Ordered the best local cheesecake around here a week in advance. Drove 90 min each way to pick up said cheesecake, because I NEEDED a cheesecake......they didn't have my cheesecake....

Yay book mail! My The Call of Azure Book Box from @raynehawthorne.bsky.social arrived! The book swag included is crazy like always...even though the mermaid tail candy bracelet may have been devoured before getting back to the house.

Overheard: “Are you a man of faith?” “I used to do yoga. Now I take Xanax and drink.” #relatable

The Call of Azure is coming Oct 9th!!! Preorder your copy here: a.co/d/aedYSe5 What to Expect: 🌊Friends to Lovers 🌊Slow Burn 🌊Found Family 🌊Mutual Pining 🌊Snark & Sass 🌊Care Taking 🌊PTSD & Anxiety Rep 🌊Pan Rep

ARC signup is currently underway for... ★ The Call of Azure, by Rayne Hawthorne ★ Want to get in on the action? Apply to be a reviewer today! bit.ly/GRR-FAQ . #GayRomanceReviews #GRR #ARCsignup #ARCreader #ReviewCopy #BookReviewer #CurrentlyReading #BragPic

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Do you need some encouragement to sign up for the ARCs for The Call of Azure? Maybe this fab number by @bloodwrit.bsky.social will spark your interest! Sign ups close this week, and ARCs will go out Sept 4th!

ARCs go out Sept 4th! Which is....so soon really! Coming Oct 9th! Preorder your copy here: a.co/d/aedYSe5 What to Expect: 🌊Friends to Lovers 🌊Slow Burn 🌊Found Family 🌊Mutual Pining 🌊Snark & Sass 🌊Care Taking 🌊PTSD & Anxiety Rep 🌊Pan Rep

Finally sharing...I read 18 books in July! What was your favorite July read? Comment the name and author! List of books in the ALT text and replies of this post. Purchase links are here: sagelmattison.com/book-recs/ 🌈📚 💙📚 #readingcommunity #booklovers #bookrecs

The Call of Azure is coming Oct 9th! Preorders and ARC sign ups are open! And really....how amazing is @lis_photoart to create such lovely masterpieces for the backs instead of phoning it in since they are only seen on physical copies!

Bookstagrammers, bloggers, and bookish friends, you're invited to help us celebrate the upcoming launch of The Call of Azure, by Rayne Hawthorne! ➤ Release Tour ➤ ARCs Visit tinyurl.com/TheCallO... for more information and to sign up.

ARCS will go out Sept 4th, and sign ups close in 2 weeks!

Today I took a nap. I don't think I've done that since the 90s. It was glorious. 😂

it's crazy how if u get good grades they let u raw dog autism your whole life

It’s sad that the discussion around pornography is always framed as “it’s potentially harmful.” It’s also potentially healthy? What did you learn about yourself, your body, your gender, your preferences, your boundaries and your self expression through the smut you consume?

Yet again, I find myself resenting my life choices as I torture myself at the gym instead of enjoying pizza.

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The Call of Azure is coming Oct. 2025!!! Don't forget to sign up for my newsletter if you want to try to snag one of the physical ARC boxes! Preorders and ebook ARC sign ups are open!

The Call of Azure is coming in October! This is the final book of the Unexpected Love Trilogy so there's still time to read Beneath the Indigo Sky and The Embrace of Evergreen! (Both available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and on audio)

Literally none of the time you spent calling Visa/MasterCard this week will matter if this shit passes Yes it's exhausting to have more calls to make But this *is* life or death Censorship is the first stage of removing marginalized people from public life, and then from life itself

ARC sign ups are now open!!

Hey. Hey. Please don’t wait for an indie book series to be finished before you pick up the books. Just buy them. Don’t wait. So MANY indie series never get finished because the author gets zero sales on the opening volumes and gives up. Give them a reason to keep going. Buy the books.

Cover reveal for The Call of Azure! It's quite surreal that this trilogy that has consumed my life for a year is coming to a close.

Bookstagrammers, bloggers, and bookish friends, you're invited to help us celebrate the upcoming launch of The Call of Azure, by Rayne Hawthorne! ➤ Release Tour ➤ ARCs Visit tinyurl.com/TheCallO... for more information and to sign up.

This is why it is important to draw a line here now. Adult works are not lesser than art with quote unquote serious artistic merit. You cannot sacrifice some art and continue on your merry way enjoying things you’ve compartmentalized as different because it dresses its topics up a little differently

Tropes! The Call of Azure is coming Oct. 2025! Books 1 and 2 are available on KU, paperback, hardcover, and widely on audio, so if you haven't started them yet....you have time to catch up!

Keep fighting 💛

The Call of Azure is coming fall of 2025!!! Books 1 and 2 are available on KU, paperback, hardcover, and widely on audio, so if you haven't started them yet....you have time to catch up!

Unexpected Love book 3 is coming fall of 2025! Art, tropes, meet the MCs, ARC info, cover reveal, etc etc.....are all coming very soon!!! Books 1 and 2 are available on KU, paperback, hardcover, and widely on audio, so if you haven't started them yet....you have time to catch up!

Unexpected Love book 3 is finished!!! That means things like art, tropes, ARC info, cover reveal, etc, are all coming very soon!!! Fabulous tarot card art by @bloodwrit! Books 1 and 2 are available on KU, paperback, hardcover, audio, so if you haven't started them yet, you have time to catch up!

Unexpected Love book 3 (yep still untitled) is finished! That means posts are coming back, and things like art, tropes, meet the Mcs, ARC info, cover reveal, etc etc.....are all coming very soon!!! Gabriel and Liam by @lis_photoart as always!!

Both Beneath the Indigo Sky and The Embrace of Evergreen are available here!

The final book in the Unexpected Love Trilogy is finally written!! Stay tuned for all kinds of info about the book, and some final SE info for this series! ....book 3 is coming in a couple of months!

Well now clearly I need to write some fae!

Today is day 27 of my #wonderlandpridespotlight project over on my #blog Today, my #authorinterview is with @raynehawthorne.bsky.social You can check it out here: readintowonderland.blogspot.com/2025/05/wps-... #booksky #queerbooksky #readersky 💙📚✨

Book 3 first peeks!!!

The Embrace of Evergreen is on sale this week!

For 3 days only, over 100 fabulous queer books are free-$2.99 so that you can add many more new stories and authors to your collections! Since I don't want anyone to miss out because they were away from socials for a few days, BTIS will remain at .99 until the 10th! www.mnbennet.com/pride-promo

Beneath the Indigo Sky and The Embrace of Evergreen are now available on audio! This is a wide release on 30+ platforms, so check your favorites! If you haven't read them yet, now is the time to get started so that you can follow along over the next few months for book 3!

Resharing more of my commissioned artwork! This time it's Ash and Lonan from my Folk series, a fae romance trilogy, by my good pal and amazingly skilled artist @bloodwrit.bsky.social 🖤 I love this one so much. Especially their clothes! And I love the way Vic draws Lonan in particular. So beautiful.

This is your reminder to leave a review for that indie book you just read :)

The final book in the Unexpected Love Trilogy is coming fall of 2025! I know how excited everyone is for Gabriel to find love.....so here is the card that starts him on his journey. Created by the astonishing @bloodwrit ! And just in time for #mermay too!

I and 23 other authors are part of this charity drive! Donate at blacktranstravelfund.com, then fill out this form to get some books docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #blacktranstravelfund #blacktranslivesmatter #mmromance #booksky

Beneath the Indigo Sky is coming to audio 5/16/25! This will be a wide release on more than 30 platforms, so keep checking your favorites for preorder info this week!

Got my bookbox from @raynehawthorne.bsky.social and I am so excited! I adored the first book so I had to have it on my shelf. Can't wait to hop into book 2. Aren't these stickers so cute?

Audio is coming soon!!! Sound on for your first sneak peek!

Look at all the pretties @raynehawthorne.bsky.social sent me!!! #booksky #mmromance #bookmail

Beneath the Indigo Sky and The Embrace of Evergreen are available now! 🌌 Friends to Lovers 🌌 Slow Burn 🌌 Grief / Heartbreak / Hurt + Comfort 🌌 Found Family 🌌 Touch of Paranormal 🌿 Friends to Lovers 🌿 Opposites Attract 🌿 Slow Burn 🌿 Grief / Heartbreak / Hurt + Comfort 🌿 Found Family 🌿 Demi-rep

I had major surgery recently, and it pulled me away from book world for a few months….but I'm back with one of the absolute most exciting announcements ever!!

🌿 The Embrace of Evergreen, by @raynehawthorne.bsky.social 🌿 getbook.at/TheEmbraceOfEvergreen A slow burn, contemporary romance filled with loss, found family, longing, forest hikes, glass blowing, sweet road trips with only one bed, friends to lovers, demi-rep, quirky best friends, and a HEA.