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Cardyn Brooks

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Cardyn Brooks writes literary erotica as sexy, fun social commentary. Her C. X Brooks persona writes edgier variations on similar themes.

She reviews books at her Blerdy Binge Reader blog, and for romancedailynews.com.

Check out the mix of workshops, readings, and other bookish content at
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Cardyn Brooks Thinking of writer's block as an integral part of the writing process helps me to embrace it. Writer's block forces my brain to figure out a way aroun…moreThinking of writer's block as an integral part of the writing process helps me to embrace it. Writer's block forces my brain to figure out a way around, under, over or through the obstacles.(less)
Cardyn Brooks Taking an idea from a thought in my brain to a completed manuscript for readers to enjoy is the best thing about being a writer for me.
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Seducing the Burks: Five Er...

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More Than Enough

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Sleuths in Love, Tight Curves & Fast Fitness

Still reading my feelings with two mysteries that include romance (of course), a romance set in the world of auto racing, and a non-fiction workout book to revamp my fitness routine since I'm also eating my feelings, and not with kale. 
[4 books arranged front covers up, from left to right: How to Have a Killer Time in D.C., A Waltz on the Wild Side, Not So Fast, 7-Minute Body Plan] 
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It Had to Be You by Eliza Jane Brazier
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This clever and engrossing spin on the strangers-on-a-train trope offers an absurdist tale about the consequences of unaddressed trauma. Eva and Jonathan's romance is threatening in every way. It's also heartrending and hilarious. Think a bit of The ...more
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An Evening at the Hotel by Suanne Laqueur
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Dedicated "For everyone behind a Do Not Disturb sign" is truth in advertising as each of these linked snippets in alternating points of view reveal poignant moments of emotional and sexual intimacy anchored in tension between risk and peacefulness so ...more
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Up in Smoke by Nick  Brooks
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Record heat in the atmosphere swells until things combust for Cooper's family, friends, neighbors, community, and city. Who and what remains alive and free, and gets revealed when the smoke clears in the pressurized sociopolitical environment of the ...more
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All Superheroes Need PR by Elizabeth  Stephens
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Vanessa's story delivers a riveting aliens-among-us origin story, a fake romance with unexpected twists, and nuanced workplace interpersonal dynamics that offer drama, humor, razor sharp social commentary, and visceral memories of past childhood trau ...more
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A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
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Sera's story of navigating otherness was worth the wait. The advantages, responsibilities, and consequences of being powerful are explored with nuanced observations, humor, and compassion. Themes on distinctions between family by blood, choice, and i ...more
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Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff
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Multiple mysteries, secrets, intrigue, ethical quandaries, entrenched traditions and inevitable changes, generational conflicts, community, complicated family dynamics, power struggles along with stumbling into a chance for romance make this clever L ...more
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Slipstream by Madge Maril
Slipstream
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The adversary of my adversary is my ally in this multi-faceted love story about two people who are out of sync with most people except each other.
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Fat Girls Dance by Cathleen Meredith
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Don't wait.

Don't wait to be your authentic self. Don't wait to dance, to love, to pursue your heart's deepest desires... This story of friendship and audacity offers angst, humor, and compelling reasons to live life with unapologetic intention.

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Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch
Pony Confidential
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Twelve sections, 90-plus chapters of alternating points of view between animals and humans make this a clever blend of Animal Farm meets Dr. Doolittle in the context of a cold case murder mystery, investigation procedural with a bit of courtroom dram ...more
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