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Elia Winters

@eliawinters.bsky.social

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Author of geeky, kinky, cozy erotic romance. Sex toy reviewer. Fat, bi, quirky, fond of jigsaw puzzles and dad jokes. She/her. Repped by the awesome Saritza Hernández of Andrea Brown Lit. Eliawinters.com .

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@eliawinters.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:34 PM

And today's our anniversary, so even more fitting.

@eliawinters.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:55 AM

When I put on lotion I call it "lubing the husk." My husband is NOT a fan of this phrase.

@nathanburgoine.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 10:36 PMReposted by @eliawinters.bsky.social

"Oh, well, AI is already here so—" "Asbestos." "Well, I mean—" "CFCs. Leaded fuel." "—but—" "Portable baby cages." "—okay, I—" "Radium. Agent Orange. DDT..."

@eliawinters.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 10:15 AM

It's 99% likely to be AI spam. I get dozens of these each week "from" book clubs, npr, publishers, etc. The bottom line is that publishers just really aren't cold-contacting authors.

@eliawinters.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 2:30 AM

Is it from a Gmail address or the publishing company?

@courtneymilan.comSep 30, 2026, 9:19 PMReposted by @eliawinters.bsky.social

Ah I see the JCO coin flip has landed on "no" today

TTara O’Connor@taraocomics.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 9:47 AM

What the fuck, Joyce. I don’t even read romance novels but this kind of thinking pisses me the fuck off. It further pushes that mentality that some books as “lesser” which is bullshit! All books count!

Joyce Carol Oates 
This is why Al-generated romance novels make perfect sense. Formulaic fiction doesn't need to be written by hand, so to speak; what difference does it make if a machine "writes" it? There are machine-made clothes & there are custom-made clothes. They appeal to different consumers.
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@eliawinters.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 8:37 PM

Happy birthday to your Elder Goblin. ❤️❤️

@oliviawaite.comSep 26, 2026, 4:39 PMReposted by @eliawinters.bsky.social

This time in the #RomanceColumn it’s all about roommates! One of them is invisible (and gay), one of them is a mild-mannered botanist (and kinky online dom), and one of them is the reborn god-emperor you’re engaged to but who knows you betrayed him to his death! (Gift link) #Romancelandia

@oliviawaite.comSep 26, 2026, 4:39 PMReposted by @eliawinters.bsky.social

The Roommate Subtext by @eliawinters.bsky.social is a modern-day Scarlet Pimpernel retelling where instead of saving French aristos, his secret identity is a kinky online writer and dom. I loved it. I loved it so, so much. Tropes done right, super-hot, emotionally explosive.

@eliawinters.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 4:24 PM

Special shout out to @feliciadavin.com who talked about THE ROOMMATE SUBTEXT in her incredible Word Suitcase newsletter last month. ❤️❤️

@eliawinters.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 4:24 PM

OH MY GOSH!!
I am so excited by this mention and incredibly grateful to folks who helped shout out this book! Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/b...

@hakeemjefferson.bsky.socialSep 20, 2026, 12:29 PMReposted by @eliawinters.bsky.social

Nikole Hannah-Jones w/ a sobering follow-up on her decision yrs ago to enroll her daughter in a poor, majority-Black public school rather than a wealthier, whiter private school.

You leave heartbroken for the kids being failed by this grossly unequal system.

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...

@feliciadavin.comSep 18, 2026, 7:33 PMReposted by @eliawinters.bsky.social

haunted by the notion that there are indie authors out there whose work I would love, but will never find

@eliawinters.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 12:51 AM

This is why the aliens won't visit us.

An email subject line that says "Meet Google Fitbit air special edition Pokemon sleep"
@kiraleigh.bsky.socialSep 12, 2026, 2:55 PMReposted by @eliawinters.bsky.social

in a cruel world, whimsy and joy are radical acts.

@eliawinters.bsky.socialSep 12, 2026, 12:21 PM

We had a very grumpy one sitting on a branch in our (otherwise empty) yard waste barrel yesterday! Husband gently turned the barrel on its side and he went skittering out. Mom was still feeding him. Adorable.

@eliawinters.bsky.socialSep 10, 2026, 8:16 PM

Hi Author Name! I recently discovered Book of Yours, and wow, I'm really impressed by Primary Trope. The way Character 1 and Character 2 interact throughout Plot was masterfully done. A book like this deserves more than the absolute shit you clearly are at marketing. Hire me, Real Human, to help.

@eliawinters.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 12:25 AM

And congrats on the new job! 🎉

@eliawinters.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 12:25 AM

A tremendous honor! Thank you! ❤️❤️

@eliawinters.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 11:54 PM

🤣🤣🤣

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