“Drawn” Book Signing at Burn Bright Books - 11/22

Tomorrow’s my very first book signing as a debut author! Come see the selection at Burn Bright Books in Rochester, NY and get a signed copy of my historical romance adventure novel “Drawn”! #debutnovel #booksigning #rochesterny

“DRAWN” ROC BOOK TOUR 🤘🏻📖❤️‍🔥

In or near Rochester, NY on one of these dates? Come say hi (and get a signed copy)! #booktour #booksigning

Jack. Martin. Josie. Dahlia. Paul. Rob. Peter. They’re all pleased to meet you in “Drawn”, an LGBTQ+ historical romance novel that’s right at home at Burn Bright Books in Rochester! Come get your copy signed on November 22nd between 12-4 PM! #bookrelease #romance #historicalfiction #debutauthor

TODAY’S THE DAY. “Drawn”, my debut novel, is now available directly from IngramSpark (link in bio) as well as on Amazon, Amazon Kindle, and Barnes & Noble online! #debutnovel #debutauthor #ljnightingale #drawnthenovel #queerstories #queerfiction #historicalfiction #scifi #adventure #romance #1950s

I was writing out our schedule for this week on the whiteboard in our kitchen when I broke down crying.

Michael: “What’s up?”
Me: “I finally made it.”

Then we had a nice hug. 🫂❤️ Two days to the release of “Drawn”, my debut novel!

Your next queer fiction destination is right at the juncture of Gay Way and Historical Plaza! “Drawn” will be officially released this Tuesday, 11/18 🏳️‍🌈

Every time my husband eats a lemon bar that’s not one I made, he says “they’re not as good as yours”, and maybe one of them was at some point, but I love him for lying in that case 🍋

Fun fact: my debut queer novel set in 1955 Long Island, NYC and Albany contains homages to several pieces of queer media, including #rockyhorrorpictureshow, the series #fellowtravelers starring #mattbomer and #jonathanbailey, and the film Maurice, directed by #jamesivory. All the gay hashtags 🏳️‍🌈

My sister-in-law sent me a present that I can’t open until my book’s release date on Tuesday (11/18)! Can’t wait to see what it is!

Polly being a cuddlebug on my WFH day

I'm just a notch in your bedpost, but you're just the namesake of an unsavory character in my debut novel

First day on Bluesky, hello all! 👋 My name is Lydia. I'm a soon-to-be debut author, actor, public historian, and cat lady living in Rochester, NY. I dream of one day being able to support myself with my writing. A futile dream? I dunno, I'm not too terrible at it. Say hi if you'd like! #newuser

An artist loses his home. A soldier loses his way. At the end of their wits and their ropes...they find each other. "Drawn", a queer romance adventure novel, out November 18th through Spellbound Publishing House LLC. #debutauthor #debutnovel #queernovel #romancebooks #historicalfiction #loveislove