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Lore Forge @loreforge.bsky.social · 8h

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 13h

Looking for a new book series? Check out #Riyati!

🔗 Itch riyati.ink/itch
🏠 Direct riyati.ink/store
🛒 Other retailers (digital & physical) riyati.ink/series
🔮 Riyati Discord (lurker friendly) riyati.ink/discord
🚫 Series cw's riyati.ink/cws
🧩 More info riyati.ink

The image is split into three columns, each having a color palette. The far left is teal, the middle is red and black, and the right is yellow and dark brown. There are roman numerals on each of the splits, I, II, and III, with Riyati Rebirth, Riyati Rivals, and Riyati Ripple under the roman numerals. Behind the titles and roman numerals are magic glyphs colored teal, red, and yellow respectively.

There is a bullet list with the following:

Childhood Friends Slow Burn
Contemporary/Low Fantasy
Buffy x Persona 4 Vibes
Classism & effects of generational poverty
Intricate Elemental Magic
Urban fantasy elements
Demi, ND fMC
Dark Fantasy
Found Family

In the colored columns, there is a picture of an illustrated character. In the teal column, a teenage girl with long reddish-brown hair and bright teal eyes looks anxious at the viewer. In the red and black column, a teenage boy with olive-brown hair and light blue eyes looks scared and pensive at the viewer. In the yellow and brown column, a teenage girl with short dark brown hair and bright emerald eyes looks pensively to the side.

At the bottom, aligned middle, is the text “riyati.ink” in a box.

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 9h

(We might be waiting awhile)

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 1d

You don't have to trust social medias to hear from me! Depending on what you prefer, there are two good ways to stay in touch 💚

Patreon: patreon.com/claudiearseneault
Newsletter: buttondown.com/ClaudieArsen...

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Margaret A-Spelle 🎃 @margaretadelle.bsky.social · 9h

A new blog post is here!

Let's talk my favorite queer horror.

#booksky #bookblog

My Favorite Queer Horror

I wouldn’t call myself much of a horror girly. I’m not opposed to it and I will pick up a book occasionally, but it’s not a genre I naturally gravitate towards without outside inf…

margaretadelle.wordpress.com

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 10h

Shh, they have each other at least, so they have something going for them (kinda)

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 10h

Wow, you got a chonker there! A chonker of flirting boys, what a dream

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 11h

Ooh, I love this idea-- this is so fun and a way to actually share edits. Gonna steal this next time I do edits. That said...

I can tell this manuscript is going to have so. much. flirting in it, isn't it? 100% more flirt

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 13h

Book 3: Riyati Ripple

Rep: demi fMC (closeted), 2x ND female PoVs, PTSD, low social class & low self-esteem mMC
Length: ~97k words (~320 pages)
Spice: 🌶️
Sample: riyati.ink/ripple-samplemic
Purchase link: riyati.ink/ripple
(Releasing Nov 14, 2025, Pre-orders Open)

Header text that reads, “Every act of defiance steers you into the person you were always been meant to become.”

A 3d mockup of an ereader with Riyati Ripple’s cover is on the left. On the right, the following bullets are listed:
Third book in series
Dark Fantasy
Contemporary & low fantasy with urban fantasy elements
Buffy x Persona 4 Vibes
1st Person & Multi PoV
Classism & effects of generational poverty
Demi, ND fMC
Found Family
Reincarnations
Intricate Elemental Magic
Childhood Friends Slow Burn
97k words (~320 pages)

Retailers Logos for the itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Kobo, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle are listed. Underneath says "+ more @ riyati.ink/ripple"

There are faded yellow particles and a yellow faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads:

I just needed the damn piece of paper. That’s all that mattered. I could do this, would do this. Yet despite telling myself that more than once in the past few weeks, I still wondered if this had been nothing but a massive mistake. I pulled my jacket tighter around myself. Outside was like a humid swamp hell, but they must’ve had the AC running full blast inside. It worked for the best since I preferred long sleeves, but outside of work, I hadn’t been in an AC’ed environment in weeks now — nearing a month. It brought me back to the question I’d asked myself so many times now: how was I going to do this?

Just as predictably, there was only one answer as well: it didn’t matter; I had no other option.
-Maya

On the bottom left, there is a picture of a teenage girl with dark brown hair and light emerald eyes pensively looking to the side. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/ripple” is under the retailer logos.

There are faded yellow particles and a yellow faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads:

Mom had been an anxious wreck, as bad as when I’d come back from being kidnapped by Asuza. But unlike then, there was no Sia to block emotions; I knew how terrified and exhausted she felt, how she cried when she didn’t think I was awake to hear.

If I’d just died back then, she could’ve moved on, not be put through this again and again.

Instead, all I could do was lie in bed, barely able to go to the bathroom without her trying to help me. Really, it was worse than after I’d been kidnapped because I couldn’t even sit at my desk to work on stuff and had no Sia to talk to, only my thoughts that never stopped anymore. Exercising was definitely off the table with my actually non-existent injuries, something further destroying any sense of normalcy I might’ve had. Mom had requested emergency leave, had groceries delivered in, never left. How much stress had I put on her? How many lives had been destroyed because of me? I’d finally managed to sneak my spell book into bed with me, hidden it to my right, underneath my comforter. But after having it beside me, I lost any drive to actually skim through it despite knowing I needed to figure out what that “anti-magic” thing was. Another sign of disrespect to those that’d died and suffered because of me.
-Kylie

On the bottom left, there is a picture of a teenage girl with reddish-brown hair and teal eyes anxiously looking at the viewer. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/ripple” is under the retailer logos.

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 13h

Book 2: Riyati Rivals

Rep: demi fMC (closeted), lesbian minor characters (closeted), ND, PTSD, fMC, low social class & low self-esteem mMC
Length: ~75k words (267 pages)
Spice: 🌶️
Sample: riyati.ink/rivals-sample
Purchase link: riyati.ink/rivals

Header text reads: “What happens when the past seeks vengeance, the present is lonely, and the future looks uncertain?”

A 3d mockup of an ereader with Riyati Rivals’s cover is on the left. On the right, the following bullets are listed:

Second book in series
Demi, ND fMC
“I don’t like future me”
Morally grey & complex characters
Teenagers making bad decisions
Found Family
Contemporary & low fantasy
Dark Fantasy
1st Person & Multi PoV
Childhood Friends Slow Burn
Generational Trauma
Intricate Magic System
Elemental Magic
Reincarnations
75k words (~300 pages)

Below this list and cover is the text “Retailers,” with the following retailer logos: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rivals” is at the bottom

There are faded red particles and a red faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads:

Almost a month and a half since that damn bastard’d kidnapped her. Summer break’d already come and gone, the damn Georgia late summer heat and humidity as shitty as ever. As expected, hadn’t really seen her much since she’d survived that day. Well. Guess it’d be better said as “remembered” for me and Kyle, but it’d been kinda obvious even without us having lived it once: there’s no way Ms. Rae’d take Kylie going missing well, and she ain’t exactly a woman that’d ever handled a lack of control with grace.

Now, it’s the night b’fore school started back: the infamous eleventh grade year. A time I never wanted to revisit yet’s at my damn doorstep already. I’d say it’s too soon, but always’d be, if I’m honest.
-Rotanu

On the bottom left, there is a picture of an older brown haired boy with light blue eyes, more confident and smiling. To his right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rivals” is under the retailer logos.

There are faded red particles and a red faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads:

No one at school realized one of the “missing people” had been me, not even when I’d jumped at some freshman bumping into me. None of the investigation details about the kidnapping were public compared, unlike the cases of people missing in the forest back when all this started. While I preferred them not to know — was nice to not feel pity from everyone around me like had so often been the case since Asuza had kidnapped me — , I struggled to maintain the energy they had, that I once had.

Everything was removed, like I was an impostor here with all the normal high school students despite it being the school I’d been in for years now. School just didn’t feel as important as it once had.

But I also had spent more than enough time in my room lately since it’s all Mom allowed until my kidnapper was “caught.” I understood why, but it was all the more frustrating when I knew he wouldn’t come back, was dead, but no one else did.
-Kylie

On the bottom left, there is a picture of an older reddish-brown haired girl with bright teal eyes smiling. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rivals” is under the retailer logos.

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 13h

Book 1: Riyati Rebirth

Rep: demi fMC (closeted), lesbian semi-major character (not romantic interest for fMC, closeted), ND fMC, low social class & low self-esteem mMC
Length: ~67k words (255 pages)
Spice: 🌶️
Sample: riyati.ink/rebirth-sample
Purchase link: riyati.ink/rebirth

Header text reads: “With great power comes your past incarnations and future self playing chess with your existence.”

A 3d mockup of a ereader with Riyati Rebirth’s cover is on the left. On the right, the following bullets are listed:

First book in series
Demi, ND fMC
“I don’t like future me”
Teenagers making bad decisions
Found Family
Contemporary & low fantasy
Dark Fantasy
1st Person & Multi PoV
Childhood Friends Slow Burn
Generational Trauma
Intricate Magic System
Elemental Magic
Reincarnations
67k words (~275 pages)

Below this list and cover is the text “Retailers,” with the following retailer logos: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rebirth” is at the bottom

There are faded blue particles and a blue faded glyph on a dark blue background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads:

“Did you hear? It happened again,” a girl beside me said to her friend, hushed whispers. “Another person went missing. No trace of their body. Cops can’t find anything.”

I pulled my phone out, scrolling through my social media feed. Everyone kept talking about this — probably was just people running away; it wasn’t like there was much else to talk about in this city. Usually, we imported our drama fresh from Savannah, but people started going “missing” over a month ago, right as we came back from holiday break. And it’s all I’d heard about since then, from Dani, from my classmates.

It didn’t affect me. I wasn’t stupid enough to roam outside at random hours, go down dark alleyways with strangers following me. I’d never even been to detention, though knew more about it than I probably should thanks to Jordan being a frequent visitor. Speaking of, I picked my duffel bag up as I saw him walk out the front doors of the school, searching for me in the spot I normally stood.
-Kylie

On the bottom left, there is a picture of a reddish-brown haired girl with bright teal eyes smiling innocently. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rebirth” is under the retailer logos.

There are faded blue particles and a blue faded glyph on a dark blue background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads:

As I opened the heavy wooden classroom door, I felt dozens of eyes on me, including my homeroom teacher who paused whatever he’d been saying. I lowered my head from the attention as I softly closed the door back and made my way to my seat. Five damn minutes wasn’t even that much. “That’s the fourth time this quarter, Mr. Boyle. Next time is detention.”

“Yessir.” Wasn’t like it’s actually my fault I’m late. Thomas couldn’t find the bag with his clothes in it from the move, and I got stuck helping him since Jewel’d already bailed and Elaine’s hung over; hell knew she ain’t moving for at least the next three hours since she’d been puking when I got up this morning.

Kylie didn’t notice me sit down beside her, intently focused on writing something; she’s prob’bly the only one in the damn class that didn’t, too accustomed to me being late to every damn thing. Given so many of our classmates were like Kylie and shared classes with me since elementary, I’d long given up on them not caring.
-Jordan

On the bottom left, there is a picture of a timid brown haired boy with light blue eyes. To his right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rebirth” is under the retailer logos.

There are faded blue particles and a blue faded glyph on a dark blue background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads:

How much had I cried over the years since I had Act? How much had I begged for peace, only to realize it never would never happen? How many times had I hurt myself? How many times had I watched chests stop moving?

How much had it hurt when I realized I wasn’t even normal by mage standards, having been tampered with at a core, below-conscious level?

Yet another choice removed. And the origin of it all stood in front of me.

“You’re right.” I squeezed my fist tight enough that it would’ve bled from my nails had I had an actual body right then. “You made rather sure of that, didn’t you?”

“I will be from this moment on: you answer to me.”

I hardened my eyes. Rage wasn’t an appropriate descriptor. It was deeper, more visceral. Blinding, wailing, begging.
-Siani

On the bottom left, there is a picture of an older reddish-brown haired girl with bright teal eyes smiling. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rebirth” is under the retailer logos.

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 13h

Prequel Novella/Book 0: Riyati Origins

You can read for FREE by signing up to my newsletter or by subbing on KoFi or the Riyati Official Discord!

Rep: demi fMC, ND fMC
Spice: 🌶️
Length: ~10k words (33 pages)
Newsletter link: riyati.ink/newsletter
Ko-Fi: riyati.ink/kofi
Discord: riyati.ink/discord

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 13h

Looking for a new book series? Check out #Riyati!

🔗 Itch riyati.ink/itch
🏠 Direct riyati.ink/store
🛒 Other retailers (digital & physical) riyati.ink/series
🔮 Riyati Discord (lurker friendly) riyati.ink/discord
🚫 Series cw's riyati.ink/cws
🧩 More info riyati.ink

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 14h

Hey you. Yes you. Do you want some traumatized teenagers in your life? Well have I got the book for you, fresh to your ereader on Nov 14th and ready for pre-order!

Direct: riyati.ink/store
itch: riyati.ink/itch
Other retailers: riyati.ink/ripple

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 18h

a cartoon character says " what can i say except " " you 're welcome "

Alt: Gif from Moana with "What can I say except You're Welcome" at the bottom

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 18h

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(V)Ladz The Impaler @ladzwriting.bsky.social · 19h

this is especially true for indies for whom things like sending free physical copies - ARCs or otherwise - is very cost prohibitive so if you own those books, it helps to show them off

Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 20h

Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 18h

she has *needs* and he can sleep later, okay. How dare he refuse The Wrestles and Zoomies

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 19h

I know, I've repented by giving tum rubs but even that isn't enough. I might have to bring out the churu if I dare to sneeze again

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Diversity in Horror (they/them) @diversityhorror.bsky.social · 19h

I really enjoyed Scald Crow by Grace Daly, it had the perfect balance of horror and humor, plus there’s a good kitty in it!

diversityhorror.com/2025/10/13/t...

The Scald Crow Grace Daly | Diversity in Horror Fiction

diversityhorror.com

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 19h

I've sneezed twice this morning, which is clearly a sign that I'm here to personally affront Krishna and disturb his 3rd morning nap

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 20h

Thank you so much for the cover reveal-- if you haven't had a chance to check this out yet, you definitely should! 👀

Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 20h

Today we're excited to reveal the cover for Riyati Ripple by @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com, the third book in the Riyati series of dark urban fantasy featuring reincarnations, time travel, and magical girl anime vibes.

www.readindiefantasy.com/cover-reveal...

A banner image of a giant hand holding a book in a forest and a blurred cover for Riyati Ripple by Kai Zeal with the words Cover Reveal!

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Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 20h

Today we're excited to reveal the cover for Riyati Ripple by @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com, the third book in the Riyati series of dark urban fantasy featuring reincarnations, time travel, and magical girl anime vibes.

www.readindiefantasy.com/cover-reveal...

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Natasha O'Connor - Indie Author she/her @calling33.bsky.social · 1d

I was inspired to do a book #bookreview graphic by another post for the wonderful dark fantasy I just finished.

Born of Scourge by @earlronove.bsky.social go check it out!

Book review graphic- background of grey wispy clouds across pinky orange sky, text of BOOK REVIEW in glowing text at the top, the book cover in a white frame and review text of 'how much did I love this book? Let's just say I didn't want it to end. It was dark and brooding but also sweet and at the same time 10/10 5 ☆s'

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Cade Garza @decayde.bsky.social · 1d

There's something terrible about horrors in the middle of the day.

The Rattle of Bones is available for pre-order now. Available soon at Barnes and Noble.

books2read.com/u/4DGOAQ

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 1d

This is the last day for this itch bundle, so if you haven't jumped on it yet... now's the time!

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · 5d

If you're looking for new books, why not check out this hidden gem bundle on itch, 63 DRM-free indie books for only $38!

🔗 itch.io/b/3305/under...

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Multiple covers cover the outer edge of the promo image. In the center, there is the following text:
Itch.io
Under-Rated Bundle
Oct 9th - 13th
Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of"

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