What's better than a quirky gay romance in time for Valentine’s Day? How bout a quirky gay romance in time for Valentine’s Day 🎉FOR ONLY A DOLLAR?🎉 Get our odd couple/star-crossed roommate romance for practically free THIS WEEK ONLY! Amazon: a.co/d/01bQqiWw

Lessons In Timing by @sylviabarry.bsky.social is on sale Feb. 3rd-6th - $0.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME! 🌈 Amazon: www.amazon.com/Lessons-Timi... ✨ LESSONS IN BALANCE OUT NOW - The thrilling sequel to Lucas and Armand's story - www.amazon.com/Lessons-Bala...

Armand will come to him when he’s ready—or so Lucas hopes—and he has bigger fish (and chips) to fry ... Book 2 in the Lessons series by @sylviabarry.bsky.social is almost here! Pre-order Now: riptidepublishing.com/products/les... Read Book 1: riptidepublishing.com/products/les...

LESSONS IN BALANCE by @sylviabarry.bsky.social is almost here! Featuring a London setting, plenty of humor, and enough twists to keep you guessing. "There’s a delicate balance between falling in love and falling apart." | Release date - 12/22/25 Pre-order Now: riptidepublishing.com/products/les...

✨️Cover Reveal!!✨️ LESSONS IN BALANCE is the sequel following the events of LESSONS IN TIMING (our Odd Couple, opposites attract romcom): "There’s a delicate balance between falling in love and falling apart." Coming 12/22 from @riptidepublishing.bsky.social riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

If you're going to shop this week, the best thing you can do for your community & workers is focus on small businesses, local shops, and independent artists. Hit up your Main Street. Order some great queer stories from @riptidepublishing.bsky.social or bath & body from healthy-plantet.square.site ;D

I was in Trinidad Co. a few weeks ago. In the town history museum there is an exhibit about Dr. Stanley Biber. Starting in 1969, he was pioneering gender affirming surgery. Trinidad became “the sex change capital of the US”. melmagazine.com/en-us/story/...

Seriously, it’s everywhere and if you genuinely didn’t know, that’s okay. The only way to get better is by learning and this is a great place to start.

2025 Best Book Awards Finalist - DEMARIS: PROTOCOL, by Brian Randall will make your pulse race from the very first page. Based on TRUE events. Read what really happened: www.amazon.com/Demaris-Prot...

SUNDAYS WITH OLIVER is $0.99 for a limited time! Check out the whole Hearts & Crafts series: 3 unique stories about finding love later in life. Available everywhere ebooks are sold. Amazon: www.amazon.com/Sundays-Oliv...

Are you an #LGBTQIA+ #library, #bookstore, book club, individual, or other organization that could use queer novels? @riptidepublishing.bsky.social has 4 queer romance titles we'll send you for exact shipping costs (or pick up free in WNC). Get 4 or 400; we want to spread queer joy. DM me!

How long have your characters been rattling around your brain? Are they strangers or old friends? WE WANNA KNOW! 🥰 Our characters in LESSONS IN TIMING have been around for different lengths of time 🤪https://a.co/d/0sMrxPd @riptidepublishing.bsky.social @mayadrocha.bsky.social

DEMARIS: PROTOCOL by Brian Randall is the thrilling spy novel you've been waiting for. BookLife said: "Randall offers an incredibly fresh concept that will fascinate readers, particularly as the circumstances are based on true events." Read the Full Review: booklife.com/project/dema...

Dive into the story of young Alexander the Great--and his deep bond with Hephaistion--as he comes of age. This evocative YA, LGBT duology was written by Dr. @mathetria.bsky.social. Amazon: www.amazon.com/Dancing-Lion...

Have you ever thought "Damn I'd love to read one of Hazel's books but I wish they were a dollar? Super good news for you, we're doing a kindle countdown deal and all my ebooks published through Riptide are .99 cents today, July 25th! And $1.99 tomorrow, if today's no good.

For one day only, books by @hazeldomain.bsky.social are only $0.99! Or read for free through Kindle Unlimited, for a limited time. Amazon: www.amazon.com/stores/Hazel...

Congratulations to Brian David Randall on the release of DEMARIS: PROTOCOL--a spy thriller and gay romance, based on real events. Head on over to @queerty.com to see what 5 queer novels inspired him. Link: www.queerty.com/author-brian...

🏳️‍🌈HAPPY PRIDE!🏳️‍⚧️ We’re kicking off our annual Pride Fundraiser today, which will keep the library thriving into the next year & beyond 🎉 givebutter.com/Jr8Tfu

Last chance! These $0.99 deals will only be here for a week. Happy Pride! Visit: riptidepublishing.com

Shifters: Magic Runs Deep by @alexwhitehall.bsky.social. Buck-wild SF/F: The Glamour Thieves by Don Allmon (plus two sequels). Contemporary @lambdaliterary.org award winner: Love and Other Hot Beverages by Laurie Loft. Cozy Mysteries: The entire Plumber's Mate series by @jlmerrow.bsky.social AND

Magical realism: Surreal Estate by Jesi Lea Ryan. Firefighters: Too Hot! by Avery Giles. New Adult genderqueer: Cinderella Boy by Kristina Meister (this is being made into a musical that just showed in New York!). Road Trip: Detour by Reesah Herberth and Michelle Moore.

Ok so all of these are @riptidepublishing.bsky.social books because that's where I work and so what I've widely read, and also the quality there is just *chef's kiss* Fluff: Are You Kitten Me by Quinn Anderson. F/F contemp: Night Life by @sjhartsfield.bsky.social.

June is Pride Month! If you need help getting in the spirit this year, these LGBTQ+ reads are just $0.99. New books every week of Pride! Face Blind by @jlmerrow.bsky.social Night Life by @sjhartsfield.bsky.social And more! Visit: riptidepublishing.com

Our latest release is finally here. DEMARIS: PROTOCOL is a spy thriller unlike any other--based on true events. "Surviving this mission may mean losing each other . . . or their lives." Amazon: www.amazon.com/Demaris-Prot...

Happy Pride Month! We're celebrating all June long with new $0.99 deals every week. Week 2 is live now! Visit: riptidepublishing.com

Celebrate Pride with us! Each week in June, new LGBT+ books are only $0.99. Week One - The Uncanny Aviator, and The Musician and the Monster by @jenyakeefe.bsky.social Deal in Divinity by Chely Penn Lessons In Timing by @sylviabarry.bsky.social Visit: riptidepublishing.com

Happy Pride Month! 🌈

New Kindle Unlimited books have arrived! Just in time for Pride next month. Read for FREE now through the end of July. Featuring: the darkly romantic Powers That Be series + FREETHINKER, a science fiction m/m romance. Read more: riptidepublishing.com/pages/kindle...

A lil ASMR care of Sylvia Barry to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of LESSONS IN TIMING being published! 🥰🥂🎂🥳🌈🔥 Eternal thanks to @riptidepublishing.bsky.social for getting this baby out into the world! They grow up so fast... 😭 #writingcommunity #asmr @mayadrocha.bsky.social

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JK Rowling looking at asexual folks just minding their own business, being asexual and not affecting her at all

Coming Soon! DEMARIS: PROTOCOL is a sexy thrill-ride from start to finish. Readers' Favorite said, "I loved the fine details, loved the imagery, and loved Rick and Trey." Pre-order now: riptidepublishing.com/products/dem...

Many, if not all, of our titles were also taken. Riptide is staunchly anti-AI. No part of our books, from the content to the cover art, will EVER be AI-generated.

🌈 Introducing Book 2 of our February Courting the Fae R.A.D. crate! We are so excited to feature this wonderfully haunting and sweet book that is also filled with spice, music, and… podcasts with the fae? Welcome to The Musician and the Monster by Jenya Keefe! 🧵 @jenyakeefe.bsky.social

Follow Dr. Jeanne Reames on Youtube (@mathetria.bsky.social here), where she talks Alexander the Great, her DANCING WITH THE LION duology, and "How Writing Historical Fiction Makes Me a Better Historian." youtu.be/5xF7vpqU8gE

FOOL ME TWICE by JL Merrow - a quick but satisfying read featuring likeable leads, a wonderfully well-realised setting and a charming second-chance romance. #romancelandia #mmromance #booksky @riptidepublishing.bsky.social tinyurl.com/22nwa4vm

FOOL ME TWICE is finally here! Book two in the Glastonbury Tales series, by @jlmerrow.bsky.social. A wintery m/m romance about wrong turns, reunions, and a second shot at love. Amazon: www.amazon.com/Fool-Twice-G... Available everywhere ebooks are sold. Also available in paperback.

In one week, FOOL ME TWICE by @jlmerrow.bsky.social will be available everywhere ebooks are sold! For fans of second-chance romances, teenage lovers reuniting as adults, and the English countryside. Amazon: www.amazon.com/Fool-Twice-G...

Re-Release Alert! Warrior's Cross by Abigail Roux returns Feb. 10th. Pre-order direct from Riptide to read it two days early. Link: riptidepublishing.com/products/war...

Also, for lovers of queer romance, I have about 100 FREE audiobook codes left from @riptidepublishing.bsky.social that I'm handing out to spread some queer joy in this joyful new-to-me space. Yes they're on Audible, BUT, that means you get to tax their infrastructure w/o paying them a cent :D

Coming Soon! FOOL ME TWICE by @jlmerrow.bsky.social is a second-chance M/M romance, set in a winter wonderland. Pre-order from us to get it early: riptidepublishing.com/products/foo... AMZ: www.amazon.com/Fool-Me-Twic...

Who wants to read one of my favorite romcoms of the last year for free? I've got some ebook copies to gift. Yes it's about AI but no it's not about LLMs & yes @hazeldomain.bsky.social wrote this long before companies pulled their AI bs & it's SO DELIGHTFUL IN EVERY WAY. Laugh-out-loud funny & sweet!

Re-release alert! CAUGHT RUNNING by Abigail Roux is available now, everywhere ebooks are sold. Love sports romance? This classic is for you! Also in paperback. Amazon: www.amazon.com/Caught-Runni...

Exciting news for all Abigail Roux fans: CAUGHT RUNNING is back! We're republishing it in its original form. Pre-order now from Riptide to read it early. Link: riptidepublishing.com/products/cau...

Our Holiday sale is still ongoing through the 28th! Use code HOLIDAYS2025 at checkout for 30% off. Link: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

Happy holidays from Riptide! Enjoy 30% off when you use promo code Holidays2025. Start 2025 right and discover your new favorite book. Browse our catalog here: riptidepublishing.com/collections/...

Congratulations to @hazeldomain.bsky.social on the release of FREETHINKER! This sexy sci-fi M/M romance will have you rooting for a man to fall in love with a head. And you'll love every minute of it! ;) Amazon: www.amazon.com/Freethinker-...

And a special shoutout to the artist who did the cover art! www.deviantart.com/dreamarian