#aelina isaacs

[noahhawthorneauthor]

Listen I know it's late, here's your recs. *runs back into formatting cave*

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[crossroadart-seabear]

You know what you need in these trying times?

More gay books.

No really, you do.

Go ask @aelinaisaacs about the immortal that’s sweet for the beef cake witch. Everyone is talking about it. It’s that good tea you know.

Or just buy the book ☕️😏

#bear pettigrew #crossroad art #covers i’ve illustrated #phantom and rook #indie writer #books #aelina isaacs #fantasy #lgbtq #artist on tumblr

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

Queer Books Coming Out January 2024

🌈 Good morning, my bookish bats! Struggling to keep up with all the amazing queer books coming out this month? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR before the year is over. Remember to #readqueerallyear! Happy reading!

❤️ Tentacle Wonderland by Reese Morrison �� Cupid’s Revenge by Wibke Brueggemann 💛 Okay, Cupid by Mason Deaver 💚 Soren by Miranda Page & Lina Ganef 💙 Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia 💜 Stars and Soil by Dax Murray ❤️ Deep Sounding Chaos by Adrian J. Smith & Neen Cohen 🧡 Minor Disturbances at Grand Life Apartments by Hema Sukumar 💛 Evergreen by Devin Greenlee 💙 Matsdotter and Adrastus (Adventures in Levena #2) by Aelina Isaacs 💜 Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu Vol. 3 by Meng Xi Shi and Me Mimo 🌈 Destined by Jen Carter

❤️ Her Spell That Binds Me by Luna Oblonsky 🧡 Her Mechanic Bear Mate (Crescent Lake Bears #3) by Arizona Tape 💛 That Bitter Sting by Melissa Polk 💚 Bioluminescence by Toni Duarte 💙 Lucky Bounce by Cait Nary 💜 Don’t Want You Like A Best Friend by Emma R. Alban ❤️ Bachelorette Number Twelve by Jae 🧡 How to Share a Cat and Other Life Lessons by Evelyn Fenn 💛 A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing by Amy Allen 💙 Bound by Kate Hawthorne 💜 Moonbreak by Lise MacTague 🌈 Falling All In by Laina Villeneuve

❤️ Murder on Castaway Island by Alicia Gael 🧡 The Butler's Vessel by S. Rodman 💛 Tadek and the Princess by Alexandra Rowland 💚 Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney 💙 Amid Our Lines by Zarah Detand 💜 Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa ❤️ A Doctor’s Touch by A.A. Fairview 🧡 So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole 💛 Never Be a Saint by Mark Runte 💙 Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook 💜 Eli Harpo's Adventure to the Afterlife by Eric Schlich 🌈 City of Laughter by Temim Fruchter

❤️ Enthralled by Her by Chelsea M. Cameron 🧡 Knight of Staria by Iris Foxglove 💛 The Storm Gathers by Maelan Holladay 💚 Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang Vol. 2 by Priest 💙 Fence: Redemption SC by C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad 💜 Dreamer by Kris Bryant ❤️ Not Just Friends by Jordan Meadows 🧡 Winter's Spell by Ursula Klein 💛 Two is a Pattern by Emily Waters 💙 All Things Beautiful by Alaina Erdell 💜 Curse of Souls by Niranjan 🌈 Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

❤️ The Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson 🧡 Curse of the Dragon Shadow by Selina A. Fenech 💛 No Shelter But The Stars by Virginia Black 💚 Shards of Trust by Fox Beckman 💙 My Fair Brady by Brian D Kennedy 💜 The Summer Queen (The Buried and the Bound #2) by Rochelle Hassan ❤️ A Luminous Heart by Cailee Francis 🧡 To Cage a God (These Monstrous Gods #1) by Elizabeth May 💛 Out of Our League by Dahlia Adler and Jennifer Iacopelli 💙 Earth and Water by J.L. Gribble 💜 Rend Me, The Wayward Knight by Mary Vanalstine 🌈 Prince of Endless Tides by Ben Alderson

❤️ Sweet Wicked Thing by Jessie Walker 🧡 Ocean’s Blood by Thelma Mantey 💛 Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms by Sarah Wallace and S.O. Callahan 💚 A Reckless Oath by Kaylie Smith 💙 Fallen Thorns by Harvey Oliver Baxter 💜 Faded Moon by T.L. Morgan ❤️ Game On by Amy Aislin 🧡 The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers 💛 The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland 💙 Spark of Wrath by E.M. Lindsey 💜 Honeybloods by I.S. Belle 🌈 Love Me At My Worst by Adrian J. Smith

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[queer-reading-journal]

Phantom and Rook by Aelina Isaacs

This book did, in fact, make me cry. It was a good cry though. Immortals and love and found family and belonging!!!! Loved the world building here. Rich and detailed but I never felt lost!

Also, I got the special addition from Rainbow Crate After Dark and it's GORGEOUS! 5/5

[raeshutupandbookup]

Audiobook Review

Narrator Kirt Graves 🖤

"The Game is almost upon Levena and I am filled with a giddiness that has nothing to do with my grandest scheme yet." - Thatch

An immortal and a male witch who both believe they are too broken and undeserving of love or happiness. Only when they literally run into one another sparks fly and they cannot deny the pull toward each other. But Thatch has a short timeline here with Arlo and knows if he opens up it will only end in heartbreak.

🖤ANGST!

🖤Slice of Life

🖤Fantasy

🖤MM Romance

🖤Slow Burn

🖤LGBTQ+

🖤HOME! I'm packing my bags! 😭

🖤Found Family

🖤Immortal x Male Witch

🖤Grump x Sunshine

🖤Idiots to Lovers

🖤Dual POVs

🖤Mental Health

🖤Hurt/Comfort

🖤Scavenger Hunt!

🖤HEA

🖤Amazing World Building

🖤More Adventures to Come within World Setting!

Author

@noahhawthorneauthor

Cover Illustrator

@crossroadart-seabear

Internal Book Artist

@gagakumadraws

Amazon Purchase here.

B&N here.

Spotify here.

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[gagakumadraws]

"You're not just you. You're everything to me, and I can't lose you."

I got an amazing opportunity to draw a commission for @aelinaisaacs​ ‘s steampunk dark fantasy book series. You should check out her books and website here. I got to draw these two wonderful characters Alvis and Novak.

You can see the full drawing under the cut, on Twitter and AO3.

You can find my normal commission info here and my sketch commission info here.

#prince of sylvan #the eternal machine #take me to iverbourne #aelina isaacs #alvis #novak #commission #lemon #gagakumadraws

[noahhawthorneauthor]

There's something about queer cozy reads that soothes the soul. Speaking of, I'm hosting a Read-Along for Phantom and Rook on Halloween!

I've partnered up with Fable to give away ebooks to those who join the book club, and if you'd like to participate but prefer audiobooks, let me know! I still have some Spotify codes that I'd be happy to giveaway.

The book club is already set up, link is here. I'll also be creating a Storygraph challenge, and sharing updates on here for those of you who like to quietly participate. It's a great way to celebrate PAR's book birthday, and to prepare for the sequel coming out in a couple months!

Blurb:

Arlo Rook has decided it’s time to move out of Garren Castle, home for orphans of all races, magical or not, at 100 years old.

It’s not the first time he’s left home, but after a setback that landed the Hedge Witch in the hospital a year ago, he ended up right back at square one. But now he’s ready to strike out on his own, despite his friend’s worries that he’s not ready for the ‘real world.’

Then, he crashes into a mess of copper curls and bright eyes, sending apothecary goods and his life into a chaotic mess. Thatch is a mysterious and incredibly wealthy benefactor of Levena, only spoken of but never seen. He requests a night of Arlo’s company and a tour of the city, which Arlo immediately declines.

But that’s not the last time they see each other, and it certainly wasn’t the first. Arlo doesn’t remember him, no one remembers Thatch after he visits, but Thatch never forgot the Witch with a familiar mark on his face.

Thatch Phantom is an immortal, the last of his kind and perpetually bored. When he’s not closing inter-dimensional rifts and corralling demons, he’s visiting his favorite city of all, Levena. Centuries ago, when life was particularly dull, he set up a scavenger hunt for a starving village, providing them with a year’s worth of supplies.

He anonymously returned year after year, upping the ante and providing less practical things, as the village had become a city and was wealthy beyond belief. Festivals were thrown in his honor, and have continued every year since. Hundreds of years later, The Game is still put on by the fabled ‘Scarlet Illusionist’, but no one has figured out who blesses them with the puzzles.

Once again, Thatch is listless and has decided to throw a wild card into this year’s Game. Whoever discovers him will win one wish of their choice, no restrictions. Aside from the obvious, such as no falling in love, murder or resurrection.

What he didn’t anticipate was crashing into the one person whose soul mark flares like a beacon when Thatch is around, teasing the immortal with the one thing he wants most.

Someone to call home.

🍁🎃🏳️‍🌈📚✨

Find Phantom and Rook here!

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[noahhawthorneauthor]

#aelina isaacs #phantom and rook #queer books #indie books #wayward son #legends and lattes #cozy books #retired hero #chosen family #mental health rep #urban fantasy books #queer urban fantasy #if you like this read this #book recommendations #noahs book recs

[noahhawthorneauthor]

I'm Noah, and I write queer fantasy books with disabled and/or neurodivergent characters.

The Eternal Machine was my debut book, the first in an epic and dark steampunk fantasy series. ⚔️🏴‍☠️

Phantom and Rook is a cozy urban fantasy, and the first one I went 'all out' with. I also have special news about this one. 🏳️‍🌈✨

The Rebel Foxes is the last book I released, and it's the first one under my new trans af pen name, Noah Hawthorne. It's a standalone in an interconnected dark fantasy punk series. 🔥🏳️‍⚧️

My website is here, and you can subscribe to the Crew of Misfits and get free novellas here.

#aelina isaacs #noah hawthorne #queer books #indie books #my books #fantasy author #phantom and rook #the eternal machine #the rebel foxes #dark fantasy books #cozy fantasy books #indie authors #trans author #jewish author #disabled character #disability pride #disability representation #mental health rep #grumpy gay witches #grumpy x sunshine #fantasy book series #book spine #indie author #trans books #shifter books #steampunk #gay gay gay #queer romance #queer community #trans af

[noahhawthorneauthor]

When Witches Dance is about a cottage core lesbian wedding, and to celebrate it's upcoming release I've down a round up of other books with similar vibes.

#when witches dance #queer books #aelina isaacs #indie books #sapphic fiction #wlw books #sapphic romance #wlw romance #book recommendation #cottage core

[noahhawthorneauthor]

Gay and damaged. That's the vibe.

#aelina isaacs #queer books #phantom and rook #goodreads #cozy vibes #cozy reads #cozy fantasy #mental health matters #book recommendations #book recs #queer urban fantasy #urban fantasy books

[noahhawthorneauthor]

Happy World Book Day!

Here are all the books I've written so far. How many words do you think there are all together?

#aelina isaacs #noah hawthorne #queer books #indie books #phantom and rook #the eternal machine #the rebek foxes #adventures in levena #take me to iverbourne #cozy fantasy #urban fantasy #queer fantasy #dark fantasy books #steampunk

[noahhawthorneauthor]

This week's recs are from the local library, and they all share a certain magical vibe. Also, I love how all of these are queer except for The Book of Magic, and only one has the sticker.🤣

Gays incognito 🤫

#noahs book recs #queer books #aelina isaacs #indie books #library books #book recommendation #book recs #fantasy books #books to read #phantom and rook #bookshops and bonedust #witchmark #a marvellous light #the book of magic #the magicians

[noahhawthorneauthor]

The found family and mystery is always a good bonus ✨🔍📚🏳️‍🌈

#noahs book recs #queer books #aelina isaacs #indie books #fantasy author #matsdotter and adrastus #dress the neck becomingly #three meant to be #the last sun #teeth and tarot #the alchemy of moonlight #book recs #book recommendation #gay books #happy queers #lgbtqia books

[noahhawthorneauthor]

Presenting all the artists I have worked with on my author journey thus far. 🏳️‍🌈📚🎨

Because I'm Team Human, and always will be.

Lianne Peterson, fantasyspritestudio on Instagram, is also a crochet artist, which is how I first met her. Back in the day, I made crochet toys and sculptures, and she still does. One thing led to another, and after she read my first book, we collaborated on the Iverbourne Tarot project, which expanded to include other indie artists.

Then we did the special editions together, which includes the tarot art as full page illustrations, and the scene with Lythienne threatening her boytoy—Panrauth, I mean. Also, that fan art of Novak still makes my heart sing. The plant guy is Lysander from the Levena books, and also fan art that I treasure.

@gagakumadraws has done so much work for me, this isn't even all of it. She is an absolute gem of a person and artist, and I'm so thankful to be able to call her my friend. There are the five Iverbourne cards, The Rebel Foxes cover, and so much Arlo and Thatch, from Phantom and Rook. There's the inside of the bookstore, and side characters like Silas (silver hair boi) and Arche.

Art not pictured are beautiful spice scenes, the outside of the bookstore, and a pirate play scene from Phantom and Rook. Oh, and a certain enby wolf shifter all tied up in knots.

@prince-peachie did some character art for me, depicting Novak as he first meet him and when the demon comes out to play. I first fell in love with Peachie's AFTG fan art, and I love everything he does!

The bottom left is Novak and Alvis on the ship, brought to life by @kislurysuje around the time Prince of Sylvan came out. It was one of my first printed pieces of gay art, and I love it so much.

The Moon is Eros from the Iverbourne series, and her card was created by @sholdthebus who I found on Tiktok. She does some amazing work, and has a Pride Armory! Think pride themed pins, like bisexual battle axes.

And my beloveds, @crossroadart-seabear and @foxglovefaun

I love these covers so dearly. The colors, the emotion and detail. Bear did Phantom and Rook, and Fox did Matsdotter and Adrastus. I love that the colors of the sequel echo the first book, and while each artist has their own style, the books look like they belong together. They are both fantastic people, and beautiful artists.

So yeah, fuck AI, and scream about your favorite artists. 🤘✨

#aelina isaacs #noah hawthorne #support humans #support indies #support indie artists #support indie creators #fuck ai art #fuck ai everything #queer books #character art #tarot card art #book art #illustrated book cover #gay art #gay books #writing fantasy #queer art #queer author #trans author

[noahhawthorneauthor]

"Whether it’s because of the fucked chemicals in my brain that I ignored or the lack of self-worth I had, or maybe a little bit of both, I spiraled, and it wasn’t for a lack of support. I just didn’t know how to live. I still don’t, but I’m getting better. I’ve asked for help and everything. Where I was going with this, is that I know when it feels like the end. But I can promise you, there’s always another road. Don’t give up yet.”

🌈📚🦉

When I'm having a hard day, I visit Arlo.

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