Brittney Arena

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A Dance of Lies, the debut #romantasy from @brittneyarena.bsky.social is released today!

A dancer of the royal court framed for murder, Vasalie is offered freedom... in return for becoming a spy.

Rival monarchs, escalating tension and violence, romance, trauma and secrets!

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Read an Excerpt From A Dance of Lies by Brittney Arena - Reactor A dancer-turned-spy must decide how far she will go to secure her freedom…

What's one way to get close to the royal court? Steal the spotlight. And try not to make the royals mad.

We're excited to share an excerpt from A Dance of Lies, @brittneyarena.bsky.social's thrilling romantasy!

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Yay!! I hope you enjoy!💗💗

FYI-- I'm doing an annotated ARC Giveaway over on Instagram (reverieandink)!

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Oh my gosh!! This is so so kind😭😭 thank you!!

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Just a reminder that A DANCE OF LIES is available for request on Netgalley (!) if you enjoy:

⚔️Adult romantasy balanced with an intricate, high-stakes plot that serves to heighten the tension
🖤 A dangerous, emotionally-charged slow burn
🍷 The twistiest of plots
🌟A chronically ill heroine

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Cover Reveal---ICYM!
Thrilled to share the US & UK covers for A DANCE OF LIES!
A huge thank you to Jason Chuang for such gorgeous illustrations!

@sakuraartist.bsky.social did such an incredible job! I’m in love!

Thank you so much!!

Had to drop this stunning A Dance of Lies art (by Spookgeist on IG)💗

ADOL is available to add on Goodreads, especially if I can tempt you with dangerous espionage, rival kings, glittering castles with hidden secrets, and a chronically ill dancer MC🌒

It's odd, finishing this revision of LORD OF RUIN on Trans Day of Remembrance. I hope that readers will connect with my angry trans man in all his uncomfortable, unlikable glory. That they'll come out for this book next August.

Isaac means so much to me, and I hope that he will to you, as well.

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I hear this is where we're hanging now?

Hi I'm Britt and my adult fantasy A DANCE OF LIES debuts June 2025 with Del Rey & Bloomsbury if you're into a Sansa Stark kinda vibe ft. a disabled dancer thrust into a nasty political web between rival kings⚔️

Hi! My adult fantasy debut A DANCE OF LIES comes out next year with Del Rey (US) and Bloomsbury UK about a disabled dancer caught between rival kings! www.brittneyarena.com/books

Win a query and first chapter critique from me!!

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New York Times article with the headline: "Frankfurt Book Fair Cancels Award Ceremony for Palestinian Author". Tagline: "Organizers cited the Israel-Hamas war as the reason for honoring a novel about the 1949 murder of a Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers."

I saw this on the other site and I'll sum up what I said there: rage and fury at this clear cut bigotry towards a Palestinian author. Book is "Minor Detail" by Adania Shibli. I will buy and read; I've added it to my Goodreads for now.

A few years before I got very extremely sick (left), and then the year I started to recover somewhat and get a small fraction of my life back (right).

A tan & loads of makeup help 😅 but what you don’t see are the IV scars, the way I fainted during that beach trip even amid feeling a little better.