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Felicia Davin

@feliciadavin.com

My novel THE MISCHIEVOUS LETTERS OF THE MARQUISE DE Q (m/f/x, historical fantasy romance) is part of this Valentine's Day romance bundle on itch with 28 other books! On sale until Feb 14 itch.io/b/3515/valen...

graphic with 29 small book covers and the text "29 books for 25! Feb. 9-14 | only on itch.io"

February 11, 2026 at 2:42 AM

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A. E. Bennett

@aebennettwrites.bsky.social

they'll discover their desires were worth waiting for...

Because You Asked is a high-heat, sapphic romance full of longing, hurt & comfort, and a dash of deserved revenge 🔥

one of the 29 books you'll get in this amazing Valentine’s Romance Bundle - available now - 2/14 💗

itch.io/b/3515/valen...

Text in image: Isolda gulped once more. She found the courage to whisper. “Dearest Lady Eustace, will you kiss me?”

“Oh, my darling,” Eustace uttered softly. “Of course. Any time you like.”

Covers of all of the fantasy and genre romance in the Valentine's Day bundle.

February 12, 2026 at 12:31 PM

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Niranjan 🇮🇳

@ormakal.bsky.social

Celebrate love this Valentine's day with this bundle of books specially curated for you!

I have a book in this bundle. Changes in the Wind features queer soulmates, an immortal emperor, a rebel fighting against him, and the secrets they both hide.

📚💙💕🌈📚🖤♿📚🌈📚🪐📚🌈♠️ 📦️

Valentine's Day Romance Bundle by Talli and 29 others

Valentine's Day Romance Bundle: 29 books for $25.00

itch.io

February 12, 2026 at 3:42 AM

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Talli 🦇 vampire era

@tallimorgan.bsky.social

Need something swoony to read this week? I gotchu!
Check out this bundle of 29 romance books ranging from cozy to spicy and contemporary to SFF - just $25 for all of them!

My book SILVER BLOOD is included for all you vampire lovers :]

https://itch.io/b/3515/valentines-day-romance-bundle

A graphic showing 29 book covers that are included in a Valentine's Day bundle. 29 books for $25, February 9-14, only on itchio.

February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM

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Claudie

@clh2oars.bsky.social

DO YOU LOVE RELATIONSHIPS??

Because there are two bundles on itchio right now for you!

One for romance: itch.io/b/3515/valen...

One for friendship (SFF): itch.io/b/3486/frien...

I just think it's neat :3 (I'm in the friendship one obviously)

Valentine's Day Romance Bundle by Talli and 29 others

Valentine's Day Romance Bundle: 29 books for $25.00

itch.io

February 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM

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Talli 🦇 vampire era

@tallimorgan.bsky.social

The pre-launch page for EXQUISITE UNDEAD is live!! 🦇

The Kickstarter launches April 1. Hit that "notify me on launch" button to follow along!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tallimorgan/exquisite-undead-an-anthology-of-vampires

Learn more about the anthology: https://exquisite-undead.carrd.co

Exquisite Undead: An Anthology of Vampires, curated by T.L. Morgan. Follow the project on Kickstarter - pre-save now to be notified on launch!

Launching April 1. A screenshot of the project page shows its title and placeholder cover, with a big red circle around the "notify me on launch" button.
"Notify me on launch" to receive a reminder when the campaign goes live.

February 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM

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Juniper Lake Fitzgerald || ArdentGrove

@ardentgrove.bsky.social

Oh hey, it’s me!
In addition to curating TORMENT, I’ve contributed my own story.

A blend of visceral horror and buried hope, OMEN is inspired by the relentless resilience of the human spirit.

TORMENT: A Gothic Anthology Coming March 10, 2026

TORMENT: A GOTHIC ANTHOLOGY CURATOR AUTHOR
SPOTLIGHT
JUNIPER LAKE FITZGERALD
JUNIPER-LAKE FITZGERALD IS AN AUTHOR
OF QUEER DARK FANTASY & GOTHIC TALES
SHE HAS AUTHORED THE EPIC DARK FANTASY SERIES THE FIFTH YANAI, AND THE GOTHIC URBAN FANTASY THE MODERN MYTHOS ANOMALY,
HER-WORK IS FEATURED IN MULTIPLE ANTHOLOGIES AND SHE IS THE NARRATIVE DESIGNER OF THE DARK FANTASY
VIDEO GAME SHADOW RITE

OMEN
JUNIPER LAKE FITZGERALD
A BATTLE-WEARY SOLDIERS HALF-LIFE OF SURVIVAL IS CHANGED BY THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF A MYSTERIOUS SUPERNATURAL BEING.
PART REAPER, PART ANGEL, THE CREATURE OFFERS THE DYING A CHOICE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
YET, WHEN FACED WITH THE DECISION THAT SEEMS SO OBVIOUS, THE SOLDIER CANNOT CHOOSE.
A LONESOME SOUL CATCHER CURIOUS ABOUT LIFE, AND A SOLDIER LIVING IN LIMBO, UNCERTAIN ABOUT DEATH, FIND STRANGE SOLACE IN ONE ANOTHERS COMPANY AND DISCOVER THAT, MAYBE, NOW IS ALL THERE EVER IS.

OMEN
OH.
IT IS MUCH LARGER THAN IT APPEARED WHEN CROUCHED ON THE EARTH.
IT STANDS LIKE A MAN, IT LOOKS LIKE A MAN BUT. IT CANT BE ONE IT CAN'T.
THE SOLDIER WISHES TO RUN AND FINDS HIS FEET ARE ROOTED
ACHING AND SOGGY AND SUDDENLY USELESS.

TORMENT: A GOTHIC ANTHOLOGY
COMES TO YOU FROM A CREATIVE COLLABORATION OF AUTHORS
SHARING GOTHIC STORIES RANGING
ACROSS THE GENRE
FROM THE HORRIFIC TO THE ROMANTIC.
TORMENT
A GOTHIC
ANTHOLOGY

February 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM

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S. Morgan Burbank

@anotherindiewriter.com

Fine. I'll commit to the bit.

Go vote in the Locus Awards

poll.voting.locusmag.com

For Best Novella, write in as your top choice:
Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina, S. Morgan Burbank, Self

There is no way in fuck my trans selfdiscovery story will get close to winning. But we'll try

February 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM

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Drew Cook: A Biting Cat

@bitingcat.bsky.social

My Inform poetry project, "Portrait with Wolf," recently won the Interactive Fiction Short Games Showcase. Have a look!

kamin3ko.itch.io/pww

Portrait with Wolf by Drew Cook

a rendering

kamin3ko.itch.io

January 31, 2026 at 4:56 PM

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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor

@mercwolfmoor.bsky.social

hi friends, i've put together a short collection of SFF stories and set it free—i hope it can give you some encouragement, a smile, or even just a pause in the doomscrolling. art is resistance. <3 🐺 📚

ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!)
tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download

cover for an ebook titled BY YOU, HOPE STANDS; it shows two wolves (one golden, one black) howling underneath an arch with the phases of the moon above, and a starry sky in the background; the text is white with the subtitle "stories of hope and resistance"

January 28, 2026 at 3:26 AM

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Juniper Lake Fitzgerald || ArdentGrove

@ardentgrove.bsky.social

😈 Take a look at one of TORMENT’s authors and their featured work ! OUR CAVALIER CONSECRATE is the deliciously rich introductory story in this anthology, setting the stage for many more to come 👀

Want an ARC? SIGN UP FORM IN BIO 🦇🦇

TORMENT: A GOTHIC ANTHOLOGY coming MARCH 10, 2026

TORMENT: A GOTHIC ANTHOLOGY
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT
DEMONAPOLOGIST
DEMONAPOLOGIST IS THE PEN NAME OF A QUEER DARK FANTASY AND INTERACTIVE FICTION AUTHOR BASED IN THE UNITED STATES. HE IS RATHER FOND OF WRITING GAY MONSTER PROPAGANDA, INCLUDING LAZARRIEN: A LOVE STORY (2024).
RADIANCE INVIOLATE (2025). AND PHAROS FIDELIS (2025).
THESE PROJECTS CAN BE FOUND AT DEMONAPOLOGISTITCHIO

OUR CAVALIER CONSECRATE
DEMONAPOLOGIST
A VOLCANIC ERUPTION DISLODGES AN ANCIENT DEMON SEALED WITHIN A STATUE IN AN ABANDONED SHRINE.
HE WANDERS THE RUINED
LANDSCAPE, STRUGGLING TO ESCAPE THE CLUTCHES OF PALADINS, HISTORIANS, AND THE SEVERED STONE
- HEAD OF HIS MISERABLE EX.

OUR CAVALIER CONSECRATE IN THE DISTANCE, THE FLICKERFELD PAINTED PALE STREAKS ACROSS THE BELLIES OF BLACK CLOUDS
"A THOUSAND YEARS OF STARLIGHT,".
THE FIEND SAID. "THAT'S WHẠT YOU THOUGHT YOU'D GET OUT OF IT LITHBURGH, A BEACON IN THE NIGHT.
WELL, THERE IT IS.
THERE'S YOUR LIGHT.
WAS IT WORTH IT?'

Torment A Gothic Anthology. March 10, 2026. Add it on Goodreads

January 27, 2026 at 11:24 AM

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Bailey Elizabeth

@bailswrites.bsky.social

Late to announcing this here, but I’m so excited to be participating in TORMENT: A Gothic Anthology organized by @ardentgrove.bsky.social and packed with amazing authors! Can’t wait for y’all to read these 🥀

Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

ARC Signup form: forms.gle/K5hZ8gA33BB7...

January 16, 2026 at 9:12 PM

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Tabitha 🐀

@tabithawrites.itch.io

I'm so excited to be a part of this anthology! Release date is March 10, but you can sign up for an ARC now!

Sign-up form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Add on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

graphic reading:
TORMENT: A GOTHIC ANTHOLOGY
FEATURING:
OUR CAVALIER CONSECRATE - DEMONAPOLOGIST
THE ROT BENEATH - MARAT EARENDEL
EMERGE - BAILEY ELIZABETH
OMEN - JUNIPER LAKE FITZGERALD
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES - TYLER ISAAC
ICHOR - ARTEMY MANDUS
DANCE MACABRE - TALLI L. MORGAN
NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD - TABITHA O'CONNELL
WHERE THE STARS HAVE NO REACH - BAY SHUFORD
BEST AND BRIGHTEST - W. PAYNE SILLAVAN
A BLOOM OF DAFFODILS - EZRA WREN

January 15, 2026 at 10:47 PM

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Talli 🦇 vampire era

@tallimorgan.bsky.social

🕯️ COVER REVEAL: TORMENT, A GOTHIC ANTHOLOGY 🕯️ curated by @ardentgrove.bsky.social

Coming March 10!
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246321135-torment
Request an ARC: https://forms.gle/K5hZ8gA33BB7wTbH6

Cover reveal: Torment, a Gothic Anthology curated by Juniper Lake Fitzgerald. The cover shows a digital painting of a hand clawing its nails down a wall, leaving ragged streaks of red against a dark background.

January 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM

Tabitha 🐀

@tabithawrites.itch.io

I'm so excited to be a part of this anthology! Release date is March 10, but you can sign up for an ARC now!

Sign-up form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Add on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

January 15, 2026 at 10:47 PM

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Juniper Lake Fitzgerald || ArdentGrove

@ardentgrove.bsky.social

I’m so pleased and excited to announce TORMENT: A GOTHIC ANTHOLOGY coming MARCH 10, 2026!
This has been a labor of love for the last year from myself and all the incredible authors involved.
I can’t wait to share this project with you all ☺️🦇

✨ARC sign ups are open! Find the 🔗 in my caard/bio.

TORMENT: A GOTHIC ANTHOLOGY
MARCH 10, 2026
CURATED BY
JUNIPER LAKE FITZGERALD
ADD IT ON GOODREADS

TORMENT: A GOTHIC ANTHOLOGY
FEATURING:
OUR CAVALIER CONSECRATE - DEMONAPOLOGIST
THE ROT BENEATH - MARAT EARENDEL
EMERGE - BAILEY ELIZABETH
OMEN - JUNIPER LAKE FITZGERALD
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES - TYLER ISAAC
ICHOR - ARTEMY MANDUS
DANCE MACABRE - TALLI L. MORGAN
NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD - TABITHA O'CONNELL
WHERE THE STARS HAVE NO REACH - BAY SHUFORD
BEST AND BRIGHTEST - W. PAYNE SILLAVAN
A BLOOM OF DAFFODILS - EZRA WREN

Cover art of TORMENT A GOTHIC ANTHOLOGY. Depicts a pale, veiny hand with red knuckles tearing through the black cover to reveal a red background.

January 15, 2026 at 11:32 AM

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Juniper Lake Fitzgerald || ArdentGrove

@ardentgrove.bsky.social

COMING OCT 6, 2026

The long awaited continuation of The Modern Mythos Universe will find the crew in the jaws of a night city built on subterfuge. There’s also time travel and smoochin and cryptids?

Queer urban gothic fantasy romance. Begin the story on Amazon, Audible, and ITCHIO!

📚🌈

THE MODERN MYTHOS
CONTINUUM
Coming October 6, 2026

PYTHON IS RESTLESS.
A decade of domesticity, of shacking-up with his warlock partner Calysto and learning to bake, have turned the vampire soft.
So, when Calysto plans an exciting anniversary trip to the hedonistic night city of Arcade, Python is eager for the change in scenery and a taste of the thrill of his former life.
But, little do they know, they aren't the only supernatural beings who thrive in the neon-lit dark.
When Python temporarily vanishes on a routine blood-hunt, only to reappear with no memory of who Calysto is, it thrusts the shimmering facade of Arcade into a sinister shadow.
As the threat of a permanently regressed Python looms, Calysto must abandon their getaway to find the source of his partner's missing memories, even if he has to drag an uncooperative Python by the scruff of the neck to do it.
Using every power at his disposal, Calysto employs the assistance of his increasingly-distant vampire hunter partner Aeris, and his innate, unpracticed ability to time travel, only to discover that the threat is intertwined with his life in ways he never anticipated.

December 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM

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Chace Verity

@chaceverity.com

You can now join my Patreon for as low as $1 a month and support me while I manage writing with a disability. 💪💪💪 And you get to learn some fun facts about the past. Maybe you haven't heard of Verna Felton's name or recognize her face, but you might know her voice from classic Disney films.

Chace Verity @chaceverity.com · Jan 9

New on Patreon: Before Verna Felton became famous for her matriarchal roles in radio, films, and television, she was a child performer in stock theater.

www.patreon.com/posts/147742...

White, older woman in a floral dress with lots of jewelry looking at the camera with a slight smile

January 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM

Tabitha 🐀

@tabithawrites.itch.io

"The real challenge is that avoiding AI entirely is becoming increasingly impractical"

People say this, but I have had zero trouble avoiding it thus far!

Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer @princejvstin.com · Dec 28

Erin Underwood: Open Letter to the Science Fiction Writers Association and Community on AI

file770.com/erin-underwo...

Erin's core thesis is "There are responsible ways to use AI that support creators without replacing creative labor."

Erin Underwood: Open Letter to the Science Fiction Writers Association and Community

Hi Friends, Erin Underwood After writing the letter below, I thought rather than sending it to SFWA only, I’d share it with Mike at File 770 along with a note that read: “Am I crazy? Will this blow…

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December 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM

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S. Morgan Burbank

@anotherindiewriter.com

Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina is out today! (Omg, so brave! Love wins!)

If you'd like a trans self-discovery story & enjoy short (~50 page) reads, it's perfect for you. Get it from the retailers below or many others

Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
PayHip: payhip.com/b/7MrKy

Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina

A girl playing guitar in a bar was more than enough to catch Daniel's attention. But she was more than that: something hypnotic, something ethereal, something familiar. What if the girl of your dreams...

payhip.com

December 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM

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Talli 🦇 vampire era

@tallimorgan.bsky.social

The #Smashwords End of Year Sale starts today! 3 of my books are included:
🌒 FADED MOON is free!
🦇 SILVER BLOOD is 75% off!
☁️ TRANSCENDENCE is 75% off!

Find them and many more ebooks at https://smashwords.com/sale

📚💙 📢📚

Only on Smashwords: Silver Blood ebook for $1.50, Transcendence ebook of $1.25, and Faded Moon ebook for free as part of the Smashwords End of Year Sale from Dec 8 - Jan. 1.

December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Tabitha 🐀

@tabithawrites.itch.io

continuing to repost this every time i see her books praised. i'm sure the books are indeed good, but i will not ever be reading them.

Tabitha 🐀 @tabithawrites.itch.io · Sep 1

reminder that Gretchen F-M is just a really shitty person (tw for biphobia, acephobia, incest mention, and just general cruelty in the screenshots in this thread) twitter.com/BadWritingTa...

Tweet by @BadWritingTakes

A new challenger for Book Twitter’s Main Character of the week has appeared.

twitter.com

December 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM

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Talli 🦇 vampire era

@tallimorgan.bsky.social

My little SFF anthology has been on my mind lately 💙

8 genre-blending stories from 8 spectacular authors combine to make this truly unique collection.
Find it at https://books2read.com/transcendence-anthology

📚💙

a photo of my hand holding up my book "Transcendence" in front of a very blue lake.

December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM

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S. Morgan Burbank

@anotherindiewriter.com

I woke up to being only 7 sales away from my big milestone for 2025. I'm sick and my brain isn't processing it. But thank you all. I got my first ever author blurb for Opus from @tabithawrites.itch.io. Feels worth sharing again.

Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb