j. e. martin | the unrushed author
@jemartinbooks.bsky.social
writing + making + living by the sea 🌊
ex-big tech + hustle culture drop-out
gentler vibes for former overachievers
start here👇
http://linktr.ee/jemartinbooks
ex-big tech + hustle culture drop-out
gentler vibes for former overachievers
start here👇
http://linktr.ee/jemartinbooks
One character in three sentences: Diesel Black 🐺🖤
1. Threaten his family, and you're done.
2. Ask before borrowing his car.
3. The leather jacket budget must be unlimited - it's nonnegotiable.
I love a grumpy wolf shifter with a soft, secret lil cinnamon roll side.
#booksky #paranormalromance
1. Threaten his family, and you're done.
2. Ask before borrowing his car.
3. The leather jacket budget must be unlimited - it's nonnegotiable.
I love a grumpy wolf shifter with a soft, secret lil cinnamon roll side.
#booksky #paranormalromance
March 18, 2026 at 8:50 PM
One character in three sentences: Diesel Black 🐺🖤
1. Threaten his family, and you're done.
2. Ask before borrowing his car.
3. The leather jacket budget must be unlimited - it's nonnegotiable.
I love a grumpy wolf shifter with a soft, secret lil cinnamon roll side.
#booksky #paranormalromance
1. Threaten his family, and you're done.
2. Ask before borrowing his car.
3. The leather jacket budget must be unlimited - it's nonnegotiable.
I love a grumpy wolf shifter with a soft, secret lil cinnamon roll side.
#booksky #paranormalromance
5 things I liked about The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez:
1️⃣ Everything (okay, it's cheating, but I don't care)
2️⃣ Cohesive collection
3️⃣ Fast, hooky read
4️⃣ "Kids Who Come Back" - the best thing I've read lately
5️⃣ New instant-buy author for me!
#BookSky #MarianaEnriquez
1️⃣ Everything (okay, it's cheating, but I don't care)
2️⃣ Cohesive collection
3️⃣ Fast, hooky read
4️⃣ "Kids Who Come Back" - the best thing I've read lately
5️⃣ New instant-buy author for me!
#BookSky #MarianaEnriquez
March 17, 2026 at 6:19 PM
5 things I liked about The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez:
1️⃣ Everything (okay, it's cheating, but I don't care)
2️⃣ Cohesive collection
3️⃣ Fast, hooky read
4️⃣ "Kids Who Come Back" - the best thing I've read lately
5️⃣ New instant-buy author for me!
#BookSky #MarianaEnriquez
1️⃣ Everything (okay, it's cheating, but I don't care)
2️⃣ Cohesive collection
3️⃣ Fast, hooky read
4️⃣ "Kids Who Come Back" - the best thing I've read lately
5️⃣ New instant-buy author for me!
#BookSky #MarianaEnriquez
Last-current-next reads 📚✨
Of Beasts by M. Jane Worma
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
Black Wolf by... me!
lol - yep, it's been so long since I released Brave Wolf that I'm re-reading my own series to align Book 7's voice 😅
#BookSky #CurrentlyReading
Of Beasts by M. Jane Worma
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
Black Wolf by... me!
lol - yep, it's been so long since I released Brave Wolf that I'm re-reading my own series to align Book 7's voice 😅
#BookSky #CurrentlyReading
March 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Last-current-next reads 📚✨
Of Beasts by M. Jane Worma
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
Black Wolf by... me!
lol - yep, it's been so long since I released Brave Wolf that I'm re-reading my own series to align Book 7's voice 😅
#BookSky #CurrentlyReading
Of Beasts by M. Jane Worma
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
Black Wolf by... me!
lol - yep, it's been so long since I released Brave Wolf that I'm re-reading my own series to align Book 7's voice 😅
#BookSky #CurrentlyReading
5 things I liked about Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer:
1️⃣ Tight pacing
2️⃣ MC plays to her goals
3️⃣ A lil social media side-eye
4️⃣ A celestial being that might look familiar if you ever had to take a Christian religion class
5️⃣ Serious cosmic comeuppance
#BookRecommendation #tradwife #saratogaschaefer
1️⃣ Tight pacing
2️⃣ MC plays to her goals
3️⃣ A lil social media side-eye
4️⃣ A celestial being that might look familiar if you ever had to take a Christian religion class
5️⃣ Serious cosmic comeuppance
#BookRecommendation #tradwife #saratogaschaefer
March 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
5 things I liked about Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer:
1️⃣ Tight pacing
2️⃣ MC plays to her goals
3️⃣ A lil social media side-eye
4️⃣ A celestial being that might look familiar if you ever had to take a Christian religion class
5️⃣ Serious cosmic comeuppance
#BookRecommendation #tradwife #saratogaschaefer
1️⃣ Tight pacing
2️⃣ MC plays to her goals
3️⃣ A lil social media side-eye
4️⃣ A celestial being that might look familiar if you ever had to take a Christian religion class
5️⃣ Serious cosmic comeuppance
#BookRecommendation #tradwife #saratogaschaefer
I'm going offline for the weekend starting tonight. I've got books, journaling supplies, & crafty chaos ready, and I'm planning to be as analog as possible.
If you're unplugging too, what will you do with your reclaimed time?
#GlobalDayOfUnplugging #UnplugToConnect #ReadingLife
If you're unplugging too, what will you do with your reclaimed time?
#GlobalDayOfUnplugging #UnplugToConnect #ReadingLife
March 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I'm going offline for the weekend starting tonight. I've got books, journaling supplies, & crafty chaos ready, and I'm planning to be as analog as possible.
If you're unplugging too, what will you do with your reclaimed time?
#GlobalDayOfUnplugging #UnplugToConnect #ReadingLife
If you're unplugging too, what will you do with your reclaimed time?
#GlobalDayOfUnplugging #UnplugToConnect #ReadingLife
Happy #WorldWildlifeDay!
Since I write wolf shifter romance, I receive lots of wolfy gifts 🐺 Here are a few of my faves from over the years 😍
If you love wolf-pack romance with found family + fated mates, come try The Black Wolf Series: www.amazon.com/dp/B0753KCG7Q
#PNR #BookSky
Since I write wolf shifter romance, I receive lots of wolfy gifts 🐺 Here are a few of my faves from over the years 😍
If you love wolf-pack romance with found family + fated mates, come try The Black Wolf Series: www.amazon.com/dp/B0753KCG7Q
#PNR #BookSky
March 3, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Happy #WorldWildlifeDay!
Since I write wolf shifter romance, I receive lots of wolfy gifts 🐺 Here are a few of my faves from over the years 😍
If you love wolf-pack romance with found family + fated mates, come try The Black Wolf Series: www.amazon.com/dp/B0753KCG7Q
#PNR #BookSky
Since I write wolf shifter romance, I receive lots of wolfy gifts 🐺 Here are a few of my faves from over the years 😍
If you love wolf-pack romance with found family + fated mates, come try The Black Wolf Series: www.amazon.com/dp/B0753KCG7Q
#PNR #BookSky
5 spoiler-light things I liked about Greedy (Callie Kazumi):
1) Super quick read/compelling voice
2) Predictable destination/great ride
3) I rooted for Ed, terrible choices and all
4) Hazeline - love-to-hate her so hard! (definitely the hero of her own story)
5) An inevitable ending done well
1) Super quick read/compelling voice
2) Predictable destination/great ride
3) I rooted for Ed, terrible choices and all
4) Hazeline - love-to-hate her so hard! (definitely the hero of her own story)
5) An inevitable ending done well
March 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
5 spoiler-light things I liked about Greedy (Callie Kazumi):
1) Super quick read/compelling voice
2) Predictable destination/great ride
3) I rooted for Ed, terrible choices and all
4) Hazeline - love-to-hate her so hard! (definitely the hero of her own story)
5) An inevitable ending done well
1) Super quick read/compelling voice
2) Predictable destination/great ride
3) I rooted for Ed, terrible choices and all
4) Hazeline - love-to-hate her so hard! (definitely the hero of her own story)
5) An inevitable ending done well
What I read in February 2026:
1️⃣ My Year of Rest and Relaxation • Ottessa Moshfegh (re-read)
2️⃣ Penance • Eliza Clark
3️⃣ Greedy • Callie Kazumi
4️⃣ We Should Not Have Come Here • J. D. Mills
5️⃣ Trad Wife • Saratoga Schaefer
6️⃣ Dangers of Smoking in Bed • Mariana Enriquez
1️⃣ My Year of Rest and Relaxation • Ottessa Moshfegh (re-read)
2️⃣ Penance • Eliza Clark
3️⃣ Greedy • Callie Kazumi
4️⃣ We Should Not Have Come Here • J. D. Mills
5️⃣ Trad Wife • Saratoga Schaefer
6️⃣ Dangers of Smoking in Bed • Mariana Enriquez
a man with a mustache is talking about leather-bound books
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February 27, 2026 at 5:18 PM
What I read in February 2026:
1️⃣ My Year of Rest and Relaxation • Ottessa Moshfegh (re-read)
2️⃣ Penance • Eliza Clark
3️⃣ Greedy • Callie Kazumi
4️⃣ We Should Not Have Come Here • J. D. Mills
5️⃣ Trad Wife • Saratoga Schaefer
6️⃣ Dangers of Smoking in Bed • Mariana Enriquez
1️⃣ My Year of Rest and Relaxation • Ottessa Moshfegh (re-read)
2️⃣ Penance • Eliza Clark
3️⃣ Greedy • Callie Kazumi
4️⃣ We Should Not Have Come Here • J. D. Mills
5️⃣ Trad Wife • Saratoga Schaefer
6️⃣ Dangers of Smoking in Bed • Mariana Enriquez
I had to hunt for redeemable characters in this one, which I love in a book. I enjoyed the varied storytelling methods, too.
The teen girl drama (turned up to 11 😱) gave me flashbacks to my own (horrible) high school days.
Have you read Penance? What did you think?
#booksky #penance #elizaclark
The teen girl drama (turned up to 11 😱) gave me flashbacks to my own (horrible) high school days.
Have you read Penance? What did you think?
#booksky #penance #elizaclark
February 26, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I had to hunt for redeemable characters in this one, which I love in a book. I enjoyed the varied storytelling methods, too.
The teen girl drama (turned up to 11 😱) gave me flashbacks to my own (horrible) high school days.
Have you read Penance? What did you think?
#booksky #penance #elizaclark
The teen girl drama (turned up to 11 😱) gave me flashbacks to my own (horrible) high school days.
Have you read Penance? What did you think?
#booksky #penance #elizaclark
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a... WiFi signal?
Let's play 📚 Guess the book by the first line 📚
1/4) Call me Ishmael.
#BookSky #ReadingCommunity #GuessTheBook #BookChat #AmReading
Let's play 📚 Guess the book by the first line 📚
1/4) Call me Ishmael.
#BookSky #ReadingCommunity #GuessTheBook #BookChat #AmReading
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February 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a... WiFi signal?
Let's play 📚 Guess the book by the first line 📚
1/4) Call me Ishmael.
#BookSky #ReadingCommunity #GuessTheBook #BookChat #AmReading
Let's play 📚 Guess the book by the first line 📚
1/4) Call me Ishmael.
#BookSky #ReadingCommunity #GuessTheBook #BookChat #AmReading
It’s cold again after the weekend was warm enough to lounge about outside. Luckily, our two excessively spoiled housecats have been using me as their warm lap/personal space heater. Looking forward to a cozy little cocktail hour while I finish reading Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer.
February 24, 2026 at 6:32 PM
It’s cold again after the weekend was warm enough to lounge about outside. Luckily, our two excessively spoiled housecats have been using me as their warm lap/personal space heater. Looking forward to a cozy little cocktail hour while I finish reading Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer.
I talk a ton about reading and writing, but I also have a million hobbies. I love Legos, building book nook inserts, cross-stitch, mixing cocktails, running, baking, and cozy gaming.
What’s something you do that brings you joy?
#CozyVibes #CreativeLife
What’s something you do that brings you joy?
#CozyVibes #CreativeLife
February 20, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I talk a ton about reading and writing, but I also have a million hobbies. I love Legos, building book nook inserts, cross-stitch, mixing cocktails, running, baking, and cozy gaming.
What’s something you do that brings you joy?
#CozyVibes #CreativeLife
What’s something you do that brings you joy?
#CozyVibes #CreativeLife
Happy #WorldAnthropologyDay! 🦴
I (VERY) confidently mixed up paleontology and archaeology in a recent reading vlog 🫠 It’s fine. I’m fine. We’re all fine.
Are there any topics you get super excited about, even if you get the details all wrong?
#amreading #forensicanthropology
I (VERY) confidently mixed up paleontology and archaeology in a recent reading vlog 🫠 It’s fine. I’m fine. We’re all fine.
Are there any topics you get super excited about, even if you get the details all wrong?
#amreading #forensicanthropology
February 19, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Happy #WorldAnthropologyDay! 🦴
I (VERY) confidently mixed up paleontology and archaeology in a recent reading vlog 🫠 It’s fine. I’m fine. We’re all fine.
Are there any topics you get super excited about, even if you get the details all wrong?
#amreading #forensicanthropology
I (VERY) confidently mixed up paleontology and archaeology in a recent reading vlog 🫠 It’s fine. I’m fine. We’re all fine.
Are there any topics you get super excited about, even if you get the details all wrong?
#amreading #forensicanthropology
Talking about ten of my favorite authors today:
Dannika Dark
Autumn Jones Lake
A. L. Jackson
Carian Cole
Liane Moriarty
Stephen King
Stephen Graham Jones
Grady Hendrix
Ottessa Moshfegh
Agustina Bazterrica
Are any of your favorites on my list?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Yu...
Dannika Dark
Autumn Jones Lake
A. L. Jackson
Carian Cole
Liane Moriarty
Stephen King
Stephen Graham Jones
Grady Hendrix
Ottessa Moshfegh
Agustina Bazterrica
Are any of your favorites on my list?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Yu...
If You Like Any Of These Authors, We Should Probably Be Friends
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February 19, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Talking about ten of my favorite authors today:
Dannika Dark
Autumn Jones Lake
A. L. Jackson
Carian Cole
Liane Moriarty
Stephen King
Stephen Graham Jones
Grady Hendrix
Ottessa Moshfegh
Agustina Bazterrica
Are any of your favorites on my list?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Yu...
Dannika Dark
Autumn Jones Lake
A. L. Jackson
Carian Cole
Liane Moriarty
Stephen King
Stephen Graham Jones
Grady Hendrix
Ottessa Moshfegh
Agustina Bazterrica
Are any of your favorites on my list?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3Yu...
Writing paranormal romance means I get to decide how to represent all the supernatural creatures. Sometimes you need an angel who's also a bored administrative assistant or a dragon who refuses to use a coaster to protect the coffee table.
#ParanormalRomance #UrbanFantasy #PNR #ReadingCommunity
#ParanormalRomance #UrbanFantasy #PNR #ReadingCommunity
February 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Writing paranormal romance means I get to decide how to represent all the supernatural creatures. Sometimes you need an angel who's also a bored administrative assistant or a dragon who refuses to use a coaster to protect the coffee table.
#ParanormalRomance #UrbanFantasy #PNR #ReadingCommunity
#ParanormalRomance #UrbanFantasy #PNR #ReadingCommunity
Just finished a re-read of My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Mochfegh. Currently into Penance by Eliza Clark. Next up? Greedy by Callie Kazumi. What's last, current, and next in your #TBR?
February 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Just finished a re-read of My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Mochfegh. Currently into Penance by Eliza Clark. Next up? Greedy by Callie Kazumi. What's last, current, and next in your #TBR?
Real-life romance: Friday the 13th is my luckiest day. It’s the day my personal HEA began! This is the fella whose name shows up in all my book dedications, who patiently listens to me spew all my plot thoughts, and keeps me laughing every day💜
#HEA #RomanceAuthor #Fridaythe13th
#HEA #RomanceAuthor #Fridaythe13th
February 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Real-life romance: Friday the 13th is my luckiest day. It’s the day my personal HEA began! This is the fella whose name shows up in all my book dedications, who patiently listens to me spew all my plot thoughts, and keeps me laughing every day💜
#HEA #RomanceAuthor #Fridaythe13th
#HEA #RomanceAuthor #Fridaythe13th
Grace went from being abandoned by her family to leading a pack that spans dimensions while plotting a mission to rescue her mate. Writing her journey has been priceless, y'all 💪🐺🥹
#paranormalromance #bookcommunity #writingcommunity #strongfemalelead #wolfpack
#paranormalromance #bookcommunity #writingcommunity #strongfemalelead #wolfpack
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Grace went from being abandoned by her family to leading a pack that spans dimensions while plotting a mission to rescue her mate. Writing her journey has been priceless, y'all 💪🐺🥹
#paranormalromance #bookcommunity #writingcommunity #strongfemalelead #wolfpack
#paranormalromance #bookcommunity #writingcommunity #strongfemalelead #wolfpack
There's just something yummy about a big, bad alpha wolf who's a lil claustrophobic but will still voluntarily squeeze into a crowded elevator to stand between his mate and everyone else. Lathan, I see you🐺
#BookBoyfriend #ParanormalRomance #WhyAreYouSoHot
#BookBoyfriend #ParanormalRomance #WhyAreYouSoHot
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February 11, 2026 at 5:43 PM
There's just something yummy about a big, bad alpha wolf who's a lil claustrophobic but will still voluntarily squeeze into a crowded elevator to stand between his mate and everyone else. Lathan, I see you🐺
#BookBoyfriend #ParanormalRomance #WhyAreYouSoHot
#BookBoyfriend #ParanormalRomance #WhyAreYouSoHot
Just finished Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. I enjoyed the dark humor and the way the author played with the definition of "killed". If you're into a newer take on the classic detective, I'd give it a 👍 for adding to the TBR pile.
#BookCommunity #Reading #MysteryBooks
#BookCommunity #Reading #MysteryBooks
February 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Just finished Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone. I enjoyed the dark humor and the way the author played with the definition of "killed". If you're into a newer take on the classic detective, I'd give it a 👍 for adding to the TBR pile.
#BookCommunity #Reading #MysteryBooks
#BookCommunity #Reading #MysteryBooks
My desk is shockingly tidy this morning, so I'm taking advantage of the moment to share a few pics of my workspace. It's usually littered with more notebooks, more drinking vessels, and more cats!
What's your workspace like?
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #desktour #authorlife
What's your workspace like?
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #desktour #authorlife
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
My desk is shockingly tidy this morning, so I'm taking advantage of the moment to share a few pics of my workspace. It's usually littered with more notebooks, more drinking vessels, and more cats!
What's your workspace like?
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #desktour #authorlife
What's your workspace like?
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #desktour #authorlife
I've been working on the Book Seven Pinterest board, and it's been wild to visualize the actual end of an era, y'all. It's still a work in progress, but you can take a peek at it here for wolf vibes, dream cast, and more: www.pinterest.com/jemartinbook...
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I've been working on the Book Seven Pinterest board, and it's been wild to visualize the actual end of an era, y'all. It's still a work in progress, but you can take a peek at it here for wolf vibes, dream cast, and more: www.pinterest.com/jemartinbook...
The calendar says it's World Nutella Day, so I simply did what had to be done.
Currently reading Penance by Eliza Clark. It's dark and twisty, and I'm loving it.
What are you reading right now?
#amreading #worldnutelladay
Currently reading Penance by Eliza Clark. It's dark and twisty, and I'm loving it.
What are you reading right now?
#amreading #worldnutelladay
February 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The calendar says it's World Nutella Day, so I simply did what had to be done.
Currently reading Penance by Eliza Clark. It's dark and twisty, and I'm loving it.
What are you reading right now?
#amreading #worldnutelladay
Currently reading Penance by Eliza Clark. It's dark and twisty, and I'm loving it.
What are you reading right now?
#amreading #worldnutelladay
There are SO many book releases I'm excited about for February and March! We Should Not Have Come Here by J. D. Mills, Greedy by Callie Kazumi, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson, Mama Came Callin' by Ezra Claytan Daniels & Camilla Sucre (1/4)
February 4, 2026 at 9:42 PM
There are SO many book releases I'm excited about for February and March! We Should Not Have Come Here by J. D. Mills, Greedy by Callie Kazumi, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson, Mama Came Callin' by Ezra Claytan Daniels & Camilla Sucre (1/4)
"I thought I might die when I lost you."- Lathan, currently breaking my damn heart in Book 7.
This book is coming with a whole heap of desperate, emotional reunions, y'all. If you love fated mates and high heat, Books 1-6 are ready for you!
#PNR #amwriting #romance #urbanfantasy #BlackWolfSeries
This book is coming with a whole heap of desperate, emotional reunions, y'all. If you love fated mates and high heat, Books 1-6 are ready for you!
#PNR #amwriting #romance #urbanfantasy #BlackWolfSeries
February 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
"I thought I might die when I lost you."- Lathan, currently breaking my damn heart in Book 7.
This book is coming with a whole heap of desperate, emotional reunions, y'all. If you love fated mates and high heat, Books 1-6 are ready for you!
#PNR #amwriting #romance #urbanfantasy #BlackWolfSeries
This book is coming with a whole heap of desperate, emotional reunions, y'all. If you love fated mates and high heat, Books 1-6 are ready for you!
#PNR #amwriting #romance #urbanfantasy #BlackWolfSeries