Kat Simons/Isabo Kelly
@katsimons.bsky.social
Writer of fun stuff, including kissing books, science geek, gadgets, food. Sometimes sports. she/her
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Today's deals are up, treat yourself to one of these lovely reads!
5 romances, all under $2 👀📚
Saturday Romance Deals (12/27): A jilted duke falls for a shy wallflower, a scientist is stranded with a medieval Highlander, rival bakers competing & more! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2025/12/satu...
5 romances, all under $2 👀📚
Saturday Romance Deals (12/27): A jilted duke falls for a shy wallflower, a scientist is stranded with a medieval Highlander, rival bakers competing & more! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2025/12/satu...
December 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Today's deals are up, treat yourself to one of these lovely reads!
5 romances, all under $2 👀📚
Saturday Romance Deals (12/27): A jilted duke falls for a shy wallflower, a scientist is stranded with a medieval Highlander, rival bakers competing & more! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2025/12/satu...
5 romances, all under $2 👀📚
Saturday Romance Deals (12/27): A jilted duke falls for a shy wallflower, a scientist is stranded with a medieval Highlander, rival bakers competing & more! 📚 www.tbqsbookpalace.com/2025/12/satu...
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Folks - Boebert's evil bill passed the House last week🤬
Only ~5000 wolves in lower 48 & 100s are killed annually - this bill will undo wolf conservation.
We still have time to stop Congress from removing the few protections we have for endangered wolves. Pls call your Senators tell them to vote NO!
Only ~5000 wolves in lower 48 & 100s are killed annually - this bill will undo wolf conservation.
We still have time to stop Congress from removing the few protections we have for endangered wolves. Pls call your Senators tell them to vote NO!
🚨 It’s not too late to take ACTION. Last week, the house passed H.R. 845, a bill that would strip protections for gray wolves and block the public from challenging it in court. It now heads to the Senate. Call your Senators and urge them to vote NO: www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
December 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Folks - Boebert's evil bill passed the House last week🤬
Only ~5000 wolves in lower 48 & 100s are killed annually - this bill will undo wolf conservation.
We still have time to stop Congress from removing the few protections we have for endangered wolves. Pls call your Senators tell them to vote NO!
Only ~5000 wolves in lower 48 & 100s are killed annually - this bill will undo wolf conservation.
We still have time to stop Congress from removing the few protections we have for endangered wolves. Pls call your Senators tell them to vote NO!
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Re-upping this in case someone needs to hear it going into the weekend and New Years. You aren’t alone— this is the hardest time of the year for so many people, and there’s *nothing* wrong with you if you’re one of them.
The next few days are going to be hard. The fear is palpable. So please, if you’re at all wondering: I wish you could see how much the world needs you. Right now, all that matters is getting to morning.
* thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
* pflag.org/resource/support-hotlines/
* translifeline.org/
* thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
* pflag.org/resource/support-hotlines/
* translifeline.org/
December 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Re-upping this in case someone needs to hear it going into the weekend and New Years. You aren’t alone— this is the hardest time of the year for so many people, and there’s *nothing* wrong with you if you’re one of them.
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As is now tradition, we celebrate the day after Christmas with free books, more than 1700 free books in this particular go round. Just visit www.romancebookworms.com to browse the incredible selection.
December 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
As is now tradition, we celebrate the day after Christmas with free books, more than 1700 free books in this particular go round. Just visit www.romancebookworms.com to browse the incredible selection.
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I first started reading @leannareneehieber.bsky.social's books back when Dorchester was still a going concern (IYKYK) & Brooke Borneman introduced us at BEA. If you, like me, love a paranormal historical, do yourself a favor & pick them up.
ICYMI, I set out to tell readers that if you didn't know I had a Gothic Christmas Romance Novella, well, now you do...
Then I ended up doing a thread on my whole fiction backlist, because these days, folks may know me more for my non-fiction...
But I've so many lovely fictional ghosts for you too!
Then I ended up doing a thread on my whole fiction backlist, because these days, folks may know me more for my non-fiction...
But I've so many lovely fictional ghosts for you too!
Christmas Eve Eve is a *perfect* night to curl up with this Gothic, Ghost-filled, Gaslamp Fantasy Second-Chance Romance novella (many #Romancelandia colleagues and I were writing Romantasy before that was a word 🖤 ) starring Vicar Carroll & Headmistress Thompson from my STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL saga!
December 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I first started reading @leannareneehieber.bsky.social's books back when Dorchester was still a going concern (IYKYK) & Brooke Borneman introduced us at BEA. If you, like me, love a paranormal historical, do yourself a favor & pick them up.
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New Release
Frostburn by Suleikha Snyder
Fantasy Romance (MMF)
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Frostburn by Suleikha Snyder
Fantasy Romance (MMF)
AMZ amzn.to/4qjHQJ2
Kobo click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=...
December 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
New Release
Frostburn by Suleikha Snyder
Fantasy Romance (MMF)
AMZ amzn.to/4qjHQJ2
Kobo click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=...
Frostburn by Suleikha Snyder
Fantasy Romance (MMF)
AMZ amzn.to/4qjHQJ2
Kobo click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=...
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A lighthearted friends-to-lovers romance with inflatable T-Rex costumes and a barbershop quartet. The ebook of One Bed for Christmas is free for newsletter subscribers!
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December 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
A lighthearted friends-to-lovers romance with inflatable T-Rex costumes and a barbershop quartet. The ebook of One Bed for Christmas is free for newsletter subscribers!
jackielaubooks.eo.page/wvxdm
jackielaubooks.eo.page/wvxdm
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My entire Unforgettable Y❤️U series is available to Kobo Plus subscribers.
The series will be leaving Amazon in January.
#Romancelandia #NewAdult #ContemporaryRomance #Booksky
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
The series will be leaving Amazon in January.
#Romancelandia #NewAdult #ContemporaryRomance #Booksky
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
December 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My entire Unforgettable Y❤️U series is available to Kobo Plus subscribers.
The series will be leaving Amazon in January.
#Romancelandia #NewAdult #ContemporaryRomance #Booksky
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
The series will be leaving Amazon in January.
#Romancelandia #NewAdult #ContemporaryRomance #Booksky
www.kobo.com/us/en/series...
Turns out mine is Raiders of the Lost Ark. Punching Nazis?
Yeah. Okay. That'll do for 2026.
Yeah. Okay. That'll do for 2026.
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
LOL, LMFAO
LOL, LMFAO
December 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Turns out mine is Raiders of the Lost Ark. Punching Nazis?
Yeah. Okay. That'll do for 2026.
Yeah. Okay. That'll do for 2026.
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Need a little heating up this winter? FROSTBURN, my MMF romantasy novella loosely inspired by The X-Files, is out now at all the usual e-tailers for just $2.99.
#romancelandia
Buy links: books2read.com/u/47aYWq
#romancelandia
Buy links: books2read.com/u/47aYWq
December 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Need a little heating up this winter? FROSTBURN, my MMF romantasy novella loosely inspired by The X-Files, is out now at all the usual e-tailers for just $2.99.
#romancelandia
Buy links: books2read.com/u/47aYWq
#romancelandia
Buy links: books2read.com/u/47aYWq
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Behold, if you will, the...astonishing...contract from Shadow Light Press. A rolling 10-year term...payment on profit (but only after costs are recouped)...appropriation of the author's universe if they can't continue the series...and more www.reddit.com/r/Progressio...
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Explore this post and more from the ProgressionFantasy community
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December 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Behold, if you will, the...astonishing...contract from Shadow Light Press. A rolling 10-year term...payment on profit (but only after costs are recouped)...appropriation of the author's universe if they can't continue the series...and more www.reddit.com/r/Progressio...
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A pregnant queen surrounded by threats and caged by expectations. Two loyal bodyguards who'd die for her but want to live for her too. My X-Files-inspired MMF romantasy novella is live on Amazon, Kobo, and Smashwords so far. Get Frostburn for $2.99!
books2read.com/u/47aYWq
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Available now at your favorite digital store!
Frostburn by Suleikha Snyder
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December 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A pregnant queen surrounded by threats and caged by expectations. Two loyal bodyguards who'd die for her but want to live for her too. My X-Files-inspired MMF romantasy novella is live on Amazon, Kobo, and Smashwords so far. Get Frostburn for $2.99!
books2read.com/u/47aYWq
books2read.com/u/47aYWq
*sigh* Half my home has the flu. Influenza A so probably that new mutant that’s evading the annual flu shot. Blergh. I tend to not get flu (🤞 with this one) but my other son who is currently still healthy could. And that will suck. I now live in a KN95 mask.
December 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
*sigh* Half my home has the flu. Influenza A so probably that new mutant that’s evading the annual flu shot. Blergh. I tend to not get flu (🤞 with this one) but my other son who is currently still healthy could. And that will suck. I now live in a KN95 mask.
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):
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“AI”: A Dedicated Fact-Failing Machine, or, Yet Another Reason Not to Trust It For Anything
I search my name on a regular basis, not only because I am an ego monster (although I try not to pretend that I’m not) but because it’s a good way for me to find reviews, end-of-the-yea…
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December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
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Let's do a round-up of my writing year, which hasn't been enormously productive, but here we go anyway.
- One short story published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies: The Thirteenth Time (www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...)
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- One short story published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies: The Thirteenth Time (www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...)
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Thirteenth Time by Patrick Samphire
You know how sometimes there are things that happen that you never want to think about again? Not because they’re terrible or horrifying, and not because they were such a perfect moment that everythin...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Let's do a round-up of my writing year, which hasn't been enormously productive, but here we go anyway.
- One short story published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies: The Thirteenth Time (www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...)
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- One short story published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies: The Thirteenth Time (www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...)
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I kind of love this. And potatoes 🥔
December 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I kind of love this. And potatoes 🥔
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The fourth book in our super steamy, gleefully bonkers romantasy series is out in June! Click the link if you like:
✔️ Horny Dragons
✔️ Enemies to Lovers
✔️ Ancient Gods Fucking
✔️ Murdering Fantasy Tech Bros
✔️ Bisexuals Being Chaotic
✔️ Murder Ladies
www.kitrocha.com/series/high-...
✔️ Horny Dragons
✔️ Enemies to Lovers
✔️ Ancient Gods Fucking
✔️ Murdering Fantasy Tech Bros
✔️ Bisexuals Being Chaotic
✔️ Murder Ladies
www.kitrocha.com/series/high-...
December 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The fourth book in our super steamy, gleefully bonkers romantasy series is out in June! Click the link if you like:
✔️ Horny Dragons
✔️ Enemies to Lovers
✔️ Ancient Gods Fucking
✔️ Murdering Fantasy Tech Bros
✔️ Bisexuals Being Chaotic
✔️ Murder Ladies
www.kitrocha.com/series/high-...
✔️ Horny Dragons
✔️ Enemies to Lovers
✔️ Ancient Gods Fucking
✔️ Murdering Fantasy Tech Bros
✔️ Bisexuals Being Chaotic
✔️ Murder Ladies
www.kitrocha.com/series/high-...
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If you like the MURDERBOT series (or fantasy by Martha Wells) you can own them all digitally plus donate to charity.
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
#goodbooks #murderbot @marthawells.com
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
#goodbooks #murderbot @marthawells.com
Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR ENCORE
Pay what you want for <<<product>>> and support a charity of your choice!
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December 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
If you like the MURDERBOT series (or fantasy by Martha Wells) you can own them all digitally plus donate to charity.
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
#goodbooks #murderbot @marthawells.com
www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...
#goodbooks #murderbot @marthawells.com
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"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
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good morning, I have noticed that some of the critical responses to the Crave show Heated Rivalry have been, let's say, incomplete
sex scenes are craft! goddammit!
sex scenes are craft! goddammit!
Anatomy of a Sex Scene: Heated Rivalry Edition - Reading the End
Heated Rivalry, AKA the gay hockey show, has been getting a lot of buzz for its explicit(-ish) sex scenes, and a lot of that buzz has been coming from viewers and critics whose experience with the rom...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
good morning, I have noticed that some of the critical responses to the Crave show Heated Rivalry have been, let's say, incomplete
sex scenes are craft! goddammit!
sex scenes are craft! goddammit!
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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Night Crowd: New Bats, New Bats! + sparkly restored vintage scatter pins & much more, made w/ love by your friendly neighborhood Goth & Gothic Novelist!
torchandarrow.etsy.com
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(Partner & I run the shop in lieu of Patreons, so you're supporting tons of writing/art by checking out our shop, THX!) 🖤
torchandarrow.etsy.com
🦇
(Partner & I run the shop in lieu of Patreons, so you're supporting tons of writing/art by checking out our shop, THX!) 🖤
December 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Night Crowd: New Bats, New Bats! + sparkly restored vintage scatter pins & much more, made w/ love by your friendly neighborhood Goth & Gothic Novelist!
torchandarrow.etsy.com
🦇
(Partner & I run the shop in lieu of Patreons, so you're supporting tons of writing/art by checking out our shop, THX!) 🖤
torchandarrow.etsy.com
🦇
(Partner & I run the shop in lieu of Patreons, so you're supporting tons of writing/art by checking out our shop, THX!) 🖤
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Indie authors and Amazon, artists and Etsy, etc etc
A singer-songwriter friend would like people to know that while boycotting Spotify is great, it was also 16% of their income that is now cratering. So if you're cancelling Spotify, please pair that with buying music, merch, or live tickets directly from your favorite artists
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Indie authors and Amazon, artists and Etsy, etc etc
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Vellum is amazing! I use it to format newsletter extras a few times a year, and it's incredible.
if you're a Mac user and an indie author, vellum.pub is life-saving software for formatting ebooks (and print books) and it's 30% off today
nobody paid me to say this, I just really love Vellum
nobody paid me to say this, I just really love Vellum
Vellum. Create beautiful books.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Vellum is amazing! I use it to format newsletter extras a few times a year, and it's incredible.