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Barbara Kellyn

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Canadian romcom author Barbara Kellyn writes funny, steamy stories about likeable heroines worth rooting for and alluring heroes worth the trouble of falling for, and is tickled that readers have crowned her “the Queen of Banter.”

Barbara has published five, full-length standalone romantic comedy novels and two holiday novellas, including Kobo Originals' 2024 Holiday Romcom Writing Contest winner, Polar Opposites, and thanks her lucky stars that she got her happily ever after in real life.
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Barbara Kellyn I will pass on two pieces of advice that really resonate with me and that I believe are encouraging for writers in any stage of their careers:

1. "A pr…more
I will pass on two pieces of advice that really resonate with me and that I believe are encouraging for writers in any stage of their careers:

1. "A professional writer is an amateur that didn't quit." (Richard Bach)

2. "The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms." (Oliver Wendell Holmes)(less)
Barbara Kellyn I'm currently working on two fun and exciting projects for Christmas 2022.

The first is a steamy, but hilarious, holiday crime caper; it's my first ti…more
I'm currently working on two fun and exciting projects for Christmas 2022.

The first is a steamy, but hilarious, holiday crime caper; it's my first time writing a morally-grey antihero, and it's a real hoot. Details coming soon!

The second is a holiday romcom novella for a 2022 Christmas collection being produced by the members of the Independent Romance Authors Association. I'm thrilled to be part of this anthology project. (less)
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Polar Opposites

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Saint Dick

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Morning Man

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Forever Endeavor

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Déjà You

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The Company She Keeps

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Boy George, I loved it! I can’t stop smiling! What a joy it was for my Gen X heart to step back in rhyme to my youth with Sue Bordley’s delightfully fun prose. While I didn’t get a few of the UK-only references, I certainly could relate to most. The ...more
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"When I was young, my summers were marked by trips to my grandma's cottage. It was not an extravagant place (it actually didn't even have running water), but the whole idea of being "at the lake" was magical to me. Swimming in the lake, trips to the d" Read more of this review »
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""fuck you Orillia! and Gordon Lightfoot sucks donkey balls!"

first read of my vacation down, and it was exactly what I needed.

✔️ funny
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✔️ age gap
✔️ a wise old witch
✔️ set on the lake
✔️ in Muskoka!
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My favourite writing husbands have just made the great outdoors even greater with this pair of steamy novellas. These two are masters of writing sexy M/M scenes as much as they are capable of creating believable characters that are not afraid to be v ...more
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While I did not attend Oxford, I did go to college during the same era as BJ and look back on those years fondly. This read brought back a flood of memories - both the madness and the mundane - of being on the cliff of adolescence and the cusp of adu ...more
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Misty Hi Barbara! Thanks for friending me! You are too adorable and I so enjoy interacting with you in Twitter. Rock on, lady!


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