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Crystal King
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Author of IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS, and bestselling food-laden novels, THE CHEF'S SECRET and FEAST OF SORROW. Next! THE HAPPINESS COLLECTOR (Dec. 2, 2025). Also, the HubSpot Academy #SocialMedia Professor. 🍒Food Italy📚 Books linktr.ee/crystallyn14
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · May 1
THANK YOU to Massachusetts Center for the Book! I'm beyond thrilled to have IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS listed among such incredible company. #books #booksky #fantasy #Italy #Persephone
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Day 15 of 31! 👻 "Parting the Veil" by @pkennedywrites.bsky.social - Has the man she married lost his mind? Or is she losing hers? Some houses hold secrets forever. #SpookyReads #gothicbooks a.co/d/4MLnnyI
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 1d
Day 14 of 31! 🔮 "The First Witch of Boston" by Andrea Catalano - In 1646 New England, image is everything. Based on the true story of Margaret Jones. bit.ly/3KOaGlv
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 2d
Day 13 of 31! 🩸"BloodLily" by @jessikagreweglover.bsky.social - Ophelia takes a job as donor to a vampire with a strict no carnal acts contract. Neither expects what happens next. #SpookyReads #vampirebooks #spookyseason a.co/d/fXKFjNh
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 3d
Day 12/31! 🐙 "Invasive Species" by @elleryadams.bsky.social PRE-ORDER NOW! The women in Cold Harbor have something to prove in a world full of monsters. Mrs. Smith is very hungry. 🐙 QOTD: What sea creature (real or fictional) frightens you the most? #SpookyReads www.harpercollins.com/products/inv...
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 4d
Day 11 of 31! 🏚️ "This House Will Feed" by @mariatureaud.bsky.social - Ireland's Great Famine. A desperate woman. A house that hungers for blood and vengeance. Some promises demand the darkest sacrifice. #SpookyReads #gothic #books www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-house...
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 5d
Day 10 of 31! 🎃 "Credenza" by Wendy Dalrymple - Sometimes your inheritance is a curse. Family heirlooms hold more than memories...sometimes, they hold a curse. #SpookyReads #books #spookyseason www.amazon.com/Credenza-Wen...
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 6d
Day 9 of 31! 💀 "Lovers' Leap" by @ - Four friends spent a weekend at a bed and breakfast. Two friends and two strangers came home. #SpookyReads #gothicbooks #spookyseason www.rikkigoodwin.com/book/lovers-...
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 7d
Day 8 of 31! 🦷 "Pocket Full of Teeth" by Aimee Hardy - Desperate to explain her connection to a body found in a well, Eddy reads from a haunted manuscript. #SpookyReads a.co/d/h9HjOBc #books
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 8d
Day 7 of 31! 🐦⬛ "Poe & I" by @mwmercier.bsky.social - Jonah takes a job as caretaker at Edgar Allan Poe's last home, but finds himself living inside a Poe story. #SpookyReads bookshop.org/p/books/poe-... #gothic #books
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 9d
Day 6 of 31! 🕯️ "A Lullaby for Witches" by Hester Fox - Two women, a history of witchcraft, and a deep-rooted female power that sings across the centuries. #SpookyReads bookshop.org/p/books/a-lu... #gothicbooks #spookyseason
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 10d
Day 5 of 31! 🏘️ "Gothictown" by Emily Carpenter - Welcome to gentle Juliana, where you can have it all...if you pay the price. Southern Gothic meets Shirley Jackson. #SpookyReads bookshop.org/beta-search?... #books #gothicnovels
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 11d
First review in for THE HAPPINESS COLLECTOR, from Publisher's Weekly! www.publishersweekly.com/9780778387275 #mythology #newbooks #happiness
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 11d
Day 4 of 31! 🎭 "The Phantom's Apprentice" by @msheatherwebb.bsky.social A bold Christine Daae as you've never seen her before, master of illusions and magic. #SpookyReads #gothic #books www.amazon.com/Phantoms-App...
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 12d
Day 3 of 31! 🏚️ "The Rotting Room" by Viggy Parr Hampton - a chilling tale of faith, fear, and sinister secrets buried within an isolated 18th-century Spanish convent. #SpookyReads #horror #books www.amazon.com/Rotting-Room...
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 13d
This is such a great book!
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 13d
Day 2 of 31! 🌙 "The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel" by Alyssa Palombo - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as you've never seen it before, through Katrina's eyes. #SpookyReads bookshop.org/a/2641/97812... #gothic #books
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Sorry we had to cancel your cancer treatment, but the Secretary of Defense had to fly all the generals in so he could call them fat.
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 14d
If you're looking for a #spookyseason #audiobook to listen to, you're in luck! My Hades & Persephone retelling, set in an Italian garden of stone monsters, is on sale 'till October 15 for just $6.99! geni.us/ITGOMAudio #gothic #mythology #spookybooks
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 14d
Day 1 of 31! 🎃 Starting the #SpookyReads Countdown with "The Heiress" by Molly Greeley. Anne de Bourgh throws away her laudanum and discovers who she really is beneath the affliction. bookshop.org/a/79646/9780... #books #gothic
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 16d
It is pretty stunning that it was eventually annulled, considering Gala had a child with Eulard. The Surreal Moment When Salvador Dalí Met the Pope bit.ly/4gSsF6m #art #dali #InTheGardenOfMonsters
The Surreal Moment When Salvador Dalí Met the Pope
After a less-than-perfect meeting with Sigmund Freud, what happened when Salvador Dalí met another of his heroes, Pope Pius XII?
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 22d
I'm absolutely thrilled to be part of this incredible TEN BOOK giveaway that @pkennedywrites.bsky.social is hosting , celebrating Gothic and spooky novels! You need to be signed up for her newsletter by the end of tomorrow, Wednesday, the 24th , for a chance to win! paulettekennedy.com/newsletter
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 24d
If you are celebrating Rosh Hashanah and are looking for a truly original take on the honey cake, look back to this 2,000-year-old recipe. Appeasing the Gods, or Let Them Eat Honey Cake (Ancient Roman Cuisine) blog.crystalking.com/appeasing-th...
Appeasing the Gods, or Let Them Eat Honey Cake (Ancient Roman Cuisine)
Honey cake has been a traditional food for centuries, particularly in Jewish culture. Try this 2,000-year-old recipe from author, Crystal King.
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 27d
There's an Amazon glitch and the hardback of THE HAPPINESS COLLECTOR is only $11.51 for pre-order! My publisher says they have to honor it, so here's your chance to snag a book about ancient Greek gods stealing happiness from the world, a reverse Pandora's box story. 😍 www.amazon.com/Happiness-Co...
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 27d
I loved chatting with @msheatherwebb.bsky.social,
@kriswaldherr.bsky.social, @pkennedywrites.bsky.social
and Nancy Bilyeau about their gorgeous new #gothic novels! #newbooks #spookyseason crystallyn.substack.com/p/once-upon-...
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Crystal King @crystalking.com · Sep 9
I cannot WAIT to get these #gothic novels into my hot🔥 little hands! #newbooks #spookyseason www.kickstarter.com/projects/mus...
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