Mandy Schimelpfenig

The Riverstone Sacrifice Release Date October 2026

Book 4 in my #historicalfantasy Daughters of Riverstone series has a (broad) release date! Cover designer has been booked and editing is going strong. I'm so excited for everyone to become immersed in this Russian-inspired, arranged marriage romance with an assassination plot.
#writing #bookseries

Cover for The Knight Saves the Dragon by Rebecca Crunden; background is a water colour type picture of a castle with trees and mountains behind, leaves surround the edges

✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨

🐉 a dragon (with a princess)
🗡️ a knight (with a plan)
👑 a palace (with a cruel king)
🏰 second pov

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

Not me plotting out the worldbuilding and rough ideas for book 5 while The Riverstone Sacrifice is in the hands of my beta reader...
Meanwhile, I worked on Milanote boards for several hours today. Book 5 awaits writing when TRS is wrapped up!

I only sold 2 books at the book sale last weekend, but someone came up to me who'd purchased book 1 at our local bookstore just to tell me how much she loved my book! I gushed and she raved and I left a happy author.

My sapphic space fantasy is still on sale for ✨🌸$1 on my kofi🌸✨

Come get your cosmic lesbians holding hands while the horrors persist 🫶🏻

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BOOKS PNW Author Sale Escape from reality while supporting local authors. Oct 4, 10am-3pm 5000 N Street, Seaview, WA

There are 2 hours left in the 3rd Annual PNW Author Book Sale located on the beautiful Washington coast! Take a day trip to the beach and support #indieauthors!
I'm here with copies of my #historicalfantasy Daughters of Riverstone and Beyond Riverstone series!
#booksale #bookevent #authorevent

PNW Author Book Sale Oct 4, 10am-3pm 5000 N Street, Seaview, WA

TODAY!
Shop 30+ regional authors representing multiple genres!
I'll be there with copies of my #historicalfantasy Daughters of Riverstone and Beyond Riverstone series. Support local authors and spend the day at the beautiful Washington coast!
#bookfair #bookevent #booksale #books #indieauthors

Third Annual PNW Author Book Fair Support local authors, shop for the holidays, and decimate your TBR! Peninsula Church Center 5000 N Street, Seaview, WA Oct 4, 2025 10am-3pm

Nothing beats meeting authors in person and seeing the joy on their faces when you buy their books! Shop real authors tomorrow from 10am-3pm in Seaview, WA, located on the beautiful Long Beach Peninsula!
#shoplocal #supportindieauthors #readmore #bookevent #bookfair

Thanks Gabino! Tales From Cemetery’s preorder is live now! Out 10/7 and will be KU! A horror short story collection just in time for the spooky season!
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My debut crime thriller, Welcome to Cemetery, is on KU too!

A little dark. A little spooky
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Cover for The Wish and the Demon, book one in the Half Swallowed by Shadows duology, by Rebecca Crunden. Cover shows three men's silhouettes standing in the middle of a road in winter. There's dark red trees and snow on the ground. One figure is approaching the other two, surrounded by shadows.

📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

#booksky

3rd Annual Book Fair A world of words awaits. Oct 4, 10am-3pm 5000 N Street, Seaview, WA 30+ authors! Multiple genres! Find something for every reader while supporting independent creators!

Spend the day at the World's Longest Beach then browse books written by real authors with real gratitude! This Saturday in Seaview, WA!
I'll be there signing copies of my #historicalfantasy Daughters of Riverstone and Beyond Riverstone series!
#bookevent #booksale #bookfair #indieauthors #books

Third Annual PNW Author Book Fair Meet 30+ regional authors including featured author Fredrick Cooper Oct 4, 10am-3pm Peninsula Church Center 5000 N ST, Seaview, WA

This Saturday! Enjoy a day at the beach and browse books written by 30+ regional authors. Your TBR won't thank you, but they will!
#booksale #bookevent #PNW #Washington #books #authorevent #indieauthors

Third Annual PNW Author Sale Oct 4, 10am-3pm Seaview, WA Meet 30+ regional authors representing multiple genres! Shop local and support independent authors!

I'll be at the 3rd Annual PNW Author Book Fair located on the beautiful Washington coast! Shop local authors and enjoy a weekend at the beach!
#PNW #bookfair #authorevent #booksale #books #shoplocal #readmore #bookevent

Third Annual PNW Author Book Fair What's your favorite book? You'll find it at the fair! Oct 4, 10am-3pm in Seaview, WA

This weekend! Come meet regional authors at the 3rd Annual PNW Author Book Fair! Multiple genres are represented and there's a raffle to win book baskets!
#bookevent #bookfair #authorevent #books #shoplocal #Washington #booksale

PNW Author Book Fair Oct 4 Seaview, WA 10am-3pm Shop 30+ regional authors, including featured author Fredrick Cooper. An enrolled member of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, Fred has authored four suspense-filled novels set in SW Washington and SE Alaska.

Next Saturday! Come see me and 30 other #indieauthors at the 3rd Annual PNW Author Book Fair from 10am-3pm on the beautiful Washington coast.
I'll be signing copies of my #historicalfantasy Daughters of Riverstone and Beyond Riverstone series.
#bookfair #booksale #authorevent #books

Third Annual PNW Author Book Fair Saturday, October 4 10am - 3 pm 5000 N ST, Seaview, WA 30+ Local Authors! Multiple genres! Find something for every book lover in your life!

Do you live in the #PNW and want to meet some regional authors? Come see us at the 3rd annual PNW Author Book Fair Oct. 4 in Seaview, WA! Chat with 30+ authors, shop multiple genres, and enjoy a day at the beach!
#authorevent #bookfair #booksale #authorfair #books #shoplocal #readmore #bookevent

Come see me and 30 other regional authors Oct 4 from 10am-3pm at the 3rd annual PNW Author Book Fair in Seaview, WA!
Meet authors, shop for the holidays, and add to your TBR!
#bookevent #authorevent #booksale #books #shoplocal #supportindie #indieauthors

Save the Date! Books: The Rise of Riverstone, The King's Cure, The Pride of Riverstone, The Fox & The Nightingale, Voyager of Riverstone.

Do you live in the PNW? Come check out the 3rd Annual PNW Author Book Fair in Seaview, WA Oct 4 from 10am-3pm. Myself and 30 other regional authors will be there! Our featured author is Fredrick Cooper, who writes suspense novels set in SW WA and AK.
#booksale #authorevent #supportindie #shoplocal

Cover for ‘Enlil and Aris: The Complete Collection by Rebecca Crunden’. Cover is purple, yellow and orange with white font. Image shows two silhouettes of men with a crow above them, the sun behind.

🧙 wild witches
🐦‍⬛ a crow (or two)
🔮 portal fantasy
🐈‍⬛ a cat who wanders in
👨‍❤️‍👨 true love
🗡️ revenge
👑 evil faeries

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/rlEOgP
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/enlil-aris-t...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Available now in ebook, audiobook, or paperback The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen Mm romance, forced proximity, a lavender marriage, murder/magic/mysteries, food tour of 1890s NYC, unbury your gays, an autistic necromancer, everybody's queer

The Reanimator's Soul by Kara Jorgensen is out now in ebook and paperback, book 2, autistic necromancer x undead adhd-er, mm romance, a sinister clinic, new powers, 1890s NYC, a murdered patient, a cure for magic, a horrible ex, rich people behaving badly, the tether becomes a #problem

The Reanimator's Remains by Kara Jorgensen, out now in ebook, audiobook, and paperback, book 3, mm romance, autistic necromancer x undead adhd-er, the trees are watching, dealing with trauma... poorly, dont go where I can't follow, family secrets, breaking the cycle, the dead are out for revenge

THE REANIMATOR MYSTERIES series is perfect for lovers of Gothic coziness. There are 3 (going on 4) books with
💀Pushing Daisies x Sleepy Hollow vibes
🫀An autistic necromancer
⚰️His reanimated lover
🪦 Solving mysteries in 1890s NYC
🏳️‍🌈MM paranormal historical romance
🔗⬇️Available wide!

Books I read in August Top L to R: An Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton, Wild in Seattle by David Williams, Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate. Bottom L to R: Thorn Hedge by T. Kingfisher, The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab.

Last month took me on quite the reading adventure!
#readingwrapup #readmore #reading #tbr

I'm looking for a very specific #bookrecommendation:
Historical romance, prefer regency, where the girl is jilted and enlists the ex's curmudgeonly brother to win him back, leading to revelations of hidden pining leading to HEA.
Open to self recs. I need a comfort read.

A figure crashed against the door, sending it flying into the wall. A knight in tarnished black armor emblazoned with a red eagle across the chest loomed in doorway. The Rise of Riverstone by Mandy Schimelpfenig

The Rise of Riverstone is $0.99 worldwide for another hour!
Meet Risteard, a taciturn knight who approaches our FMC with a startling proposition that will make her question her loyalties and her own heart.
The saga beings: a.co/d/7BediCV
#historicalfantasy #medieval #politicalintrigue #romance

"You're a daughter of Riverstone, Laria. No matter what these people do to you, don't ever forget." The Rise of Riverstone by Mandy Schimelpfenig $0.99 Kindle Sale

The Rise of Riverstone is $0.99 for 3 more hours!
Laria's story is one of tragedy and triumph, and it kicks off the Daughters of Riverstone #generationalsaga. If you love stories of strong women rising above their circumstances to control their fates, you'll love this series!
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Narratess Indie Book Sale, August 23-25. Banner shows several ebooks around a graphic of a dragon, skulls, crystals and planets.

The Narratess Indie August Sale is ALMOST OVER! Dozens of indie fantasy, sci-fi and horror books are on sale or even free! Go check out this amazing sale before it ends!!!

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💙📚

"I should have killed you when I had the chance!" "Yes. You should have." In the world of Riverstone, when fate is tempted, a woman will rise. The Rise of Riverstone by Mandy Schimelpfenig Indie Book Sale indiebook.sale Fantasy, Sci Fi & Horror August 23-25

There are only a few hours left in the @narratess.com #Indieauthorsale! Browse 300+ books in the #fantasy, #scifi, and #horror genres!
If you haven't started my #historicalfantasy series readers can't put down, now is the time! Book 1, The Rise of Riverstone, is only $0.99!
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In general, I abhorred violence, but when justified, the prospect was satisfying indeed. The Rise of Riverstone by Mandy Schimelpfenig

Meet Laria, the #fmc in The Rise of Riverstone. When her world goes up in flames and she's forced to serve those responsible, she'll be faced with a choice: resign herself to misery or become the hero she never believed she could be.
$0.99 worldwide: a.co/d/6mavj06

She. Will. Rise. The Rise of Riverstone by Mandy Schimelpfenig Indie Book Sale 8/23-8/25.

The FMC in The Rise of Riverstone:
😜 is sassy
👩‍🦰 is cursed with red hair
🐎 prefers horses to people
🏰 is forced into servitude
🗡️ doesn't need his help
⚔️ ok, fine, we can work together
💕 ngl, he's alright
📖 wait, wtf?.
Join the fight: a.co/d/g71MVRx
#indieauthorsale #booksale #book #authorevent

Against the purple Narratess dragon banner, the covers of 20 SFFH novels. The image is labeled: large novels & chonkers bundle. The books are: When the Stars Alight by Camilla Andrew Non-Player Character by Veo Corva Shadows Dark and Deadly by Andrea Marie Johnson The Grand Duke’s Masseur by Rori Thornton Petition by Delilah Waan The Revenge of Captain Vessia by Leslie Allen Usurper by J. M. Rose Merchants of Light and Bone by Erika McCorkle The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle by Steve Hugh Westenra My Lord by L. B. Shimaira Lost Blades by Liz Sauco The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode Coal Gets in Your Veins by Cat Rector Children by Bjørn Larssen Sidetracked Part 1x by S.K. Kelley Child of the Sun by Audrey Simmons A Path of Endless Crossroads by M.C. Burnell Song of the Wolf by T.C. Smith Birthright by M. A. Vice Between Starfalls by S. Kaeth

OH LAWD THEY COMIN'

Do you like meaty worldbuilding? Do you want books so thicc they can double as weapons? Do you reference Sir Mix-a-lot when explaining your taste in fiction?

My dudes, this is the bundle for you:
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🪐📚 #ebooks

Montage of book covers, including Shadow of a Dead God, with the accompanying text: Indie Book Sale. Fantasy, sci-fi and horror. August 2025. Fantasy Bundle 2.

And while we're at it, there's this bundle of 23 fantasy books for sale for only $27 on itch.io

The books come as DRM-free epubs so you can read them on any ereader or device.

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