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06/28/2024
Cheers to everybody existing in the dystopian nightmare that is America. 🥂
Rather than focus on the impending collapse of our country, here are five related things that are all BETTER than last night's presidential debates. 😘❤️
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Cheers to everybody existing in the dystopian nightmare that is America. 🥂
Rather than focus on the impending collapse of our country, here are five related things that are all BETTER than last night's presidential debates. 😘❤️
🏳️🌈 Bingo Book Recs: Part II 🏳️🌈
June is coming to a close, which means there are only a few days left to enter the Pride Month Bingo giveaway I'm cohosting with and 💖 It's not too late!!
We've got ✨THREE✨ different Bingo boards for you to choose from and every BINGO gains you entry into a giveaway for a stack of LGBTQIA+ romance books. 📚
Here are my book recs for the second board! One more to go...
YESSSSSSS!! Personally, I'm here for all the ✨feral feelings✨ in romance novels. Sapphic, Achillean, whomever. 🏳️🌈
Give me desperation.
Give me thirsty.
Bring it on.
✏️: .talbert.inkwell
Hey, romance readers! 😘👋 Tomorrow's the next meet-up. And this time, we're heading to Vancouver.
Join me at for a delicious treat and bevvy before we trot across the street to together. 📚
📖 This is a fun and casual meet-up for who live in and around the Portland/Vancouver metro.
🥐 Meet me at Relevant Coffee at 10:30 a.m. We'll walk across the street to the bookstore between 11-11:30 a.m.
❤️ Bring your friends! The more the merrier, all are welcome.
*PLEASE NOTE: Originally, we had planned to meet at , but they're currently in the process of moving locations! 🎉 We'll reschedule a visit to the new shop once they've reopened.
Alright, ... How about we kick off the first days of summer with a lil game?! 💖😘 Let's fill the jar with all things "romance bookish".
No repeats! AND you must use the first letter of your name. Ready, set, go!
🏳️🌈 Presenting my Bingo Book Recs: Part I 🏳️🌈
Have you started your bingo reading yet? Just a reminder, I'm co-hosting a Pride Month Bingo giveaway this month along with and 💖
We've got ✨THREE✨ different Bingo boards for you to choose from and every BINGO gains you entry into a giveaway for a stack of LGBTQIA+ romance books. 📚
Here are my book recs for the first board! More to come...
reading is well underway! Have you downloaded your Bingo board yet? 💖🏳️🌈 Here's everything you need to know:
❤️ , and I are co-hosting the second annual Pride Month Romance Bingo
🧡 We've got some amazing LGBTQIA+ romance e-books and paperbacks (donated by some even more amazing authors) to give away to this year's winners! 🎉
💛 Every Bingo gets an entry. The more you play, the more chances you could win!
💚 You'll find all the Bingo boards in the saved story folder marked "Templates" on the Bo***es & Noobies' IG
💙 Be sure to tag all three of us in your Bingo(s)
💜 All three of us will be sharing ***rromance recs throughout the month! If there's a specific category you have a request for, please let us know!
What a perfect way to kick off yesterday! 🏳️🌈❤️ Selling books alongside my mama (the best self-proclaimed "merch mom" ever) in MY city.
Thanks to all who came out to in Portland. Whether you bought a book or just stopped by to say hi and stock up on stickers, it was so great meeting you! 😘
P.S. I've got lots of ***rromance recs coming this month, but you can always start with my spicy holiday novellas. 🎄🌈 𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝑴𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑳𝒐𝒔 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒛 features a bi, short king, and 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 has a mid-size, pansexual girlie.
This is the PERFECT reminder as we kick off Bingo. 🏳️🌈❤️ In fact, "M/F pairing" is one of the categories for this year's Bingo specifically for this reason.
Like the lovely (and soooo many other authors) I write predominantly ***rromance featuring hetero-presenting couples.
That doesn't make them any less q***r. 😘
Keep that mind as you head into Pride Month.
✨️🏳️🌈 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐨 🏳️🌈✨️
Cheers to q***r love!! 🥂 This , , , and I have teamed up to deliver you ***rromance Bingo, book recs & more! ❤️
Read between June 1st-30th, tag all three of us every time you get a BINGO (IG posts and/or stories), and automatically be entered to win...
* A paperback stack of LGBTQIA+ romance reads
* A collection of LGBTQIA+ ebooks
* A collection of LGBTQIA+ audiobooks
And don't worry... we'll be helping you out with book recs throughout the month.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
You'll find both the IG story & grid templates in the "Templates" folder on Bo***es & Noobies IG! 🌈 Happy reading!!
*Open internationally, paperbacks for U.S. & Canada only
**Giveaway closes on June 30th at 11:59 pm EST
Do you love reading book dedications as much as I love writing them? 😍❤️
The dedication is always the LAST thing I write in each one of my books. 💋 Mostly because things change while I'm writing the book. The dedication is my way of summing up the overall message of the story!
Slide 1: 𝑯𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒕
Slide 2: 𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝑴𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑳𝒐𝒔 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒛
Slide 3: 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚
✨Do you read the dedication in every book?✨
✨️🏳️🌈 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐨 🏳️🌈✨️ is back, and this year, we've got more categories, more Bingo cards, and more books to give away!
, , and I believe in reading ***rromance books all year long, but this June, we're inviting all of you to read the rainbow. 🌈📕 Each BINGO enters you to win a fabulous batch of LGBTQIA+ romance paperbacks & e-books.
And don't worry... if you're not sure where to start, we'll have book recs to help you out throughout the month.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
You'll find story & IG post templates in the "Templates" folder on Bo***es & Noobies' IG tomorrow! 🌈 Happy reading!!
*Open internationally, giveaway will close on June 30th at 11:59 pm EST
I. FEEL. THIS. 🤗
As somebody who's writing a golden retriever MMC right now, I 100% agree. He's a stage four clinger, for sure. 🥰❤️ Bring on more hugs in romance!
I'm bringing this one back because the message still stands!! From the podcast's inception, Bo***es & Noobies has always strived to highlight indie, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ voices. 🏳️🌈💖
I read mostly indie authors before I became an indie author myself, but I never would've known about the romance community without . 😍 I won't sugarcoat it...
👉 It's HARD to be an indie author. 👈
While OBVIOUSLY, a large part of "succeeding" in the indie author game is selling books, there's so much more to it! Here are just a few 💯 FREE ways you can support indie authors you love.
Here's one more way to show your support... 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬). ⬇️
xo,
a reader turned podcaster turned indie author
Thank you to everyone who's read 𝑯𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒕 thus far, especially to those of you who have taken the time to...
💙 Write a review
💙 Post about it
💙 Tell a friend
💙 Send me a DM
These are the things EVERY author counts on, especially 🥰 It's because of support like YOURS that I can continue writing books about fat girls falling in love!
Introducing my new series, "There's a Romance for That." 📚
This is something I've been wanting to do for a while now... romance recommendations inspired by Threads, requests, etc. 💙🧵 So, plan on seeing at least one of these per week!
This week's request comes from 🤗 and I'll be honest, it was harder than I thought it would be! As it turns out, there is a tremendous lack of sans sports. 🏈 That was news to me!!
If you've got more recommendation, please share them in the comments. 👇
Hey, romance readers! 😘👋 Tomorrow's the first meet-up. ☕️
Join me at the Twisted Croissant for an iced coffee (because it's hot AF outside) before we trot over together. 📚
📖 This is a fun and casual meet-up for who live in and around the Portland/Vancouver metro.
🥐 Meet me at at 10:30 a.m. We'll walk over to Broadway Books between 11-11:30 a.m.
❤️ Bring your friends! The more the merrier, all are welcome.
I have soooo much fun coming up with sticker designs for my books! 💙⚾️ These are the ones I've designed so far for 𝑯𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒕, most of which I'll be bringing to upcoming signing events. Any faves?
I'd love to start creating sticker designs for books I read, too! So, stay tuned...
Calling all romance readers in the area! 📣📖 Starting in May, I'm going to be hosting ✨𝐋𝐢𝐭, 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡, 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞✨ a bimonthly coffee & bookstore meetup for romance readers.
Join me every second and fourth Sunday at a local coffee spot, followed by a short stroll to a nearby . 📚
Different bookstores.
Different coffee shops.
Different neighborhoods.
This is an informal meet-up - no fees, no commitment - simply a way for romance readers to get together, talk books, explore different neighborhoods, and support local bookstores. 💖
I'll be cross-posting across my socials, so be sure to follow me and for updates! 💋 Will I see you this summer?
If you're coming to Hot & Steamy in Portland next month, here's a taste of some of the new stickers I'm bringing. 😘❤️ This is the first time any of these have been available, so you get first dibs!!
Hot & Steamy Portland is happening May 31st and June 1st, but I'm signing only on the 1st! 📚
👉 You'll find the preorder link in my bio! 👈
I'm back, baby!! 🌺🩷 I know the podcast has been MIA for a couple of months during my book release and East Coast trip, but I'm back with some new updates and events.
As I continue to pursue my career, here's what you can expect from Bo***es & Noobies moving forward:
🌷 My monthly Tit Talk panel discussion on YouTube, which will later be uploaded as a podcast episode.
💐 The occasional author interview podcast episode. I'm going to play with the format of this one, so stay tuned...
🌼 My annual holiday special, - I look forward to this all year, so it's not going away anytime soon!
There might be the occasional random episode in between, but I'll be focusing a lot more on my writing for the time being! 😘 That being said, you can still find me here sharing memes, drama, and romance recs!!
Thanks for understanding!
xo
I know I've been MIA from Bo***es content lately, but that's only because I've been traveling for the past three weeks AND prepping for my book release! 🥰❤️
This convo really piqued my interest, though...
The original question was something like, "Aside from infertility and/or a general dislike for children, why don't people enjoy the accidental pregnancy trope in romance novels?" 🤓
I think it's a conversation worth having when it comes to redefining what an HEA means, especially when are at risk in the U.S. and misogynistic laws are trying to set women back a hundred years.
✨️Thoughts?✨️
I'm a little late to this year's , but I wanted to share a couple book recs PLUS a couple of book hopefuls! 🩷🏳️⚧️
I read 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒇'𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 for last year's Trans Rights Readathon and y'all, I have never met a TJ Alexander book I didn't love. I also read 𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 during the holidays, which delivered on all the geeky, Christmas vibes!
The other two are at the top of my reading list this week. 😘 Starting with 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑳𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒓𝒚𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒅𝒔. I mean, hello! It's about podcasters in the Pacific Northwest?! 🌲🎧 How could I NOT read it?
Happy reading!
Do I have a book signing event in Baltimore next month? Yes.
Does that mean I'm going to miss out on attending another book signing event in Charleston this month? Of course not. 🛫🎒
If you're also heading to this year's , let me know! 😘 I'd love to see you in Charleston.
Today marks the ✨ONE MONTH✨ countdown to 𝑯𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒕, the first book in my baseball romance series. ⚾️ Y'all, I'm so excited to launch the Rose City Roasters!
Here's what you can expect from this series at large:
💙 Set in the Pacific Northwest
💙 An almost entirely LGBTQIA+ cast
💙 A team full of cinnamon rolls (led by a grumpy coach)
💙 A town full of big, beautiful women
Add it on Goodreads & preorder now (links in bio) 😘
Mark your calendars for ✨one week from today✨ for Bo***es Unlimited event. We'll be discussing Jessica Peterson's 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓, book two in her S*x & Bonds series.
💚 brother's best friend
💚 age gap
💚 bakery owner x hot shot banker
💚 virgin heroine
This event is available to ALL tiers of Patreon supporters - paid and unpaid.
For all of the new subscribers, ✨𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝✨ is a monthly virtual book club chat with a author. 😘
And for those of you who can't make it, the event will be recorded, too. That way you can play it back later! You're also more than welcome to join whether you read/finish the book or not.
🚩 Marked Safe... Romance Edition 🚩 PART TWO
We all love things in that we know would NEVER work in real life. 💖 And that's perfectly okay! These just happen to be a few of mine...
🎊 Thank you for 6k Insta followers! 🎉
It's hard to believe I launched Bo***es & Noobies in summer 2018. 😅😍 I know things have changed, I know that the podcast episodes are few and far between these days, but I didn't want to let this milestone go without saying...
Thank you.
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for following.
Thank you for reading.
Thank you for writing.
I'm so excited for this next phase of Bo***es & Noobies! 💖 I hope to have you along for the ride.
I saw post one of these on Threads, and I decided it needed to be a trend! ✨️
For the first time ever, I'm putting together a playlist for my next book. 🎶💿 Here's a small taste of what you can expect to see on the playlist for 𝑯𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒕...
I finally cleared out a space for MY books in the home office... and my growing collection of peens. 🍆🩷
Such a happy family.
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It's the first #ThirstTrappThursday of February, so this is me manifesting a spicy #ValentinesDay for all of us. ❤️💌
I just did a double-take when I saw that I have 9k+ followers on the ⏰ app! 😮 Thank you sooo much for the follows, friends. And if you're not following me yet, come on over! I'm eager to reach 10k so I can get the playlists feature. 😉 I know that might sound like a silly goal, but it would make ME happy!
It's the final few days of #Boobsmas 🍒🎁 The first eight episodes of #12DaysofBoobsmas are LIVE, and the rest are just days (or hours) away... 🎅 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂 𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒕 by Lillian Barry feat. Amanda, from @talk_about_swoon ☃️ 𝑾𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 by Brenna Bailey feat. Laura, from @whattoreadnextpod 🎄 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝑽𝒆𝒕𝒐 by Keira Andrews feat. Simone, from @books_first_ 💋 𝑯𝒐𝒐𝒌-𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆 by Rose Santoriello feat. Taylor & Anna, from @nakedpeachboudoir Two of these episodes are already out now, but that's just because I switched up the episode order! 🎧 They'll all be out by Christmas Eve.
The first four episodes of the #12DaysofBoobsmas are now LIVE! 🎧💖 So let's look ahead to the next few #Boobsmas picks... 🎁 𝑨𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 by E.F. Dodd feat. Briana, owner & founder of @shopwickedwords 🕎 𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 & 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒂𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒙𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑮𝒆𝒕 𝑴𝒆 𝑶𝒇𝒇 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒌𝒌𝒂𝒉 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒕𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝑴𝒚 𝑨𝒔𝒔 𝑰𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒆 by Chuck Tingle feat. @beckles212, host of @tstlpodcast 🎄 𝑼𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒉-𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒐𝒆 by Leonor Soliz feat. @justmeandmymirror 💋 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒂 𝑭𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆 by Kelly Farmer feat. @romancelibrarian I have switched up the order of some of these episodes, so it might not be this exact order, but you will hear ALL of these episodes during The 12 Days of Boobsmas. 😘 Cheers!
Here's a quick sneak peek at the first four days of Boobsmas! 😘 Have you added them to your #HolidayRomance reading list? ❄️ 𝑺𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 by Jaqueline Snowe feat. @esther.reads 🔍 𝑪𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 by Mia Heintzelman feat. @writerahart, host of @cozymysteryclub ☃️ 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑺𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 by Caroline Frank feat. @carolinefrankwrites 🎄 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 by LaQuette feat. @bree.unabashedly, host of @thecategoricallyromancepod I'm super excited about the wide range of books we've got this #Boobsmas season. 📕🎁 M/M romance, F/F romance, in*******al romance, later in life romance... it's gonna be good!
He also has a list of reasons why he loves her... ❤️📝 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 is available in #KindleUnlimited #christmasromance #holidayromance #plussizeromance #Thanksgiving #cinnamonrollhero
I'm a sucker for a "meet n**e"... and the Barbie movie. 😘❤️ #indieromance #holidayromance #christmasromance #barbie
As it turns out, I have a type! 🇬🇧 Besides what's better than one #plusize #holidayromance book? Why, TWO of them, of course.
Just out here giving fat feminist energy... and stories. ❤️📖 #romancenovels #plussizeromance #booktok #romancereads #romanceauthor
Author achievement unlocked!! My book has made it to #Antarctica 🐧🎉 Thanks for sharing, Katie! #booktok #romancereads #romancenovels #holidayromance #christmasromance #plussizeromance
#50Romances50States continues in 2023 (mostly because I never finished sharing recommendations for each state), BUT I'm also hopping on the bandwagon with this #readingchallenge, too... 👉 Please drop your book recs in the comments! I'll select TWELVE to read in 2023. 🗓 You might even hear me mention them - and shout you out - on the podcast! 😘
When he knows how to dress up festively... and also, when to take it off. 😍😏 #christmasromance #romancereads #romcom
Did I mention he's British, too?!? 😍❤️ #christmasromance #holidayromance #plussizeromance 📖 𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝑴𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑳𝒐𝒔 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒛 by Kelly Reynolds