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The Smashwords Read-an-Ebook sale has started — which is very convenient timing for anyone maybe looking around for alternatives to Amazon right now.

There’s heaps of DRM-free indie books on sale or even free for the next week:
smashwords.com/shelves/promos

Mine are here, all 50% off (making them the massive investment of US$2 to try out) for escapist queer romantic fantasy fun:
smashwords.com/profile/view/we
All proceeds to Ukraine 🇺🇦
Content warnings on my website: wendypalmer.au/content-warning

There’ll be plenty of other #MastoAuthors on sale there too (feel free to tag yourselves).

Give it a browse, you might discover your next favourite writer

@bookstodon @indieauthors #BookSale #Smashwords #fiction #ebooks #fantasy #QueerRomance #IndieAuthors #IndieBooks

An extension of the usual Smashwords Read-an-Ebook orange and grey advertising banner, which is those words plus a cartoon woman reading on her phone. This one adds an ereader with a pile of physical books stacked atop it (cartoon still), and some words about discovering new indie authors, getting DRM-free, great discounts - the point being a fantastic opportunity to stock up.
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Queer Romance Club MARCH selection: I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner

I’ve deployed my tie-breaker to opt for this one, a YA-leaning graphic novel inspired by Jane Austen. I’ve put the tied book, Set in Stone on my TBR list, and look forward to reading it down the track (next time I re-up Kobo Plus, probably, and that’ll be July-ish).

From the ISNFIL blurb: The Prince and the Dressmaker goes to Austenland in this historically inspired, joyfully queer, stunningly romantic graphic novel mash-up of Jane Austen novels—where two friends discover their feelings for each other and find a space in their world for their love and identity.

Find it at your favourite retailer or it should be available at your library. Note the two possible covers.

QRC is open to ALL fans of queer romance: read at your own pace and post your commentary any time.

Use @queerromanceclub and #QueerRomanceClub tags. (The @group can be added to lists and appears in every reply to any posts you make so is a valuable addition to the # for promoting discussion)

See more about the club, plus past choices, here:

mastodon.au/@wendypalmer/11314

If you’d rather try one of the other books on the voting list, or talk about a different queer romance book you’re reading as well or instead, feel free to use the tags for those too. We’re all about sharing the queer romance book love.

#QueerRomance #BookClub #books #romanceReads #GraphicNovel #QueerRomance #HistoricalRomance #Regency #JaneAusten

@bookstodon @lgbtbookstodon @romancebooks

A blue-green cover, showing only George and Eleanor, smiling at each other like the pair of cuties they are
The alternate cover, showing Charlottes as well, all three characters seated with a Regency town scene behind them.
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Es ist #Valentinstag💘
Falls ihr gern #Romance lesen möchtet, ich hätte da einiges, sortiert nach Subgenres:

Queer Fantasy (mit Romance)
amalia-zeichnerin.net/queer-fa

Contemporary Queer und Gay Romance
amalia-zeichnerin.net/contempo

Liebesromane (mit einem m/f Paar)
amalia-zeichnerin.net/liebesro

Historische Queer Romance
amalia-zeichnerin.net/historis

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Ein dekoratives Bild mit roten und rosafarbenen Herzen. Schriftzug: Queer und Straight Romance Bücher von mir, nicht nur zum Valentinstag
#QueerRomance#GayRomance#Liebesroman
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Queer Romance Club FEBRUARY 2025 selection: Leather Lace and Locs by Anne Shade

No tiebreaker needed this month! (Though I probably would have gone for this one anyway because it’s been a while since we’ve had f/f and/or poly, and we are a QUEER romance club, not just gay romance group…)

From the blurb: Three friends, each on their own path, discover love could lead to happily ever after.

QRC is open to ALL fans of queer romance: read at your own pace and post your commentary any time.

Use @queerromanceclub and #QueerRomanceClub tags. (The @group can be added to lists and appears in every reply to any posts you make so is a valuable addition to the # for promoting discussion)

See more about the club, plus past choices, here:

mastodon.au/@wendypalmer/11314

If you’d rather try one of the other books on the voting list, or talk about a different queer romance book you’re reading as well or instead, feel free to use the tags for those too. We’re all about sharing the queer romance book love.

#QueerRomance #BookClub #books #romanceReads #polyamory #QueerRomance #ContemporaryRomance

@bookstodon @lgbtbookstodon @romancebooks

Cover of the book. Three illustrated Back women’s faces and upper bodies sort of staggered diagonally, with the title in large white text across them. It’s striking.
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#SupportKleinverlage
#Neuerscheinung

Wenn ihr #SapphicRomance mit Werwölfinnen mögt, könnte das hier etwas für euch sein:
„Bitten by Her“ von Annabelle Jacobs (Regents Park Rudel, Band 5) gibt es nun in deutscher Übersetzung - der Titel ist englisch geblieben.

Hier gibt es den Klappentext und eine Bestellmöglichkeit (E-Books und Prints):
deadsoft.de/products/bitten-by

Das Buchcover zeigt zwei Frauen in schwarz-weiß - eine mytisch wirkende Fotografie. Außerdem einen stilisierten, dekorativen Wolf in lila. Die Schrift ist in blau und lila gehalten.
#Werwolf#Gestaltwandler#QueerRomance
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#AmReading Thoroughly Disenchanted by Alexandra Almond

Bounced off a couple of light books that weren’t the escapism I was looking for, a historical romance and a what-happens-to-the-heroes-after-they-win fantasy, both of which were perfectly fine, but were both contemporaries in disguise as is a current trend (the historical had young characters with completely modern attitudes in pretty dresses, the fantasy had tv, phones and coffee shops via magic, neither are what I read those genres for).

But then tried this one on a whim and enjoyed it (with a few minor quibbles), Australian debut author, cosy fantasy mystery with a sweet queer romance and a very pleasant set of MCs that I liked spending time with.

And it was only when I read the author bio at the end where she mentions her love of football that I twigged that she is my friend’s sister, because Australia is a very small place 😂

@bookstodon #books #romance #QueerRomance

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Queer Romance Club JANUARY 2025 selection: Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet by Samatha Allen.

I am once again deploying my tie-breaker to opt for Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet. I think it’ll be more widely available than the tied book, A Bloomy Head, and apparently has a love-to-hate character, so that might provoke some discussion…

(Note, though, that if you like Regency, especially if it’s not about dukes, I highly recommend A Bloomy Head. I thought it had a bit of a T Kingfisher vibe with its no-nonsense practical lead character, and also was all-round charming-with-murder)

From the RRIDY blurb: In this “unlikely romance for the ages” (Camryn Garrett), a ghostwriter is handed the gig of a lifetime, except there’s a catch: the client, a closeted A-list actor finally ready to come out in his memoir, is an actual ghost—and the sparks flying between the men are becoming a little too real.

QRC is open to all, read at your own pace and post your commentary any time. Use @queerromanceclub and #QueerRomanceClub tags.
(The @group can be added to lists and appears in every reply to any posts you make so is a valuable addition to the #)

See more about the club, plus past choices, here:

mastodon.au/@wendypalmer/11314

If you’d rather try one of the other books on the voting list, or talk about a different queer romance book you’re reading as well or instead, feel free to use the tags for those too. We’re all about sharing the queer romance book love.

#QueerRomance #BookClub #books #romanceReads

@bookstodon @lgbtbookstodon @romancebooks

Cover for Roland Rogers. It’s in the cartoon style so popular these days. The faces of the two main characters are depicted on opposite sides, each half off the page. On the left must be Roland because he’s sort of greyed out. On the other side is the love interest, looking shocked/surprised — mouth open, eyebrows raised. They’re against a green background with the Hollywood sign appearing between them, and the title and author name are in the centre between them too.
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@adriabailton thanks for hosting #writephant 😊

I’m the author of non-epic fantasy books with romantic subplots (often queer), towards the cosy end of the spectrum but with lots of plot and some angst. Check out my website for more info and buy links (ebook and print)

wendypalmer.au/books/

#SelfPromo #books @bookstodon #QueerRomance #indieAuthor

Wendy Palmer, indie author · Books
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Eine Selfpublisherin-Autorin schreibt heute beim #Autor_innenSonntag auf Sonntag über schlechte Verkaufszahlen.
Da schließe ich mich an. Bei meiner Neuveröffentlichung "Unser Vorstadtidyll", eine #QueerRomance mit #Polyamorie, hatte ich zwei Taschenbuchbestellung. Zero E-Book Verkäufe. Auch keine Vorbestellungen.

Falls ihr euch das Buch mal ansehen möchtet, hier gibt es auch eine Leseprobe:
amalia-zeichnerin.net/contempo

Unser Vorstadtidyll Gale und Freddy führen ein Bilderbuchleben in der Vorstadt, aber hinter der schönen Fassade bröckelt ihre Beziehung. Dann ziehen Abby und Brian ins Nachbarhaus ein, die ihr Weltbild ganz schön durcheinanderbringen. Gale und Freddy müssen sich schon bald eingestehen, dass sie für die beiden mehr als nur freundschaftliche Gefühle empfinden … Eine Queer Romance Novelle über Polyamorie Das Buchcover hat einen bunten Hintergrund und eine Illustration mit einem Blumenkranz.
#Fedibuch#Lesen#poly
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Queer Romance Club DECEMBER pick — Murder Most Actual by Alexis Hall

QRC is open to all, read at your own pace and post your commentary any time. Use @queerromanceclub and #QueerRomanceClub tags.

See more about the club, plus past choices, here:

mastodon.au/@wendypalmer/11314

If you’d rather try one of the other books on the voting list (particularly Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun, the close second and the more Christmas-y pick if that’s your thing), or talk about a different book you’re reading as well or instead, feel free to use the tags for those too. We’re all about sharing the queer romance book love.

#QueerRomance #BookClub #books #romanceReads

@bookstodon @lgbtbookstodon @romancebooks

A couple (f/f) holding hands but facing away from each other, with a green castle in the background. A silhouette is falling from the castle.
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If you're looking for some escapist urban fantasy/queer historical romance, my Lammy-shortlisted novel Dionysus in Wisconsin is free on Kobo this week in the US, CA, UK, AU, and NZ. An archivist and a grad student fight a god in a queernorm version of 1969.

kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dionysus-

You can find the other sites it's on (not free, but there are paperbacks) here: books2read.com/u/49dN1p

Book 1: Shortlisted for Lammy Award The cover is black figure art of two men, one seated and dressed as Dionysus, one standing, wearing jeans and a leather jacket. Arrow pointing to Dionysus: Turning into a god. Arrow pointing to leather jacket: Definitely going to fix this.
#books#urbanFantasy#romancelandia
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