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

Image is a book snippet graphic. The background is a softly blurred photo of spring grass with a tiny white flower in the center. At the top in a scripty black font reads: #FridaySmooch. The snippet is in a bold black serif font and reads: Deep afternoon shadows stretched across the still-frosty driveway. The SPRING weather was a volatile, capricious trickster. Yesterday I’d peeled off layer after layer as the day wore on, only to bundle up by the crackling fireplace later that night. Today? I was shivering in my heavy coat and boots as I hurried to the front door. I loved every unpredictable second of it. ©2026 Almost Like Magic, book 4, Jill Corddry

It's #fridaysmooch time and @sadirastone.bsky.social has the perfect word for us this week: SPRING

It's perfect because the fourth book in my #almostlikemagic series takes place at the start of spring! I couldn't resist giving you a teaser for the new book!

#booksky share your 'spring' snippet!

Background: beach at sunset. Book covers: Trappers Cove Romance Complete Series Collection and Love, Legacy, and Little Green Aliens Text: Holding the door frame for balance, he snugged her against his side and whispered, “The minute the doc gives her okay, beauty, you and I are gonna break every spring in that bed.”

#FridaySmooch SPRING
Full snippet from LOVE, LEGACY, AND LITTLE GREEN ALIENS in comments. 👽
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Happy Friday!
#RomanceBooks #UFO #romcom #spicy

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

Image is a book snippet graphic. The background is textured and teal. At the top in a bubbly white font reads: #FridaySmooch. In white bold serif fonts is the snippet and it reads: “Trust me, Pike, this is the last place I wanna be. Wouldn't be here if he hadn’t insisted. Now, can we move this reunion inside?” “What part of no did you not understand? Do I need to use smaller words?” I pointed a finger at Bobs, feelings of betrayal jostling for pole position with an all-consuming anger. “You should know better. And you,” I flung the same finger toward the brothers, “are gods damned LUCKY I took an oath to do no harm, or you wouldn't be breathing.” I spun on my heel and ran inside, slamming the door in their faces. ©2021 Bad Company: Almost Like Magic, book 1

It's #fridaysmooch time! For this Friday the 13th, @sadirastone.bsky.social is passing along some LUCKY vibes for us!

#booksky #readersofbluesky #fantasybooks

Background: bookstore shelves. Book covers: Through the Red Door and the Book Nirvana Romance Complete Series Collection by Sadira Stone. Text: Widow FMC, Love Triangle, Bookstore, So Spicy! Binge the whole series!

#FridaySmooch LUCKY
From Through the Red Door: (cont. in comments)
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So what? It’s a cheek kiss, for cripes’ sake. Just a friendly gesture. No big deal.
But the butterflies in my stomach disagree, and so does...
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#RomanceBooks

Another delicious #FridaySmooch!

Image is a book snippet. The background is white with a fountain of green mist flowing upward from center bottom, widening and going upward. At the top in a black scripty font reads #FridaySmooch. The snippet is in bold black serif font and reads: Before I could begin the spell, the malignant presence chuckled again and, with a burst of sulfurous energy, zipped past me and through the nearest wall. “Jerk!” I called out after it, coughing as the stench invaded my nose. Grumbling, I made my way to the kitchen and flung the back door open, then hurried to the front door and opened it, HOPEfully creating enough of a cross-draft to clear the house. I slumped on the porch swing, stewing in a mucky combination of anger, frustration, and fear. “Damn spirits. Can’t just move on, gotta annoy the living.” ©2026 Almost Like Magic, book 4

📚💙 #booksky it's #fridaysmooch time! Thanks as always to @sadirastone.bsky.social for our word of the week: HOPE!
Here's a lil sneak peek into Almost Like Magic, book 4...

Join in and share your snippet!!

#FridaySmooch HOPE
The key to a woman's wounded heart?
Tater tots! 💔🌶😍https://books2read.com/deliciousheat
When the tots were crispy and golden, Diego layered on the toppings: shredded extra-sharp Tillamook cheddar, crumbled pepper bacon, paper-thin slices of (cont. in comments)
#RomanceBooks #chef

Background: pine forest Photos: a tiny house, a couple kissing Text: #FridaySmooch from my WIP

#FridaySmooch PULSE
From Book 1 in my new series, coming spring 2026!
She scans the clearing behind us. “I’m looking for Zachary Dupré.”
Inflating my chest, I swagger closer and lower my voice, so Aggie won’t hear. “Forgot my name so soon? Don’t pretend you didn't...
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#Romancebooks

Background: empanadas Book cover: Delicious Heat by Sadira Stone Text: A sweet snippet for today's Friday Smooch. Forbidden love! Food truck chef! Spicy!

#FridaySmooch
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“Ow, what’s that for?” Anna winced and rubbed the spot where Charlie punched her arm.
“Are you out of your freakin’ mind? Flirting with Diego?”
“Diego.” She rolled his name on her tongue...
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#RomanceBooks #Booksky #FoodTruck

Image is a book snippet graphic. The background is pale pink with darker pink hearts starting around the middle of the image and going to the bottom. At the top in a black scripty font reads #FridaySmooch. The snippet is in a bold black serif font and reads: Cole‘s façade slipped, like a dustcover had been pulled back, and there he was. The boy I'd known so many years ago. The boy who'd known me better than anyone, even myself. The boy who'd been my first crush. My first love. The boy who'd saved my life, only to pulverize my HEART moments later. ©2021 Bad Company: Almost Like Magic, book 1

It's a lovely Valentine's Day word for this week's #FridaySmooch from @sadirastone! HEART!

#fantasybook #fantasyseries #AlmostLikeMagic

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!

#booksnippet #booksky 📚💙

Book Cover: Opposites Ignite by Sadira Stone 99 cents for a limited time Short King She's a tattoo artist Curvy FMC Fake Dating So steamy Workplace romance in a neighborhood bar that feels like home

#FridaySmooch CRAVE
(snippet in comments)
Sample the Bangers Tavern Romance series!
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#RomanceBooks
#TattooArtist
#ShyGuy

Book cover: Opposites Ignite by Sadira Stone. Text: At Bangers Tovern's Trivia Night, Eddie and Rosie's fake dating scheme spins out of control. Rosie spoke into the mic. “My lovely assistant Eddie will help score the answers.” “We love you, Eddie,” squawked some drunk chick from the far end of the bar. “Eddie’s taken,” Jojo called. “By Rosie.” His stomach tilted as he and Rosie exchanged frozen, wide-eyed smiles. So much for keeping their pretend-dating scheme on the down-low. “Awww,” a woman squealed, “Rosie’s got a little pocket boyfriend.” Jaw clenched, Eddie scanned the stage floor. Just his luck, no trap door.

#FridaySmooch FAR
I love this scene where Eddie and Rosie's co-workers unwittingly out their secret. And from this point, their web of lies spins tighter and tighter around their throats. Who will crack first?
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#FakeDating #ShortKing #TattooArtist #Bartender

Image is a book snippet. The background is a white ceramic coffee mug sitting on a light wood table against a wall that's a pale gray. Steam is curling from the coffee mug. At the top in a black scripty font reads: #FridaySmooch. The snippet is in bold black serif font and reads: Cole sat up as I turned to go. “Got any more of that?” he asked, motioning to the coffee cup in my hand. “Get your own. I'm not a waitress. Or a maid,” I finished as he flipped a dark green blanket off himself and onto the floor. He stood and stretched, revealing his stomach—and the better part of a six-pack—then picked up the blanket, folding it into perfect quarters before placing it on the back of the couch. “Wouldn't dream of calling you either. Honestly, you kinda look like the walking dead. Wanted to know if you'd left the REST of us any.” ©2021 Bad Company: Almost Like Magic, book 1

Maybe not quite the definition of REST that Sadira Stone intended when she chose this week's #fridaysmooch word, but I love this quick interaction between Stella and Cole. (take 2 for bad link)

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#booksky 📚💙 #fantasybook #fantasyseries #almostlikemagic

Image is a book snippet graphic. The background is a photo of several clusters of green plants (probably crocus: sprouting up through the snow. Only their leaves are visible. At the top in a swoopy font reads: #FridaySmooch. The snippet is in a bold black serif font and reads: Spring was almost here—at least according to the calendar—and my fingers itched to dive into damp earth, to connect with Eight-Fold Acres as we wandered the gardens together, marveling at NEW green growth and the pops of color as wildflowers erupted across the fields. ©2026 Almost Like Magic, book 4, by Jill Corddry

Wooohoo! It's the first #FridaySmooch of the new year and @sadirastone.bsky.social has picked the word 'new' for us.

So, here's a little snippet from book 4!!!!! I've been working on it every day since November 1, and it's now over 37,000 words!

📚💙 #booksky #readersofbluesky #fantasybooks

Background: waves on the beach. Book cover: Sweet Summer Surprise by Sadira Stone Text: She came to the beach to find herself--and found him. Come to Trappers Cove for a cozy, steamy, older woman/younger man romance where Danielle gets her groove back--with a vengeance!

#FridaySmooch NEW (excerpt cont. in comments)
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“Promise me you’ll have fun tonight. I want a full report.”
Danielle pasted on a brave smile and snapped a salute. “Aye, aye, Ma’am. Esmerelda out.” She clicked off the call and surveyed her new look. #Booksky #Rombklove

“So,” he said, his eyes dark, his voice dangerously deep and #icy. “Now we have the truth.” He closed the door behind him, and the latch clicked with dull finality in the still room.
#FridaySmooch

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

Image is a book snippet graphic. The background looks like a chalkboard menu with a light wood frame. At the top in a white, modern font reads #FridaySmooch. The snippet is in a white, bold serif font and reads: The menu at the Snarly Yow was a hodgepodge of classic comfort food and Harlan’s favorite foods from his many excursions around the world as a young man. All of it was DELICIOUS. As I scanned the options, one stood out and I dropped the menu with a grin. ©2025 Wild Spirit: Almost Like Magic, book 3

📚💙 Hey, it's #fridaysmooch time! Thanks to @sadirastone.bsky.social for this week's word: DELICIOUS.

I had to go to Wild Spirit to find the word...well, it was in Bad Company once, but I didn't think referencing *that* sandwich was the way to go... IYKYK 🍞🕷️🍞

#booksky #fantasybook

Cover of Reckless Disregard and Other Stories by Linda Griffin. Brass elevator with open doors.

“Because I #care about you.” He gave her an intent, almost tender look and put his hand on hers.
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#FridaySmooch #ShortStories #Novellas

background: pile of wrapped gifts and a pink poinsettia plant. Book Cover: Christmas Rekindled by Sadira Stone Text: Enemies to Lovers, Chosen Family, Steamy holiday Shenanigans. 99 cent flash sale

#FridaySmooch CARE (snippet cont. in comments)
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(Dawn is their boss & owner of Bangers Tavern in Tacoma, WA)
“But I didn’t really think this through, you know? You’re, well, vulnerable, and I don’t want to take advantage.”
“Angel, I want...
#Booksky #RomanceBooks

Cover of Morgan's Landing by Linda Griffin. Blonde teenage girl and park benches in shades of brown and gold.

Where is Julie Morgan?
Jim put a hand briefly on his shoulder. “I have people to talk to,” he said. “I’ll let you know if anything #turns up,” and he left the family to its private anguish.
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#FridaySmooch #Mystery #SmallTownLife

#FridaySmooch TURN Read the caption for a taste of the spicy, enemies-to-lovers tension between Bangers Tavern's new server Charlie and bartender River. This is actually their second encounter, but she doesn't remember their first, which gets under ladykiller River's skin.

#FridaySmooch TURN (cont. in comments)
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#Booksky #Romancebooks
“Charlie used to work here, about—what was it, hon’?”
“I, uh—started in ‘09, I think. And I left in ‘14.”
In an instant, River’s expression shuttered—brows lowered, eyes narrowed, lips clamped in a tight,

Cover of Beyong Stonebridge by Linda Griffin. Image of a baby's crib with a blue blanket folded over the side. "Jason is dead. And he wants his son,"

The room was a little #chilly, and she checked the thermostat before she lifted the baby out of the crib. He stopped crying almost immediately. She sat in the rocking chair to nurse him, but he wasn’t hungry.
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#FridaySmooch #Romance #GhostStory

Image is a book snippet graphic. The background is a moody photo of an old cemetery at twilight. The sky is a grayish orange and casts an eerie light on the scene. Silhouettes of grave markers and bare trees add to the creepiness! At the top in a bubbly white bold font reads: #FridaySmooch. The snippet is in a bold white serif font and reads: With a swish of her wrist, the wind picked up, and her chanting rose and fell in cadence with the gusts. The air carried a menacing essence that CHILLed my every last nerve. Whatever the hag was doing had riled more than one force of nature, and they were resisting her control as hard as they could. ©2021 Bad Company: Almost Like Magic, book 1

Image is a book snippet graphic. The background is a gradient that goes from icy blue at the top, to a slightly deeper blue at the bottom. Snow flakes and small white dots are falling from the top to the bottom, and are concentrated at the top. #FridaySmooch is in thin, scripty font at the top. The snippet is in a bold black serif font and reads: Cole’s steps were more measured than his brother’s, but his hesitant hug broke the CHILL of the Wyoming winter. I wanted to squeal, but I held back, uncertain where we stood after all those weeks of silence. A familiar smirk creased one cheek. “What? Miss us or something, princess?” ©2023 Against the Wind: Almost Like Magic, book 2

You might need to grab a cozy blanket for this week's #fridaysmooch! @sadirastone.bsky.social has all all feeling kinda CHILLY this week.

'Tis the spooky season, so I had to use a snippet from Bad Company...BUT Against the Wind takes place during the Winter Solstice and is very chilly indeed!

She stretched out her hand, steeled herself for she knew not what, and made contact. Her fingers tingled slightly, and the line of flame was extinguished all at once. She jerked open the door. Inside the room was another sort of light, a faint, unearthly glow.
#FridaySmooch #GhostStory #Romance

Book covers: Love, Art, and Other Obstacles and Book Nirvana Romance Complete Series Collection by Sadira Stone Text: Come to Book Nirvana for Artists in Love, Rivals to Lovers, Found Family, Angst, Snark, and so much steam! Get the complete series collection and save!

#FridaySmooch TINGLE
I mean, who wouldn't fall for a guy who brings your coffee just the way you like it? ☕🥰 books2read.com/BookNirvanaB...
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“Okay if I come in?” Without waiting for a reply, he closes the door, ambles over, and presses a steamy mug..