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betterbooksandthings · 7 months

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"All fantasy authors have to start somewhere. The best debut fantasy books ever written are a testament to what that starting line can look like. In fantasy, the delicate dance between worldbuilding, character, and craft is always difficult. Somehow, these authors got it just right with the first books they had published."

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laylakingwrites · 5 months

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Hey! I am an author who has just finished writing their first book and I want to know if it’s something people will read, so let me give you guys the low down on here!

♡ High fantasy romance!!!

♡ Follows the perspective of the morally gray male rather than the female.

♡ Gambling raccoon??? (Like come on! Hell yeah!)

♡ LGBTQ and all inclusive!!!!!!

♡ Villain gets the girl?

♡ You don’t know who’s lying until the very end!

Basic Synopsis:

Morally gray guy is tasked by a nobleman he doesn’t like to bring runaway girl back home. However, after meeting this girl he starts to realize that her father has sinister plans for her and she is not who she says she is either. Our morally gray guy also isn’t sure he can turn her in anymore.

Our working title is The Prince of Lies!

#female writers #writers on tumblr #writer community #authors #debut author #new author #new books #book blog #bookblr #bookworm #books and reading #would you read this?#fantasy #fantasy novel #romance #dnd

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c-e-mcgill · 2 years

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Hey

Do you like unhinged, angry women?

Do you like mad science?

Do you like the exquisite homoerotic tension of two Victorian ladies just barely brushing hands?

Do you think that Frankenstein would have gone a lot better if only Victor had been less of an absolute weenie?

Do you look at the story of the Loch Ness Monster and think “...but what if a dinosaur got in the lake”

THEN BOY, DO I HAVE THE BOOK FOR YOU!

Move over, chemists, it’s time for mad paleontologists to shine!

Years ago, Mary’s great uncle Victor Frankenstein mysteriously disappeared in the Arctic; now, in 1853, Mary and her reckless husband Henry are struggling to make a name for themselves as paleontologists in the old-boys'-club that is the world of Victorian science. But when Mary discovers her great-uncle's old notes, detailing his gruesome attempts at creating life, she comes up with a plan — one that will finally make them some money, prove Henry's radical paleontological theories right, and get Mary some of the respect she goddamn deserves...

Our Hideous Progeny is out NOW! Available wherever good books are sold, and also at your library if you yell (politely) at your local librarians to acquire it! 🖤💚🧡

Thanks all, byeee!

(P.S. You can find the content warnings for OHP here!)

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torteen · 1 year

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Legendborn meets Dynasty in Terry J. Benton-Walker's contemporary fantasy debut, Blood Debts—an "extravaganza from start to finish" (Chloe Gong) with powerful magical families, intergenerational curses, and deadly drama in New Orleans.

Thirty years ago, New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history. In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen.

On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau—the sixteen-year-old twin heirs to the powerful, magical, dethroned family—are mourning their father and caring for their sick mother. Until, by chance, they discover their mother isn’t sick—she’s cursed. Cursed by someone on the very magic council their family used to rule. Someone who will come for them next.

Cristina, once a talented and dedicated practitioner of Generational magic, has given up magic for good. An ancient spell is what killed their father and she was the one who cast it. For Clement, magic is his lifeline. A distraction from his anger and pain. Even better than the random guys he hooks up with.

Cristina and Clement used to be each other’s most trusted confidant and friend, now they barely speak. But if they have any hope of discovering who is coming after their family, they’ll have to find a way to trust each other and their family's magic, all while solving the decades-old murder that sparked the still-rising tensions between the city’s magical and non-magical communities. And if they don't succeed, New Orleans may see another massacre. Or worse.

#Terry J Benton Walker #YA Debut #icecreamvicelord #YA Fantasy #Fantasy #bookworm #literature #library #bookshelf #new books #bookish #NOLA #booktok #supernatural #Blood Debts #Justice Will Reign #tor books #tor teen

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jessread-s · 7 months

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✩ 💜🐸Book Fanart:

📖: Trystan and Evie from “Assistant to the Villain” by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

This post is in collaboration with my sister @binjobo.0, who drew this lovely masterpiece as a birthday gift to me 🤩

Please click this link to show their art account some love.

Cross-posted to: Instagram | Amazon | Goodreads | StoryGraph

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virtuallyleslie · 3 months

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Congratulations Moniquill Blackgoose!

TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH is on the official reading list for Best First Novel with the Locus Awards

The Locus Awards are reader awards! You decide the winners!

Just go through the poll: https://poll.voting.locusmag.com

#to shape a dragon's breath #writers on tumblr #own voices #amreading #female writers #book tumblr #booktok #ya fantasy #gaslamp fantasy #fantasy #sff books #debut novel #first novel

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authorjennieelaine · 2 months

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My debut novel Melded is coming out this month!

Dark Fantasy | Gay Romance

Featuring 12 illustrations!

I'm so happy this project was able to come to life! This book melds- pun absolutely intended- all of my illustrative and writing experience together!

There's nowhere to run inside your own minds.

Simon Holiday doesn't want to be a spy, but there are worse things than a guilty conscience. What's selling your soul to one beast if it staves off another?

His work has found him at the center of a new world, translating temple texts alongside the mysterious and outgoing Gen; a man whose body, and mysteries, Simon can't turn his mind from. Even if that attraction threatens everything he's there for.

Gen is too busy running from his fate to fall in love, but it's happening anyway. A former acolyte of his temple's hidden power, he's desperate to become anyone else, even if he knows it's impossible. When Simon is invited into the temple's most sacred ceremony, Gen decides this is his chance find balance between who he needs to be and who he wants to be with.

Until the warmonger Jorel rises to power, taking the core of the temple for himself: Haliz Fundir, a tree with the ability to meld bodies and minds into one. A boon in the right hands, and a terrifying weapon in his, Jorel just needs one final secret to control its dark power. A secret only Gen holds.

A secret Gen uses, melding with Simon to slip through Jorel's grasp.

Now melded into one body and mind, Simon and Gen are forced to face the truths of their pasts and the gravity of their present. With Jorel’s extremist followers, a deranged scientist, and a pack of deformed monsters hunting them down, they’re running out of options, allies, and time as the horror of Haliz Fundir awakens once again.

Follow me here @authorjennieelaine , on Tiktok, or Instagram for updates when the book comes out!

Available for E-reader and paperback March 22nd!

#writeblr #indie author #debut novel #writerscommunity #author #book blog #book #novel #writer #dark fantasy #gay romance #religious trauma

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elizmanderson · 1 year

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happy Edna Fisher release day to all who celebrate!!

You're never too old for adventure.

When you’re a geriatric armed with nothing but gumption and knitting needles, stopping a sorcerer from wiping out an entire dragon-fighting organization is a tall order. No one understands why 83-year-old Edna Fisher is the Chosen One, destined to save the Knights from a dragon-riding sorcerer bent on their destruction. After all, Edna has never handled a magical weapon, faced down a dragon, or cast a spell. And everyone knows the Council of Wizards always chooses a teenager—like the vengeful girl ready to snatch Edna’s destiny from under her nose.

Still, Edna leaps at the chance to leave the nursing home. With her son long dead in the Knights’ service, she’s determined to save dragon-fighters like him and to ensure other mothers don’t suffer the same loss she did. But as Edna learns about the abuse in the ranks and the sorcerer’s history as a Knight, she questions if it’s really the sorcerer that needs stopping—or the Knights she’s trying to save.

“Beyond the utterly charming premise of this wonderful book, you will find dazzling wit, a cast of delightful characters, and a plot that will sweep you away. At heart, this is a love story, but one that shows the depth and complexity of love in all its permutations. But my very favourite thing about this book is how it makes me believe in a kinder, better world.” - SJ Whitby, author of the Cute Mutants series

buy The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher now, rsvp to a book event, or preorder the audiobook!

#the remarkable retirement of edna fisher #e.m. anderson #book release #queer book recs #fantasy books #lgbt reads #debut author #2023 debuts #2023 books #indie publishing #book recs

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ladzwriting · 2 months

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T H E F E A L T Y O F M O N S T E R S Volume 1 Illustrated by @t-hornapple

Today's the day!

It's 1917 in the Odonic Empire and you've arrived in Korona to participate in the Solstice Revolution. But oh no! The horrifying monstrous vampire might actually be on your side. Except Sasza only does what serves his own self-preservation best.

Thank you so so much for following along the road to this first volume. I hope you love Sasza, Iwona, and Ute as much as I do.

Paperbacks are rolling out to all retailers. If you live in the US, you can get one directly from Ingram at a discounted price of $18.99 until April 11th.

There are still some signed copies available on itch.io, signed by both me and Häxan. The price includes shipping.

eBooks are live now, at your preferred digital retailer.

Eye ball skirt is from @shopwitchvamp

#the fealty of monsters #horror #fantasy #vampire #new releases #books #2024 debuts #toxic yuri #old man yaoi

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joshualunacreations · 3 months

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Happy Lunar New Year! In our house, we’re jokingly calling it the Luna New Year. I’m proud and excited to announce that my partner, Alexis, is about to publish her debut novel! LOVE IN THE OCCULT TRAUMATIC is a paranormal romance set for digital release on March 1st. I provided the cover art for the characters, and Alexis and I worked on the cover design together. Here’s what the story is about:

𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐁 𝐻𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠. 𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑢𝑚𝑎 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒.

Heidi Bauer would give anything to not be able to read people’s memories. Yet every time she sees blood, she loses consciousness and gets a glimpse into the private inner worlds of the wound’s owner, tracing through the events that caused the injury—with frightening precision.

She can’t tell anyone this, of course. It’s bad enough that she has severe PTSD and hemophobia, but unexplained magical powers as well? She’d rather spiral into jobless poverty than admit the truth and risk getting locked up in some kind of mental institution.

That is, until she meets the handsome and caring Dr. Bùi Đức Khiêm. Despite Heidi’s intentions of telling no one her secret, she finds herself opening up to the psychiatrist better than her own therapist—in more ways than one.

And yet, while Dr. Khiêm may not have any powers, he’s hiding secrets of his own. So when a mysterious figure starts to stalk Heidi in pursuit of her hidden gift, it isn’t just her safety that’s threatened, but Khiêm’s too. Together, Heidi and Khiêm learn that not all wounds are visible—and healing them may cost one of their lives.

𝐎𝐂𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐔𝐌𝐀: 𝐴 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑖𝑛𝑗𝑢𝑟𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑟 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. — Just a warning, it’s steamy! So if you’re interested, know someone who would be, or even if neither apply, we would really appreciate it if you could spread the word about the book and help find readers. It’s been a joy to witness Alexis’ journey through the years, from a CPA working for one of the big four accounting firms to pursuing her talent and passion as a novelist. Although I sometimes feel a little guilty for inspiring her with my comic book career—the path of following your dreams is definitely not easy. But Alexis’ fire gave me the gift of helping reignite my own fire, especially when there have been many people throughout my journey who’ve tried to snuff it out. So in this year of the dragon, let’s remember to protect those dreams and the inner fires that fuel them. 🐉

Alexis set up a FB and Tumblr page, so feel free to check them out, say hi, and give her a follow!

#paranormal romance #romance #fantasy romance #book cover #my artwork #my art #cover art #book cover reveal #publishing #self publishing #indie author #debut author #debut novel #writers on tumblr #lunar new year #year of the dragon #artists on tumblr #josh luna #joshua luna

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megaeralwrites · 2 months

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Honestly? 100% accurate. This may not be the most rave review my book has gotten so far, but it's definitely one of my favorites. Read the whole thing here.

#the shabti #ghost stories #historical fantasy #queer fiction #2024 debuts #ancient egypt #lgbtqia books #writing community #supernatural thriller #my art #goodreads review #hermann goschalk #gay character #jewish characters #m/m romance

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earlronove · 10 months

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🌻HYMN OF MEMORY is OUT NOW!🌻

Contemporary fantasy about reclaiming your life from divinity threatening to destroy it.

🕯️Soft cinnamon roll MC 📷Protective & supportive LI 🌆Fleeting end of summer ☕️Cozy vibes 💀Dead & Memories 🌈Queer cast ✨Escaping your divinity

As Divine, Morgan's sacred job is to send souls into the afterlife. Except Morgan can't handle it when memories of the dead replace his own until he fears one day he won't even remember himself. All he wants is escape and gets his chance when the familiar Fin falls into his life.

Escape turns into an end of summer road trip with Fin to replace his lost memories, and there, Morgan must decide if never returning and living his life as himself—not the Divine—is worth more than the souls he's leaving behind.

🌻Find all information for it on the linktr.ee!

🌻Find purchase links here!

🌻You can also get it on itch.io!

🌻🌻🌻

#hymn of memory (novel)#bookblr #writeblr #release date #book release #debut #contemporary fantasy #queer

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h-d-bolteress · 6 months

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Just because the war is over, does not mean the battles are…

Tiktok about my WIP sapphic fantasy story! Follow on tiktok @/H.D.Bolteress for more.

#sq story #og story #h d bolteress #hdbolteress #og writing #aspiring author #fantasy #fantasy book #sapphic book #sapphic fantasy book #debut novel #tiktok #booktok #writblr #writing

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c-e-mcgill · 1 year

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Hi all! Are you a) a US resident, and b) interested in potentially receiving a free book?

My first novel, Our Hideous Progeny, just came out this month!! It's a spin-off of Frankenstein, in which Victor's great niece Mary is a paleontologist struggling to make her name as a scientist in Victorian London - until she re-discovers her great-uncle's old notes, and decides to follow in his footsteps...

Basically, if you'd like to see Victor Frankenstein's feral sapphic great niece committing hot new paleontological crimes against God, this book may be for you.

My US publisher is currently hosting a giveaway through Goodreads; all you need to do is register on the Goodreads page before midnight PT on Tue, May 23 to potentially win one of 10 free copies.

Best of luck to y'all! ✨

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torteen · 1 year

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"The intricately woven threads of magic, intergenerational trauma, and well-placed social commentary make it impossible to ignore or deny one very simple truth: even those perceived as the-least-of-these are deserving of true justice."—Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin

WHAT IT’S ABOUT

Legendborn meets Dynasty in Terry J. Benton-Walker's contemporary fantasy debut, Blood Debts—an "extravaganza from start to finish" (Chloe Gong) with powerful magical families, intergenerational curses, and deadly drama in New Orleans.

Thirty years ago, New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history. In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen.

On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau—the sixteen-year-old twin heirs to the powerful, magical, dethroned family—are mourning their father and caring for their sick mother. Until, by chance, they discover their mother isn’t sick—she’s cursed. Cursed by someone on the very magic council their family used to rule. Someone who will come for them next.

Cristina, once a talented and dedicated practitioner of Generational magic, has given up magic for good. An ancient spell is what killed their father and she was the one who cast it. For Clement, magic is his lifeline. A distraction from his anger and pain. Even better than the random guys he hooks up with.

Cristina and Clement used to be each other’s most trusted confidant and friend, now they barely speak. But if they have any hope of discovering who is coming after their family, they’ll have to find a way to trust each other and their family's magic, all while solving the decades-old murder that sparked the still-rising tensions between the city’s magical and non-magical communities. And if they don't succeed, New Orleans may see another massacre. Or worse.

#Terry J Benton Walker #YA Debut #icecreamvicelord #YA Fantasy #Fantasy #bookworm #literature #library #bookshelf #new books #bookish #NOLA #booktok #supernatural #Blood Debts #Justice Will Reign #tor books #tor teen

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spencerhixonauthor · 28 days

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It is LIVE!! So please, spread the news and consider pledging your support!

#books #books and reading #debut author #debut novel #reading #writers #kickstarter #new writers on tumblr #urban fantasy #fiction #novel

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