Murder mysteries, monsters, magical mushroom houses that look suspiciously like … well. Don’t forget the rival wrestlers, and bug loving baronet quarreling with his smuggler prince.
I’ve read the entire Monstrous series already in ebook form, but the audiobooks are new to me and recently hit Hoopla (okay I’ve listened to the first one twice) and I finally got a paperback of Soul Eater so I read and annotated that. And this is actually my second listen (this year) of Secret Lives of Country Gentleman. The rest are new to me though, and I highly enjoyed them all.
Sometimes Threads can be a gold mine, last week there was a show off your queer book cover trend popping off and I collected so many! Lots of indies here, but not all.
Pain had never frightened Novak, a fleeting sensation that only proved the existence of life. So long as there was pain, there was life. He believed there was a saying which echoed this belief. As it was above, so it was below.
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Yes, there are at least three other things I could, and should, be working on. However, the serotonin muses call for my Iverbourne loves, and so I have been deep within the reworked manuscript for a couple of days now.
But Noah, isn’t this being rereleased *next* year? Yes, and?
For those of you not familiar, my first book (and series) was a dark steampunk fantasy with queer fae, airship pirates, meddling gods, and a whole lot of found family. As it was my first series, it was incredibly unpolished and there is so much I wish I had done differently, or better. Looking back on it with years of experience under my belt, all I can do is shake my head and get to work.
And so, I’m doing just that. It will be condensed into two (possibly three) books, retitled, and reworked. Don’t worry, I’ll be back to VampStar soon, but for now I need my pirates.
This fella in particular is dear to my heart, his novella was the first gay book I wrote, and he goes through a world of love, hurt, and healing before finding peace.
Did you know a couple of my books are available in audio?
Phantom and Rook is an urban fantasy set in a solarpunk world and follows two soulmates who have been separated by time and mystery.
The Rebel Foxes is a dystopian fantasy set in an underground world and follows a mutant shifter as she works to keep her pack and partners safe, and falls in love with the enemy as she plans to take it all down.
Keep an eye out for the third audiobook of mine coming out soon 👀
My birthday was last month, so of course I treated myself to relistens of most of my favorites. I also read Sir Cameron, which I’ve had my eye on for awhile, and Thomas!
Vampires and knights and dragons, oh my! Not to mention werewolves, murder mysteries, and codependent heros with accidental child acquisition syndrome.
There once was a time when I had never listened to an audiobook, or had any interest to. Now that’s just about the only way I can get any reading done. I have favorite narrators, and favorite performances. Anyone who knows me will be able to spot them here immediately.
There’s also a great many here that I want to listen to, or are new to me entirely and recommended by readers or indie authors.
Phantom and Rook is a queer urban fantasy romance following a retired hedge witch and a mysterious immortal that is cursed to be forgotten by all those who know and love him.
We have found family, magical tattoos, starting over later in life, and lots of healing. It is the first in a series, a toe dip into the magical world of Levena and all of its mysteries.
Look at me, listening to new books! I even conquered a paperback that’s been on my shelf for awhile now.
The To Kill a King series was full of ups and downs, I wanted to smash most of their heads together and the second one is likely my favorite because eldest child syndrome intermixed with a dragon for the win.
And yeah … I finished the Big Bad Wolf series, again. Can’t get enough Dayton and his wolf.
I am nearly done with the Perilous Courts series by Tavia Lark, I realized partway through Bodyguard that I had in fact already listened to it but continued on anyways. Love these books, and Betrothed especially.
Sorcery and Small Magics was recommended to me by several people, and MY GOODNESS what a book. It is so well written, beautiful, and just a heck of a good time.
American Hippo is like if OFMD had a baby with a heist movie and was parented by an old western, and babysat by hippos.
Lastly, I couldn’t start the year off without the Doomsday fellas. Gareth and Jos are my favorite, but Luke and his grief gets me every time.
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