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This Book Club only meets in Discord.*
A few years ago I joined a Romance book club looking to discuss Romance novels with other readers. At first it was great, but then we kept reading white, cis, het Romance novels. When novels that fell outside of that category were discussed, there was a palpable discomfort. When an alien-human Romance was mentioned in the same sentence as "diversity", I knew I needed to create another space. So, this is Romance Gets Real! Here, we'll discuss BIPOC and LGBTQIA representation and its intersections in Romance novels and other media. (squeeing and gushing allowed and encouraged!)
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# This fortnight we're reading the novel the Girl Who Bit me: A Sapphic Vampire Romance by Valeria Hunt
It's the start of spooky hoa hoa hoa season, and we're leaning into it with this sapphic vampire romance. I can promise there's no blue filter...we'll see if she sparkles.
They're vampire best friends with a scheme to pay their NY rent: enthrall a billionare. Too bad this is a friends-to-lovers romance. F/F, Contemporary Romance, Vampires, Rent Struggles are Real
The book can be found here as an ebook on Kindle Unlimited: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GFQKVNFB/ref=mes-dp
SYNOPSIS:
Six hundred years of immortal friendship. One bite that changes everything.Ancient vampires Aster Castelmar and Sylvia Maroven have been inseparable for six centuries. They’ve survived inquisitions, wars, collapsing empires, the industrial revolution—but now they face their most challenging obstacle yet: New York City rental prices.
With only a week left in their last apartment, the broke best friends hatch a bold get-rich scheme: enthrall a billionaire. With Sylvia’s charm, Aster’s raw strength, and a dash of vampiric hypnosis, the plan should be foolproof.
Then Sylvia bites Aster.
It’s meant to be a joke, a fleeting thrill between lifelong companions. But instead, the bite awakens an ancient bond reserved for soulmates, forcing them to face feelings they’ve spent centuries denying.
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