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Thea Verdone | MM romance author

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🦊 Never Leave, Never Lie 🌊🏰🎨 What Death Forgets out now!!! ✨ https://linktr.ee/theaverdone rep: @evascalzo.bsky.social 🖤 theaverdone.com

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Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · 10d

I sorta haven't been here in a while and figured what better way to let y'all know that What Death Forgets is out in the world than with this post. See the threads to follow for more info <3

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Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · 8d

link to buy: Books2read.com/nlnl

#mmromance #spicybsky #gothicromance #lightbdsm #artistsstarvedfor🍆 #praisekink

Available now at your favorite digital store!

Never Leave, Never Lie by Thea Verdone

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Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · 8d

I’m super enjoying my relisten. Curtis Michael holland and Alex Kydd play the perfect Alek and Ian 🥹

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Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · 9d

What Death Forgets is out now and available on KU and in paperback & hardcover.

books2read.com/wdf

🌊MM modern gothic romance featuring:
🖤artist x artist
🖤spicy... and character driven?!?
🖤praise kink & gentle dom
🖤age gap
🖤sass and banter
🖤creepy castle
🖤ravenous ocean
🖤hurt/comfort

“You’re such a good lad, crying for me because you love me so much. What’s your color, Blakely?”
“Green,” Asher said on a long exhale, and licked his bottom lip.
Lev caressed Asher’s cheek. “Kneel for me.”
The command injected heat into Asher’s veins as he lowered to his knees right there on the wood floor, sat back on his heels, pressed his palms against his thighs, and looked up the length of Lev’s decadent body.
“Mm. Look how obedient you are, how sweetly you listen. You’re so pretty down there on your knees for me.”

Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · 9d

Behold the delicious spicy art inspired by a scene in WHAT DEATH FORGETS where Asher asks Lev to fuck his mouth until he cries and then use his tears for lube. 🤯. Lev doesn't like to break his toys, though, so he insists upon using tears *and* lube.

Art by the amazing @annaleigharts.bsky.social

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Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · 9d

aww thank you

Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · 10d

#mmromance #booksky #mmbooksky #mmbooks #gothicromance #moderngothicromance #hurtcomfort #agegap #praisekink #angst #spicyromance

Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · 10d

📚Read What Death Forgets if you like these tropes:
🖤Gothic vibes
🖤 Age gap
🖤 Praise k!nk
🖤 Yes, sir.
🖤 Good lad.
🖤 Hurt/comfort
🖤 Black cat x golden retriever
🖤 Painting as f()replay
🖤 Possessive and obsessive
🖤 Limerence to insta-love
🖤 Forced proximity
🖤 SeCrEtS

Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · 10d

🥹When he calls him baby…

Asher is totally Lev’s baby… and darling, pretty American, dormouse, Ash, obstinate twat, and a few others I probably forgot.

They’re so freaking cute together, honestly.

🌊🏰🎨What Death Forgets is out now & on KU
books2read.com/wdf

Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · 10d

I sorta haven't been here in a while and figured what better way to let y'all know that What Death Forgets is out in the world than with this post. See the threads to follow for more info <3

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Stephanie Lee @smmut-hut.bsky.social · 19d

OMG @theaverdone.bsky.social has done it again!! A fantastic gothic romance perfect for spooky season. #mmromance #mmromancereads #mmbooksky app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8834...

A colorful graphic review of the book What Death Forgets by Thea Verdone. The cover art shows two men kissing under a gothic, moonlit sky. Around the cover are review elements: At the top, emojis show “How I felt” — heart eyes, crying face, flushed sweating face, and teary-eyed smile. On the left, chili pepper icons indicate high spice, and a grimacing face icon notes “Angst Level High.” On the right, text lists tropes: “Hurt comfort, Age gap, Gothic tale.” At the bottom, a row of five red hearts suggests a five-star rating.

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Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · 10d

aww thank you! I haven't posted here in a while and was like hmm I should probably tell people I released a book. Thanks for your sweet words and this lovely review <3 <3 <3

Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · 17d

Many congrats to you both <3

Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · Jun 12

Ugh I’m sorry. I so hear you. It is cruel to be cursed with it. 🫂

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · Jun 11

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Mars Quinn @marsquinnauthor.bsky.social · May 17

Look how gorgeous my cover turned out!
Pre-order your copy today!

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0F8...

#mmromance
#alienromance
#scifiromance
#queerromance
#booksky

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Kay Claire @kayworx.bsky.social · May 17

They still had it! And not only was it under R100, it was only R5!
Now I gotta get some brass polish

Photograph of brass garlic bulb on jeans

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Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · May 18

Take it to antique roadshow

Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · May 18

It’s special. I would have bought it too. I mean who has ever seen one before?!

Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · May 15

🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂

Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · May 15

👻 hidden passageways, abandoned graveyards, and locked doors guarding secrets
🧠 unreliable narrator
🔍 murder mystery
🥰 healing through praise klnk
⚜️ light bds〽️

Coming this fall (at the latest. For real this time lol)

Add it to your goodreads and apply for an ARC in the links in my bio.

Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · May 15

WDF is an MM Modern Gothic Romance
🎨 master painter x art prodigy protege
🏰 castle surrounded by moors
🌊 a hungry ocean that swallows the land around Lichenmoor during high tide
🖤 forced proximity

Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · May 15

They have so much conflict to overcome and then end up complementing each other perfectly.

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Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · May 15

I think my favorite part about this couple is how they both take care of each other despite the age gap.

Lev is so doting and comforting when Asher is anxious and Asher is just as caring and patient in return.

Thea Verdone | MM romance author @theaverdone.bsky.social · May 15

🌊🏰Mental Health Quotes from What Death Forgets

🌊🏰Mental Health Quotes from What Death Forgets

The mental illness rep isn’t as heavy in WDF as it was in NLNL but I hope it will still resonate.

Themes you’ll find in WDF
🖤 anxiety rep
🖤 panic attacks
🖤 PTSD rep
🖤 grief
🖤 isolation
🖤 ADHD rep

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · May 14

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The cover of A Vicious Thirst on a phone and tablet. With the words: Start from the beginning (Episodes 1-13) // Super Bundle

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