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Tess Carletta | cozy fantasy author

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24, she/her 🌼 demi 🌿 AuDHD 💗 Writer & Library Manager 🌻 Probably thinking about love stories & happily ever afters 📚 KIT & BASIE out now! 🍓 Banner 🎨: @ranadela_x

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Emerging from a bsky hibernation to share my most recent book cover beautifully illustrated by @thistlearts.bsky.social 🩷

GOLDHEART is an MM Romantasy with found family, and forbidden romance. I'm hosting a Kickstarter to fund it, beginning this Tuesday! :)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tes...

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A graphic: "Fantasy Free for All. October 6th, 2023. Over 130+ fantasy novels for free." A doodled image of a castle.

A graphic: "Fantasy Free for All. October 6th, 2023. Over 130+ fantasy novels for free." A doodled image of a castle.

My book cozy fantasy romance KIT & BASIE along with 130+ others are all free today for the Fantasy Free-for-All Event! Fill your e-readers, everyone! 🐲⚔👑

fantasyfreeforall.com

06.10.2023 15:05 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Watercolour illustration of an elf holding a magical clock in his hands. A silhouette of a raven is in the background, along with thistles and mist.

Watercolour illustration of an elf holding a magical clock in his hands. A silhouette of a raven is in the background, along with thistles and mist.

I miss those days when I had the energy to do complex watercolours like this one.
Hope those days will be back one day!

Here's a watercolour Autumn elf for #repostober

#art #illustration #queerart 🎨

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That’s so sweet, thank you!

04.10.2023 19:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I’ve been finding a lot of joy in hand writing most of my current project, feels very refreshing and …. rustic? hope you all like weird seaside towns and mean merrows with a taste for jaded transmasc sailors running from old family debt 🌊 mm enemies to lovers/forced proximity/grumpy x grouchy/idk

03.10.2023 20:01 — 👍 16    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
Text: According to goodreads Readers who enjoy this book… Below is a 3D image of a paperback of Of Knights and Books and Falling In Love by Rita A. Rubin

Text: According to goodreads Readers who enjoy this book… Below is a 3D image of a paperback of Of Knights and Books and Falling In Love by Rita A. Rubin

Text: also enjoyed these books! Below are the books covers of Kit & Basie by Tess Carletta, Providence Girls by Morgan Dante, Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland, The Prince’s Dearest Guards by Beau Van Danlen, Heair to Thorn and Flame by Ben Alderson and Prince of the Sorrows by Kelley Graves.

Text: also enjoyed these books! Below are the books covers of Kit & Basie by Tess Carletta, Providence Girls by Morgan Dante, Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland, The Prince’s Dearest Guards by Beau Van Danlen, Heair to Thorn and Flame by Ben Alderson and Prince of the Sorrows by Kelley Graves.

I’ve seen a few posts like this going around lately, so I thought I’d join in!

Read OF KNIGHTS AND BOOKS AND FALLING IN LOVE now! 💕🌈

mybook.to/ofknightsand...

11.09.2023 13:20 — 👍 16    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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I dont do scary more hum spooky-ish haha ✨👻
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30.09.2023 19:17 — 👍 25    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0

This book has me wrapped around its masked finger 💛😭

30.09.2023 23:47 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you! The artists I worked with are so so so talented 😭💛

28.09.2023 15:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I LOVE your illustrations too! They are so beautiful and cozy! It makes me want to live in them 💛 The one of Eliot the reindeer is so precious. 😭

28.09.2023 15:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Oh, I didn't draw any of this! The watermarks are on the pieces, and the cover was done by my best friend bidiza on instagram 💛

28.09.2023 14:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I've read this book and every time I think about it, my heart gives a little squeeze! 💛

28.09.2023 14:49 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you!! 💛💛

28.09.2023 14:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you angel! 🥰💛

28.09.2023 14:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
The cover of Kit & Basie by Tess Carletta

The cover of Kit & Basie by Tess Carletta

An illustration of the main characters from Kit and Basie. Two men sitting on a bench against a background of greenery -- sunflowers, tall grass, a willow tree, etc. The first man, Basie, is half-mexican and half-white. He has curly brown hair and is wearing a green plaid flannel, work pants, and boots. The second man, Kit, is pale skinned, freckled, and redheaded. He wears a white button down, black pants, and dress shoes. Basie has one foot up and is holding Kit's arm, head on his shoulder. They're both smiling.

An illustration of the main characters from Kit and Basie. Two men sitting on a bench against a background of greenery -- sunflowers, tall grass, a willow tree, etc. The first man, Basie, is half-mexican and half-white. He has curly brown hair and is wearing a green plaid flannel, work pants, and boots. The second man, Kit, is pale skinned, freckled, and redheaded. He wears a white button down, black pants, and dress shoes. Basie has one foot up and is holding Kit's arm, head on his shoulder. They're both smiling.

An illustration of the characters Kit & Basie from the book of the same name, illustrated by Cupspoodles. Basie is a half-hispanic/half-white man with curly hair, a black button down, and brown trousers. Kit is laying in Basie's lap. He has auburn hair and business casual clothes. They're holding hands. They're sitting in a meadow with a cottage and a treeline behind them.

An illustration of the characters Kit & Basie from the book of the same name, illustrated by Cupspoodles. Basie is a half-hispanic/half-white man with curly hair, a black button down, and brown trousers. Kit is laying in Basie's lap. He has auburn hair and business casual clothes. They're holding hands. They're sitting in a meadow with a cottage and a treeline behind them.

An illustration of Kit & Basie from the book of the same name. Kit is hugging Basie from behind. Basie is holding onto Kit with a hand in his hair. Both are dressed in earth toned clothing in front of a fence and field. Orange leaves are falling.

An illustration of Kit & Basie from the book of the same name. Kit is hugging Basie from behind. Basie is holding onto Kit with a hand in his hair. Both are dressed in earth toned clothing in front of a fence and field. Orange leaves are falling.

Hi bsky!

I'm Tess! I'm an indie author that writes LGBTQ+ adult fantasy romance! My debut book KIT & BASIE is:

🍓 cozy love & magic
🌼 grumpy immortal x sunshine golden retriever
🍓 hurt/comfort
🌻 OUT NOW and available everywhere (including KU!)

28.09.2023 13:27 — 👍 51    🔁 17    💬 5    📌 0

🥺💛

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ive been looking for another five star read all year, ive only had one this far, and i think my ARC of Kit & Basie by Tessa Carletta might be it. i literally just think about reading it all day and whine over not wanting to be done with it yet

13.08.2023 13:01 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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