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Today's dragon is the Japanese viper dragon!

It has one of the most uniquely colored scales of any dragon and is quite formidable in a fight. @thatguytommy2.bsky.social @mistymassey.bsky.social #dragons #dragonbooks #coloring #painting #sff #diversereads #booksky #writesky #writersky

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Excerpt from MM pirate adventure A Hellish Thing by AE Lister Title: A Hellish Thing Series: The Arrow and the Flame, Book Two Author: AE Lister Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 03/24/2026 Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex Pairing: Male/Male Length: 208 Genre: Historical, action/adventure, age gap, BDSM, established couples, pirates, witches, magic/magic-user, foul-mouthed bird, menage, tentacled demon Add to Goodreads Description Simon White never expected to find his soulmate on the pirate ship, the Arrow, but once he and Captain Martin meet, nothing can stop their sensual alliance. Now, after saving the captain and the crew many times with his surprising powers, Simon has been promoted to officer and has a secure place in the captain’s bed and his heart.

Check out an Excerpt from MM pirate adventure A Hellish Thing by AE Lister
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Since I finished the mimic dragon late last night but posted it today, so here's today's actual dragon: the infamous Baba Yaga (seraphim tenebris) aka the deadliest dragon in history!

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Covers for 21 recent reads: Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse, Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde, Open Throat by Henry Hoke, A Seditious Affair by KJ Charles (reread for book club), Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine, The Weight of the Stars by K Ancrum, On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield, Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky #2) by Rebecca Roanhorse, To Clutch a Razor (Curse Bearer #2) by Veronica Roth, Passing by Nella Larsen, How Long 'til Black Future Month? by NK Jemisin, Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, The Obake Code by Makana Yamamoto, Another Word for Love by Carvell Wallace, On Critical Race Theory by Victor Ray, Silver in the Wood (Greenhollow #1) by Emily Tesh, I'll Make a Spectacle of You by Beatrice Winifred Iker, The Lies of the Ajungo (Forever Desert #1) by Moses Ose Utomi, The Truth of the Aleke (Forever Desert #2) by Moses Ose Utomi, Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

February reading update!

More litfic this month, and several great novellas—speaking of, I’d been REALLY sleeping on the Forever Desert series! Brilliant. Need to pick up The Memory of the Ogisi asap while it’s all fresh in my memory.

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Check out an excerpt from Funny Crime Drama Besties in Crime by Rob Loveless Title: Besties in Crime Author: Rob Loveless Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 02/24/2026 Heat Level: 1 - No Sex Pairing: No Romance Length: 252 Genre: Contemporary, Genre/lit, crime/thriller, comedy, best friends, mafia, robbery, divorce, on the run, Atlantic City Add to Goodreads Description Childhood best friends Jay and Gia haven’t spoken since Gia’s marriage drove them apart, until one tearful night when she shows up at Jay’s door with devastating news: her husband, Frank, is leaving her. Rekindling their bond over heartbreak and bad decisions, the pair hatch a reckless plan for a weekend escape to Atlantic City, funded by some “borrowed” cash from Frank’s home office.

Check out an excerpt from Funny Crime Drama Besties in Crime by Rob Loveless
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James [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #OwnVoices #LiteraryFiction #Classics #DiverseReads #BlackHistoryMonth - Reading Ladies James by Percival Everett is a companion read to Huckleberry Finn in that it reimagines the classic story from the perspective of the enslaved Jim.

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James [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #OwnVoices #LiteraryFiction #Classics #DiverseReads #BlackHistoryMonth - Reading Ladies James by Percival Everett is a companion read to Huckleberry Finn in that it reimagines the classic story from the perspective of the enslaved Jim.

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James [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #OwnVoices #LiteraryFiction #Classics #DiverseReads #BlackHistoryMonth - Reading Ladies James by Percival Everett is a companion read to Huckleberry Finn in that it reimagines the classic story from the perspective of the enslaved Jim.

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Homegoing [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #OwnVoices #FamilySaga #DiverseReads #BlackHistoryMonth - Reading Ladies Homegoing is a thought-provoking, compelling, and diverse multigenerational saga by an author of color

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Excerpt from Gay Hockey Romance book Two for Boarding by S.B. Barnes Title: Two for Boarding Series: Minor Penalties, Book Two Author: S.B. Barnes Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 02/17/2026 Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex Pairing: Male/Male Length: 280 Genre: Contemporary, contemporary, gay, bisexual, San Francisco, sports/ice hockey, gay, bisexual, interracial, coming out, over 40 Add to Goodreads Description With fourteen years as the San Francisco Sea Lions’ top defenseman under his belt, Phil Easton is tired. After his coaches push him into playing on a bad knee and he ends up on long-term injured reserve, the chances of having his contract renewed dwindle before his eyes.

Check out an Excerpt from Gay Hockey Romance book Two for Boarding by S.B. Barnes
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Where the Wildflowers Grow [Book Review] #NetGalley #BookX #BookSky #BookBlogger #LiteraryFiction #DiverseReads #OwnVoices #BlackHistoryMonth @Sourcebooks Landmark - Reading Ladies Where the Wildflowers Grow is a page-turning and compelling story of survival, grief, found family, and healing.

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All We Were Promised [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #OwnVoices #DiverseReads #BlackHistoryMonth - Reading Ladies All We Were Promised is a compelling story of family secrets and abolition in pre-Civil War Philadelphia by an author of color.

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All We Were Promised [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #OwnVoices #DiverseReads #BlackHistoryMonth - Reading Ladies All We Were Promised is a compelling story of family secrets and abolition in pre-Civil War Philadelphia by an author of color.

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All We Were Promised [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #OwnVoices #DiverseReads #BlackHistoryMonth - Reading Ladies All We Were Promised is a compelling story of family secrets and abolition in pre-Civil War Philadelphia by an author of color.

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Redwood Court [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #OwnVoices #DiverseReads #BlackHistoryMonth - Reading Ladies Redwood Court is a character-driven memoir-like complicated family drama by a debut and "own voices" author, DéLana R.A. Dameron.

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Redwood Court [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #OwnVoices #DiverseReads #BlackHistoryMonth - Reading Ladies Redwood Court is a character-driven memoir-like complicated family drama by a debut and "own voices" author, DéLana R.A. Dameron.

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Redwood Court [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #OwnVoices #DiverseReads #BlackHistoryMonth - Reading Ladies Redwood Court is a character-driven memoir-like complicated family drama by a debut and "own voices" author, DéLana R.A. Dameron.

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