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@leewelchwriter.bsky.social

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Author, mostly m/m fantasy romance www.leewelchwriter.com

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · Aug 1

My new book is out! Mr Collins in Love is a m/m romance retelling of Pride and Prejudice from the POV of young clergyman Mr Collins.

⭐️Autistic clergyman
🌿His gardener
❤️Friends to lovers
✋️One sex scene (no touching)
🥔Excellent boiled potatoes.

Get it now from Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Smaswords etc

Book cover of Mr Collins in Love by Lee Welch shows ferns, raspberries, potato flowers, a blackbird and a horse and gig

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you! And thanks for entering the audiobook giveaway 🙂

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 8h

* audiobook giveaway * The audiobook of my m/m romance Pride and Prejudice retelling MR COLLINS IN LOVE is out today from Tantor Audio, read by the amazing Joel Leslie. To win a free Audible download code, repost this post and I'll pick a winner in about 12 hours.

www.amazon.com/Mr-Collins-L...

Audiobook cover of Mr Collins in Love by Lee Welch, read by Joel Leslie and published by RB Media. Cover is green, with ferns, white potato flowers and red raspberries, also a blackbird in flight and a horse and gig.

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 15h

Thank you! 🙂❤️

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Oh yeah!

KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 2d

These are the utterly heaven-sent people who publish the historical A-Zs of London, so if you write London-set historicals, you want to follow!

London Topographical Society @londontopsoc.bsky.social · 3d

We have just joined BlueSky! Since our foundation in 1880, we have reproduced an unrivalled selection of historic maps, plans and views of London. We also publish books and monographs containing original research. See more of what we have to offer at: londontopsoc.org

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Utterly delighted by this wonderful fanart for my m/m romance Pride and Prejudice retelling MR COLLINS IN LOVE ❤️

🌼橘🌼 @tachibana-kiku.bsky.social · 2d

"Mr Collins in Love"by @leewelchwriter.bsky.social ! I couldn't sit still, so I drew some fanart. I absolutely adore this book!

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Wow! This is wonderful! Thank you - so happy you enjoyed the book. You've made my day 😊❤️

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 4d

Oooh that's a good eel and those men should leave it alone. Reminds me of this unit I saw yesterday in Otari bush. Just chilling in the shallows. These New Zealand eels can live to be 80!

A large grey New Zealand eel rests on a sandy stream edge looking all smooth and shiny and fat and happy

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 7d

...oops?

All Of Us Murderers flyer with book cover. tex says: Readers Say, followed by quotes: All Of Us Murderers is why I am sleep deprived at work today.

Kept me up until 2am on a
work night!

I read this in one sitting and stayed up until 3am because
I couldn't put it down.

I was only going to read a chapter before bed and then I blinked and it was 8am.

end tagline reads: Out Now. sorry about that.

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you! So happy you like it 🙂 worple horses ftw 😘

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 9d

I have written 4 m/m romances 😁 find info and links here leewelchwriter.com/books/

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B&W Thornton of Stratford-upon-Avon @bwthornton.bsky.social · Dec 30

Banshees
Mythical Creatures 2023
Today 21:45
BBC Radio 4
@rhi.bsky.social learns about banshees, in her quest to meet mythical creatures and discover what they reveal about us.
Storyteller: Liz Weir
Other Contributors: Dr. Kelly Fitzgerald, Sharon Blackie
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Mythical Creatures, 9. Banshees

Rhianna Pratchett learns about banshees, as she explores the world of mythical creatures.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 15d

😂

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 16d

But of course! She's probably too young to remember the ads 🤭

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 16d

This is me with any form of life admin

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 16d

Lol, me too!

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K.L. Noone @klnoone.bsky.social · 16d

My lovely publisher @jms-books.com is offering some #free #romance ebooks this week! Including 3 of mine: A Demon for Midwinter ( #mmromance #paranormal), Arrows ( #fantasy #mmromance #romantasy), & A Flowering of Ink ( #mmromance for World Letter Writing Day!)
www.jms-books.com/free-ebook-w...

white background with tumbling books; text over background advertises free ebooks this week at jmsbooks.com

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 16d

Excellent birds! See them quite often in the hills

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you! 😀

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 16d

Errant toebeans 🤭

Close up of a grey and white cat's side with little pink toe beans poking out in an awkward and unexpected manner.

Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 17d

Noooo. He's in love with the man who grows his potatoes 🥔

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 17d

Good heavens! My odd little m/m romance reimagining of one of the most ridiculed men in English literature has over 100 reviews on Amazon!

I honestly thought about 7.5 people would read it.

Thanks everyone! 🥳

Screenshot of Amazon listing for Mr Collins in Love by Lee Welch with 101 reviews and a 4.5 star rating. Also a 4.2 star rating on Goodreads with 277 reviews. Cover is green with ferns, raspberries, potato flowers, a blackbird in flight, and a horse and gig.

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Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.bsky.social · 18d

This is the most complete information I've seen about the Anthropic copyright settlement — dates of when things are likely to happen, what to do now, and what it all means for different types of writers. nwu.org/anthropic/

Settlement of AI lawsuit gets tentative approval; some writers will get paid, but mostly only if they make claims | NWU

On September 25, 2025, Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California gave preliminary (tentative) approval to a proposed $1.5 billion settlement of some of the...

nwu.org

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Tajja Isen @tajjaisen.bsky.social · 18d

I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus

Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

thewalrus.ca

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Kevin Klehr @kevinklehr.bsky.social · 18d

I'm starting a series of #YouTube book reviews each week, starting with this insightful #nonfiction work. I hope you can join me and share your thoughts.
#bookreview #gay #gaybar #jeremyathertonlin #booksky
Watch this #vlog 👉 youtu.be/w_hG6uQWG1k

Book Review - Gay Bar, Why We Went Out by Jeremy Atherton Lin

YouTube video by Kevin Klehr

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Lee Welch @leewelchwriter.bsky.social · 19d

Eeeeeee me toooooo!!!!