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Ohh, this cover absolutely slaps! So cool!

This Is How The World Ends by Disco Barrington. An eye with tech details and fire around it.

COVER REVEAL!

I’m so so excited to reveal the cover for my queer dystopian novella THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS, publishing on 16th September from @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social.
Available for preorder now (links below)!

Designed by the incredible @drewhuff.bsky.social.
I love it so much! 📚💙 📚🏳️‍🌈

#QueerPrompts March 4

Galen and I both have a tendency to overload ourselves with obligations, which inevitably leads to burn out.
We’re both getting better about it!

Okay but what if I add exclusive bonus content for Candy Apples that you can only get if you order it (ebook or print) directly from my kofi shop? Because I realized there’s literally nothing stopping me from writing bonus content for funsies and then adding it as an extra file 👀

Text reads: queer book sale at proud-geek.co.uk/sale

There's 50% off selected queer books at Proud Geek this month to make more room on the shelves for new stock in 2026!

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I really like how Ambrose and Renwick turned out on the cover, so I wanted to post a close-up of them specifically! They are both very fun to draw in different ways.

😭 I’m sure that if one of us could make the trip, we could find something to do!

Thank you so much! 💛 It really means so much! Micah and his journey are like a piece of my own heart, so this really hits me hard in the best way. 🥹

I hope that you also enjoy The Need for Dandelions!

...just resharing this because I'm *anime fist clench* so pleased with how it turned out

A graphic with a large yellow banner in the middle announcing "Live on Kickstarter! We've Always Been Here: A queer historical zine." The bottom text is in a rainbow gradient with little rainbows framing the box. Above this is a mockup of the book's cover alongside some page mockups, and the bottom half features three other illustration previews.

🎉 Live on Kickstarter! 🎉

We've Always Been Here: A multicultural art book celebrating queerness throughout history, with illustrations from over 50 incredible artists! 🌈

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#AwesomeCharacters

Governor Maple dresses very well, thank you! She dresses in very fancy, well-made clothes that are lacy and made of fine fabrics.
The first time Galen sees her in person, he thinks to himself that her dress probably cost more than most people in his district makes in a year.

A portrait of two men, Galen and Sasha, standing next to each other in a medieval city. Galen is short with long auburn hair that is pulled back into a bun at the base of his neck. He has hazel eyes and tan skin, as well as a large burn scar that covers much of his left cheek and down his neck. He is wearing a bright yellow tunic with brown pants and shoes. He has a light linen satchel and is wearing a pink, flower shaped pendant. In his lifted hand, pink magic glows. He looks worried. Sasha is very tall with short cropped light brown hair. He has pale skin and dark brown eyes. He is wearing leather armor with green clothing underneath it, as well as brown boots. He has a dagger at his waist and a sword in his hand. He looks annoyed and pissed off A tumblr post is overlaid which reads: "Thank you for engaging in the mortifying ordeal of being known so that I may partake in the euphoric experience of knowing you."

Want to get to get to know these two as well as they know each other?
Preorder The Need for Dandelions! Coming out March 31st!

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Illustrated cover of WHEN YESTERDAY ENDS by S. Jean. In the center are two men standing back to back. The short of the two, Ambrose, has fair skin, red hair, glasses, and one green eyes and one glowing hazel eye. He is wearing an open button-up with an undershirt beneath it. In his hands are an open book and a potion bottle with red liquid inside. He is glancing back at the man behind him. The taller of the two, Renwick, has fair skin, dark brown feathered hair, and green eyes. He also has pointed ears, like an elf. He is wearing a dark vest over a dark shirt. In his raised hand are a bundle of daisies. While Ambrose looks unamused, Renwick has a coy smile on his lips as he gazes as Ambrose. Behind them is an open window with a golden glow and in the foreground are more daisies. The colors are soft and give it a sort of ephemeral feel. Along the top is a tagline that reads: "an herbalist, a fey lord, and a curse before summer ends..." and below is the release date, JULY 28th, 2026.

A blurb graphic for When Yesterday Ends. The blurb reads: Nettles Hollow is as good a place as any to restart your life. At least, Ambrose Howl hopes so after his life falls apart. The town’s got everything he needs: a general store carrying his favorite cigarettes, a library he could get lost in, and a hedge witch who immediately befriends him. He settles in as an herbalist, using the knowledge he’d gained from academia that he’d left behind, and for once in his life, he feels like he could be content. It’s not so bad living in some rural, far-flung town. Until he’s visited and kidnapped by the skeleton valet of Renwick Frey, a fey lord living in hiding who is cursed to eat human hearts every five summers to remain alive. As his next victim, Ambrose saves himself by making the desperate claim of knowing how to break curses. Renwick is charmed enough to let him try, but if Ambrose can’t break the curse by summer’s end, then his heart is forfeit. The problem? He’s never broken a curse in his life, and given the mysterious circumstances of this one, he might even die before summer ends. Along the bottom is where to preorder the book, which is: https://books.earlronove.com/whenyesterdayends

WHEN YESTERDAY ENDS, my queer cozyish fantasy, is releasing July 28th! Here's the cover!

🌿 a grumpy herbalist who left his life behind
🌿 a fey lord who eats human hearts to live
🌿 a curse that must be broken before summer ends

Preorder & details below! ⬇️
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Ohhh! This looks incredible!!

Sign-ups to help with the cover reveal of my vampire anthology close Wednesday night! Fill out the form in the quoted post if you want to help spread the hype 🦇

Last night, I'd finished Sweet & Wild by @applesncinnamon.bsky.social, and: 1) I cried at the end ngl, and 2) oh that's what cozy fantasy is supposed to be like.

Like, okay, there are stakes. There is a reason why I cried. But the majority of the book is kindness, and it's lovely.

Thank you so much! 💛🥹 This means the world!

And thank you! That particular part of the book, with the abusive partner, was something that I really hoped came through to readers. I’m so glad it did. 💛

Cover art by @nooskadraws.bsky.social !

Two men stand back to back surrounded by depictions of dandelions. The man angled to the front is Galen. He has tan skin, red hair, and hazel eyes. A large portion of his face is covered by a burn scar. He wears a yellow tunic and brown pants, along with a pink flower pendant. He lifts up one hand, and looks concerned. The other man, facing towards the back but looks over his shoulder, is Sasha. He has light brown hair, dark brown eyes, and stubble. He is wearing leather armor and green shirt and pants. He is holding a sword.

My second book, The Need for Dandelions, comes out March 31st!
It’s an MM fantasy romance featuring flower symbolism, gross monsters, and taking on a corrupt government!

You can preorder it now!

Uni link: books2read.com/u/meYkPE
Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/the-need-for...

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Ah, thank you so much! 💛
And I’m so glad you’re enjoying it!

btw if you want to know the context of this comic, you can read the book. or, y'know, preorder it and read it when it releases in July (unless you get lucky and are approved for an ARC)

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Preorders!
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A shojo style art piece featuring two men first looking at each other, foreheads pressed together as they smile gently. Another panel shows them kissing. The taller man is Sasha, with pale skin and short light brown hair and scruff on his chin. He's wearing leather armor and a green tunic. The shorter man is Galen, with tan skin and long auburn hair pulled into a bun. He has a large burn scar on his face and neck. He is wearing a yellow tunic. Overlaid is a meme that reads: "you'll die for me. awesome. will you break a habit for me? will you learn something new for me? will you fix your mistakes for me? dying for me is surprisingly easy - it's often passive and instantaneous and you only need to do it once. will you do the hard thing of constantly and consistently putting in the work again and again and again?

The Need for Dandelions comes out on March 31st!

You can preorder it now and add it on Goodreads and The Storygraph!

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Storygraph Link: app.thestorygraph.com/books/9791b6...

It takes a bit for him to realize it, and he's still working through it, but any progress is good progress!
It certainly doesn't hurt that Sasha continually tells him how beautiful he is!

Coming soon: Exquisite Undead: An Anthology of Vampires A genre-blending collection of vampire fiction.

You all helped me reach my first milestone of 50 Kickstarter followers in less than a month! 🥹🙏🏻

Now...can we get to 100 before launch? 👀

Follow my upcoming Kickstarter for my vampire fiction anthology!
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(3/3) him romantically. *Obviously* he's wrong on all these fronts, but it is a major source of anxiety and self-worth problems.