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Lauren R. Stephens
@laurenrstephens.bsky.social
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Queer contemporary romance author writing queer characters. TX native, left of left. Free Palestine, DRC, Sudan.
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⭐️⭐️ PRE-ORDER NOW⭐️⭐️

If you're interested in a sweet and spicy sapphic contemporary romance with a diverse cast, pre-order Love at First Spin, releasing on April 15 to Amazon/KU!

Ebook: a.co/d/9X00ZAT
March 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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rdotspoon.bsky.social
A MAN FOR MRS CLAUS is available now!
🎅🏾 - 5 eligible, kinda dead bachelors
🤶🏾 - 1 queen of the North Pole in desperate need of a new boo.
🎄 - 2 elves on a mission
🦆 - a duck named Quackie O.

🎄 SALE : payhip.com/BacklistB...
🎄 other buy links: rebekahweatherspoon....

Text: OUT NOW, Yes they do it in the sleigh. A MAN FOR MRS CLAUS by Rebekah Weatherspoon. A Black couple embraces. The man is kissing the woman's neck as she holds a sprig of mistletoe over their heads. He is wearing a red tshirt and fireman's gear pants with suspenders. She is wearing a short tight fur lined red christmas dress and white boots. This book takes place in the summer so its technically a North Pole romance, not so much a Christmas romance.
March 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Don’t miss the panel! I’m so excited to chat about one of my favorite topics: Women in Horror! I will be posting the link to my Bindery this Saturday to make sure you’re a free follower boozhoo.binderybooks.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Not Target turning the comments off on their TikTok ads 👀
March 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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RAFE, XENI. & MEEGAN are here!
DUKE is coming soon!
Catch up with these Loose Ends today!

💖 Rafe & Xeni sale bundles : payhip.com/BacklistB...
💖 www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
💖 www.therippedbodicel...
#booksky #romancesky
Rafe, Xeni and Meegan by Rebekah Weatherspoon. "The Doctor and The Nanny The Heiress and the Scotsman The Teacher and the millionaire" Rafe Cover, the bust of a white man with red hair and read beard on a black background Xeni Cover, the bust of a black woman with her mass of hair up in a loose bun. She's wearing a purple tank top and sunglasses tilted down on a teal and pink background. Meegan Cover, a white woman with brown hair and blue eyes on a pink background 3 high heat contemporary romance. there's pegging in xeni and they do some real freaky shit in Meegan.
March 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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rdotspoon.bsky.social
this one has been in the works for a hot little minute.

RAFE: A Buff Male Nanny, special edition from Novel Grounds Romance Bookstore. On sale March 12.
💚 novelgrounds.com
coming soon. Rafe a buff male nanny special edition available march 12 novel grounds romance bookstore + rebekah weatherspoon image: a white guy with red hair and beard in a black tshirt and dark pants walking with a black woman with braids up in a bun, wearing scrubs and a white lab coat. the guy has one arm over the woman's shoulder. he is holding two orange backpacks in his free hand.
March 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Hold the damn line on this, authors. I have dozens of books I can't turn into audio right now because I can't afford to pay a narrator, but I WILL NOT use AI to circumvent them.

We all stand together or we all get cooked.
courtneymilan.com Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · Mar 11
ABSOLUTELY NOT FUCK THIS SHIT

ABSOLUTELY NEVER
OVER MY DEAD BODY
Screenshot of an email from KDP Customer Support, subject line: You’ve been selected! KDP Audiobooks with Virtual Voice Beta Hello, Congratulations! You’re invited to participate in KDP's beta for audiobooks. Starting today, you can now produce audiobook versions of your eligible eBooks using virtual voice narration and reach new customers by making them available on Amazon, Audible, and Alexa. Customers have already enjoyed listening to millions of hours of audiobooks with virtual voice from KDP authors. To try this new experience, follow these steps: 1. Go to your Bookshelf: https://kdp.amazon.com/bookshelf. 2. Next to an eligible eBook, select "Add audiobook with virtual voice". 3. Follow the instructions on the "Audiobook with Virtual Voice" page to choose the voice and prepare your audio files. 4. Click "Publish audiobook".
March 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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My contemporary romance novel ONE IN A MILLION comes out exactly a week from today. 🥳 🎉

✯ IVF mix-up 🤯😬🤰🏻
✯ Grumpy 😠 /Sunshine ☀️
✯ Co-parenting adventures 🧑‍🧒‍🧒 👶🏼 🧑🏽‍🍼🍼
✯ Co-parenting w/benefits 👩🏽‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏻 🛌 ❤️‍🔥
✯ Hollywood 🎬 🎤 🎥 👸🏽
✯ Token series (2nd book) 📚
✯ Female entrepreneur 💰👩🏽‍💼

Mar 18, 2025!

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One in a Million
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March 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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kwanawrites.bsky.social
When is enough enough? Like there has to be a this is impeachable switch. Roll it back with ALL these yahoos out and do a do-over. And do it post hastily. Meaning NOW!
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Mar 11
The Department of Education will begin sweeping layoffs tonight with about half of its 4,400 employees expected to be let go, sources tell CNN.

Read more: cnn.it/41IhB4h
March 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Check out my author website!

authorlaurenrstephens.com
Lauren R. Stephens
Lauren R. Stephens (she/her) embarked on her official writing career in 2024, writing her first full-length novel with Love at First Spin, a sapphic contemporary romance. She leans toward low angst, d...
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March 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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If you’re in a dark and punchy mood… Small town romantic suspense with a BDSM chaser. Check out my Beards & Bondage trilogy in a Pick What You Pay bundle today!

😈 pick what you pay bundle! payhip.com/b/V52DU
😈 audio: www.chirpbooks.com/a...
Graphic. Book covers on a yellow background with two walking cartoon cherries. "In one of these books a male main character makes the other male main character ** **** on the female make character on the beach." "its this one." Harbor March Backlist bundles. Haven, Sanctuary and Harbor by Rebekah Weatherspoon 3 steamy romances for the price of one. Three romances with shirtless buff guys on the cover, standing in front of the mountains, in front of a farm and in front of the ocean. All three books have plus size black heroines and all three books feature BDSM elements. Haven - he saves her from serial killers. Months later they reunite and do the nasty instead of going to therapy. Sanctuary - She saves herself from a professional hit and ends up hidding at his farm. They do the nasty in a peach orchard. Harbor is a polyam story with three black folks. Their cheating partners are killed and they try to find meaning in it all. The meaning involves a threesome on the beach.
March 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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niadavenport.bsky.social
Ahhhh!!!! Tomorrow cannot come soon enough 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
March 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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iamcaseyrkelley.bsky.social
So the orange FOTUS’ administration identified words that are “woke” in federal docs. The articles say he did it but we know the felon of the U.S. can’t read.

Anyway this list is hilarious because the people that use “woke” the most (and usually misuse it) are all specifically included in this list
March 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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I may use the word "sweet" in the description of Love at First Spin, but that's because it's pretty low angst. The 🌶 is definitely there!

Matter of fact, Sarah talks Jackie through it 🍆💦

#comingsoon #ebooks #amazon #KindleUnlimited #sapphicbooks
March 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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portia.noir now Sunday check in, anxious babes. You get to have joy. Even in the face of the complete chaos we're living in, you deserve joy. And you deserve it without feeling guilty about it. @portia.noir
March 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Title: Love at First Spin 👭

Tropes:
💋 Bi-awakening
💋 Divorcée
💋 Opposites attract
💋 Reunited friends to lovers

Representation:
⭐️ Lesbian
⭐️ Bisexual
⭐️ Plus size
⭐️ Mid size
⭐️ Mental illness
⭐️ Chronic illness
⭐️ Queer friend group

#booksky #comingsoon #comingout #lesbian #lgbtq #bisexual
March 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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You might also know me as Bookish Lauren on other socials. I made this page under my author persona to have another way to promote my books! #booksky
March 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Just here to promote my new book!

⭐️⭐️ PRE-ORDER NOW⭐️⭐️

If you're interested in a sweet and spicy sapphic contemporary romance with a diverse cast, pre-order Love at First Spin, releasing on April 15 to Amazon/KU!

Ebook: a.co/d/9X00ZAT
March 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM