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Literary analysis meets the love story. Also currently at work on my debut novel (a romance, of course). πŸ’Œ New essays Tuesdays on Substack ⬇ https://smartromance.substack.com

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Wait what is swiftie pit?

09.10.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

08.10.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This sounds SO good. I am not even a reality TV person and I immediately want to read this.

08.10.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, that totally made my night.

08.10.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"I’d always thought of a kiss as tactile. A sequence of sensations, lips and breath arranged in a pattern of pleasure. But now I realize I’ve misunderstood. A kiss is the collapse of uncertainty. A shared suspensionβ€”relief, maybeβ€”that we’re both out here on the same thin limb, wanting."

#DVpit #CR

08.10.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Place X The Partner Track. A lyrical, upmarket romance where a rising Wall St 🌟 from humble origins falls for a brash corp atty who sees through her polish to the woman below. She must decide if her desire for legible success leaves room for the sweeping ❀️ she never planned for. #DVpit #CR #A

08.10.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When ambition & intimacy collide, a rising Wall Street 🌟 and the corp atty she ❀️s must decide what’s left when their careers starve their ❀️ of oxygen. A sharp, lyrical, upmarket romance about class, legible success, and the cost of wanting moreβ€”set in the glittering world of NYC finance. #DVpit #CR

08.10.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

08.10.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

08.10.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

08.10.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!!

08.10.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thank you!!!

08.10.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't ask me how many different quotes I tried before I found one that fit into the character limit πŸ˜‚

08.10.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why are solar punk romcoms not a thing? Of all the worlds we can travel to in fiction ... in romance we always seem to end up in the same sad version of our current reality or a completely fantastical one.

08.10.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I love the agent of chaos update to the grumpy sunshine dynamic. This sounds so fun!

08.10.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Okay but why are the titles SO GOOD?

08.10.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This TITLE!

08.10.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There is so much in here and it all sounds delicious!

08.10.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This sounds unputdownable!

08.10.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Catching feelings is easier than catching a killer. Love it!!

08.10.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"I’d always thought of a kiss as tactile. A sequence of sensations, lips and breath arranged in a pattern of pleasure. But now I realize I’ve misunderstood. A kiss is the collapse of uncertainty. A shared suspensionβ€”relief, maybeβ€”that we’re both out here on the same thin limb, wanting."

#DVpit #CR

08.10.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Place X The Partner Track. A lyrical, upmarket romance where a rising Wall St 🌟 from humble origins falls for a brash corp atty who sees through her polish to the woman below. She must decide if her desire for legible success leaves room for the sweeping ❀️ she never planned for. #DVpit #CR #A

08.10.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

08.10.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This mood board totally captures the feel of the story. Sign me right up!!!

08.10.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This sounds so good!!

08.10.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How are there not more teacher romances out there? This sounds SO good.

08.10.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Only one microphone is immediately my new favorite micro trope (pun intended).

08.10.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This upmarket romance about the messy ways ambition collides w/intimacy follows a rising Wall St 🌟 & the corp atty she loves as the brutal demands of their careers starve their ❀️ of oxygen. An exploration of class, legible success & the cost of ambition, set against NYC's finance world. #DVpit #CR

08.10.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Ahhh. Definitely freaking out over here!

18.09.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Everyone's Reading Romance, but Who Are They Leaving Behind? Nora Roberts: The Queen that Never Gets her Due

I love her books too! You might like this write up of her I did today! It has a list of all my favorites at the bottom too!

16.07.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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