content in this article, and we recognise that is a Bad Thing, so proceed with caution’. It’s not @wikipedia.org condoning AI-generated content, it’s the *opposite*.
First time seeing this large language model text notice on Wikipedia.
From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerryma...
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Fight don’t fold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I deeply resent that I have to get up tomorrow for a busy week of work and focus on what feels very meaningless in the face of this goddamned country

And yet I’m so fortunate to have a job and have healthcare

It’s all such a fucking horror
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Still waiting, @peters.senate.gov
I refuse to support a funding bill that fails to address the Republican health care crisis.

And make health insurance affordable.

The American people clearly understand the stakes and the urgency. We must too.

I'm voting no.
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
It’s this easy @peters.senate.gov. Are you going to betray your constituents? Release a statement NOW.
No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Kudos to Sen. Slotkin, who understands what matters to Michiganders right now.

@peters.senate.gov Where are you? Your constituents want to know.

bsky.app/profile/slot...
I’m seeing Senators across the US make statements about how they’ll vote to defend our health insurance. @slotkin.senate.gov @peters.senate.gov why are you making Michiganders wait to see if you truly represent us? Be honest about whether you will stand by your commitments not to sacrifice us.
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I’m seeing Senators across the US make statements about how they’ll vote to defend our health insurance. @slotkin.senate.gov @peters.senate.gov why are you making Michiganders wait to see if you truly represent us? Be honest about whether you will stand by your commitments not to sacrifice us.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Schumer and every single Senator who compromises.
Whatever happens after this, y’all, we must all agree to do whatever non-felony things we can to make Schumer miserable until he resigns.
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
@slotkin.senate.gov please make an immediate statement on whether you intend to compromise on ending the shutdown without the necessary ACA subsidies extension. Michiganders are relying on you tonight.
This is the longest shutdown in history. I am working to try and bring this to a resolution, but we need the President to get in the game. To be clear, I am insistent on fighting for people facing as much as a 600% increase in health care costs.
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM