Image is a book snippet. The background is white with a heavy scattering of sawdust, concentrated at the top and trickling downward. Centered at the top in a modern black font reads: #FridaySmooch. The snippet is in a bold black serif font and reads: A cackle, full of sawdust and pleasure echoed in my mind as it filled with horrors. I wrapped arms around my head instinctively, cramming myself in the smallest corner of myself I could FIND. The visions began in a slow trickle, slowly, purposefully burying me in pain and helplessness. Taking over, replacing everything I thought was truth. ©2021 Bad Company: Almost Like Magic, book 1, by Jill Corddry

#Booksky It's time for your weekly dose of #fridaysmooch! Thanks as always to @sadirastone.bsky.social for our word of the week: FIND

I had a tough time picking this one, but ultimately decided to go with Stella's first encounter with the Big Bad from book 1.

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Image is a book snippet graphic. The background is a photo of pile of sugar dusted doughnuts. At the top in a retro black font reads #FridaySmooch. The snippet is in a bold black serif font and reads: Cole took another doughnut from the box, now down to only six. We both glared at Mikey who was licking frosting from his fingers, another doughnut ready and waiting in his other hand. “What? I’m a GROWing boy!” I laughed. And couldn’t stop. Tears ran down my cheeks. It wasn’t even that funny, but I flung my arms around him. “Don’t ever be anyone but you.” ©2026 Almost Like Magic, book 4, by Jill Corddry

@sadirastone.bsky.social gave us GROW for this week's #fridaysmooch and I've got a tasty one for you from book 4...

Share your snippet below! #booksky #booksnippet #fantasybooks #almostlikemagic

When she talks cars with you and you can't get enough.

I'm still editing this F1 Rom-Com between a French driver and his Japanese race engineer.

#booksnippet #f1romance #sportsromancebooks #formula1romance #spicybooks #bookpromo #writer #authorupdate

Image is a book snippet graphic. The background is a gray-ish white. At the bottom is a red and orange 'bloom' floating upwards. At the top in a scripty bold black font reads: #FridaySmooch. The snippet is in a bold black serif font and reads: A BLOOM of crimson stained the collar of his t-shirt. “Huh? Guess those ghost dogs can scratch after all.” He pushed my hands away when I tried to check for the source of the blood. “It doesn't hurt. You can check it out later. Even take my shirt off for you.” “I can hardly wait.” I rolled my eyes. ©2021 Bad Company: Almost Like Magic, book 1

It's the vernal equinox here in the northern hemisphere so, happy first day of spring. And to celebrate, @sadirastone.bsky.social has given us BLOOM for this week's #fridaysmooch.

(I admit, this isn't exactly the kind of bloom she probably meant... 😂) #booksky 📚💙 #booksnippet #almostlikemagic

Shadows of Empire: A Snippet from Forgiving Nero by Mary Ann Bernal Snippet The sound of rumbling thunder caused Nero to rush to his bedchamber, where he shut the door behind him. He fell onto the bed, hold...

A haunted emperor. A storm-torn night. A mind unraveling under the weight of ghosts.
Read today’s featured snippet from Forgiving Nero by Mary Ann Bernal.
maryannbernal.blogspot.com/2026/03/shad...
#ForgivingNero #HistoricalFiction #AncientRome #BookSnippet #BookBoost

Image is a book snippet graphic. The background is a rumpled bed with white bedding and a thick white throw blanket partially tossed aside. At the top in a thin, scripty font reads: #FridaySmooch The snippet is in bold black serif font and reads: Parts of us were good together, and I’d missed him, too. I kissed him, then pulled away, waiting for his reaction. Vann’s response was tentative at first, but not for long. We fell backwards onto the bed, frantic fingers unbuttoning shirts and jeans between hungry kisses. His touch satisfying a CRAVING I hadn't realized was there. For the familiar. For a feeling that reminded me of being home. It was a mistake. It would encourage him, confirm what he thought he knew about me, what he wanted to be true about me, what he wanted me to be: his. That was something I could never be, not fully. But I couldn’t stop. I didn’t want to ©2021 Bad Company: Almost Like Magic, book 1

It's #fridaysmooch time! Thank you to @sadirastone.bsky.social for always giving us creative words!

This week we have crave... I only had 'craving' and only once in Bad Company, so here you go!

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The brine hung in the air - a saltiness that embraced Ocean since the moment she was born.

Ocean's Lighthouse. Coming Spring 2026.

#workinprogress #wip #oceanslighthouse #comingsoon #comingSpring2026 #booksnippet #brine #ocean #thesea #seashell #starfish #BookSky #WriteSky #Bookworm

Image is a book snippet graphic. The background is small snowflakes falling and glistening in the sun against a purplish pinky sky. A bright spot of sunlight is just visible in the upper right corner. At the top in black font reads #FridaySmooch. The snippet is in bold black serif font and reads: Snow fluttered down around us and the moonlight streaming through the trees caught the tiny crystals, filling the air with silvery glitter. They hung in the wind’s eddies before swirling to the ground. “Almost magical,” Cole whispered, sweeping a hand through a veil of shimmering white, sending it whirling about between us. The ICY confetti landed on my exposed cheeks, but I barely felt the cold. ©2023 Against the Wind: Almost Like Magic, book 2 (by me! Jill Corddry)

I missed #FridaySmooch last week due to the holidays, but @sadirastone.bsky.social has given us ICY this week. I switched over to a snippet from book 2 since it takes place around Yule/Winter Solstice.

#booksnippet #urbanfantasy #fantasybook #fantasyseries #booksky

enaquinnbaker D28 #VillainVibeVember When

When he arrived, he unstrapped the microphone box from the back of his Vespa and pulled out his phone.

#BookSnippet #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #TimeTravelFiction

✩⁺₊✩☽⋆𝑀𝑎𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑦: 𝑅𝑜𝑦𝑎𝑙 𝑉𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔⋆☾✩⁺₊✩

#fantasybook #booksnippet #fantasy #chapteronesnippet #majestyroyalvying #LeouchBlisque #HenriettaBlisque #fantasystory #bookquote

✩⁺₊✩☽⋆𝑀𝑎𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑦: 𝑅𝑜𝑦𝑎𝑙 𝑉𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔⋆☾✩⁺₊✩

#aboutmybook #fantasybook #booksnippet #fantasy
In Nilreth, there is a glorious, crystal-clear sea, the color of a pristine peridot. The water is the home of many miraculous creatures.
Sitting on an island in the middle of the sea stands a winding temple..

D16 #VillainVibeVember Snippet
Ena nodded slowly. “Even if that’s true, it’s still bad. My granddad was scared in a way I didn’t think he could be. If this lands in the wrong hands, it could be really dangerous.”
#BookSnippet #YAReads #TimeTravelFiction #WritingCommunity

More of my why choose billionaire BDSM romance wip.
#workplaceromance #bdsmromance #kinkybooks #bdsmromancebooks #whychoose #whychooseromance #contemporaryromancebooks #romancebooks #wip #booksnippet #bookblurb

kermit the frog is holding a piece of paper in his hands . ALT: kermit the frog is holding a piece of paper in his hands .

D4 #VillainVibeVember Meeting
It was a spring day in Portland. She was walking around with her little minions.
All I did was offer a little help and point her in the right direction.
#BookSnippet #TimeTravelFiction #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

“The window by my bed is open…” 🌙


Rowynn’s nights are haunted by a mysterious visitor named Zi — timeless, ageless, and not quite real.

This moment is from my upcoming novel Star of Shalik (releasing January 2026) where dreams and destiny intertwine. ✨

#FantasyBooks #IndieAuthor #BookSnippet

Fight For You by Minette Enfers
www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y9FQK87

#booksky #darkromancebooks #romancebooks #mentalhospitalromance #bookpromo #booksnippet #booktease #bookblurb

✨🍃 A living, breathing world…

Here, magic doesn’t come from spells—it flows from the stars, the roots, and the land itself. 🌌

Welcome to the Lumani village of Idris.

Snippet from 💫 The Chrysillium Tree 💫
#FantasyBooks #AmWritingFantasy #BookSnippet #WritingCommunity

Whoops! Forgot to add tags to this one #AmWriting #FantasyWriting #WIP #WritingCommunity #BookSnippet

I heard we're posting scenes from our querying book, I've got to say this is one I wrote last and one of my favourites
#YA #author #booksnippet #UrbanFantasy #ownvoice #amquerying

Image is a book snippet graphic. The background is a splotchy blend of blues and greens. At the top in a bold white cursive-like font reads: #FridaySmooch. The snippet is in a bold white serif font and reads: “Guess you win.” Cole rose up on his knees, both thumbs hooked along the waistband and shimmied them down an inch. It grew unexpectedly warm in the room. The nubby troll face under my bare thighs itched as I sweated. Time to put plan “Make Cole Uncomfortable” into action. I crawled over the cards scattered across the bed toward him. “Guess I did. Need help with those?” His shoulders tightened, the muscles in his biceps taut. His knuckles, gripping the elastic, were white. “Uh… What?” ©2021 Bad Company: Almost Like Magic, book 1

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I missed last week's Friday Smooch thanks to a nasty cold, but I'm back!!

Thanks to @sadirastone.bsky.social for trying to make us all COMFORTABLE this week...but I didn't really have that in Bad Company, so I went with the opposite for Stella and Cole.

#fantasybooks #booksnippet

pining men are my favorite, but when she also secretly pines a little it tips my heart right over the edge 😭 if you enjoy men who yearn for well over a decade, and women who never got over them, stay tuned ❤️‍🩹 #mutualyearning #booksnippet

W.I.P of 'My New Assistant is Like a Chocolate Eclair' for the #omegaversejam . This chapter will be free on itchio and ao3, 'cause yes.

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Image is a book snippet graphic. The background is white with streaks of greens, browns, and pinks that look like they're curving upward. At the top in a bold, rounded font reads #FridaySmooch. The snippet reads: That stray longing for home reached out for the thread of a ley line RUNning through the land under us, opening my connection to Eight-Fold with a zing to my brain. The land whimpered with loneliness, at our distance. I know, I know. I miss you, too. I pressed the heel of my hand against the aching pit in my stomach, snapping the connection to the back of my mind. It hurt too much this time. ©2021 Bad Company: Almost Like Magic, book 1

It's #FridaySmooch time, and this week @sadirastone.bsky.social has us on the RUN!

Fitting since book 1 of my series is all about being on the run! Bad Company has all those cozy fall vibes you love... 📚💙

#booksnippet #snippet #urbanfantasy #fantasyseries #fantasybooks

I wanna know how to make this more beefy? QwQ thoughts on this would also be nice.

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Image is a book graphic. The background is a soft, but bright blue. At the time in a modern, wavy font reads #FridaySmooch. In the lower right corner are fanned out cards (ace, king, queen, jack, and ten of hearts). The book snippet reads: “How do you feel about more au naturel stakes?” Cole cocked his head, puzzled, then his eyes popped as my meaning sunk in. “You want to PLAY strip poker?” he coughed. I kept my eyes locked on his. “You’ve been mostly naked around me every day. Don't tell me you're suddenly shy? Or maybe you really suck at poker?” ©2021 Bad Company: Almost Like Magic, book 1 (by Jill Corddry...HI! That's me!)

It's #fridaysmooch time! Thanks to @sadirastone.bsky.social for 'PLAY' this week!!! This is one of my favorite scenes from ALM book 1!

Embark on the road trip from hell! www.amazon.com/dp/B09K6X2828

#booksnippet #fantasybook #fantasyseries #urbanfantasy #urbanfantasybooks #booksky

When you wish there were more detailed or working on car moments in romance books.

📚Revving Hearts by Minette Enfers 🖤🚘

Kobo, kindle, Nook

Tw: Mention of parent loss

linktr.ee/minetteenfers

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When Soren next woke up, it was with a deep gasp to fill his lungs, the feeling of suffocation still heavy. He sat up and opened his eyes, and was instantly confused as to why he was in his childhood bedroom. And, after just a few easy breaths, why was his body suddenly fine? Nothing hurt at all. There were no nail prints in his palms, no bloating from having grown a baby for nine months, no pale complexion… there was also full and easy use of his body, as if his poisoned condition before was a painful figment of his imagination.

Have a snippet of my newest WIP for #StarlingEmpire , Escaping the Raven's Talons. It's a rebirth story about the newest emperor being poisoned to death by his husband after having a baby, and then waking up six years in the past!

#originalstory #writing #booksnippet #wipsnippet #lapiswrites

Getting back into #WIPSnips this month, last month was awful, so decided to forgo it. This month I'm working on AN ANGEL ENRAGED and COOKIES & RAGE.

This one comes from Ch. 2 of AN ANGEL ENRAGED, book 7 of the KALISTA CHRONICLES. #WIP #WriteSky #BookSnippet #BookSky

⚠️TRIGGER WARNING: INJURY⚠️

His Secretary by Minette Enfers

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08C...

#booksky #spicybooks #booksnippet

New Rules is the first book in a nerdy romance series with childhood best friends, to friends with benefits, to lovers.

You can read it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0BK28G4FV

#booksky #writersky #readersky #booksnippet #bookblurb #bookpromo #romancebooks #gamerromance #nerdyromance #adultromance