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#romanticfantasy

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Sarah J Hoodlet

Hey! It's Read an Ebook Week!

If you're so inclined, check out the first book in my romantic fantasy series, The Way of the Wielder.

In this book (and series), you'll find:

🌊🔥🌱💨 Elemental magic
❤️🥰 A best friends to lovers romance
🗡️ Action & adventure
And much more!

Available on Amazon at the links below.

US: a.co/d/aWDzC28
UK: amzn.eu/d/aonkCZD
DE: amzn.eu/d/3gbJD21
CA: a.co/d/0o9XFT9
AUS: amzn.asia/d/fVi9gfb

A Kindle showing the cover of my debut novel, The Way of the Wielder, next to a cup of tea.
#Books#Bookstodon#Fantasy
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Deb E Howell, writer

#WordWeavers 29th January: What's a mistake your MC would make twice without realising it?

Hmm. Now, there's a question. Given that I'm nearing the end of a trilogy, there aren't too many mistakes my characters will make again (if they do, what have they learned, eh?)

fMC Llew is pretty good at learning from mistakes. Just a couple of times she's forgotten she's still carrying an injury and has touched someone weaker than her, at that time, draining some life energy off them. She feels stink, but it hasn't been detrimental, at least.

mMC Jonas, on the other hand … He has repeatedly trusted his half-brother, even after Braph has demonstrably shown that he can't be trusted. Jonas lets his desire *to be able to* trust his brother overshadow the truth. And, too often, it has been Llew who paid the price for that trust. I'm trying to think how many times he's made that mistake … a good few. The first 2 or 3 times he probably didn't realise at the time it was a mistake. He knows now. And it probably makes it worse that he has made the mistake while being aware that it was probably a mistake … What can he say? He just really wanted Braph to be the big brother Jonas thought he could be.

#Fantasy#RomanticFantasy#Romantasy
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Deb E Howell, writer

#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 24th: How long is the longest story you’ve ever written? Can you link to it?

I'm still working on it, if we're meaning a single story even over several books.

My longest single book is a little over 138k words, which is part of a bigger story, as it's the 2nd book in a trilogy with the following lengths:

Book 1 (Healer's Touch): ~110k

Book 2 (Warrior's Touch): ~ 138k

Book 3 (Magician's Touch): 124k+ and still being written.

So, the total story is sitting at around 372k words and I expect it to be about 15k more.

Can I link to it? Sure, in a bunch of places (both free & paid). Might as well start at my website, though: deberelene.com/

#Writing#Fantasy#RomanticFantasy
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Deb E Howell, writer

#WordWeavers 24th Jan: What about your antagonist (re: traditional or change)?

Braph is also a mover and shaker, so I guess that means that no matter who wins out, the world is going to shift.

He would proclaim himself to be a man of peace. The only thing is that many will have to die to achieve the peace he has in mind.

He's also unlikely to ever be satisfied. Every time he achieves a goal, or hits a new high, he looks for the next one. It's just a shame people have to be hurt in the process.

#Fantasy#RomanticFantasy#WritingCommunity
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EH Lupton

I bring you urban fantasy/queer historical romance set in the late 1960s! It's a little creepy, funny, a little (lot) sweet, and just a touch of mythology as a treat.

Also including:
* Librarians and archivists
* Shakespeare jokes
* Demons
* Talking to buildings
* Spiders
* Compost zombies

People who liked A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske or KJ Charles's Magpie books will enjoy them.

Book 1: books2read.com/u/49dN1p

Wisconsin Gothic Book 2 Cover of Old Time Religion by E H Lupton. Done in Greek red figure style, two men are standing side by side, one dressed as Dionysus supporting one shirtless in jeans, holding an athame. Arrow pointing to man in jeans: His ex-girlfriend's new husband is dead... Arrow pointing to man dressed as Dionysus: ...and she's making it his problem. Now available! General '70s vibe to art/text.
Wisconsin Gothic book 1: Shortlisted for a Lammy Award The cover is black figure art of two men, one seated and dressed as Dionysus, one standing, wearing jeans and a leather jacket. Arrow pointing to Dionysus: Turning into a god. Arrow pointing to leather jacket: Definitely going to fix this.
Wisconsin Gothic book 3 An arrow picture with these words and arrows pointing to the book: spiders; cohabitation; unruly ghosts; petty theft; peace and love. The cover is two men, one dressed as Dionysus, one in a leather jacket and jeans, both facing left. A spider is descending from the top and Dionysus is pointing at it.
#fediBookFair#books#fantasy
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Wendy Palmer

#introduction #WriterIntro

I write (frequently queer) fantasy fiction with entertaining characters, enjoyably perilous adventures, romantic entanglements, some dark undertones, but always happy, hopeful endings. I have standalones, duologies, and a YA fairytale-inspired trilogy.

They’re available in ebook, including on Kobo Plus, Everand, and Hoopla, and the most recent are also in print. You can read more about them on my website:

wendypalmer.au/books/

or find your preferred retailer here:

books2read.com/wendypalmer/

My latest book is The Use of Myriad Arts, a follow-up to my most popular book, The Uses of Illicit Art. It’s a romantic historical fantasy about a pregnant amnesiac firestarter in the Victorian era.

#Books #Fantasy #RomanticFantasy @lgbtbookstodon @bookstodon #IndieAuthor

Covers of The Domain trilogy. Book 1: Wild Imperative, girl in a gold dress, title in pink. Book 2: Cursed Girls, heterosexual couple in gold. Book 3: Lost Child, girl in pink now, gold title.
Covers of the Artisans duology. 1: The Uses of Illicit Art, two male silhouettes looking at each other under an ornate title scroll 2: The Use of Myriad Arts, male and female silhouettes this time, but the woman is pregnant and she’s set the S of Arts on fire
Covers of my two stand-alone. Fair Haven, glowing orb within a lacy border . Domesticated Magic, a Greek-style bull separated from a Viking-style dragon by a crack.
Mosaic Virus duology. 1: Bastard’s Grace, forest scene dominated by green eye. six Feet of Ridiculous, steampunk scene dominated by blue eye.
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