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Lyra Strake

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πŸͺ Sci-Fi Romance author πŸ’• 😍 In love with aliens πŸ‘Ύ πŸ©·πŸ’œπŸ’™she/they 🧠🌢️

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DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF DICK

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yes
next question

30.11.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1951    πŸ” 493    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 25

In which case, thank you @veronicascott.bsky.social :) πŸ‘½πŸ’œ

30.11.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for including Tempting Cargo in the cover image! πŸ˜πŸ‘½πŸ’œ

30.11.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘½Monstrous grumpy alien FMC
πŸ₯ž Cinnamon roll human MMC
😈 Forced proximity
🌟 Fated mates
🏑 Found family
πŸ«‚ Hurt/comfort
‡️ He falls first
πŸ›Έ Space travel
πŸ¦‹ ND rep
🌢️ Spice, spice, spice! (Size difference, knotting, pegging, light femdom, toys)
βœ–οΈ No pregnancy, slavery or cheating

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17.08.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘½πŸ’– Would you read my book? Let me convince you.

tinyurl.com/alien1amz

πŸ’« Alien’s Captive is an alien romance that’s more than just otherworldly loveβ€”it’s about connection, trust, and finding belonging across galaxies. πŸͺ

#booksky #tinamoss #authortinamoss #AlienRomance

05.09.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
Digital flyer declaring "OUT NOW" for the novella "Sassed in the Woods: A Sasquatch Romcom" by May Furhst. Across the flyer is a banner that says "Hey look! It's May!" The banner graphics are set on a blue-toned, mountainous background. The book cover itself is mostly dark lime green tones, with a dark brown tree across the front. A Sasquatch arm in a park ranger uniform is reaching around the tree.

Digital flyer declaring "OUT NOW" for the novella "Sassed in the Woods: A Sasquatch Romcom" by May Furhst. Across the flyer is a banner that says "Hey look! It's May!" The banner graphics are set on a blue-toned, mountainous background. The book cover itself is mostly dark lime green tones, with a dark brown tree across the front. A Sasquatch arm in a park ranger uniform is reaching around the tree.

AHHHHHHHH!!!!!
SASSED IS OUT TODAY!!!!!!

Sassed is book 7 in the Monsters in the Woods collaborative novella series!

Grab your copy today! It's VERY silly!
mybook.to/Sassed_in_th...

🦢Sasquatch!
🐟 Surprise Fish!
πŸ₯ Plus-size FMC!
πŸ†πŸ’¦πŸ₯΅ SPICE!

#MFWrites #BookReleaseDay #MonsterFuckers #RomCom

31.08.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Tempting Cargo - ARC sign up 🩷 Thank you for your interest in an advance review copy of Tempting Cargo, a steamy sci-fi romance. 🩷 This form is for readers who would love to read the book early, in exchange for an honest review, ...

ARC applications for Tempting Cargo are now open!

It's a super spicy sci-fi romance and it comes out in November!

"She never expected her true mate to be a human. Loving him could tear her apart."

Sign up for an ARC here πŸ‘‡
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

17.08.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘½Monstrous grumpy alien FMC
πŸ₯ž Cinnamon roll human MMC
😈 Forced proximity
🌟 Fated mates
🏑 Found family
πŸ«‚ Hurt/comfort
‡️ He falls first
πŸ›Έ Space travel
πŸ¦‹ ND rep
🌢️ Spice, spice, spice! (Size difference, knotting, pegging, light femdom, toys)
βœ–οΈ No pregnancy, slavery or cheating

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17.08.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing my debut novel, in tropes :)

I am in love with my new artwork for Tempting Cargo! Don't they look gorgeous? By the fabulous starpop_art on IG.

#sciencefictionromance #alienromance #spicybookrecs #scifiromance #indieauthors #queerauthors #monsterromance

08.08.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is how I look when I write

29.07.2025 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Text thread:
Senatortedcruz: imagine a giant monster following you around and picking you up and kissing you all the time. That's what my cat lives with every day. 
Fancyladssnacks: that's exactly what half the people on this site want 
Gremlinstar: oh to be gently picked up and kissed by a giant monster

Text thread: Senatortedcruz: imagine a giant monster following you around and picking you up and kissing you all the time. That's what my cat lives with every day. Fancyladssnacks: that's exactly what half the people on this site want Gremlinstar: oh to be gently picked up and kissed by a giant monster

I mean... yes.

#monsterlove #monsterromance

28.07.2025 06:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I watch Star Trek for the plot.

21.07.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No lies detected! 😜

#bookwormgoals #scifiromance #alienromancerecs #alisonaimesauthor #booktokgirlies #booktok

21.07.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It should be obvious, but until someone pointed out to me a first draft is allowed to be crap, I never finished anything.

Just write. Everything can be fixed in edits.

21.07.2025 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! 😁

Followed you back :)

Please call me out if I ROFLMAO πŸ™ˆπŸ€£ Some stuff needs to stay in the 90s πŸ˜…

21.07.2025 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Someone needs to tell my brain it needs more than 3.5 hours sleep. Perimenopause can get in the bin.

Will I be writing today? Only if I nap first.

Send coffee (before or after the nap, or makes no difference πŸ˜‚ #ADHD)

21.07.2025 05:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My stargazers are blooming!

20.07.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Doesn't matter how many you write, only that you did it :)

21.07.2025 05:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What the heck? 😬

21.07.2025 05:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Woohoo! I'm so proud of you!
It's those two minute tasks that we put off for so long, isn't it? (Now I need to find one of those and get it done)

21.07.2025 05:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Have you tried reading a book inside a pillow fort?

~ Me as a therapist

21.07.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Do other authors ever wonder if people are talking about your writing and gushing?

also remember if you loved our work please let us know. We love learning how much someone enjoys our work.

21.07.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I'm not even quite there yet and I feel like this πŸ˜‚

You got this!

21.07.2025 05:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can do the thing! <Throws dopamine>

21.07.2025 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ten writers by whom I've read more than five books:

1. Gail Carriger
2. Alexis Hall
3. Edgar Rice Burroughs
4. Raymond E Feist
5. Tiffany Reisz
6. Barb & JC Hendee
7. Brandon Sanderson
8. Carolyn Keene
9. Enid Blyton
10. Brian Jacques

12.07.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They can prise the em-dash out of my cold, dead hands. If someone's daft enough to assume anyone using them is AI, then their opinion isn't worth having.

12.07.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Their chests are melting. I'm with you, but also, I'll allow it. Poetic licence.

12.07.2025 05:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No, you can’t make me!!! #booksky #writingcommunity

09.07.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 864    πŸ” 365    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 22

But, Lyra, is it one of *those* tentacle monsters? I hear you ask.

Good question. I'll find out.

11.07.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, I appreciate outlines, but sometimes a trip to the mountains turns into a tentacle monster attack, and you just can't plan for these things. It caught them by surprise, it caught me by surprise, and I'm not going to argue with a fucking tentacle monster, 'kay?

11.07.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0