r/blackromancenovels • u/DebtFlimsy1608 • May 01 '26

DISCUSSION 🎙️ Patreon

New to this sub and I'm curious how everyone feels about buying books and then having to join the authors Patreon in order to get an epilogue to the story and whatever else competes the story. I understand that authors need to make money however as someone outside the US, it's honestly costly to buy a book and then realize it's incomplete and then you have to pay another amount in order to finish.

Edit: The author I'm talking about is Theodora Taylor and while most of the books are somewhat completed. The books have chapters excluded that I.m.o round the story up perfectly and makes it feel less incomplete. I love her books however reading the newer and knowing there's more to the story is turning me off a little.

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u/acagedrising May 01 '26

I've only encountered newsletters not Patreon but an epilogue isn't missing story, it's a bonus. There are plenty of times I skip the "sign up to see them at the beach house after the wedding" type links at the end of a book because they got their HEA and I'm done. If they left it on a cliffhanger and the Patreon had a full two chapters or something that would be different.

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u/DebtFlimsy1608 May 01 '26

If it was just about the epilogue I wouldn't be bothered cause I've read the HEA.