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Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

. . . she threw an arm over her face as if that could preserve a small fraction of modesty.
“Please don’t hide from us,” Til said, picking up Tabitha’s arm and peeking at her underneath it.
“But you’ve seen so much of me already, so much more than I could ever have imagined.”
#PNR #Romancelandia

November 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

Doing my part to make sure everyone knows that God is the villain in The Paradise Ours series. He's not infallible; He's just a narcissist. But Mina and Luci find each other because of His bad behavior. Silver linings, I guess.

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

#PNR #Romancelandia #EroticRomance

November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

The idea for TLD hit me like a lightning strike. I had another project that I thought was going to end up being my debut novel, but Mina and Luci had other ideas. Somehow, all of my life experiences went into this trilogy. 1/2

November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

Sick of bad actors doing what they always do? Escape reality for a while with The Paradise Ours series. Come to Hell with me and meet a group of demons who actually give a damn.

All three books available now! linktr.ee/susanbethcole

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

#Romancelandia #PNR

The background is split into thirds. The top third is from the background of the cover of The Little Death, the middle is from The Quickening, and the bottom is from The Cataclysm. Arrows point from the words "Narcissistic God" and "Super Kinky Spice" to all three books. "Demon Lovers" points to The Little Death and The Quickening. "Angel Lover" and "Horsemen of the Apocalypse" points to The Cataclysm.

November 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

The Little Death is available now in eBook on Kobo & Amazon, in Paperback on bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, & Amazon, and on Kobo Plus!

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

#ParadiseOurs #ParanormalRomance #SpicyRomance #DemonRomance #MultipleLifetimes #LoveThatDefiesGod #Polyam

November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

Did you know that I wrote a #kinky, #cozy, #PNR trilogy? Buy yourself a little treat before the holidays. Tuck them under your pillow so the demons will snuggle you all night.

Cover and background art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

November 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

The destruction of the hemp industry is reason 5,673,490,126,492,864 why @senatedemocrats.bsky.social should never trust Republicans.
Choosing to lose more jobs right now is certainly a choice. Has maga figured out that their hate has been weaponized against them yet?

November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

The Quickening is available now in eBook on Kobo & Amazon, in Paperback on bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, & Amazon, and on Kobo Plus!

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

#ParadiseOurs #ParanormalRomance #DemonRomance #SecondChanceRomance #SpicyRomance

November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

When they are God’s most favored angel, but they can’t take their eyes off of her.

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

#ParanormalRomance #Romancelandia #EnemiesToLovers #WhyChoose

Over a nebula cloud sky featuring five colors, the cover of The Cataclysm sits. Tabitha stands on tip-toe to press a kiss to Gabriel's cheek. The angel grips her in return, their gold and magenta wings flung wide. Lava and rock lay at their feet. The night sky is beyond them. Suspended above them are the portraits of War, Death, and Infertility. Arrows point to the cover from tropes that read: Enemies to Lovers; 256 Apocalyptic Horsemen; Bondage & Kink; A nonbinary angel; Apocalyptic centaur; Standing up to God; Thanksgiving; Found Family; The Undead; Lucifer’s niece; Why choose?

November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

When they haven’t seen each other in thirteen years, but he’ll do anything to get her back.

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

#ParanormalRomance #SecondChanceRomance #Romancelandia #DemonRomance

I used my nebula cloud background, half purple, half brick red as a background. The cover of The Quickening has been centered. The cover has a purple sky that fades into a reddish tint closer to the horizon. Mountains line the background, with jagged rocks and lava. There are spirits being released into the sky and all around where Dahlia, with auburn hair, blue eyes, and freckles, stands above Oscar. She holds his cowboy hat, her other hand cups the back of his head. He’s on his knees before her, one had clasped on her thigh, the other holding her waist. Around the cover, arrows point to the book with a trope descriptor. The tropes read: Multiple love stories, forgiveness, strong family bonds, second chance romance, healing thru bed sports, a haunted house, bi/pan rep, tentacles, bondage, found family, breeding, and exhibitionism. There isn't actually an arrow for the word "tentacle" but a tentacle that I drew in procreate and I'm way too proud of.

November 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

When they met a thousand years ago, but he refuses to let her go.

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social
#Romancelandia #ParanormalRomance #EroticRomance #DemonRomance

Centered is the cover of The Little Death—Mina straddles Lucifer as he carries her above lava. They stare into one another’s eyes. The artist, Meowlayn, did a wonderful job of capturing that loving look in Lucifer’s gaze. His wings are spread, the night sky behind them.

Trope arrows point to the cover. The tropes are: She Saves Him; Multiple Lifetimes; He Falls First; Soulmates; He’ll Stop the End of the World for Her; Magical Os; Okay, He Saves Her Too; We Need a Bigger Bed; Bi/Pan Pairing; Bondage.

This is all over my signature blue and green nebula cloud background.

November 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

The Cataclysm is available now in eBook on Kobo and Amazon, in paperback on Amazon (other retailers coming soon!), and on Kobo Plus!

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social Those feathers are gorgeous!

#ParadiseOurs #PNR #EnemiesToLovers #MoralityChain #WhyChoose #PolyamRomance #Romancelandia

November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

The Little Death is book 1 in the Paradise Ours Series. The full trilogy is available now in eBook, paperback, and on Kobo Plus.

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

#ParadiseOurs #MultipleLifetimes #ParanormalRomance #SpicyRomance #DemonRomance #FirstInASeries #RomanceBooks #RomanceNovels

November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

The complete trilogy is now available!

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social 1/2

#ParadiseOurs #ParanormalRomance #Thanksgiving #DemonRomance #CompletedTrilogy #MultipleLifetimes #SecondChanceRomance #EnemiesToLovers #RomanceBooks #Romancelandia #AngelRomance #ApocalypticHorsemen

A close up of Mina and Luci staring into each other eyes from the cover of The Little Death. You can see the start of a close up of Dahlia and Oscar from The Quickening. Art by Meowlayn. Text reads, "The Paradise Ours Trilogy."

The rest of the closeup of Dahlia and Oscar from The Quickening, Two planchettes, one green and blue the other brick red and purple. Text reads, "Is Now" and the back of Tabitha's head and Gabriel's hand can be seen.

The close up of Gabriel and Tabitha flows into the next slide. Text reads, "Complete." A planchette of silver, brown, orange, magenta, and baby blue brushes the side of Tabitha's closeup. One corner of The Little Death can be seen.

November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

“We did this together. I was so happily lost in you that I lost my balance.”
“And I was so happily lost in you that I let you fall.”
Tabitha gulped. “Let me fall, Gabriel. I want to fall for you.”

#ParanormalRomance #AngelRomance #ApocalypticHorsemen #EnimesToLovers #Romancelandie

November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

The Quickening is available now in eBook on Kobo & Amazon, in Paperback on bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, & Amazon, and on Kobo Plus!

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

#ParadiseOurs #DemonRomance #SecondChanceromance #ParanormalRomance #SpicyRomance

November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

A list of tropes that you WON'T find in The Paradise Ours series.

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social
Cuddle art by @debanneart.bsky.social
The bad background art on slides 1 and 3 is mine. 1/2

#ParadiseOurs #PNR #DemonRomance #NotTheTropesYoureLookingFor #AntiTropeMap #SpicyRomance

Over a night sky full of stars sits a red inverted pentagram. Text reads, "Tropes you won't find in the Paradise Ours series."

Over a close up from the cover of The Little Death (art by Meowlayn), text reads, "A Benevolent God." Then there's an excerpt: “If you are infallible, then why does my heart ache at the sight of this place?” Mina interrupted, gesturing to those in pain around her. “Excuse me?” God said, eyes wild. “Well, if that’s how you feel about it, you can just stay down here until you see the wisdom in my design.” “What?” Mina asked. “My family—” “I don’t care,” God said. “Lucifer, you just got another soul.” “Her? She doesn’t belong down here, God, and you know it,” Lucifer said.

Over the same pentagram night sky background as the first slide sits a black and white art piece of Mina and five of her demons cuddling. They are naked, but everything has been covered or obscured. Mina is in the center, her head on Alastor’s shoulder. Alastor has his arm behind his head, and Lilith is on her side, her leg draped over him. She is holding hands with Mina. Sindy has wiggled her way between Alastor’s legs and rests her head on Mina. Luci spoons Mina and Bellz spoons Luci. Bellz’ arm crosses Luci and Mina’s bodies and rests on Sindy’s upper arm. They are on a bed, with pillows and sheets beneath them. This artwork was created by the very talented @debanne_art. A close up from the cover of The Cataclysm sits kitty-corner to it. Tabitha stands on tip-toe to press a kiss to Gabriel's cheek. The angel grips her in return, their gold and magenta wings flung wide. Lava and rock lay at their feet. The night sky is beyond them. Suspended above them are the portraits of War, Death, and Infertility. Between the two images, text reads, "Only One Lover"

November 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

The Cataclysm is available now in eBook (on Amazon and Kobo), paperback (on Amazon), and on Kobo Plus!

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

#ParadiseOurs #Book3 #DemonRomance #AngelRomance #ParanormalRomance #SpicyParanormalRomance #ApocalypticHorsemen #EnemiesToLovers #WhyChoose

November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

Erotic #ParanormalRomance anyone? The first three books of The Paradise Ours series are now available now in eBook and paperback. Check out my bio for clicky-clackies.

Cover at by @meowlayn.bsky.social

#ParadiseOurs #SecondChanceRomance #MultipleLifetimes #EnemiesToLovesr #WhyChoose

Over a red inverted pentagram, the covers of The Little Death, The Quickening, and The Cataclysm sit. Text reads, "Erotic Paranormal Romance"

November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM

Susan Beth Cole

@susanbethcole.bsky.social

TIFU. Obligatory this happened a millennium ago. So, God took me on a tour of His entire creation, but when we got to Hell, I kind of told Him off. Now He’s abandoned me here. At least Lucifer is kind of hot. And surprisingly sweet?

November 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM