Jake Vanguard

Launching April 1: Exquisite Undead, an Anthology of Vampires. Shown is a screenshot of the project page on Kickstarter with the "notify me on launch" button circled.

Contributing authors: T.L. Morgan Juniper Lake Fitzgerald Josie Jaffrey D.N. Bryn Jessie Thomas And you? Submissions open June 1 pending successful funding.

🦇 TRADE OFFER: 🦇
I receive: lots of followers on my kickstarter and a successful crowdfund :)

You receive: a gorgeous anthology, 15 excellent vampire stories, some really cool goodies, and my eternal gratitude :)

Good deal, yes? 
Follow my upcoming Kickstarter: https://tinyurl.com/exquisite-undead

a man wearing glasses and headphones is smiling and says let 's . Alt: a man wearing glasses and headphones is smiling with text that says 'Let's save that'

Hey #booksky 💙📚🌈

Here are some upcoming queer fiction Kickstarter's that you absolutely should go and pre-save!

A graphic with the 'Kickstarter' logo at top, followed by "Launching 1 April 2026" Underneath is a screenshot from a Kickstarter campaign that highlights the "Notify me on launch" button. The campaign is about TROUBLED BODIES: A cannibalistic horromance novella by Jake Vanguard. The cover is displayed as both ebook and paperback. The cover shows a red skull, black background, title and author.

Gonna have a Kickstarter campaign to finance my horromance novella TROUBLED BODIES in April!
If that sounds any good to you - I appreciate any shares and saves 🫶

There's also the option to sign up for ARCs!

7 more days to make number go up and make Talli happy :3

(I do want people to keep following the kickstarter *after* February too but it'd be neat to hit this milestone!)

Ad for Errant Wings. The background is a graffitied wall. In the foreground, there are three illustrated character portraits. The first one has devil wings, tan skin, dark hair, and brown eyes. The middle one is the shortest with white angel wings, fair skin, black hair, and has both arms tattooed. The final one has long brown hair in a pony tail, brown eyes, and has brown angel wings. Pointing at them are one line descriptors. The first is "soft boyfriend", the middle is "sort of a mess", and the last is "big sis vibes." In the top corner is the logo for Errant Wings with text beneath it reading: "Available now!!" To the right is a description of the novel, some trope bullet points, and where to find it. The text reads: "Asher’s life is turned upside down when he grows angel wings. Now the city expects him to drop his entire life—his art, his friends, his boyfriend—to be devoted to what the city thinks he should be. What he needs now is a way out of their rigid system before it cages him in. Although there’s always burning it to the ground..." Bullet points: "• coming of age • disaster gay punk • friendship trio • destruction as catharsis • staying true to yourself • punching assholes" And then finally, below that: "Paperback & ebook available! books.earlronove.com/errantwings"

All of Asher's plans shatter when he gets angel wings instead of devil wings. Now the city expects his total devotion & that's the last thing they'll ever get from him...

ERRANT WINGS is out now! Grab a copy!
my shop: shop.earlronove.com/b/errantwings
others: books.earlronove.com/errantwings

Awaken, My Love arc reader first impressions. I devoured this book in a matter of a few days, and what should I say, I really liked it. Vampires, a castle harboring darkness and a coldness that reaches deeper than mere flesh, unwell characters struggling to claim a place in a world that was not made with them in mind, a lot of horny moments, and relationships forged in suffering.

I'm beyond elated for the positive feedback Awaken, My Love is getting!

If you like your vampires gay and feral this book might be for you.

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TROUBLED BODIES - ARC Team If you found your way here, you're probably interested in horromance. Or queer characters? Cannibals? Do not worry - TROUBLED BODIES has all of the above! TROUBLED BODIES is an adult horromance…

ARC Sign-Up:
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Kickstarter:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jak...

A graphic with the 'Kickstarter' logo at top, followed by "Launching 1 April 2026" Underneath is a screenshot from a Kickstarter campaign that highlights the "Notify me on launch" button. The campaign is about TROUBLED BODIES: A cannibalistic horromance novella by Jake Vanguard. The cover is displayed as both ebook and paperback. The cover shows a red skull, black background, title and author.

Gonna have a Kickstarter campaign to finance my horromance novella TROUBLED BODIES in April!
If that sounds any good to you - I appreciate any shares and saves 🫶

There's also the option to sign up for ARCs!

Calling all Aussie & Asia-Pacific authors! I'll be running an itch-io bundle in the second half of March for anyone based in those regions with books on itch-io, sign-ups are open now!

🔗👇

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On a red and black background at the top it says cover reveal. The book cover for Awaken, My Love, written by Marat Earendel is underneath at the center. The illustrated cover shows a brown vampire with red eyes and shoulder length wavy black hair wearing antique black and white clothing while looking toward the viewer. He is holding a man in his hands. The man is pale with long beige hair wearing white and cream colored clothing. He is in profile, looking up and gripping the vampires shirt. There are split open pomegranates threaded through the burgundy title of the novel. In the background is a broken gothic window and at the bottom are chains. The cover is in shades of reds, browns, mauves and blacks.

A red and black background with text that reads: He feels nothing. The vampire feels everything. The castle wants the rest. Astaire Bloom, an unfeeling man devoid of hope, takes a job in a remote castle under a mysterious employer. As sinister events unfold around him, he starts to feel things he thought himself incapable of. And the castle is hungry for it. To uncover the secrets buried within, he must endure more than he ever imagined.

A black and red background with large read letters that say Awaken, My Love. Below it says: March 2026. Pre-order now. Bleed later.

Cover reveal for my queer gothic vampire novel Awaken, My Love.

He feels nothing. The vampire feels everything. The castle wants the rest.

Preorders are live.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6V8S6YQ

#coverreveal #transwriter #vampires

I'm very excited to share @jakevanguard.bsky.social cover for Troubled Bodies!
Cover by Sarah Laudenbach.
2nd of June 2026

Frankenstein x Hannibal
Un-bury your gays
Rats are friends 🐀
Cannibalism as the highest intimacy
Body Horror “Creation of Adam”

Arc Sign-up are open!
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An illustration of two young men in an embrace. One has bat wings and has them wrapped around the other young man who he is hugging so fiercely, they are tipping over. The other has white bird wings and they are both grinning wide with their eyes closed. At the borders are rainbows and above them is a graffiti red heart. Along the bottom tells you were you can find a copy of their story: https://books.earlronove.com/errantwings

Moodboard for Errant Wings. In the center is a circle containing the main character, Asher, curled up with his knees to his chest. There are wings sprouting out of his back and exit the circle he is otherwise confined in. Near him is a graffitied symbol of a yellow triangle with paint splatter. Around him are six photos (four square ones, two taller rectangle ones) setting the mood for the book in question. The top square photos are a neon sign saying "this is the sign you've been looking for", and a sleek black motorcycle parked in front of a field. The long rectangle photo beside that is an alley draped in autumn colors with yellow leaves blocking out a blue sky. The next two square photos is one of white siding covered in colorful paint, and the next one is an orange vintage type writer. The last rectangle photo is a close-up of paint splattered cans of spray paint. There is a heart spray painted on top of this photo. All of it together has cream and autumn colors to set the mood.

Want a story this month about two boyfriends navigating their relationship on the cusp of life irreparably changing out of their control? It has a happy ending, I swear!

Find Asher & Raum in ERRANT WINGS, out now!
itch: earlronove.itch.io/errantwings
others: books.earlronove.com/errantwings

Sapphic Stories by enoli lee and 19 others Sapphic Stories: 22 items for $22.00

You can never have too many sapphic books! Check out this bundle of 22 books, all sapphic!

Braving the Storm is part of the bundle!

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Best of 2025 sale 27 books for only $15 1/1 to 1/15 books: Memories of Sorcery and Sand Remnants of Relics Scars of the Raven Impostor Love Tales from the Borun-Ma No Love in LA Refilling The Well Mermaid's Blood Fimbulvinter's Fires The Blood Divide Rotten Roots Hunted by the Undead A Demon to Save Me Child of the Sun Memento Moreau Heirs of Hyarch Book Two: The Elefae Champion Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder Dirt You Shall Become Clipped Into the Forest Walking the Knife's Edge Tales of Yamato The Princess: Tales of Pern Coen Reborn in Ash The Backwards Knight Moth Woods Set in Stone

There's still time to grab the Best of 2025 bundle! You get 27 awesome indie books for only $15, including Scars of the Raven! Go get it right now before it ends:

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If you like depictions where disability isn't romanticized - you'll love this one.
Nate struggles with depression, a lot - and he can truly ruffle some feathers

Not paranormal but cute: How To Juggle Ballads & Blades
Not sure if you've read They Them Wolf yet (with werewolves!)

In three weeks, bring home the latest adventure in the Orchid and the Lion series. [Cover of The Dahlia & the Wizard] Coming January 27th!

When his roommate, Peter, disappears without a trace and a coworker ends up murdered, Dorian Vidales embarks on a harrowing journey to find the man he’s coming to realize he loves and help the family he can finally admit he’d do anything for. Can he find Peter? And if he does, will anything ever be the same? The Dahlia and the Wizard is an erotic treat, a dystopian mystery, and a moving story of romantic, platonic, familial, and self-love.

We are 3 weeks away from the release of The Dahlia & the Wizard! Let's make sure we've got everything.

*Sarcastic alien? Check!
*Complicated polycule? Check!
*Adorable West Highland terrier? Check!
*Dorian's gun? Check!

...Wait, Dorian's WHAT???

Pre-order here: mybook.to/datw

A square image with “Queer Found Family Road Trip – Keza’s Episode” at the top. On the left is Lost Traditions’s cover, with a cat person facing off against a blond warrior with golden-lit eyes, both standing in a marsh with blue flowers. The right has a list of information, as follows: Queer fantasy novella Aromantic, asexual, nonbinary MCs Crossing a Dead Swamp with the Worst Magical Weather Big Training Montage! Elemental Martial Arts (Getting Very ATLA in Here ^^😉 Real Sad Sapphic Hours

It's that time of the year again! I am seeking reviewers for my next Chronicles of Nerezia novella, LOST TRADITIONS.

eARCs will go out on January 15. You can get previous novellas, too.

forms.gle/8GuNRhkbUq4Q...

Sometimes that just happens. (Am very supportive of that idea 👀)

Bookfunnel promotion event: neurodivergence in queer romance, 27 free original storie, neurodivergent authors and characters. Part 1: January 2026, Finding Bliss by Kay Claire

Bookfunnel promotion event: neurodivergence in queer romance, 27 free original storie, neurodivergent authors and characters. Coming January & February 2026

I have a new book out that's free to download this month!!
Finding Bliss is a 25K word novella with side characters from A Mutual Connection. It features a T4T romance with an autistic Domme and a AuDHD sub.
books.bookfunnel.com/neurodiverge...

a young man laying on his stomach and propped up on his elbows. He has red hair, a hazel eye and a green eye, and has a flower tucked behind his ear. He is wearing glasses. He holds a book and stares at the camera, slightly annoyed. White flowers sprout all around him. The colors are soft oranges, yellows, and reds, and feel nostalgic.

i colored my flowers. and ambrose, i guess! he'd like to go back to his book now.

Yes please, gimme Maleck 👀 (Van too, but I'm just yessss please for Maleck)

A promotional picture with the cover of "Higanbana" in the left top corner and "Kintsugi" in the right top corner. In the middle, the blurb of Kintsugi says: Be Not Afraid, I'm not here to hurt you. Lost and separated from his guardian angel, Nate’s succumbing to the dragging weight and drowning noise of his declining mental health once more. And now, a new, yet loveless, relationship threatens to rapidly destroy the happiness and progress Nate made with Raziel at his side. When a Valentine’s Day celebration with his new partner Rael turns into an eye-opening disaster, Nate is reunited with Raziel–his guardian angel, his love. But despite their joyful reunion, Nate is not the sole reason Raziel returned. A dark plan has been brewing in Heaven, and Raziel needs allies to thwart it. Navigating old and new relationships, Raziel and Nate have to rebuild their trust and forge unlikely alliances, while making up for all the time they spent forced apart. Will they stop Judgment Day, or is the world doomed? /blurb end Underneath is the release date: 10 March 2026 Surrounding the blurb are the following tropes: Satan! ; Heaven & Hell ; Depp love & care ; What's broken can be beautiful ; Enemies turned allies and vice versa ; biblical siblings ; Demons! ; stopping doomsday

Looking for ARC readers for my paranormal achillean duology - including angels, demons, and popculture references.

Book 2 - Kintsugi - will release 10 March 2026 🩷

Sign up:
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a trope map for Immortality in the Marrow by S. Jean. In the center is the young man from the cover, opening his shirt to reveal blue encrusted ribs within as his eyes glow a haunting shade of blue. Around him are blue wisps of magic alongside the tropes/themes. Those are: dark academia vibes, magic seeped into bones, memory is fickle, reincarnation (but at what cost), searching for your other half, & bittersweet. Along the bottom is where to get your copy and it reads: earlronove.itch.io/immortalityinthemarrow

New year, new short story up on my itchio (and other retailers)! My weird short story about an immortal soul looking for his other half is up and nicely formatted for your devices!

And, for 24-hours, it's completely pay what you want! Grab yourself a copy! 💀
earlronove.itch.io/immortalityi...

A promotional picture with the cover of "Higanbana" in the left top corner and "Kintsugi" in the right top corner. In the middle, the blurb of Kintsugi says: Be Not Afraid, I'm not here to hurt you. Lost and separated from his guardian angel, Nate’s succumbing to the dragging weight and drowning noise of his declining mental health once more. And now, a new, yet loveless, relationship threatens to rapidly destroy the happiness and progress Nate made with Raziel at his side. When a Valentine’s Day celebration with his new partner Rael turns into an eye-opening disaster, Nate is reunited with Raziel–his guardian angel, his love. But despite their joyful reunion, Nate is not the sole reason Raziel returned. A dark plan has been brewing in Heaven, and Raziel needs allies to thwart it. Navigating old and new relationships, Raziel and Nate have to rebuild their trust and forge unlikely alliances, while making up for all the time they spent forced apart. Will they stop Judgment Day, or is the world doomed? /blurb end Underneath is the release date: 10 March 2026 Surrounding the blurb are the following tropes: Satan! ; Heaven & Hell ; Depp love & care ; What's broken can be beautiful ; Enemies turned allies and vice versa ; biblical siblings ; Demons! ; stopping doomsday

Looking for ARC readers for my paranormal achillean duology - including angels, demons, and popculture references.

Book 2 - Kintsugi - will release 10 March 2026 🩷

Sign up:
forms.gle/EMcB7JUAm8nz...

If you've already been to the megasale page, you know there's a *ton* of great books available this year. If you're feeling overwhelmed and looking for some suggestions, here's 20 books I'm checking out! 🧵👇

Note: many of these are wide so check megasale.yrliu.com for all retailers

#booksky 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀

a graphic comprised of a photograph of a park and a rolls-royce in the background, both with blue and pale pink as colors, with a character portrait of an angel (??) in the front. The angel has pale skin, wide eyes with huge pupils, dark greasy hair, and is wearing a dark robe. He has black wings with eyeballs within them. He is smiling wide as blood streams down from his mouth and nose. The text accompanying the image reads: What do you do when this angel (??) invites (drags) you into his Rolls-Royce? you fuckin GET OUT Be Not Afraid is out now! books.earlronove.com/benotafraid

a graphic comprised of a photograph of an empty street lined with lamps and a Rolls-Royce in the center. The colors are heavy on the blues and reds, looking rather distressed. On the top of the Rolls-Royce is a young man with yellow wings and a lead pipe balanced on his shoulder. The text accompanying the image reads: okay so you didn't get out of the rolls-royce... what do you do when this angel (??) opens it like a tin can? you fuckin RUN Be Not Afraid is out now! books.earlronove.com/benotafraid

a graphic comprised of an overexposed photo of a hotel as the background. Blues and blacks take up the dark colors, while anything lighter is a searing shade of red. In front of the photo is an illustration of a smiling young man. He has white hair, fair skin, wing tattoos across his shoulders, and has translucent, sparkling wings sprouting from his back. Text on the graphic reads: just kidding, this angel likes you (probably). maybe if you stick with him, you'll get out ALIVE... BE NOT AFRAID is out now! books.earlronove.com/benotafraid

I made a lot of shitposty things for BE NOT AFRAID (& there is one more coming!) and I still really like these, so Shitpost Saturday Night!

Perfect summary of the first three chapters of BE NOT AFRAID, my horror novella, & it's 25% off on itchio until next year!
earlronove.itch.io/benotafraid

A green-themed graphic featuring a silhouette of a person in a hat and cloak standing on a cliff, facing a flying dragon. Text reads: end-of-year indie fantasy mega bundle, 64 books for $45, december 1st - 15th"

A second graphic with the same features as the first, except the person on a cliff is replaced with a cover of Song of the Wolf by T.C. Smith. Text reads: "end-of-year indie fantasy mega bundle, get this book...and 63 others for $45, december 1st - 15th"

The end-of-year indie fantasy bundle is here! Get 64 awesome fantasy books by indie authors for only $45 - including Song of the Wolf!

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End of the year indie Fantasy Mega Bundle. 64 Books $45. December 1st-15th. Background: figure wearing hat and cloak stands on clifftop looking towards dragon in flight.

If MANY hours of fantastical escape appeal to you, with everything from traditional magic, royals and gods, to thieves, detectives, anti-heroes, shape shifters and (queer) found family... this bundle's worth a browse.

(Its even got librarians & necromancy 😉.)

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