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Tbh….i can’t believe it’s not being marketed this way but: Icarus is a cat burglar/ballerina romance There is a part where Icarus (strong) learns Helios is Stronger. Idk………. I just thought you guys should know that.

b.andherbooks why do these people keep insisting that knowing there's an HEA somehow makes the experience for the reader less? why do they think following a genre convention about love and only love means that they are somehow doing their craft a disservice?

Galleys are in for The White Guy Dies First, edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker 🏳️‍🌈🐉 (he/daddy)!💀 13 authors of color. 13 scary stories. And this time, the white guy dies first🔪 Pre-order here: us.macmillan.com/books/97812508…

I'm genuinely curious if other genres have some genre specific convention that gets debated again and again within the community as much as the HEA gets debated in romance. I'd love to hear about it, if there is. 😅

EXACTLY. LET VILLAINS BE VILLAINS IN FICTION.

Romance has two rules. The story must revolve around a romantic relationship and the couple (or more) must be happily together at the end. This is the promise you make to a reader when you market a book as a romance.

BTW every genre has these rules. A mystery must have a mystery. A comedy must be funny. Sci fi needs to sci and fi. People are terrified of the vulnerability of love so the HEA stresses them out. That's my hill on which I will die.

Honestly I think writing about love and comedy are two of the hardest things to do. Healthy love is hard to model and so many people a tragically unfunny. Both take so much skill and are wildly unappreciated.

Remember when someone posted the playlist from HOOKED to drag it for being cringe? (Which I embrace 🫡) That post sold so many copies of my book lmfao So just a reminder that if they’re talking about it, they’re selling it for you. 🫶🏼

It’s about the journey, not the destination. I want my readers to wonder how the hell I’m going to make the HEA happen, and continue to read because they want to see it play out.

Not that any of you asked but I will be posting my weekly writing updates for Never After #6 on Goodreads 🫡 goodreads.com/author/show/20…

Millennials aging like fine wine is cosmic reparations for all the shit we’ve had (and still have) to deal with. We been catching it since we came out the womb. 😭 Please leave us alone!!

A lot of these questions could be answered with proper covers and blurbs that made a lick of sense. But y’all wanted vibes so enjoy your vibes.

While I’m sorry for the delayed release of Bethany’s book, it’s gonna be dope AF to share a date with such a phenomenal sounding book and the good news is you can buy BOTH of our books—and should 😉 Cause May 7th finna be Black fantasy day! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 I already pre-ordered my copy.

It's time for Black Fantasy Barbenheimer! The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptise (bye-bye bethany ✌🏿) and Blood At The Root by LaDarrion Williams (LaDarrion Williams) is coming MAY 7TH! I REPEAT MAY 7TH! Pre order, add to Goodreads, follow the authors. LET'S celebrate POISON BLOOD 💔🩸

So me and bye-bye bethany ✌🏿 are gonna be the Barbenheimer but for Black Fantasy. I’m with it. #PoisonRoot Bethany, what say you?

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