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Sylvia Barry
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Author of queer romance. Collector of sea glass, cats, and one-legged ghosts. @MayaDRocha and @thepaintedlion.bsky.social in a hand-crocheted trench coat. www.sylviabarrybooks.com
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Sylvia Barry @sylviabarry.bsky.social · Dec 22
(Mariah Carey voice) ✨️It's TIIIIMMMEEE!✨️

LESSONS IN BALANCE is now officially out in the world! This sexy lil gay novella is the second project Sylvia Barry ever wrote together and now it's the second published 🥰

riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

#mmromance #bookrelease #romcom
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Run, don't walk, to get LESSONS IN TIMING, our odd couple gay romcom, for just $0.99 until the end of the day!

Perfect for Valentine’s Day 😍

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February 7, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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🚨Last day to get LESSONS IN TIMING on sale for just $0.99!!🚨

Enjoy our bookshelf tour and treat yourself a summery gay romcom! 🌈

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February 7, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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ONE DAY MOOORE to get LESSONS IN TIMING for the practically free price of $0.99 anywhere ebooks are sold!!! 🌈🌈😅🥳🥳🥳👀👀👀

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#mmromancebooks #lgbtbooks #BookSale #indieauthor
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Sylvia Barry, back at it again with the gay romance for just A SINGLE DOLLAR! February 6 is the deadline to get LESSONS IN TIMING for practically nothing ($.99 for an ebook is a STEAL)! 🎉

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#author #mmromancebooks #BookSale #discount #lgbtbooks
February 6, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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Only 2 days left to get LESSONS IN TIMING for $0.99!!!

For the low low price of practically free, you'll be getting:

Star-crossed roommates who catch feelings without ever meeting

Odd Couple romance

Flirting via text

Failed meet cute shenanigans

Equal parts rom & com

Amazon: a.co/d/01bQqiWw
February 5, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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2025 was a wild ride, not just for Sylvia Barry, but for her 2 authors individually 😅 But we're still here, we're still queer, and we're still delivering hot and wholesome romances! 🌈 Let's go, 2026!

LESSONS IN TIMING is on sale this week for only $0.99 everywhere ebooks are sold!

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February 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Only $0.99 for any book is already a steal, but it feels downright unlawful to get LESSONS IN TIMING (our odd couple, grumpyxsunshine, star-crossed roommates #mmromance) practically for free! For a limited time only from ✨️Feb 3 to Feb 6✨️ anywhere ebooks are sold!

Amazon: a.co/d/01bQqiWw
February 5, 2026 at 2:09 AM
sylviabarry.bsky.social
Only $0.99 for any book is already a steal, but it feels downright unlawful to get LESSONS IN TIMING (our odd couple, grumpyxsunshine, star-crossed roommates #mmromance) practically for free! For a limited time only from ✨️Feb 3 to Feb 6✨️ anywhere ebooks are sold!

Amazon: a.co/d/01bQqiWw
February 5, 2026 at 2:09 AM
sylviabarry.bsky.social
2025 was a wild ride, not just for Sylvia Barry, but for her 2 authors individually 😅 But we're still here, we're still queer, and we're still delivering hot and wholesome romances! 🌈 Let's go, 2026!

LESSONS IN TIMING is on sale this week for only $0.99 everywhere ebooks are sold!

a.co/d/01bQqiWw
February 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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What's better than a quirky gay romance in time for Valentine’s Day? How bout a quirky gay romance in time for Valentine’s Day 🎉FOR ONLY A DOLLAR?🎉

Get our odd couple/star-crossed roommate romance for practically free THIS WEEK ONLY!

Amazon: a.co/d/01bQqiWw
Lessons in Timing by Sylvia Barry is only $0.99 - BookBub
Easygoing Californian Lucas Barclay and British artist Armand Demetrio have almost nothing in common including their opposite schedules, which prevent the two from ever meeting in their shared apartme...
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February 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
sylviabarry.bsky.social
What's better than a quirky gay romance in time for Valentine’s Day? How bout a quirky gay romance in time for Valentine’s Day 🎉FOR ONLY A DOLLAR?🎉

Get our odd couple/star-crossed roommate romance for practically free THIS WEEK ONLY!

Amazon: a.co/d/01bQqiWw
Lessons in Timing by Sylvia Barry is only $0.99 - BookBub
Easygoing Californian Lucas Barclay and British artist Armand Demetrio have almost nothing in common including their opposite schedules, which prevent the two from ever meeting in their shared apartme...
www.bookbub.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
sylviabarry.bsky.social
How do you approach writing 🌶️spicy🌶scenes? Do you need to stay deeply in your characters' heads or get out of them?

There's plenty of spice and romance in LESSONS IN BALANCE, our new release from Riptide Publishing 🥳🌈

"There's a delicate balance between falling in love and falling apart."
December 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Happy holidays and happy celebration of the release of LESSONS IN BALANCE, our second queer romcom from Riptide Publishing 🥳✨️

Snuggle up with a wintery romance continuing the story of Armand and Lucas settling into a new relationship in London! 🥰

riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Another Sylvia Barry gay romcom is here! 🥳🥳🥳LESSONS IN BALANCE is available now, and be sure to get caught up with the previous book LESSONS IN TIMING while you're at it!

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December 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Another Sylvia Barry gay romcom is here! 🥳🥳🥳LESSONS IN BALANCE is available now, and be sure to get caught up with the previous book LESSONS IN TIMING while you're at it!

'Zon: a.co/d/diiq4xl
December 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Reposted by Sylvia Barry
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We try not to read comments on our books, but there are such lovely reviews for our debut queer romcom LESSONS IN TIMING that we couldn't help but share! 🤩

The sequel novella LESSONS IN BALANCE will release tomorrow! 👀🥳
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Reposted by Sylvia Barry
sylviabarry.bsky.social
(Mariah Carey voice) ✨️It's TIIIIMMMEEE!✨️

LESSONS IN BALANCE is now officially out in the world! This sexy lil gay novella is the second project Sylvia Barry ever wrote together and now it's the second published 🥰

riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

#mmromance #bookrelease #romcom
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
sylviabarry.bsky.social
(Mariah Carey voice) ✨️It's TIIIIMMMEEE!✨️

LESSONS IN BALANCE is now officially out in the world! This sexy lil gay novella is the second project Sylvia Barry ever wrote together and now it's the second published 🥰

riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

#mmromance #bookrelease #romcom
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
sylviabarry.bsky.social
We try not to read comments on our books, but there are such lovely reviews for our debut queer romcom LESSONS IN TIMING that we couldn't help but share! 🤩

The sequel novella LESSONS IN BALANCE will release tomorrow! 👀🥳
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Two more sleeps until LESSONS IN BALANCE drops! 🥰

Armand and Lucas explore their brand new relationship in London, where secrets lurk around every corner of Armand's past and Lucas’s present, threatening the delicate balance of their budding romance... 👀

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December 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Armand will come to him when he’s ready—or so Lucas hopes—and he has bigger fish (and chips) to fry ...

Book 2 in the Lessons series by @sylviabarry.bsky.social is almost here!

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Lessons in Balance by Sylvia Barry - book cover
December 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Tell us about the villains you like to write! Are they theatrical and larger than life or subtly terrifying? 😈

We had a lot of fun writing the villain of LESSONS IN BALANCE, coming out 12/22! 👀🥰

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December 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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🌶🔥Spicy snippet alert!🔥🌶 Armand welcomes Lucas to his London flat 👀

LESSONS IN BALANCE releases 12/22: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

#mmromance #spicybooks
December 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, Grumpy x Sunshine... so many great ship dynamics for romance but which is your favorite to write? We have a personal bias ourselves... 👀🥰

Preorder oursoftie grump x bitchy sunshine sequel: LESSONS IN BALANCE, out 12/22!

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December 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Do you read reviews of your books? 👀 We've definitely done it, just remember as an author that readers need their own space to express their opinions✌️😎✌️

Should you wish to read and/or review our second queer romcom, LESSONS IN BALANCE is up for preorder:
riptidepublishing.com/collections/...
December 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM