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Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 16h

Today, The Bossy Pumpkin would really love for you to read Virgin Sacrifice and Lady Killer by @lmramirezwriter.bsky.social

I devoured these books, and I cannot wait for more. I might be a bit obsessed, honestly.

#HorrorRomance #HalloweenRomance #SpookyRomance #SerialKillerRomance #WhyChoose

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 16h

I should have copy edits back for The Cataclysm this week. And the cover is so very close to being done. I'm also working on all the back material (content note, acknowledgements, dedication) so that I can hit the ground running and get it up for sale ASAP.

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 16h

WIP report! The Miracle Zombie, a Cute Book Person, and the Candy Cookie are here with the news!

Black and white art by @debanneart.bsky.social

The rest of the artwork is mine.

#WIPWednesday #BreakingNews #ParadiseOurs #DemonRomance #ZombieRomance #BookStoreRomance #DemonNovellas

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Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 1d

The Quickening is available now in eBook on Kobo & Amazon, in Paperback on bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, & Amazon, and on Kobo Plus!

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social 3/3

#ParanormalRomance #EroticRomance #DemonRomance #Romancelandia

The full cover spread of The Quickening, artwork by the very talented Meowlayn. A purple moon hangs behind a throne carved of stone. That sits above a field of jagged rocks and lava. There are mountains against the horizon. Stars and souls scatter the purple sky that transitions to a reddish hue closest to the mountains. There are spirits being released into the sky and all around where Dahlia, with auburn hair, blue eyes, and freckles, stands above Oscar, one leg up and bent, her hip cocked at an angle. She holds his cowboy hat, her other hand cups the back of his head. He’s on his knees before her, one had clasped on her thigh, the other holding her waist. She’s in a blazer and matching skirt with a light purple blouse. He’s wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. His feet are bare.

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 1d

His breathing hitched at the use of his human name. “I’m sorry, darlin’. I was admiring the view.”
Her cheeks grew hot. 2/3

#ParanormalRomance #EroticRomance #DemonRomance #Romancelandia

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Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 1d

He slipped between her legs and held them open with his thighs. Then he stopped moving. He didn’t speak. He barely breathed.
“Oscar?” she whispered. “What are you doing?” 1/3

#ParanormalRomance #EroticRomance #DemonRomance #Romancelandia

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Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 1d

I just finished Ghost Business by Jen DeLuca this week, & it was so much fun. These are a must read this season.

#ThePumpkinSaidSo #HalloweenReads #HalloweenRomance #Ghosts #HauntedTowns #TheColdSpot

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 2d

My Little Pony for the win!

Me with two My Little Pony band-aids on my upper arm.

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 2d

Got both jabs today. Have to remember to keep moving my arm.

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Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 2d

She rested the full weight of her head on her arms, drifting into that blissful space where she could just be. 3/3

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

Available now in eBook on Kobo & Amazon, in Paperback on bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, & Amazon, and on Kobo Plus!

#EroticRomance

The full cover spread art of The Little Death by Susan Beth Cole. Mina straddles Lucifer, one hand on his shoulder, the other cupping the back of his head. He holds her against him. We see almost all of his right wing. Mina’s dress billows in the wind over jagged rocks and lava. The night sky is behind them. Meowlayn created this gorgeous cover.

Text across Luci’s wing reads, “I can deny you nothing, my love.”

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 2d

The spanks fell in a regular rhythm, and in about five minutes Mina’s moans filled the air and her legs threatened to give out. Even though she hurt, the warmth was tantalizing. 2/3

#EroticRomance

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Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 2d

“Do it again,” she requested, jiggling her butt for him.
“I can deny you nothing, my love,” he said, smacking her other side. She vocalized once more, but he paid her no mind before swatting her right buttocks. 1/3

#EroticRomance

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Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 4d

Me last night: I didn’t write enough Thursday and Friday. I should try and write some this weekend even though I’ve been trying to take weekends off.
Husband: Most people take off the weekend.
Me: Most people have a steady paycheck, and aren’t on an uphill battle to make any money.

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 4d

Trump, maybe—probably: If I fire them all, the shutdown lasts forever!!

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 5d

The Cataclysm is coming soon! But you can read books 1&2 of the #ParadiseOurs series now! The Little Death and the Quickening are available in eBook on Kobo & Amazon, in Paperback on bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, & Amazon, and on Kobo Plus!

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 5d

“I wanted to protect you. Not knowing where you were, my heart sped up. I think I even started sweating. I never sweat. I am Death. What need does Death have of fear? I am constant. But when I didn’t know where you were I became more fear than being.”

#PNR #ApocalypticHorsemen #Romance

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Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 5d

The Little Death and The Quickening are available now in eBook on Kobo & Amazon, in Paperback on bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, & Amazon, and on Kobo Plus!

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

#HalloweenReads #HalloweenRomance #DemonRomance #SpicyRomance #RomanceBooks #RomanceRecs #ParanormalRomance

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 6d

Lol. That last bat looks so stubborn. “Ugh, do I really have to move?? I just got comfortable.” #StopMotionReels

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 6d

The Little Death is available now in eBook on Kobo & Amazon, in Paperback on bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, & Amazon, and on Kobo Plus!

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

#HalloweenReads #HalloweenRomance #DemonRomance #SpicyRomance #RomanceBooks #RomanceRecs #ParanormalRomance #ParadiseOurs

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 6d

The Little Death is available now in eBook on Kobo & Amazon, in Paperback on bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, & Amazon, and on Kobo Plus!

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

#HalloweenReads #HalloweenRomance #DemonRomance #SpicyRomance #RomanceBooks #RomanceRecs #ParanormalRomance #ParadiseOurs

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 6d

Witchful Thinking by @celestinemartin.bsky.social is very near and dear to my heart. It kept me company during the week I spent at the NICU with my youngest.

All three books of the Elemental Love series are absolute perfection.

#HalloweenRomance #WitchRomance #Romancelandia #BookRecs #RomanceRecs

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Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 7d

Curious? The Little Death is available now in eBook on Kobo & Amazon, in Paperback on bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, & Amazon, and on Kobo Plus!

Cover art by @meowlayn.bsky.social

The cover art for The Little Death by Susan Beth Cole. Mina straddles Lucifer as he holds her. His black wings are spread, keeping them aloft above lava. The night sky is behind them. Luci is wearing all black. Mina is wearing a blue dress that flows behind her. It’s truly gorgeous artwork by the very talented Meowlayn.

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 7d

::Clears throat:: Do you want all the spice you can handle with a heavy dollop of kink, where the demons are the good guys and God is a narcissistic asshole? Where Satan gets her water, and draws her a bubble bath, and gives her a choice? He’d give her all the choices.

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Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 7d

His heeled boots covered his calves, and although she doubted there was meat beneath the leather, they curved around invisible muscle. A cloak hung loosely over his head and shoulders. “What are you?” Dahlia asked before she could stop herself.
“Only humanity’s worst nightmare.” -The OG Zozo 5/5

Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 7d

He looked a bit like the grim reaper, his head and body made of nothing but bones. He was dressed in a flowing blouse, most of the ties at the throat undone, exposing his sternum and part of some ribs. 4/5

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Susan Beth Cole @susanbethcole.bsky.social · 7d

Then a torso, a leg.
Was he wearing a tracksuit? He looked like he had just come from the gym. Except for the horns—one broken—and the wings, the red skin, the missing cartilage of his nose and parts of his ears, and his claw-like fingernails, he looked like a regular Joe. --Amamemnon 3/5

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