Every few years I decide that it is ESSENTIAL to adopt a black cat and convince myself that my severe cat allergy has resolved itself. Testing out this delusion later today 🤞🏼🤞🏼

2026 One Maryland One Book Top 10 👋 @theferocity.bsky.social @nikkipaynebooks.bsky.social ◡̈

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'

I’m going to get myself in trouble one of these days A creep @ the gas station said, “you’d be prettier w/o a mask” & I said, “you’d still be ugly w/a full hairline” 😬😬 🤷‍♀️

#booksky #preorder A new novel by Vanessa Riley is always something to look forward to ◡̈

I love kids, I love my friends with kids, but as the childfree person I would like to be considered once in a while too 😞

how do I get Jacob Tierney a box full of KJ Charles books? Especially the Society of Gentleman series or Band Sinister

A common rationale I’ve heard repeatedly as to why romance adaptations are often unsatisfactory is “you can’t film a thought” Williams & Storrie w/Tierney prove that wrong each frame. From their posture, intonation, & their gazes that can flash 26 different emotions a second It’s truly remarkable

I can count on one hand how many times I’ve cried during film&TV I have ~never~ cried during a show in English until tonight I cried, giggled, blushed, cried🔁 #HeatedRivalry

We’re going to the cottage ☺️ #HeatedRivalry

Taking a break from cooking and omg I am cackling! #HeatedRivalry

Update: she now knows his name is Hudson Williams (“he’s handsome!”) Thinks Connor has gorgeous curls and very kind eyes When explaining the plot: “let them be together! They’re not sports betting! I thought Canadians were more reasonable! Aigoo” 😂 love my mom

My mom just asked me about “Hudson Will, a Korean-Canadian actor and hockey player?” The boomer Korean ladies know!

Our good friend Joy Harris still needs our support in dealing with her cancer costs. She's been such a light to Romancelandia. Can you help bring her some light? Thanks. 💜 gofund.me/0c8d4cee0

That quantity vs quality argument when it comes to reading is bullshit. Read what you enjoy... as much of it as you can... Comics. Novels. Scripts. User Manuals. Blogs. Articles. Poetry. Song Lyrics. IDGAF Just read. AND read at the pace you are comfortable with.

A gift that I ordered on Dec 1 for a friend in NY went from NJ to Philadelphia to NEW MEXICO?! & has been stuck there since FedEx makes zero sense, it was literally right next door 😒

Along with these terrible choices, please I am literally fucking begging authors to understand that if the ONLY tension in a romance is a secret the MCs are keeping from the reader? YOU HAVE WRITTEN A BAD BOOK. stop being so messy. THINK ABOUT THE INTERNAL LOGIC OF YOUR STORY, please.

How my sibling & I arrange phone calls: “Everyone is okay. No one is mad at you. This is not an emergency. Call me to talk about XYZ. Don’t forget to eat lunch! 😜” Apparently this is unusual but it’s less stressful than when I see 4 missed calls from my mom and a “CALL ME” text

I am now “why isn’t that kid wearing a hat?” & “that cute baby looks too brand new to be outside” years old 😬

If my weekday Snoopy mug broke does that mean I can buy a new one even though I have a weekend Snoopy mug?

These biscotti were such a hit & worked well with flax as egg replacement! I dipped half in chocolate & kept half as is for variety #baking www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/ging...

Added to which, we have disabled several generations with Covid at this point. I know y’all don’t wanna talk about it but Covid causes brain damage and we have arranged things so that people get it at least twice a year. Did we think those chickens wouldn’t find a roost eventually or…?

My new Substack is up and yes…I chose maximum chaos. The Onyeka Danish Deception is an economics lesson in what we’re all willing to pay to feel “chosen.” Bring your sociology degree, cuz I pulled out Fanon. open.substack.com/pub/payneful...

#romancelandia The 1st time I read this I had to go make snow angels in the yard to keep myself from sobbing 😭 No one does it like Lorraine Heath!

THE GLOWING LIFE OF LEEANN WU is out now! I hope you enjoy my novel about a magical midlife midwife dealing with generational trauma while discovering her true power. Available in print, ebook, and audio. Info and buy links here: rubylangwrites.com/the-glowing-...

I love love loveeeee it in a meeting when a woman starts with “correct me if I’m wrong” and proceeds to eviscerate the loathsome man FINISH HIM!!

Wow things really do go sideways in your 30s I had the same lens prescription since 16 and BAM it changed significantly this year!

#romancelandia should I put this in my emergency vault? I will read whatever Diana Quincy writes but since her next book is a thriller (which I’ll obvi preorder) should this go in the vault? IDK when there’ll be a new #historicalromance from Quincy? Dilemma!

Romance should evolve, but its so clear when people want the shine and financial benefit of Romance without respecting the genre, its conventions, or the readers. It's disturbing, but not surprising that we've arrived in a place where CRAFT DOESNT MATTER is a thing people believe.

Knew this screenshot would come in handy one day

Now that holiday baking season is in full swing this feels especially relevant: Grams for recipes please! #MetricIsBest #cooking #baking

#booksky A new Vanessa Riley!!!

This goes double for anything any milk brained pundits think of last night’s elections. Their takes will be bad! We know they will be! Who cares what they think, they have been loudly and enthusiastically proven wrong in races literally everywhere.

Said hi to my neighbor while jogging this morning & she said, “it sure fuckin is - Dick Cheney’s dead” So that’s how I started my day 😂

My eye twitches every time I think about people saying they voted for Trump because of the price of eggs. YOU DUMB BARN-OWL EYED BITCHES HAVE DOOMED US ALL.

I am in my 30s & have been privileged enough to never be uninsured yet even though for a few years my coverage was shit. I am scrambling to get in all my appointments & refills bc no matter how I crunch the #s it’s impossible I’m scared & hope if I have a medical event it’s fatal

Threw my friend a divorce tea party this past weekend & OMG I love women so much She is glowing, thriving, & FREEEE I love women so much 💕💕

Trying to find a new book to read in 2025 1 Oh sounds interesting! 2 spend 7 minutes trying to decipher if the cover is ai generated 3 go to author’s website & main social media page 4 sees ai generated art/video for promo posts 5 add author to “uses ai list” 6 scream internally #booksky

i don't think i'll ever forgive all the people who legitimized anti-trans bigotry and i don't think i'll ever really feel generous to those who stood by and paraded their proud ignorance and refusal to learn that the actual facts favor trans people's participation and that the bigots have nothing

You should be able to eat even if you are not working. Access to food is a human right. Access to clean water is a human right. Access to adequate shelter is a human right. Access to healthcare is a human right.

🌲 evergreen🌲

Chopped off 10 inches of hair & now I feel unencumbered!! Also had a productive talk about n95s with the new stylist and was able to give info on our local mask bloc

Lorraine Heath is part of my holy trinity of how I came to romance & I finally broke this out of my emergency vault last year and I’ve already read it 3x. Thanks so much for highlighting what makes this book & her writing so fabulously rich & layered!! bsky.app/profile/stel...

Not exactly a superpower but I’m very good at eyeballing 100mL of water +/- 3mL usually

🚨New substack! I asked one question on my book tour...❓"When was the first time your boobs were the drama?" and y’all… the stories.😮‍💨 Duct tape. Bloody Boobs. Praise dances. The Tea is, our boobs have been everybody’s business but ours.🍿 Free therapy in the comments. open.substack.com/pub/payneful...

We like to pretend the endemic use of the present tense in modern fiction is a stylistic choice. But usually it's a cheap way to disguise mediocre prose, lack of structure, or both. It's like a row of showy petunias planted along a house to disguise cracks in the foundation.

I hope the wankers who decided to play ads at MAX volume while getting gas always have pebbles stuck in their shoes. Truly diabolical. A sensory nightmare.

Did the BIG SHOP at the Korean grocery store & a woman around my mom’s age said “아가씨 꼼꼼하내“ as I was picking scallions I HAVE ASCENDED! She approves of my produce selecting capabilities!! ☺️

A new Kat Sterling!!