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Put That Thing Back

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Put that thing back where it came from. Yours, Insatiably by Aveda Vice. Soul Eater by Lily Mayne. Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wisell. Love Immortal by KIt Vincent. Song by Jae Dixon. A Dream of Flame and Shadow by Eliza Eveland.
Put that thing back where it came from. A Bone in his Teeth by Kellen Graves. Into the Gray by Margaret Killjoy. Catch and Release by Isabel Murray. Sink into Her by Elaine J. Daniels. How to Get a Girlfriend When You're A Terrifying Monster by Marie Cardno. The Fate of Stars by SD Simper.
Put that thing back where it came from. Tentacles and Triathlons by Ashley Bennet. The Fall that Saved Us by Tamara Jeree. Impromptu Match by Lily Mayne. Not so Kind Regards by Clio Evans. The Church of the Mountain Flesh by Kyle Wakefield. Earth Fathers are Weird by Lyn Gala.
Put that thing back where it came from. Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark. Cutting your Teeth by Caylan Macrae. She was Monstress edited by Robin Jo Margaret. Whispers in the Woods by K.C. Carmine. Teeth and Tarot by A.A. Fairview. How to Sell Your Blood and Fall in Love by D.N. Bryn.
Put that thing back where it came from. Providence Girls by Morgan Dante. The Wolf At the Door by Charlie Adhara. Initiation by Alethea Faust. The Full Moon Problem by Kay Claire. Perfectly Imperfect Pixie by MJ May. The Noble's Merman by S.S. Genesee.
Put that think back where it came from. Blood in the Water by Carolina Cruz. Until the Last Petal falls by Viano Oniomoh. That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted A Love Potion at a Werewolf. She Who earned Her Wings by Micah Iannandrea. Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco. What Manner of Man by St. John Starling.
Put that thing back where it came from. A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock. A Curse of Scales and Flame by Max Walker. The Flowered Blade by Taylor Hubbard. The Rebel Foxes by Noah Hawthorne. Revelations by Nikole Knight. Oak King Holly King by Sebastian Nothwell.
Put that thing back where it came from. Smash and Grab by Maz Maddox. Dress the Neck Becomingly by Emmaline Strange. Bro and the Beast by L.C. Davis. The Whims of Gods by Mell R. Bright. Lore and Lust by Karla Nikole. A Ballad for Slayers and Monsters by Rita A. Rubin.

Or so help me! (I will want to read it.)

Angels, demons, vampires, werewolves, mermaids and eldritch horrors. There are orcs, dinosaur shifters, fae with benefits, and dragons too. And then there’s whatever Wyn the Soul Eater is, along with some gargoyles. Honestly, you’re just going to have to explore for yourself.

Paperbacks in the Sun

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A paperback copy of Phantom and Rook held outside in front of a partially green lawn. The book cover of Phantom and Rook by Aelina Isaacs. On a busy market street in a modern town with tudor architecture a warm glow illuminates the crowds & stores that line the road. There is a seasonal festival, which is evident over this hustle because of the decorations of red & gold bunting and flags crisscrossed cross over head, and sunflowers have been pinned on the beams and roof tops. Between all the people, two men have seen each other. A tall brown man, with a mane of curly black hair, wearing a knitted rainbow duster, looks over his shoulder with the confusion of a clouded memory. He has arms full of shopping in paper bag, herbs, flowers and bottles, he has to be on his way and the crowd is moving, but still he lingers as he looks at the other man. The other man is small, thin, freckled and has a shock of red hair that is firey in the dawn light, he is taking the hood of his green jersey like he is going to pull it over his head, but before he does he looks back at the second man. The heaviness of his heart and thin hope are evident in his face.

I have some beautiful paperbacks of the Adventures in Levena books, and of The Rebel Foxes, available in my bookstore! They are signed, and come with art prints. You can find them here.

A paperback copy of Matsdotter and Adrastus held up in front of a partially green lawn. The cover of Matsdotter and Adrastus by Aelina Isaacs. Two men embrace each other in a warmly lit area between bookshelves. They hold each other as if dancing, and stare adoringly into each other's eyes. The man on the left is short, white, and has trim brown hair. He wears glasses and a brilliant red jacket with black lacing. He smiles wide at his companion. The taller man has waist length black hair and translucent dragon fly like wings extending from his back, and brown skin. He dresses in all black, and has golden lines inscribed into his cheekbones. He stares down at fondly at his companion with a quiet smile.

Adventures in Levena is a cozy urban fantasy series that follows a group of friends as they learn how to love and live later on in life.

A paperback copy of The Rebel Foxes held up in front of a partially green lawn. The cover of The Rebel Foxes by Noah Hawthorne. A woman with brown skin and long curly blonde hair stands defiantly in the center. She wears a leather jacket, tight pants, and a gas mask full of plants. She sprays magical green spray paint to the left and right across a stone corridor. She has a determined look on her face.

The Rebel Foxes is a standalone dystopian fantasy with shape-shifting mutants, a trans polyamorous romance, and eating the rich.

Autism Acceptance

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Autism acceptance book recs. Geometries of Belonging by R.B. Lemberg. Early Adopter by Sienne Eggler. All Tomorrow's photos by S.S. Genesee. Metropolis Down by Vesper Doom. Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle. The Unwanted Prophet by Carolina Cruz.
Autism Acceptance book recs. All you Want for the Holidays by Quinton Li. Off the Beaten Path by Sienna Eggler. Eight Kinky Nights by Xan West. All Up in Knots by Rosie Williams. Family Curse Field Notebooks by Tenacity Plys. Under the Dragon Moon by Mawce Hanlin.
Autism acceptance book recs. The Lifeline Signal by Roanne Sylver. Mr. Warren's Profession by Sebastian Nothwell. River of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon. Good Mourning, Darling by Azalea Crowley. Junker Seven by Olive J. Kelley. How to Sell your Blood and Fall in Love by D.N. Bryn.
Autism acceptance book recs. Goldheart by Tess Carletta. Neuroqueer Heresies by Nick Walker. Changelings edited by Ryan Vale and Ocean Riley. Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings. Sensory Life on the Spectrum edited by Bex Ollerton. The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor.
Autism Acceptance book recs. Mazarin Blues by Al Hess. An Unseen Attraction by K.J. Charles. Birthright by M.A. Vice. Fiorenzo by Sebastian Nothwell. The Outside by Ada Hoffmann. Heart of Stone by Johannes T. Evans.
Autism Acceptance book recs. The Thread That Binds by Cedar Mccloud. Key Lime Sky by Al Hess. The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen. The Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio and Jenn St- Onge. Welcome Caller by M. Dean Wright. To A Darker Shore by Leanne Schwartz.

It’s Autism Acceptance Month! We are past the time of awareness, it’s time for acceptance. There have been so many great posts and book recommendations, it makes me so happy to see people sharing their favorite reads.

These are a good mix of books I want to read, and have read.

International Asexuality Day

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Ace and Taking Up Space book recs. To be taught if fortunate by Becky Chambers. Cute Mutants by SJ Whitby. Being Ace Edited by Madeline Dyer. He Bears the Cape of Stars edited by Nina Waters. The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco. Beyond, The Queer Scifi and Fantasy Comics Anthology edited by Sfé R. Monster.
Ace and Taking Up Space book recs. Add Magic to Taste edited by Nina Waters. Phantom and Rook by Aelina Isaacs. The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz. Earth Flown by Frances Wren. The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards. The Faerie Godmother's Apprentice Wore Green by Nicky Kyle.
Ace and Taking Up Space book recs. Of the Wild by E. Wambheim. The Galloway Road by Catherine Adams. Bloody Spade by Brittany M. Willows. We Awaken by Calista Lynne. The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen. Kill your Darlings by L.E. Harper.
Ace and Taking Up Space books recs. Tears in the Water by Margherita Scialla. Stake Sauce by Roanna Sylver. Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger. City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault. The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons. Werecockroach by Polenth Blake.
Ace and Taking Up space book recs. The Map and the Territory by A.M Tuomala. The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray by Christine Calella. Fallen Thorns by Harvey Oliver Baxter. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland. Common Bonds, edited by Claudie Arseneault. Tell Me How it Ends by Quinton Li.
Ace and Taking Up Space book recs. To be taught if fortunate by Becky Chambers. Cute Mutants by SJ Whitby. Being Ace Edited by Madeline Dyer. He Bears the Cape of Stars edited by Nina Waters. The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco. Beyond, The Queer Scifi and Fantasy Comics Anthology edited by Sfé R. Monster.

Yesterday was International Asexuality Day, but ace books are good to read all year round. Asexual means a person doesn’t feel sexual feelings or attraction to others, but this is a spectrum and can vary widely from person to person. Note that attraction does not equal romance, and asexual is not the same as aromantic. Some people are sex repulsed, some are not. Some people are sex positive, some are not.

Demisexuality falls under the asexual umbrella, and means a person doesn’t feel attraction until developing a strong connection with a person. Two of my books, Phantom and Rook, and Matsdotter and Adrastus, have demisexual mains.

There are many different shades of Ace, and many different types of stories just waiting for you to read.

Let’s Donate to Advocates for Trans Equality

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He’s a depressed hedge witch who collects family like pokemon, he’s a lonely sunshine immortal with an existential crisis and scone crumbs in his beard.

All itch.io proceeds for March will be donated to Advocates for Trans Equality. They have many different programs aimed to help trans people, and offer many different ways for people to take action as well or become educated on current issues.

You can find Phantom and Rook, and The Rebel Foxes, on itch.io!

A warm photo of bookshelves in the library. Text and ebook cover are overlaid it. The text says, "Get it on itch.io. Support Advocates for Trans Equality." The book cover of Phantom and Rook by Aelina Isaacs. On a busy market street in a modern town with tudor architecture a warm glow illuminates the crowds & stores that line the road. There is a seasonal festival, which is evident over this hustle because of the decorations of red & gold bunting and flags crisscrossed cross over head, and sunflowers have been pinned on the beams and roof tops. Between all the people, two men have seen each other. A tall brown man, with a mane of curly black hair, wearing a knitted rainbow duster, looks over his shoulder with the confusion of a clouded memory. He has arms full of shopping in paper bag, herbs, flowers and bottles, he has to be on his way and the crowd is moving, but still he lingers as he looks at the other man. The other man is small, thin, freckled and has a shock of red hair that is firey in the dawn light, he is taking the hood of his green jersey like he is going to pull it over his head, but before he does he looks back at the second man. The heaviness of his heart and thin hope are evident in his face.

All Hail The Narrator

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All Hail the Narrator. A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows. The Rebel Foxes by Noah Hawthorne. The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer. The Last Sun by KD Edwards.
All Hail the Narrator. Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White. Stars in your Eyes by Kacen Callender. Self Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas.
All Hail the Narrator. The Wolf at the Door by Charlie Adhara. Silver in the Wood, Drowned Country by Emily Tesh. Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo. Spellbound by Allie Therin.
All Hail the Narrator. Letters to Half Moon Street by Sarah Wallace. A Rival Most Vial by R.K. Ashwick. Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles. The Alchemy of Moonlight by David Ferraro.
All Hail the Narrator. The Sorcerer of Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson. The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass. So This is Ever After by F.T. Lukens. All Systems Red by Martha Wells.
All Hail the Narrator. Oak King Holly King by Sebastian Nothwell. The Lawrence Browne Affair by Cat Sebastian. The Prince's Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner. Reforged by Seth Haddon.
All Hail the Narrator. It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian. Pack of Lies by Charlie Adhara. Liar City by Allie Therin. Seducing the Sorcerer by Lee Welch.
All Hail the Narrator. Revelations by Nikole Knight. Phantom and Rook by Aelina Isaacs. Prince and Assassin by Tavia Lark. Exhale by Joel Abernathy.
All Hail the Narrator. Lake Lore by Anna-Marie McLemore. Venom and Vow by Anna-Marie McLemore. Elliot McLemore. A River of Golden Bones by A.K. Mulford. The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa.
All Hail the Narrator. Pretty Pretty Boys by Gregory Ashe. The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons. Kick At The Darkness by Keira Andrews. Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco.

All hail audiobooks, and the narrators who bring them to life. I discovered my love of audiobooks a few years ago, and without them I’d be truly lost.

Hoopla and Libby are my best friends, which is where I listened to most of these. A few are on the TBR, or I’ve listened elsewhere.