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You’re such a gun, I have no idea how you churn out so many voraciously readable pieces! 33 fics this year is amazing! Thank you for your gift of happiness whenever I read your pieces :-)

Thank you so much! Writing fics is a stress relief for me, and so is the community around them. Life is tough and all I want to do is make someone's day better, even if only for a few minutes. So it brings me a lot of happiness to know when I've done that. ❤️

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My Works in 2024

As we're coming to the end of the year, I thought it might be fun just to look back at everything I wrote in 2024 (33 fics!) and talk about some of my most popular (and personal favorite) stories.

Most popular multi-chap: Sugar (by a lot) This became one of my most popular fics ever and I wasn't expecting that. My favorite part to write: probably when Kate and Anthony argue over him paying Edwina's tuition. Kate just having no idea how to handle such a big gesture and both hating and loving Anthony for doing it.

Personal favorite multi-chap: Lover Mostly because it's so different than everything I've written before, and allowed me to explore romance and passion in a different way. My favorite part to write (so far): The scene where they reconcile in the garden after she ends their affair. I love how desperate they are for each other.

Most popular one-shot: Sweet (sort of, but also tied with Full) I don't know what it is but I LOVE a sex pollen fic. I've written like four of them and will absolutely write more. I think it works so well for Kanthony, so in denial until something forces them to confront their feelings. And this is one of my more fun, fluffy takes on this trope, so I'm not surprised it was popular lol. My favorite part to write: Kate interrupting Anthony's panic spiral to tell him that she never actually ate the brownies.

Personal favorite one-shot: If I hurt you (I'd make wine from your tears) Every once in a while I write something that I feel in my chest, and this was that fic. My favorite part to write: all the angsty flashbacks. It was fulfilling to be able to write Kate and Anthony in rough places in their lives, and how much more meaningful it is when they heal and find each other again.

Thanks for all your support this year! I look forward to where we'll go in 2025.

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Edwina’s like “here I’ll hold your lemonade while you go bang my sister.”

BRIDGERTON (2020-)

KATE AND ANTHONY

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This is so good! Thank you. It's so funny to see a bunch of my personal playlist reflected back to me. I'm bad with titles so I'm always just like uhhh...*scroll through what's currently playing*

Even the ones that aren't directly named, I could see the connection right away. "Strange and Beautiful" was one of my favorite songs for years and it's perfect for Florescent!

I look forward to listening to the ones I don't know yet. ❤️

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Why yes I was just watching clips of S3 and thinking about how Kate is so happy and glowy because for the first time she’s in a family that sees and appreciates and praises her.

Favorite part about kanthony coming back in s3 is the ongoing bit of the Bridgertons going “omg Kate’s here!!! Hi Kate we missed you so much!!!” And then seeing Anthony and going “oh you’re here too I guess”.

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Speaking of A Moment Apart do you think you are going to go with the poll and do Anthony say my name next or still wait to see how you feel? (Really not trying to rush Lover or seem ungrateful, sorry if this is an annoying question)

It's okay! I get this question every time I'm nearing the end of a multi-chap. It's cool that people are already looking forward to the next thing I'll write. And I am reaching that place of being ready to wrap up Lover and move onto something new (which happens to me on basically every fic, and is why I can never write the same story over a long period of time haha).

But I genuinely don't know. My plan is to try and focus on Anthony's POV of Say my name next, but sometimes ideas just sweep in from nowhere and take over my brain - which is what happened with Lover. So I'll have to wait and see, but we'll all definitely know within a few weeks. 😂

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All hail, the queen of aftercare! You're so consistent with including it in your stories. Even if it's just a line or two. Thank you

Thank you! Aftercare, like many things related to sex and kink, is something I've learned so much about through fic and fandom. It really is such a great way to explore things. And Kate and Anthony love each other so much that they would always want to make sure the other person was okay and had what they needed.

That chapter has me thinking have you ever written aftercare into a phone or video sex scene? Where Kanthony aren't in the same place? Maybe something for A Moment Apart?

A good idea! I think maybe there were some pieces of that in Like I See You, at least in Anthony staying on the phone and talking to Kate as she recovers. But they would definitely do it in A Moment Apart, and I know it would kill them both not to be able to do it in person.

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do you know of any Kate is the Diamond of the season AUs? I feel like at least one must exist but I cant find any 😭

I did a little search and it looks like there are some one-shots and several unfinished fics with Kate as the diamond. Here are two from good authors - everyone else is free to comment with any they like!

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend by @ronandhermy The Incomparable One by @waterlilyrose

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For those of you who were looking forward to a new chapter...

Kate spends a whole day edging Anthony, that's all you need to know really.

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Which of your Kate Sharma AU is in the Maldvies making Anthony feral for her? 😆

Ha! Could be any of them, but for this I'll say You Make Me (A Complete Mess) Kate. She's a tiny bit nervous about their first big holiday together because he's young and in the best shape of his life, but the sight of Kate in a bikini makes him go absolutely insane. She can barely get him to leave their villa and actually go to the beach. 😂

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I’m ready to ship Jonathan Bailey x the T. Rex or whatever

Jonathan Bailey as Dr. Henry Loomis in new stills for Jurassic World Rebirth

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Chapter 11 is up!

Kate and Anthony experience a milestone together.

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Simone Ashley via Instagram

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Little sneak peek of chapter 11. This chapter is shaping up to be VERY fluffy lol.

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Chapter 10 is up!

Big conversations at Aubrey Hall.

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I might have spent the day at a theme park and now I’m wondering who’s afraid of roller coasters…Kate or Anthony?

Because Anthony is the obvious choice, but I also love the idea that Kate is afraid of them and Anthony is thrilled to have something that his brave, incredible girlfriend needs her hand held through.