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Jules Gillem, author

@julesgillem.bsky.social

Writing queer stories because we deserve to see ourselves. They/them

14 Followers  |  13 Following  |  26 Posts  |  Joined: 20.08.2025  |  1.984

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False!!! I am truthful and correct!!!!

03.02.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Listen I am OBSESSED with Awaken, My Love by @maratearendel.bsky.social , I can't stop thinking about these two oh my god. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS RELEASE, TRUST MEEEEE πŸ”₯πŸ‘€πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜

03.02.2026 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
On a red and black background is a book cover and at the bottom it says coming march 22. 
The book cover is for Awaken, My Love, written by Marat Earendel, an mm gothic romance novel, is at the center. 
The illustrated cover shows a brown vampire with red eyes and shoulder-length wavy black hair wearing antique black and white clothing while looking toward the viewer. He is holding a man in his hands. The man is pale with long beige hair, wearing white and cream colored clothing. He is in profile, looking up and gripping the vampire's shirt. There are split open pomegranates threaded through the burgundy title of the novel.
In the background is a broken gothic window, and at the bottom are chains. The cover is in shades of reds, browns, mauves, and blacks.

On a red and black background is a book cover and at the bottom it says coming march 22. The book cover is for Awaken, My Love, written by Marat Earendel, an mm gothic romance novel, is at the center. The illustrated cover shows a brown vampire with red eyes and shoulder-length wavy black hair wearing antique black and white clothing while looking toward the viewer. He is holding a man in his hands. The man is pale with long beige hair, wearing white and cream colored clothing. He is in profile, looking up and gripping the vampire's shirt. There are split open pomegranates threaded through the burgundy title of the novel. In the background is a broken gothic window, and at the bottom are chains. The cover is in shades of reds, browns, mauves, and blacks.

On a red and black background, it says: Astaire Bloom, an unfeeling man devoid of hope, takes a job in a remote castle under a mysterious employer. 
As sinister events unfold around him, he starts to feel things he thought himself incapable of. 
And the castle is hungry for it. 
To uncover the secrets buried within, he must endure more than he ever imagined.

On a red and black background, it says: Astaire Bloom, an unfeeling man devoid of hope, takes a job in a remote castle under a mysterious employer. As sinister events unfold around him, he starts to feel things he thought himself incapable of. And the castle is hungry for it. To uncover the secrets buried within, he must endure more than he ever imagined.

Frankenstein x Interview with the Vampire

He feels nothing.
The vampire feels everything.
The castle wants the rest.

Pre-Orders Open.

#questpit #p #a #pr #dr #h

31.01.2026 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Do you want free books? Of course you do! We have 13 NEW short stories/novellas available for the month of February. All stories feature queer, neurodiverse characters. Get yours at the link below: books.bookfunnel.com/neurodiverge...

02.02.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello! I'm an Afro-Indigenous Venezuelan writer, and my debut, featuring a brown vampire, recently opened preorders.

Interview with the Vampire x Frankenstein

🩸 Gay wrongs
🩸 Angst & Yearning
🩸 Hurt/Comfort
🩸 BIPOC Vampire
🩸 Blood & Lust

Pre-order now.
Bleed later.

www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6V8S6YQ

02.02.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love games!!! These are so much fun

03.02.2026 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seal the Deal Trope Challenge is officially live! Be sure to hope over to my instagram if you wanna guess the tropes and possibly win an e-arc of Seal the Deal!

#queerbooksky #mmromance

02.02.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

THIS WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITES OF THEIR EXCHANGES!!!! πŸ”₯πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€

03.02.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a vampire novel so there is so so many instances of the color red. But this is one of my favourites from the beginning when the protagonist spirals.

I love a good spiral!

03.02.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Capture the Rain is out!!! It's a free download all month along with its cohort of releases for the February wave of Neurodivergence in Queer Romance! Check them out on BookFunnel:
books.bookfunnel.com/neurodiverge...

03.02.2026 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OH FUCK I FORGOT TO POST HERE LMFAO CTR IS OUT

03.02.2026 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
If you're looking for ways to help MPLS and MN, here are some of the many orgs and businesses doing great work:
MonarcaMN.org
MiracMN.com
CanMN.org
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Ppna.org
2harvest.org
OpenMarket.org
JoyceUptownFoodShelf.org
SmittenKittenOnline.com
Pimento.com

If you're looking for ways to help MPLS and MN, here are some of the many orgs and businesses doing great work: MonarcaMN.org MiracMN.com CanMN.org PowwowGrounds.com Ppna.org 2harvest.org OpenMarket.org JoyceUptownFoodShelf.org SmittenKittenOnline.com Pimento.com

I have been neglecting Bluesky in my rage, because I fear the freedom here will make me say something that will put me on the naughty list. πŸ–•πŸ§Š

But fuck ICE. If anyone needs links for where to donate to help my city, here are some ideas!

27.01.2026 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They're called cops as a shortened form of "coppers", it was a nod to the fact they were for sale to anyone with the $$ to pay them, that includes people they'd consider criminals if said criminal had been poor.

25.01.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

THIS REALLY HAPPENED TO YOU!?!?!! OH MY GOD, I would have just died on the spot seeing this, this world is somply not for me anymore lmfao. No wonder Astaire jumps right in to boiling bathwater later, INTENSE NEED TO SCOUR SELF FROM TOP TO BOTTOM FROM THIS *ALONE* OH MY GOD EUGGGGHHHHH

26.01.2026 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Character art by the incomparable @bedtime_dimension on Instagram

26.01.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Neurodivergence in Queer Romance

January's freebies will only be available for dl another week, then February's reads will rotate in. Check out this amazing lineup! Something for everyone here, truly!

26.01.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Character art of an interracial gay couple in a tender embrace, while in the background the sun rises over lush verdant plants behind them. Text above them reads "One week until Capture the Rain"

Character art of an interracial gay couple in a tender embrace, while in the background the sun rises over lush verdant plants behind them. Text above them reads "One week until Capture the Rain"

🌱🌧 ONE WEEK 🌧🌱
Capture the Rain will be available for FREE DOWNLOAD the entire month of February! For the late-diagnosed autistics ♾️, for the queers recovering from deep emotional wounds πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ, for anybody who needs a little extra reminder:
As long as we take care of each other, we will be okay. πŸ«‚

26.01.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Neurodivergence in Queer Romance

tinyurl.com/ndiqr-info

22.01.2026 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Promo graphic of text in clouds superimposed over a photo of a sunny view of the Atlantic Ocean, open water. The book cover for Capture the Rain by Jules Gillem is on the left, surrounded loosely by text clouds containing reactions from readers that say
"This is one of my favorite tropes and I never see it anywhere!"
"Aaahhhh"
"Axes is so HOT."
"I love this"
"SWOON"
"I'm cackling"
"I need them to be openly in-like/love before I go to bed LOL"

Promo graphic of text in clouds superimposed over a photo of a sunny view of the Atlantic Ocean, open water. The book cover for Capture the Rain by Jules Gillem is on the left, surrounded loosely by text clouds containing reactions from readers that say "This is one of my favorite tropes and I never see it anywhere!" "Aaahhhh" "Axes is so HOT." "I love this" "SWOON" "I'm cackling" "I need them to be openly in-like/love before I go to bed LOL"

Another book promo graphic with the same design, clouds on a photo of the ocean. The book cover for CTR is on the right, hugged loosely by more reactions in clouds:
"Thought this was gonna say "his dick"" where the word dick has been censored by a cloud imitating the eggplant emoji
Regarding the line "It's about to get bad," the reader response of "Yay!!!!"
"Screaming again!"
"GUTTED."
"Don't do this to me"
"I'm not crying"
"Not me tearing up at work (this is way more interesting)"

Another book promo graphic with the same design, clouds on a photo of the ocean. The book cover for CTR is on the right, hugged loosely by more reactions in clouds: "Thought this was gonna say "his dick"" where the word dick has been censored by a cloud imitating the eggplant emoji Regarding the line "It's about to get bad," the reader response of "Yay!!!!" "Screaming again!" "GUTTED." "Don't do this to me" "I'm not crying" "Not me tearing up at work (this is way more interesting)"

You don't have to take my word for it, check out what early readers have to say about Capture the Rain!
I put my whole self into this book all but literally, so it means a lot to me that it resonated with my pre-release readers πŸ₯Ήβ€οΈπŸŒ±πŸŒ§

22.01.2026 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Consider me ready to bleed AGAIN 😍😍😍 (my ARC tradition is to reread once the preorder downloads and recreate my highlights, helps boost stats to reflect actual readership and contributes to popular highlights; it tickles the neurospicy in my brain to know this lmao)

21.01.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
a trope map showing the cover of Awaken, My Love by Marat Earendel. 
The tropes are:
erotic horror romance, gay vampires, hurt/comfort, haunted castle, angst &yearning, blood & lust, morally gray characters?

The illustrated cover shows a brown vampire with red eyes and shoulder-length wavy black hair wearing antique black and white clothing while looking toward the viewer. He is holding a man in his hands. The man is pale with long beige hair, wearing white and cream colored clothing. He is in profile, looking up and gripping the vampire's shirt. There are split open pomegranates threaded through the burgundy title of the novel.
In the background is a broken gothic window, and at the bottom are chains. The cover is in shades of reds, browns, mauves, and blacks. 

pre-order now.

a trope map showing the cover of Awaken, My Love by Marat Earendel. The tropes are: erotic horror romance, gay vampires, hurt/comfort, haunted castle, angst &yearning, blood & lust, morally gray characters? The illustrated cover shows a brown vampire with red eyes and shoulder-length wavy black hair wearing antique black and white clothing while looking toward the viewer. He is holding a man in his hands. The man is pale with long beige hair, wearing white and cream colored clothing. He is in profile, looking up and gripping the vampire's shirt. There are split open pomegranates threaded through the burgundy title of the novel. In the background is a broken gothic window, and at the bottom are chains. The cover is in shades of reds, browns, mauves, and blacks. pre-order now.

This book is for people who like:
unwell vampires, haunted castles, yearning, and bad decisions.

ARCs are currently out.
March 2026
Pre-order now.
Bleed later 🩸

www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6V8S6YQ

#vampires #gothic #indieauthor #mmromance

21.01.2026 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Infographic designed as a newspaper that says Sleighbell Springs Gazette Cover Reveal| Spring has sprung in Sleighbell Springs with a new release! March 11th: For Luck's Sake - when fickle March weather comes to Sleighbell Springs, this Christmas town will need a little Luck! For Luck's Sake is a friends to lovers T4T MX romance full of sensual dances and second chances! Another column reads: Will they? Won't they? March came in like a lion, and that dreadful storm blew the roof right off of the Sleighbell Stage! Fortunately, our town is blessed with good Luck, who will be hosting a fundraiser emceed by yours truly. Adults only! Rumor has it, they're doing a number with my drag son, Felix Navidad. Will it finally happen? Place your bets now! Yours, May North.

In the center is the cover of For Luck's Sake, featuring two characters dancing in front of the Christmas-themed community theater. The white masc presenting person is dressed as a sexy leprechaun in short shorts and a green chest harness. The Latine femme presenting character is dressed as a burlesque dancer in gold and rainbow.

Infographic designed as a newspaper that says Sleighbell Springs Gazette Cover Reveal| Spring has sprung in Sleighbell Springs with a new release! March 11th: For Luck's Sake - when fickle March weather comes to Sleighbell Springs, this Christmas town will need a little Luck! For Luck's Sake is a friends to lovers T4T MX romance full of sensual dances and second chances! Another column reads: Will they? Won't they? March came in like a lion, and that dreadful storm blew the roof right off of the Sleighbell Stage! Fortunately, our town is blessed with good Luck, who will be hosting a fundraiser emceed by yours truly. Adults only! Rumor has it, they're doing a number with my drag son, Felix Navidad. Will it finally happen? Place your bets now! Yours, May North. In the center is the cover of For Luck's Sake, featuring two characters dancing in front of the Christmas-themed community theater. The white masc presenting person is dressed as a sexy leprechaun in short shorts and a green chest harness. The Latine femme presenting character is dressed as a burlesque dancer in gold and rainbow.

Christmas themed infographic with a banner on top that says For Luck's Sake. On the left is the cover of For Luck's Sake, featuring two characters dancing in front of the Christmas-themed community theater. The white masc presenting person is dressed as a sexy leprechaun in short shorts and a green chest harness. The Latine femme presenting character is dressed as a burlesque dancer in gold and rainbow. There are trope banners to the side that read: childhood friends to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, ballet teacher x drag king, everyone in town ships it, st Patrick's Day burlesque. The bottom has the logo for the Sleighbell Springs series and a small text box that says ARC readers wanted!

Christmas themed infographic with a banner on top that says For Luck's Sake. On the left is the cover of For Luck's Sake, featuring two characters dancing in front of the Christmas-themed community theater. The white masc presenting person is dressed as a sexy leprechaun in short shorts and a green chest harness. The Latine femme presenting character is dressed as a burlesque dancer in gold and rainbow. There are trope banners to the side that read: childhood friends to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, ballet teacher x drag king, everyone in town ships it, st Patrick's Day burlesque. The bottom has the logo for the Sleighbell Springs series and a small text box that says ARC readers wanted!

#coverreveal for For Luck's Sake, book 3 in the Sleighbell Springs series!

@/caravelle_creates (IG) did such phenomenal work bringing Luck and Felix to life 😭

πŸ’™πŸ“š πŸŒˆπŸ’œ πŸŒˆπŸ’œ #arcreaderswanted

20.01.2026 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bad Things Come in 3sβ€”an MMM Paranormal Romance by Jonathan Hawker

Coming 02.13.26

Preorder here > www.amazon.com/Bad-Things-C...

#paranormalromance #mmromance

21.01.2026 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Digital art of Marcelo Gonsalvez from Capture the Rain, an Afro-Latine young man with dark skin, bright and attentive brown eyes, and long curly dark hair swept back off his forehead and pulled into a low ponytail. He wears a hideously chartreuse green flannel shirt over a faded grey tee shirt. The black background behind him is decorated with scattered electrical wiring notes, formulas, and symbols used for labeling electrical plans.

Digital art of Marcelo Gonsalvez from Capture the Rain, an Afro-Latine young man with dark skin, bright and attentive brown eyes, and long curly dark hair swept back off his forehead and pulled into a low ponytail. He wears a hideously chartreuse green flannel shirt over a faded grey tee shirt. The black background behind him is decorated with scattered electrical wiring notes, formulas, and symbols used for labeling electrical plans.

I have a lot of promo that hasn't made it here to this platform so head to insta for more, but I can't go any longer without ensuring the most perfect man ever is on the timeline πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆβ™ΎοΈπŸŒ±πŸŒ§
Marcelo has been through a LOT by the time he meets Glendale. Together they breathe a little easier, rest better.

21.01.2026 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Neurodivergence in Queer Romance

tinyurl.com/ndiqr-info

20.01.2026 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Entirely deservedπŸ‘‘πŸ‘‘πŸ‘‘πŸ‘‘πŸ‘‘

20.01.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are so many orgs in MN doing so much amazing work right now in response to the 🧊 occupation, that I could never begin to name them all.

For my friends who aren't in MN who want to help, here's an incomplete list of orgs doing amazing work🧡

Feel free to drop other resources in the comments!

13.01.2026 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Promotional image for a digital book collection called Neurodivergence In Queer Romance, featuring the matching event covers for all ten free ebooks available in January. There is a link to the landing page for the event:
www.tinyurl.com/ndiqr-info

Promotional image for a digital book collection called Neurodivergence In Queer Romance, featuring the matching event covers for all ten free ebooks available in January. There is a link to the landing page for the event: www.tinyurl.com/ndiqr-info

NDIQR promo image featuring the February free ebooks, including my own book Capture the Rain. The landing page is linked at www.tinyurl.com/ndiqr-info

NDIQR promo image featuring the February free ebooks, including my own book Capture the Rain. The landing page is linked at www.tinyurl.com/ndiqr-info

Hey bsky it's been a hot minute lmfao, well, CTR will be here in TWO WEEKS! And it's still gonna be free the whole month of February. The January NDIQR reads are up right now, get 'em while they're fresh!

20.01.2026 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

IF YOU ONLY READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR, THIS SHOULD BE IT!!!

20.01.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you so much, it means more than I can say that you loved it πŸ₯Ή thank you again for working with me!!

20.01.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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