Halley D. Roache

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Oversharing is like the third phase of a new friendship and you got to it on the first night?? Amazing 🥹

This is the feel-good story I needed tonight 🥰

A character sitting on orange leaves, checking their phone surrounded by ghost cats.

Flush Orange. 🧡

Super happy that you're back too! 💛 And I'm often very overwhelmed so I totally get that 🫂 Sending all the good vibes for DVPit - I just saw your opening and I love it 🥰

A vertical-format photo of seawater pulling off rocks covered in seaweed. Slow shutter.

Some silky sea water.

top 10 horrific things in THE LORD OF THE WOOD

10. wet socks
9. grasping, disembodied fingers
8. wood sickness
7. wet socks
6. hungry eldritch creatures
5. forest turns people into trees
4. wet socks
3. fog akin to the poppies in Oz
2. plant creature tries to kill you
1. wet socks

A 3-by-3 icon moodboard for Unveiling the Stars, featuring the following images from left to right: the Gapstow Bridge in New York’s Central Park; a hand with flames dancing at its fingertips; a fountain with roses in the water; a dark-haired Lebanese girl staring into the distance; a quote that reads “We are living, breathing stories, made up of the tales others tell us and those we tell ourselves: light, dark, and the shadows in between”; a cat sitting in a window at night; giant redwood trees in a forest; a dark-haired boy surrounded by foliage; and New York City in the autumn.

Happy #DVparty day 1, y’all! Here’s a moodboard for my Arab folklore-inspired YA contemporary fantasy featuring:

🗡a stabby ace girl who sees jinn
🏔️a hidden magical realm
💕a tight-knit Lebanese American family
🗝️secrets, banter, and (gasp!) betrayal
💫anxiety/OCD themes

#YA #F

Her eye freckles shine like snowglobe glitter as she explains quantum en- #tanglement.

I can only nod, a different kind of novelty, feet still sticky from a crashed car dashboard.

She doesn't know phantom pain, hasn't watched something beloved blacken & curl away as if her touch was fire.
#whistpr

watercolor and gouache painting of a girl wearing a feather cloak and holding a small blue flame, surrounded by crows and an overgrown forest

My sixth piece for my solo show @gallerynucleus.bsky.social! 🐦‍⬛

#illustration #fantasyart #magicalforest #forestspirit #watercolor #gouache

I am!! Just working on the 2nd draft of my YA - the one set in alternate England. How have you been? 💛💛

Thei did the Mash; thei did the Monstere Mash.
The Monstere Mash: beholde, sepulchral smash!
Thei did the Mash, and it kaughte on moost fast -
Hark, heare the Mash! Forsooth, the Monstere Mash!

I love learning new details about this story. Everything about it sounds amazing 🥰🥰

An image of the moon against a pale sky filled with dark purple clouds limned in orange and white sparkle graphics. Text reads, "a guide to UNVEIL THE STARS, a YA contemporary fantasy, 99 k words."

An image of a blurred purple and orange sky. Text at the top of the image reads, “pitch and comps,” followed by, “Perpetually anxious, full-time disaster Leila Njeim lives by three rules: never look at the jinn, never speak to them, and never, ever draw their attention. But when the treacherous, shapeshifting spirits from her sitti’s tales steal her sisters, she’ll do whatever it takes—even strike a deal with a jinni—to save them.” An image of the book cover for THE STARDUST THIEF by Chelsea Abdullah surrounded by the text, “inspired by Arab folklore,” “the power of stories/storytelling,” and “found family.” An image of the film poster for SPIRITED AWAY by Hayao Miyazaki surrounded by the text, “reluctant hero in a hidden spirit world,” “overcoming deadly trials to save family,” and “manifestations of fear/anxiety.” An image of the book cover for THE BURIED AND THE BOUND by Rochelle Hassan surrounded by the text, “Lebanese MC with a family secret,” “eerie, whimsical fairytale vibes,” and “dark entity threatening the veil between realms.” An image of the book cover for IF I HAVE TO BE HAUNTED by Miranda Sun surrounded by the text, “magic, monsters, and mayhem,” “banter-fueled adventure/romance,” and “girl inherits ability to see spirits.”

An image of a blurred purple and orange sky. Text at the top reads, “what to expect.” A 3x3 moodboard with images of New York City trees and buildings in the fall; a hand producing flames; a fountain with roses in the pool; a girl with dark hair; the quote, “We are living, breathing stories, made up of the tales others tell us and those we tell ourselves; light, dark, and the shadows in between”; a window at night with a cat on the sill; tall redwood trees; a dark-haired boy in a forest; and more New York City trees and buildings in the fall. Text surrounding both sides of the 3x3 image moodboard reads: “banter, betrayal, and (gasp) secrets”; “an ace, neurodivergent MC with a magical sword? In this economy?”; “tight-knit Lebanese American family”; “swoony, golden retriever LI with forest magic”; “snarky jinn guide with a Heart of Gold”; “set in a magical Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and a hidden spirit realm inspired by Lebanon and Arab folklore”; “strike a bargain with the jinni outside your window, y/n?”; “ATLA-style elemental magic and shenanigans”; “the real villain is the OCD/anxiety we battled along the way.”

An image of a dark-haired girl and a dark-haired boy in a forest. Hand-drawn stars and hearts surround their heads. Text at the top of the image reads, "excerpt." The excerpts reads: His eyes narrow, unimpressed. “While I’m grateful to you for dispatching the ghoul, which I certainly could’ve done myself—” “Forgive me. I didn’t realize you were handling it so well.” “—your presence here in my forest seems highly suspicious.” I scoff, causing the vines to bite into the softness of my stomach. “Your forest?” “Yes.” He erases the distance between us in a heartbeat, his warmth enveloping me like a sunbeam through trees: soft, unexpected, and a little dizzying. Irritation fans the flames in my cheeks. “My forest.” “So, instead of thanking me like a normal person,” I say acidly, “you decided to, let me check my notes...knock me out and bind me to a tree.” “I needed to make sure you weren’t about to take me out along with that ghoul.” His glance drops to my lips. Lingers there for a breath before dragging back up to meet my gaze. His mouth curves, wry with amusement. “I’m sure you understand.”

Introducing my #agentsguide to UNVEIL THE STARS, my Arab folklore-inspired YA contemporary fantasy in which a Lebanese American teen with anxiety and OCD must navigate a perilous magical realm to save her sisters from the jinn 🧞✨

#amquerying soon 👀

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As unofficial town sorcerer, I'm sending out a very mild charm that will make your next tea or soda or whatever almost your exact preferred temperature.

I was so pleased when I found him 🥰

oo, I love the premise of that one! I just added it to my tbr 🥰

I'm currently reading A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna & afterwards I'm planning to jump into a reread of The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud 🧙‍♀️

a cat with a witch hat reading a book Alt: a cat with a purple witch's hat reading a book

Hiya! 👋

I write YA and Adult fantasy-mysteries but I read all kinds of things. I just finished a grimdark last week and now I'm jumping into my cozy fall tbr 🍂

What are you reading? 💛

There it goes again, the ghost, floating lights-out around back to moon at stars and listen to distant cars pass like slow #comets. Still waiting for the neverdid. I should give it up. Instead I follow - not floating but soft-footed all the same - a killer apologizing in a lover's place.

#whistpr

a person is holding a small bat upside down in their hand Alt: a cute little bat, hanging upside-down from someone's finger

This is definitely me. I'm starting to think I'm a vampire 😂

elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire with his arms outstretched . ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire with his arms outstretched .

I keep rereading this and getting more story from it every time
You deserve a pumpkin spice Elmo 🥰🔥

Four paperback opies of A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence, by Stephanie Burgis, are fanned out across a gray wool blanket. The illustrated cover shows the silhouette of an elegant traveling carriage over the title and a bat with wings outstretched underneath, all of it framed by apples and with mirrors at the top and the bottom of the image.

A paperback copy of A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence (number 2 in the series of novellas) is laid out to the right of a paperback copy of number 1 in the series, A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience. The front cover of the first book shows an ominously closed entrance-gate at the top of the cover and a bat with its wings outspread at the bottom, all framed by climbing roses.

Only 10 more days 'til A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence arrives! Preorder the ebook for the special advance price of $2.99/£3.49: books2read.com/honeymoonGrave

And of course, if you haven't yet read the first story in the series, snap that up now: books2read.com/UndeadInconvenience

#romancelandia

Nine square biscuits arranged into a square to look like a panel of old tiles. The biscuit set features an array of designs in shades of blue, green, red, and cream. On the top row, there are: a striking blue deer with purple-red spots; a symmetrical leafy design with a vivid blue flower at the centre; and a glazed relief of a lion and a lioness facing in opposite directions against a patchy rust-red background. The middle row includes: a stylised green line drawing of a galleon ship on choppy waters; two flowers on a rich blue background; and a design densely filled with small green leaves and pomegranates. The bottom row features: a monochrome design with small red leaves and flowers; a symmetrical design with spirals, leaves, and flower shapes in shades of blue; and a glazed biscuit with a Tudor rose and leaves in spruce green against a rich blue background.

William De Morgan was the Arts & Crafts movement’s most brilliant and prolific ceramic artist.

This biscuit (cookie) set is inspired by some of his many tile designs. 🍪

I won't try to stop you 😂

Excellent 🥰

My brain's trying to figure out if I have prophantasia or not 😅

Big Queer Historical Giveaway. LIKE IN LOVE WITH YOU by Emma R. Alban A LADY FOR ALL SEASONS by TJ Alexander THE DUKE by Anna Cowan ONE NIGHT IN HEARTSWOOD by Emma Denny A TROPICAL REBEL GETS THE DUKE by Adriana Herrera LADY LIKE by Mackenzi Lee A RARE FIND by Joanna Lowell THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET by Lindz McLeod LADIES IN HATING by Alexandra Vasti

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You already know how much I relate to this 🫂 Today I’m thinking about prophantasia & Roman dodecahedrons if you want some rabbit holes 💛

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