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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>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Deep Thoughts/Opinion]]></category>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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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		<title>New Coffeebuyer! Helping me; Help you… Donate the amount of a cup of coffee and help my literary endeavors! #coffeebuyers #SylLit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks to R LindleyGraboski #Supporter, who recently bought me a cup of coffee. I appreciate your support to my liteary endeavors. Become a Coffee Buyer Supporter with a place on my website forever! Click here to buy me a cup of coffee and thank you in advance for your support to my literary endeavors! &#160;]]></description>
		
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