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H. Bentham @bentchbites.bsky.social · Mar 18

New Book Alert 🚨 🚨🚨

Kiss Away the Goodbye by me(!) is now available for purchase everywhere!

It’s a hook-up buddy to lovers contemporary romance novella set in the Philippines.

Blush Books edition (PH Print) - @komiketph.bsky.social

Gumroad - hbentham.gumroad.com/l/gmrdKAtG
AMZ - bit.ly/KAtGamz

Photo of the Kindle and Print editions of Kiss Away the Goodbye

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Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · Sep 10

MIBF 2025 has started! Check out my blog post for RomanceClass author schedules~

I will be there today (just to briefly go around) and then on Sunday (to do signings). See you!

Mina V. Esguerra @minavesguerra.com · Sep 1

On the blog: MIBF 2025 x RomanceClass things

Ticket, signing skeds, will put all of it here

minavesguerra.com/news/mibf-20...

MIBF 2025 x RomanceClass things | Mina V. Esguerra

Posting what we have on schedule as of September 1. More soon! Here's your MIBF ticket! Download and print for free entrance. Komiket/Blush Books ticket features Nawmi Kobayashi's art for No Two Ways ...

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H. Bentham @bentchbites.bsky.social · Jun 27

See you all at Blush Con tomorrow! 💖💖💖

Rye @bibongtsubibo.bsky.social · Jun 2

WORLD TOUR??!? Mamakla tayo together this Pride Month! May book signing sa June 7 and lots of stuffS to sell sa June 14 at June 28. May mga makikigulo pa hindi lang sa table ko, kundi sa buong event! 👀

Catalog and more details to follow!

HAPPY PRIDE! 🌈

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Ansela Corsino @anselacorsino.com · Jun 24

Stuff your e-reader with free romance novels and stories from Filipino romance authors. June 25 to 29 only!

#RomanceClass

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Romance ebook giveaway from June 25 to 29 (including one of mine! | Ansela Corsino

You read that right: from June 25 to 29, 2025, you can get free ebooks of romance stories by Filipino authors from the #RomanceClass community. The links are on the #RomanceClass website.

anselacorsino.com

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H. Bentham @bentchbites.bsky.social · Jun 7

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

Ebook copies of Kiss Away the Goodbye and Comfortable and Familiar are discounted this weekend!

Gumroad: hbentham.gumroad.com
Amazon: bit.ly/KAtGamz

Kindle and Blush Books paperback editions of my book, Kiss Away the Goodbye set on a wooden tabletop

Screenshot of Kiss Away the Goodbye on Amazon

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Handbasket @handbasketzine.bsky.social · May 29

Issue 23: Queer Joy is out NOW!

The standard cover features up-and-coming pop singer-songwriter Mike Taveira!
Our Special Edition cover features our very own Carlos (who also serves as this issue’s back cover model)! @karlosthefog.bsky.social

FREE PDF downloads are available via link in bio. 🌈

As seen from above, Mike Taveira sits in the driver’s seat of a convertible wearing only teal shorts and dirty white socks. He’s looking up and toward the camera.

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Tepok Dion @magicsherep.bsky.social · Jun 3

Going to open my coffee shop during Pride month! please support queer shenanigans!

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H. Bentham @bentchbites.bsky.social · May 25

I just googled bec i thought he was dead too, and was surprised to learn he’s such a big homophobe. I had no idea!

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Rebekah Weatherspoon @rdotspoon.bsky.social · May 15

Need a sexy cowboy romance to keep you company while we wait for the concert movie? Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Beauty & The Beast, with a contemporary cowboy twist!

🌵 ebook: amzn.to/4cYLaUd / www.kobo.com/us/en/s...
🌵 print: bookshop.org/contrib...
#blacksky #booksky #romancesky

TEXT: COWBOY CARTER x COWBOYS OF CALIFORNIA
A Cowboy to Remember - II MOST WANTED
If the Boot Fits - LEVII'S JEANS
A Thorn in the Saddle - BODYGUARD

SAY YA!

BOOKS ON A CREAM BACKGROUND: Cowboys of California trilogy by rebekah weatherspoon. A Cowboy to Remember, If The Boot Fits and A Thorn in the Saddle. All feature Black men in cowboy hats with farms in the background. Jesse seems to be everyone's favorite.

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ronreads.bsky.social @ronreads.bsky.social · May 8

I went out of the house last Sunday!

Ron Attends Romance Class 2025 intro x Komiket rondoesstuff.com/2025/05/08/r...

Ron Attends Romance Class 2025 intro x Komiket

Ever since the pandemic, I haven’t really made an effort to go out and attend things because why would I want to leave the comfort and safety of my own place? As the literal years since the p…

rondoesstuff.com

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H. Bentham @bentchbites.bsky.social · May 9

🌻Out of this World
- an 8Letters fantasy anthology

My Story: Garland Waltz
+ A young girl admits to her grandfather that she likes girls during a dance
+ V light fantasy
+ Emotional
+ CW: Death

Print (PH): www.8lettersbooks.com/shop/out-of-...

Photo of my book Out of This World against a background of a flowery santan bush

H. Bentham @bentchbites.bsky.social · Apr 28

My Story: Mambabarang Boy
+ Witchy BL
+ ex-bestfriends to lovers
+ light folklore
+ set in contemporary times

Ebook: bit.ly/engkwentroebook
Print (PH): bit.ly/engkwentropr...

Engkwentro: Tales of the Strange & Supernatural

Engkwentro: Tales of the Strange & Supernatural - Kindle edition by Bentham, H., Cimafranca, KC, Valenzuela, Loid, Dela Cruz, Cindy, Lee, Johanna. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Engkwentro: Tales of the Strange & Supernatural.

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H. Bentham @bentchbites.bsky.social · Apr 28

🖤 Engkwentro, Tales of the Strange & Supernatural
- 5 English stories by Filipino Authors
- Filipino myth and lore in contemporary settings
- Aswang, Dalaketnon, Kapre, Mambabarang & Tikbalang rep

Ebook: bit.ly/engkwentroebook
Print (PH): bit.ly/engkwentropr...

Our book, Engkwentro, with tarot cards depicting The Magician and The Moon, and oracle cards showing Liwanag and Panlilinlang

H. Bentham @bentchbites.bsky.social · Apr 28

oh my god, Freckle!🧡

H. Bentham @bentchbites.bsky.social · Apr 27

🏳️‍🌈Start Here, Short Stories of First Encounters
-M/M, F/F, F/NB
-10 colorful love stories
-HEA 💯 Guaranteed!
-Sweet & Steamy

My Story: The Other Story 🔥
+ Heat Level 3
+ Men's spa encounter turned HEA

Amazon: bit.ly/rcStartHere
#romanceclass

Photo of Start Here book with a rainbow cover against a wooden tabletop

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Dani Fiend 🧟‍♀️ 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · Apr 27

Fun fact: turtles

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H. Bentham @bentchbites.bsky.social · Apr 26

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.

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H. Bentham @bentchbites.bsky.social · Apr 26

My short story in Summer Feels: Guide for a Day
+ small-town
+ tourist x local gay romance
+ Heal Level 0

Amazon: bit.ly/summerfeels

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H. Bentham @bentchbites.bsky.social · Apr 26

☀️Summer Feels, A #romanceclass Anthology
-23 short stories with HEA's/HFN's
-Luzon, Visayas, & Mindanao
-Starts with sweet stories and gradually increases the steam
-Perfect vacation read

Amazon: bit.ly/summerfeels