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Rebecca Rome (Author) is Querying!

@auroraridgefield.bsky.social

English teacher ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ Romance writer โœ๐Ÿผ NJ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ“– It Shouldโ€™ve Been You โžก๏ธ Querying Slow Burn๐Ÿ”ฅFirst Love๐Ÿ’” Dual Timeline โณ Ch. 1โ€“ ๐Ÿ”— in bio WIP ๐ŸŽธ 17k

43 Followers  |  67 Following  |  23 Posts  |  Joined: 08.01.2025  |  1.775

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IT SHOULDโ€™VE BEEN YOU ๐Ÿ“–
#WF #LF #RF #A #Q #QuestPit

PAST LIVES ร— NORMAL PEOPLE

Twelve years after losing her first love, a married woman breaks her own rules and reaches outโ€”triggering a reckoning over whether sheโ€™s chasing a man or the version of herself she left behind.

01.02.2026 02:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“– IT SHOULDโ€™VE BEEN YOU ๐Ÿ“–
#WF #LF #RF #A / 89k / #Q

After twelve years of marriage built on stability, a thirty-something woman secretly reconnects with her first loveโ€”forcing her to confront whether safety is enough when desire and identity have quietly eroded.

#QuestPit

01.02.2026 02:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“– IT SHOULDโ€™VE BEEN YOU ๐Ÿ“–
#WF / 89k / #Q

When a married thirty-something secretly reconnects with her first love after twelve years, she must choose: stay in a marriage that feels safe but hollowโ€”or risk everything to discover who she might have been.

#QuestPit

01.02.2026 02:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love that youโ€™re taking part! Hope you find some great stories!

31.01.2026 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was actually easy. The novel is based on a true story for me it was easy to toggle between past and future but in general I love how the past informs the present.

31.01.2026 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Aw yay!!!

31.01.2026 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“– IT SHOULDโ€™VE BEEN YOU ๐Ÿ“–

#WF /89k/ #Q

When a thirty-something woman reaches out to her first love after twelve years, she must decide whether sheโ€™s seeking closure or the spark she once had with him โ€“ even if it means leaving the safety of her fading marriage.

#questpit

31.01.2026 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โณ Sheโ€™s only fifteenโ€”but everythingโ€™s about to change.
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๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐€๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ๐š ๐‘๐ข๐๐ ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐:
๐Ÿ““ Honor student
๐Ÿค˜๐ŸผDating a flaky drummer
๐Ÿ’„ Over being treated like Barbie
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Then Gale shows up.
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Heโ€™s messy. risky.
But she canโ€™t logic her way out of the spark.๐Ÿ”ฅ

Do you relate to Aurora at all? Leave me an emoji! ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป

07.08.2025 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

FINALLY #querying! Look for a #litagent who wants a character-driven contemporary romance that blends elements of new adult and upmarket fiction. A dual-timeline story that turns the typical second-chance romance HEA on its head.

Oh, and Kleenex. You'll need Kleenex.

06.06.2025 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘€SNEAK PEEK!

โ€œWhat about you?โ€ I ask, my voice softer now, hesitant. โ€œAre you the same Gale I remember?โ€

He doesnโ€™t answer right away. His eyes are fixed on the road ahead, his expression unreadable in my peripheral vision.

Finally, he exhales, his voice low. โ€œThatโ€™s a tough question to answer.โ€

17.01.2025 17:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โœจMEET GALE โœจ

Mysterious, charming, and unpredictable, Gale's quiet confidence and magnetic pull are impossible to ignore. Heโ€™s always been a question mark for Aurora, a deep pull that builds into something raw, intense, and unforgettable. Should it have always been him? ๐Ÿ’ซ #booksky #romance #wip

14.01.2025 12:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#romanceauthors and other #fictionauthors out there: How long was your manuscript? Iโ€™m almost done and Iโ€™m estimating 110,000 words. #itshouldvebeenyou #wip #secondchanceromance

12.01.2025 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chapter 29 done! โœ๐Ÿผ And it was a doozy. The spiciest one by far and one I had a personal obligation to get just right โค๏ธ #booksky #romancenovel #romancebooks #wip #writingcommunity #itshouldvebeenyou #galeandaurora

11.01.2025 21:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I really donโ€™t want to grade right now. I just want to live in my bookโ€™s world. ๐Ÿ™ƒ #booksky #author

10.01.2025 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Holy moly. 10,000 words this week. As the kids say, Iโ€™m cookinโ€™!

#wip #romancebooks #itshouldvebeenyou #galeandaurora #secondchanceromance #booksky #authors #writingcommunity

10.01.2025 00:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sounds like a success!

10.01.2025 00:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Youโ€™re so sweet, thank you! โ˜บ๏ธ Itโ€™s been so interesting to drudge up old saved AIM conversations and photos, trying to piece together the past and also process it in such a visceral and emotional way.

09.01.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MEET AURORA ๐Ÿ–ค

The protagonist of It Shouldโ€™ve Been Youโ€”and my pen name. ๐Ÿค” Coincidence? Not quite. This โ€œfictionalโ€ story is a memoir in disguise.

Aurora is an emo cheerleader ๐Ÿ–ค, valedictorian ๐Ÿค“ & dreamer ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿผ, carrying memories๐Ÿ““ and a deep bond with Gale.

This is her storyโ€”and mine. ๐Ÿ’•

#booksky

09.01.2025 12:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Yay! Me too. Letโ€™s be friends. โค๏ธ

09.01.2025 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m in the middle of writing a second chance, love triangle, past lives love novel!

09.01.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Me too! Following!

09.01.2025 12:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I write romance! Some spicy. Will definitely rip your heart out ๐Ÿ’”

09.01.2025 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŒถ๏ธitโ€™s a shame you have to cross out all the good words lol

09.01.2025 11:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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