Olivia's like a black cat. She takes a while to warm up, but when she does, she's loyal and loving. She's worth it, but l'm only human. She won't even let me tell her I love her. Sometimes, I think she'll be the death of me. A Fatal Prospect, by Elizabeth Barone.

My best friend gives me a pleading look. "My little sister's friend was sexually assaulted. You and the club can help them the way you helped us. Right?" If she's asking what I think, she means revenge, blood. I can't risk that again. I'm a social worker now. A Fatal Prospect, by Elizabeth Barone.

Call me overprotective, l don't care—l don't want him near her. She's been through a lot. I'd never sabotage her happiness, though. She's a grown woman, and I'm not her keeper, anyway. She probably doesn't even feel the same way he does. A Fatal Prospect, by Elizabeth Barone.

An attractive biker couple stand embracing while looking in suspense at something approaching, on the cover of A Fatal Prospect by Elizabeth Barone. Callouts list the book’s tropes: dark romance, slow burn, morally gray, antiheroine, age gap. Available at ElizabethBarone.com.

Never mind touch her and die. She’s gonna be the death of him.

Chapters 1-3 are live!

#darkromance

Eyyy, can we stop?

Me, I’m not

Who reads multiple books in different formats at once? 🙋🏻‍♀️

Paperback: contemporary romance

Audiobook: dark romantasy

Work in progress: dark romance

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Arsonist’s Lullaby, Chapter 1

No way this is legal. It's my first thought as I pull up to the thrift shop where I'm allegedly buying a used stroller. I torched my relationship with my controlling baby daddy, and I'll do anything for this…

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Announcing a relevant announcement soon 🖤

I'm so glad I'm not the only one out here neurotically savoring every word. Knowing it's there, waiting for whenever, is so nice.

Ever put down a book mid-sentence with big DNF mood but it's actually because it's so good, you don't want to finish it? Which book is this for you?

#AmReading: You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, by Akwaeke Emezi

#booksky #romance

I like sharing this recipe as often as I can because someone on FKA Twitter taught me how to make cold brew, way back in ye olde blog days. Good cold brew saves lives, especially when it's good and strong. Hope you enjoy 🖤

The version of me who went to culinary trade school (KT '06!) wants you to know you really should refrigerate your cold brew. 1) That's how it's brewed: cold, not your room temp counter. Cold brewing makes it less acidic. 2) Counters brew only one thing: bacteria. Please be safe, refrigerate 🙌🏼

If you like vanilla creamer, I make my own (no corn syrup). I eyeball it and taste, so these are rough measurements: 1 tbsp coconut sugar, 1 tbsp honey, 1/8 tsp vanilla, pinch of salt, 1/2 cup milk, little cinnamon. Pour it into your jar, shake shake shake, and enjoy.

When life gives you global warming, make cold brew. It's 80 in April after record deep temps all winter, so I got my French press, stirred 3/4 cup coffee grounds into 3.5 cups cold water, and brewed in fridge overnight. In the morning, I split it into three mason jars for grab-n-go.

Congratulations! 🙌🏼

I joined Threads, but don't worry Booksky, I'm not going anywhere. I'm a romance author. Why choose? 😉

I'm glad she's doing well. It really can be tricky! I call it my gremlins

I’m proud to be an American because we fight conservative religious terrorism with dildos. There really isn’t a better way to recycle and take out the trash

I cried watching the Artemis II feed in the middle of the night on a random weekday because, as fucked up as everything is, we got to experience a flight through space in real time. We got to zoom out and see ourselves as a blue dot surrounded by black and stars. Together we saw something awesome.

Stole some reading time this morning and it was better than therapy

"man and woman near each other graffiti." A mural on the side of a light teal painted building depicts a man and woman, foreheads touching, their bones visible like an xray. The street art is painted in reds and blues, for viewing with the naked eye and with the red or blue sides of 3D glasses. Artist: insane51.com | IG: insane51 Photo by Francisco Galarza on Unsplash.

They'd kill for each other, and they just might kill each other.

The River Reapers MC series is now live on @bookshop.org!

↪ bookshop.org/lists/river-...

#bookshop #darkromance #slowburn

Too accurate (I have lupus too, and some re-reads I have to skip that whole sequence). I hope your daughter is doing well.

Queen move

Neevah's lupus scare guts me. She's flying so high, and then everything gets yanked out from under her. And Canon is by her side the whole time 😭

a woman in a kitchen with the words do you know how sick and twisted that is Alt: a woman in a kitchen with the words do you know how sick and twisted that is

Writing is 100% solving a puzzle... that I created... using pieces I made... and only when it's done do I know how to put it together. And the whole way along, I alternately curse and declare undying love for the challenge.

Always have tissues! She knows exactly where to hit you (and makes the HEA worth it)

Reel is a yearly (at least) re-read for me, I love it so much. Every word is beautiful. Neevah's lupus scare always breaks me a little bit and then her fight puts me back together. It might even outdo Grip as my favorite Kennedy Ryan book, it's a tough call!

Paperbacks from the River Reapers MC series by Elizabeth Barone are displayed over a stock photo of an attractive young woman with chipped black nail polish licking one of her bloodstained fingers.

They'd kill for each other, and they just might kill each other.

#darkromance #slowburn

I've got good news for @bookshop.org readers. eBook editions of the River Reapers MC series are on their way!

#darkromance #boycottamazon #booksky

The key to life:

Learn how to tell who is warm, how to keep yourself warm, and how to keep others warm when/if you can.

I’m not convinced that we’re not all dinosaurs. Source: my arthritic tailbone

Guess what doesn’t go with chocolate?

Electric blankets. Somehow it’s even deep under my nails 😅

Pepperidge Farm and autocorrect remember Richard Bachman