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		<title>Domestic Fiction ARCs You’ll Love (October 2026 Batch) from Book Sirens</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Along with my book His Substitute Wife&#8230; My Best Friend, you&#8217;re getting a slew of other authors when you join the BookSiren gang. JOIN NOW Accepting ARC reviewers until December, so grab your copy now If you want other ways to be an ARC reviewer, please check out the book page or contact me]]></description>
		
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		<title>Have yourself a steamy holiday with smart women and the men who love them. #syllit #steamlit #smexybooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I always get asked what smexy means. It&#8217;s Smart &#38; Sexy put together. I was doing a bookshelf evaluation and wondered why I never really wrote &#8216;hood&#8217; type books, and the majority of my women have office or high-level careers. I decided that instead of focusing on what I wasn&#8217;t writing, I would put together &#8230; <a href="https://sylviahubbard.com/2026/10/21/have-yourself-a-steamy-holiday-with-smart-women-and-the-men-who-love-them-syllit-steamlit-smexybooks/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Have yourself a steamy holiday with smart women and the men who love them. #syllit #steamlit #smexybooks</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#128141; He Bought a Ring, Got Dumped by Text, and Proposed to a Stranger. Sir, WHAT?! #marryme #webnovel Coming to #syllit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Marry Me]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some men handle rejection with dignity. Thomas is apparently not one of them. Imagine planning the perfect marriage proposal. You&#8217;ve got the expensive ring. You&#8217;ve got the romantic Detroit Riverwalk backdrop. Your entire family is waiting to witness the happiest moment of your life. There&#8217;s just one tiny problem. Your girlfriend isn&#8217;t coming. Actually, it&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="https://sylviahubbard.com/2026/10/18/%f0%9f%92%8d-he-bought-a-ring-got-dumped-by-text-and-proposed-to-a-stranger-sir-what-marryme-webnovel-coming-to-syllit/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">💍 He Bought a Ring, Got Dumped by Text, and Proposed to a Stranger. Sir, WHAT?! #marryme #webnovel Coming to #syllit</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#128520;Unpopular Opinion: Serial fiction is the most honest way to write romance — and the industry is afraid of it. #syllit #hubbooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In my new series running into October, I am discussing unpopular opinions I&#8217;ve had about my literary life. I&#8217;ve made them into 3rd person, because I felt perhaps this is a lot of general opinions other than just mine. I like to say the things other people are afraid to speak about but these are &#8230; <a href="https://sylviahubbard.com/2026/10/17/%f0%9f%98%88unpopular-opinion-serial-fiction-is-the-most-honest-way-to-write-romance-and-the-industry-is-afraid-of-it-syllit-hubbooks/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">😈Unpopular Opinion: Serial fiction is the most honest way to write romance — and the industry is afraid of it. #syllit #hubbooks</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>She Needed Money&#129297;. She Needed Healing. She Absolutely Did NOT Need Beck Hardy&#128681;&#128520;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You know those moments when life gives you two choices? Bad. And&#8230; Girl, what the hell were you thinking? Welcome to Renna&#8217;s life. Amazon (ebook &#38; paperback) &#124; Barnes &#38; Noble eBook &#124; &#124; Google Books &#124; Other Book Distributors Goodreads &#124; Bookbub Buy Directly From Author After eight years in a relationship that ended &#8230; <a href="https://sylviahubbard.com/2026/10/16/she-needed-money%f0%9f%a4%91-she-needed-healing-she-absolutely-did-not-need-beck-hardy%f0%9f%9a%a9%f0%9f%98%88/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">She Needed Money🤑. She Needed Healing. She Absolutely Did NOT Need Beck Hardy🚩😈.</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Protected: Author’s Setting up Library Events RWA notes #workshopnotes #syltips</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>This weekend’s events (Oct16&amp;17), plus a canceled event &amp; new event added for November 2026. Join me #syllit</title>
		<link>https://sylviahubbard.com/2026/10/16/this-weekends-events-oct1617-plus-a-canceled-event-new-event-added-for-november-2026-join-me-syllit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This weekend, starting tonight, will be great. I will have the honor of speaking for an RWA session on October 16 https://rwa.memberclicks.net/indie-author-weekend My session: Beyond the Stacks: Setting Up Speaking Engagements at Libraries I&#8217;m very excited and honored to be asked. On October 17th, I&#8217;ll be in Detroit reppin&#8217; at the Historic Fisher Building. And, &#8230; <a href="https://sylviahubbard.com/2026/10/16/this-weekends-events-oct1617-plus-a-canceled-event-new-event-added-for-november-2026-join-me-syllit/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">This weekend&#8217;s events (Oct16&#38;17), plus a canceled event &#38; new event added for November 2026. Join me #syllit</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#128520;Unpopular Opinion: Mainstream publishing didn’t discover Black women in dark romance. We were already here. #syllit #hubbooks</title>
		<link>https://sylviahubbard.com/2026/10/14/%f0%9f%98%88unpopular-opinion-mainstream-publishing-didnt-discover-black-women-in-dark-romance-we-were-already-here-syllit-hubbooks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In my new series running into October, I am discussing unpopular opinions I&#8217;ve had about my literary life. I&#8217;ve made them into 3rd person, because I felt perhaps this is a lot of general opinions other than just mine. I like to say the things other people are afraid to speak about but these are &#8230; <a href="https://sylviahubbard.com/2026/10/14/%f0%9f%98%88unpopular-opinion-mainstream-publishing-didnt-discover-black-women-in-dark-romance-we-were-already-here-syllit-hubbooks/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">😈Unpopular Opinion: Mainstream publishing didn&#8217;t discover Black women in dark romance. We were already here. #syllit #hubbooks</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>He wanted to save his reputation. She needed to save herself. Neither expected love to complicate the arrangement. #MarryMe #webnovel Coming Soon… Get updates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>💍<![CDATA[ HE BOUGHT THE RING FOR ONE WOMAN… BUT PUT IT ON A COMPLETE STRANGER. Thomas needed a fake fiancée. Ahdilah needed a reason to believe in tomorrow. One ridiculous proposal. One dangerously tempting arrangement. And an ex who returns claiming she&#8217;s pregnant. The engagement is fake. The chemistry is criminal. And somebody&#8217;s lying about &#8230; <a href="https://sylviahubbard.com/2026/10/13/he-wanted-to-save-his-reputation-she-needed-to-save-herself-neither-expected-love-to-complicate-the-arrangement-marryme-webnovel-coming-soon-get-updates/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">He wanted to save his reputation. She needed to save herself. Neither expected love to complicate the arrangement. #MarryMe #webnovel Coming Soon&#8230; Get updates</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#128681; He’s Rude, Selfish &amp; Toxic… So Naturally, We Need to Talk About Beck Hardy &#128520;</title>
		<link>https://sylviahubbard.com/2026/10/09/%f0%9f%9a%a9-hes-rude-selfish-toxic-so-naturally-we-need-to-talk-about-beck-hardy-%f0%9f%98%88/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s get something straight. I&#8217;m not going to introduce Beck Hardy by pretending he&#8217;s Prince Charming. This man apparently missed Prince Charming Orientation, skipped Emotional Availability 101, and majored in Why Are You Like This? Amazon (ebook &#38; paperback) &#124; Barnes &#38; Noble eBook &#124; &#124; Google Books &#124; Other Book Distributors Goodreads &#124; Bookbub &#8230; <a href="https://sylviahubbard.com/2026/10/09/%f0%9f%9a%a9-hes-rude-selfish-toxic-so-naturally-we-need-to-talk-about-beck-hardy-%f0%9f%98%88/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">🚩 He&#8217;s Rude, Selfish &#038; Toxic… So Naturally, We Need to Talk About Beck Hardy 😈</span></a>]]></description>
		
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