This one is tough

Love is the first thing I built in this puzzle!!

I did the same thing today!! Might be the same book!

Unsung Romance: A Conversation with Beverly Jenkins Join us for a conversation between Beverly Jenkins and Lilly Library Curator of Modern Books Rebecca Baumann in celebration of the Lilly Library’...

I saw the full Love in the Library exhibit at IU’s Lilly Library, and it’s fantastic. You can see it AND hear one of the best speakers out there, author Beverly Jenkins, on 13 February. Go if you can!

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Awwwww!! 😍😍

I did! Both are excellent speakers, so that made this an easy pleasure

I got home from The Ripped Bodice last night, and my hubby looked me up and down and told me he was most disappointed that my bodice was not ripped 🤦‍♀️ #lifewithapunster

Seeing @joannashupe.bsky.social interview @alexandravasti.bsky.social at The Ripped Bodice Brooklyn last night was a delight!

Oh good god

Two grape and one pumpkin pie done last night; egg and three-cheese bake this morning. Now I can rest while hubby and kids work in the bird and stuffing!! Happy Thanksgiving!! #thanksgiving2024

So keep writing historical romance, especially indie authors. The audience is there. If trad publishing is piling onto the bandwagon of contemporary, then find other means to get your books out.

We live in cycles. 3/🧵

That’s because if one book takes off, a bunch of authors pile onto that theme or subgenre (think IBP, MGMF, or OV romance), readers read a bunch of them, get burned out or become disillusioned by writing that isn’t quite up to what they’re expecting, and then the next thing comes along. 2/🧵

On the whole “historical romance is dead” debate:

Things cycle in romance and have for decades. Right now we’re in an #historicalromance trough. But it’s been the apex predator before, and it probably will be again one day. 1/🧵

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I learned in public elementary school back in the late Dark Ages

Your annual reminder that this glorious Christmas romance is a perma-freebie

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Just as long as it’s not December! The rates go up $100+/night after the tree is lit 😳

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I'm a romance-novel reader, a huge believer in the study of #romancenovelhistory , a fantasy reader, a jigsaw puzzle fan, a singer with a degree in classical vocal performance, a wife, a mom, and gleefully retired. My persona vary according to my mood.

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