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Dana Ripley

@danaripleywrites.bsky.social

She/Her. Perpetual gremlin. Former roller derby skater. Author of heartfelt, unhinged, and hilarious contemporary romance. AI can GTFO. Insta: @danaripleywrites AO3: junkyardjeditrash

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Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 2w ago

Available Now on KU #booksky #romancelandia 🔗 LINK IN BIO

Clear blue ocean background, blue sky,

AVAILABLE NOW, Kindle Unlimited (vacation read settled)

book cover: pink background, red, white and blue campaign sign, red and white striped tie draped over right side, pink bra draped over left die of sign, green grass below, TITLE: A FINE LINE , Penelope Guinn in white font

NPR @npr.org · last mo.

The romance books Ryan read growing up rarely included characters who looked like her. Now she deliberately centers people the genre has left out, including Black, Indigenous and queer women. n.pr/44DHS5M

In Kennedy Ryan's romance, happily-ever-after is for everyone

The romance books Ryan read growing up rarely included characters who looked like her. Now she deliberately centers people the genre has left out, including Black, Indigenous and queer women.

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Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · last mo.

CALLIOPE & EMERSON: my bantering, biting loves! So thrilled to share this art by @houseoffinches.bsky.social from a scene in A FINE LINE, my debut romance novel :)

One page comic layout, top panel man leaning into whisper in woman’s ear, dialogue: Calliope.
I'm gonna let you in on a little secret.
I'm gonna let you have one of my weaknesses.
Middle three panels: man’s hand grasping woman’s wrist, his mouth with dialogue: I enjoy getting a rise
Bottom panel, man and woman, close, staring at each other, dialogue from man: Don't for one minute let me get under your skin.
Don't let me have my way.

Pink background, the cover of A FINE LINE at center: Pink background with green grass at the bottom and a campaign sign in the grass. The sign is blue with white impact font letters: A FINE LINE, a novel, there are white stars and red lines on the sign; there is a pink bra draped over the left side of the sign and a red/white striped tie draped over the right side; Penelope Guinn, author in white font at the bottom

Found in A FINE LINE: banter
local politics
down bad
MMC
neurospicy
FMC
small town romance
rivals to lovers
spice
secret situationship

available now link in bio

A rivals to lovers romance where the sparks between the campaign managers are hotter than the competition.

Calliope Simons is in over her head. After a career failure deposits her back into her childhood bedroom in Ragansville, GA, she eagerly takes on managing her former mentor's mayoral campaign. If she's going to achieve her lifelong dream of running a major political campaign, Calliope has to win—or face the collapse of her career before it ever really starts. Unfortunately, as passionate as she is about her candidate's progressive plan to transform the small town she loves, that might not be enough to match the sleek professionalism of the other campaign's manager, Emerson Palmer: the guy who rejected her for a different campaign months before due to her lack of experience. The same guy she kissed after a round of drinks and a surprising show of support.
Emerson Palmer has an impressive resume, but he's lacking inspiration after a rare loss has him rethinking his purpose. When he takes a meeting with a less than worthy candidate, he's only thinking about mending his bank account. But when he finds out that Calliope, the woman who turned his life upside down months before, is leading the opposition, he jumps at the chance to be closer to her.
Orbiting each other as they campaign for their respective candidates, Emerson offers Calliope a way to cool the tension that threatens to boil over at every exchange: one night together to finish what they started with that first kiss. But once isn't enough.
Soon, they're relying on each other for more than physical release, and eventually, Calliope has to decide if a career in the political trenches is right for her—and if her professional rivalry with Emerson could ever be exchanged for a romantic collaboration.

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#romancelandia #booksky

It's incredible that an author's debut novel would have such excellent writing.
A well developed story that's a fast burn but slow in the feelings department.

Guinn really has a way with building believable worlds. The characters they write are so flawlessly imperfect humans that you can't help but like them. Calliope is snarky and impulsive, and Emerson is effortlessly patient when it comes to what he wants.
They make such a solid, sweet team, that you can't help but root for them.

This debut novel has great banter, lots of sexiness, wonderful supporting characters, and a timely hopefulness about how politics CAN make a
difference in our day to day lives in a good way.

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OUT NOW
Love or hate? Too close to call.
A FINE
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A Novel
PENELOPE GUINN

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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Bonus Content!!

Oh, hi there. It's been a minute.

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Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I've got BONUS CONTENT in my newsletter today! Subscribe (or check your email if you're already subscribed) for the OG Epilogue to A FINE LINE!! Double bonus? It’s in Emerson’s POV! ** Link to post below: #reylo #booksky #romancelandia #romance

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In promoting A FINE LINE, I was reminded of why I sought to write a novel that featured local politics. Local politics help to shape your communities. The stakes are very high. It’s about representation and progress. It’s about making sure the will of the citizens are at the forefront. +

A FINE LINE by Penelope Guinn, Out now!
Pink background with small decorative elements: flowers, newspaper articles, lovers kissing in newspaper filter, megaphone, fingers in v with ote scrawl font (VOTE)

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Happy Friday #reylo #romancelandia and #booksky friends!! AVAILABLE NOW: Penelopeguinn.com

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Millennial
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The small town politics of Parks and Rec and the snark of The Hating Game collide in this rivals to lovers story about two campaign managers that enter into a spicy situationship.
Love or hate? Too close to call.
A FINE
* LINE*
A Novel
PENELOPE GUINN

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Gen Z
Social Team
down bad man yearns for neurospicy girl who low key hates him
Love or hate? Too close to call.
A FINE
* LINE*
PENELOPE GUINN

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Penelopeguinn.com to purchase your copy!! 💗💗💗

Book cover: Pink background with green grass at the bottom and a campaign sign in the grass. The sign is blue with white impact font letters: A FINE LINE, a novel, there are white stars and red lines on the sign; there is a pink bra draped over the left side of the sign and a red/white striped tie draped over the right side; Penelope Guinn, author in white font at the bottom

OUT NOW in blue script

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Emerson Palmer: A Man Who Yearns #romancelandia #booksky #romance

Screenshot from tumblr

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Mar 18, 2025
He founded the Male Yearnalism Club you've heard great things about...

Screenshot of A FINE LINE by Penelope Guinn:

“I certainly won't allow myself to think
about leaving Calliope.
From the first time she kissed me, pulling me by the collar, so determined not to show me she wanted it, I've been stuck in a loop, trying not to fantasize about any romantic involvement outside of fucking her.
The need for her creeps in, especially in the early parts of the morning, in the quiet moments when I'm holding her. It's rooted deep in ready soil and overgrowing in places like kudzu manages to strip a southern landscape of its original charm, covering everything with its green leaves and vines until it's unrecognizable.”

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Early Buyer/Pre-order Character Art Postcards!!!! Check out the link below to secure yours—and get a thank you note from yours truly!!! (While supplies last and includes my international readers!!!) #booksky #romancelandia #reylo

Character art postcards of MCs Calliope and Emerson from A Fine Line sitting on a novel, pen nearby

Pen || Penelope Guinn@penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Ways to purchase A FINE LINE outside the U.S. ❤️ #romancelandia #booksky hello #reylo readers!

Also available through the Lemon Squeezy in pub/pdf via email and bookfunnel.com

Can be uploaded into your preferred E-reader or through the Bookfunnel app

Pen || Penelope Guinn@penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The wait is over! A Fine Line, my debut contemporary rivals-to-lovers romance novel, is out today!! Think Leslie Knope’s city council run in Parks and Recreation and the banter and teasing of Josh and Donna’s relationship in The West Wing! Head here for your copy! #romancelandia #booksky

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

You have no idea the thrill I get from seeing my book show up in your personal libraries!!!

Colie 🦋✨@colie.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Looks what’s in my kindle app! @penguinnwrites.bsky.social

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

GUYS! There are THOUSANDS of books in Workplace and Small Town Romance on Am@zon, and you all helped to put ME (an unknown, small potatoes debut author with no marketing budget) into the top 1K!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH! <333333

screen shot of Amazon sales rankings

#487 in Workplace Romance
#491 in Small Town Romance (Books)
#819 in Workplace Romance eBooks

a penguin stares at a pumpkin and contemplates the tremendous amount of love and support and thinks, (caption in white font) WTF

Pen || Penelope Guinn@penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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Clear your schedule because you're going to resent any
responsibilities that get in the way of reading this book! I loved every minute, and I was torn between needing to know what happens in the end and wanting to really absorb the beauty and humour of the writing.
A FINE
* LINE *
PENELOPE GUINN

This is rivals-to-lovers done right-sharp banter, unresolved tension, and that delicious "we should not be doing this" energy simmering under every interaction. The chemistry between
Calliope and Emerson is immediate but layered, built on shared wounds and hard-earned vulnerability.
Love or hase? Too close to call
A FINE
* LINE*
PENELOPE GUINN

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!!!

Ashley Zacharias @ashleyzacharias.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Writing fiction is the exact opposite of a get-rich-quick scheme.

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Tomorrow 🥹

Pen || Penelope Guinn@penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My snarky, bantering, biting rivals (with benefits) to lovers novel is out Feb 17th! Click the penelopeguinn.com for available formats and retailers!! Happy Valentine’s Day! ♥️ #romancelandia #booksky #romancenovels

Roses are red, Violets are blue.
When your rival texts：
Miss me?
Iit’s completely appropriate To say
F**K You.

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A Fine Line book cover, pink background, with campaign sign in grass, a bra slung over left side, a tie slung over right side:

Love or hate? Too close to call.
A FINES
* LINE*
A Novel
PENELOPE GUINN
Feb 17

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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ICYMI

Lots of things of note.

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Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My site is now LIVE!!!! ♥️♥️♥️ to @aestivaltide.bsky.social for her hard work and the design! I asked for bright and colorful, and she not only delivered but she really met the needs of helping me feature my book! Can’t express my thanks enough! penelopeguinn.com #reyloart #romancelandia #booksky

Penelope Guinn | Romance Author

Penelope Guinn, Romance Author: Get their debut romance novel, A Fine Line, out on February 17!

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Dana Ripley @danaripleywrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Just an FYI.

If you write using AI, then you are not writing.

If you don't care enough to write it yourself, then I don't care enough to read it.

AI can GTFO.

@danaripleywrites

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Thank you @lianainbloom.bsky.social ♥️♥️♥️♥️

Small town politics just got a whole lot hotter in this stellar rivals to lovers debut! This witty and messy romance had me hooked, and my emotional investment in Calliope and Emerson's happily ever after grew with every page.
- Liana De la Rosa,
USA Today bestselling author of the
Luna Sisters series
A FINE
* LINE*
A Novel
Books by
Liana De la Rosa

Book covers:

LIANA DE LA ROSA
LIANA DE LA ROSA
SISTERS
USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR LIANA DE LA ROSA
*The Luna sister
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THE FOX
A LUNA SISTERS NOVEL
sive, and evocetive romance full of fasc
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ISABEL
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THE ROGUE
GABRIELA
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HIS GRACE
A LUNA SISTERS NOVEL
De la Rosa presents potis and history not os lists of bils and bottles, but os things that upend tves and bruise hearts
-THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
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Pen || Penelope Guinn@penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Thank you @reyloaddict.bsky.social for the cover illustration and design <3 It’s a dream come true to have this gorgeous cover for my debut novel and to do this with you! ADD A FINE TO GOODREADS: tinyurl.com/5n6m4t8p PRE-ORDER A FINE LINE: tinyurl.com/5ckvrffn

screenshots from A FINE LINE:

background a woman's exposed back in a dress, a man's hand caresses her spine with his knuckles

"We're not talking about that either. As a matter of fact, it's probably wise that we don't get comfortable speaking to each other once—" She pauses that train of thought, and I can only imagine one place she means to go.

"We shouldn't get too comfortable speaking to each other
after we make each other come," I guess wryly.

She sighs. "I really hate that you know how."

I saunter towards her, giddy with that one fine thread of triumph. I brush her hair behind one ear. "I know, Cricket, but I promise you don't hate one minute of it while we're there."

Pen || Penelope Guinn @penguinnwrites.bsky.social · 6mo ago

HAPPY 'FINE LINE' MONTH! pennedbypen.beehiiv.com/p/happy-fine... #reylo friends! #booksky #romancelandia

HAPPY 'FINE LINE' MONTH!

Wanna read the first few chapters?

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rey @vrynacor.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A guide to REPLICA. She returned with a perfect miracle, but her divine healing hides a hellish rot. 📖 Dark Academia: Holy Edition 🎭 Cult Vibes ❤️‍🩹 Toxic Sibling Dynamic 😈 Problematic FMC 💀 Dying Magic System 🪽 Religious Horror #questpit #A #H #F #W

At Holy Conduits Academy, twins Beatrice and Benedict share a single miracle: two halves of the same Stigmata, the sacred yet painful marks that grant the power of divine healing. But when Beatrice returns transformed into a flawless, autonomous healer, Benedict is left abandoned in her shadow. However, her newfound perfection reeks of something unholy, and the darkness clinging to her is beginning to stir.

COMPS
Saint Maud
Bunny
Seklusyon
Diablo IV
The Secret History

Liza Hanna @writtenbylizahanna.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Two childhood friends embarking on a roadtrip through the Wild West while Scottie chases her dreams navigating guilt and grief and Finn figures out how to chase his and still get the girl. Here’s my agent’s guide to SADDLE UP my cowgirl/cowboy romance 🤠 #questpit #W #A #R

Autumn Hooper Querying Author @authorautumnhooper.bsky.social · 6mo ago

DAWN OF THE CICADA adult fantasy 105,000 words Her enemies wield steel; Lisara wields their darkest emotions, animated as living weapons. Disney’s Enchanted x The Witcher #questpit #Q #F #RF #agentsguide #amquierying #fantasy

dark moody forest fantasy moss teeth mushroom light dark tropes

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Lucy is querying @lliuwrite.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🌈Asexual spec MC 🦊Heart-devouring fox demon bard x demon hunter 🌦️Devious sunshine x softhearted grump 🪕Inspired by Chinese music and mythology 🌖Morally gray yet kind MC ❤️Slow burn romance 🏔️Chinese demons, immortals, and magic #questpit #A #F #OWN #Asian #LGBT

Illustration of a smiling bard and stern hunter standing underneath pink blossoms.

Elissa Grossell Dickey @elissadickey.bsky.social · 6mo ago

LEAP YEAR, but haunted Rosie's travel to-do list: 🇮🇪 Return to Ireland 💀 Solve a murder 💚 Try not to fall for the mysterious local man 🧟‍♀️ Escape the monstrous presence stalking her 📚 Querying now - #agents, please reach out if you'd like to see it! 📚 #QuestPit #A #H #Horromance #R #Dis #Gothic #Q

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