A.L. Heard
@ashheardwrites.bsky.social
writer, teacher, hockey player, mom || writer of mm hockey romance & historical fantasy
https://ashheardwrites.com/
https://ashheardwrites.com/
Join me today 12-4 pm for signed books at South Fayette Library! There are 20 local authors with lots of books from lots of genres 📚🥰
November 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Join me today 12-4 pm for signed books at South Fayette Library! There are 20 local authors with lots of books from lots of genres 📚🥰
November Writing Bingo is ready to go 🙂
November 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
November Writing Bingo is ready to go 🙂
Come join me next month at South Fayette Township Library! Meet 20 local authors and get some great new books 📚😁 I'll have all my books, including Drop the Gloves and Tessa of Hundrfeld ⚔️🏒
#authorsofinstagram #booksigning #authorevent
#authorsofinstagram #booksigning #authorevent
October 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Come join me next month at South Fayette Township Library! Meet 20 local authors and get some great new books 📚😁 I'll have all my books, including Drop the Gloves and Tessa of Hundrfeld ⚔️🏒
#authorsofinstagram #booksigning #authorevent
#authorsofinstagram #booksigning #authorevent
It's here! Come visit if you're in Western PA
October 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It's here! Come visit if you're in Western PA
I went to update my writer bingo for October and realized I hadn't posted one... Better late than never, but here's the October Writer Bingo :)
October 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I went to update my writer bingo for October and realized I hadn't posted one... Better late than never, but here's the October Writer Bingo :)
Coming soon! Tessa of Hundrfeld comes out in just under a month! Preorder your copy on Amazon
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP9V24Z...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP9V24Z...
September 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Coming soon! Tessa of Hundrfeld comes out in just under a month! Preorder your copy on Amazon
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP9V24Z...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP9V24Z...
Yay it's here!! 🥰 I'm so excited to finally share the dinner of Tessa of Hundrfeld done by the talented @isthiseva.bsky.social ✨
Tessa of Hundrfeld is the first book in my historical fantasy series The Shadow Queen 👑 This cover perfectly captures Tessa as she starts out on her quest for vengeance ⚔️
Tessa of Hundrfeld is the first book in my historical fantasy series The Shadow Queen 👑 This cover perfectly captures Tessa as she starts out on her quest for vengeance ⚔️
September 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Yay it's here!! 🥰 I'm so excited to finally share the dinner of Tessa of Hundrfeld done by the talented @isthiseva.bsky.social ✨
Tessa of Hundrfeld is the first book in my historical fantasy series The Shadow Queen 👑 This cover perfectly captures Tessa as she starts out on her quest for vengeance ⚔️
Tessa of Hundrfeld is the first book in my historical fantasy series The Shadow Queen 👑 This cover perfectly captures Tessa as she starts out on her quest for vengeance ⚔️
Pre-orders for signed copies of Drop the Gloves are now available on my ko-fi shop! Comes with book stickers and will mail within a week of release on Oct 7 🔧🏒💚💛
September 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Pre-orders for signed copies of Drop the Gloves are now available on my ko-fi shop! Comes with book stickers and will mail within a week of release on Oct 7 🔧🏒💚💛
Time to meet my favorite members of the Pittsburgh Riveters 🔧🏒
DROP THE GLOVES comes out next month on October 7! 💚💛
Preorders are open for the ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHNKQ8SW
DROP THE GLOVES comes out next month on October 7! 💚💛
Preorders are open for the ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHNKQ8SW
September 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Time to meet my favorite members of the Pittsburgh Riveters 🔧🏒
DROP THE GLOVES comes out next month on October 7! 💚💛
Preorders are open for the ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHNKQ8SW
DROP THE GLOVES comes out next month on October 7! 💚💛
Preorders are open for the ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHNKQ8SW
Look what arrived today 😍
September 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Look what arrived today 😍
Next month - mark your calendars!!🍂🍁 If you're in Western PA, come visit me for signed books! I'll have all my hockey books (including Drop the Gloves) and a preview of Tessa of Hundrfeld, as well as stickers and reader journals 📚
September 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Next month - mark your calendars!!🍂🍁 If you're in Western PA, come visit me for signed books! I'll have all my hockey books (including Drop the Gloves) and a preview of Tessa of Hundrfeld, as well as stickers and reader journals 📚
September Writer Bingo is up and ready to go 😁
September 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
September Writer Bingo is up and ready to go 😁
Accountability post: I didn't write anything new this month recently blog/newsletter posts and work stuff :( no bingo but my focus this month was on editing which I achieved - both manuscripts are ready for ARCs!
September 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Accountability post: I didn't write anything new this month recently blog/newsletter posts and work stuff :( no bingo but my focus this month was on editing which I achieved - both manuscripts are ready for ARCs!
I already talked about this a bit in my newsletter/blog last week, but here's a look at some of the tropes that are in my three hockey novels.
As a bonus, I also looked at my novella Vampires Don't Play Hockey 🏒🧛♂️
As a bonus, I also looked at my novella Vampires Don't Play Hockey 🏒🧛♂️
August 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I already talked about this a bit in my newsletter/blog last week, but here's a look at some of the tropes that are in my three hockey novels.
As a bonus, I also looked at my novella Vampires Don't Play Hockey 🏒🧛♂️
As a bonus, I also looked at my novella Vampires Don't Play Hockey 🏒🧛♂️
Whenever you write a book and start putting together the cover blurb, you start to think about tropes.. As I finished up Drop the Gloves, I had a bit of deja vu - it got me thinking about the tropes I enjoy writing and how they manifest in my stories.
General warning for vague spoilers.
General warning for vague spoilers.
August 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Whenever you write a book and start putting together the cover blurb, you start to think about tropes.. As I finished up Drop the Gloves, I had a bit of deja vu - it got me thinking about the tropes I enjoy writing and how they manifest in my stories.
General warning for vague spoilers.
General warning for vague spoilers.
RIVETERSPGH: 🚨 SEASON OPENER: HOCKEY IS BACK IN THE BURGH 🚨
The wait is over - the Riveters 🔧 kick off the 2026-2027 season tomorrow night! Let’s drop the puck 🏒
#HockeyRomance #UpcomingRelease #SportsRomance #comingsoon #mmhockeyromance
The wait is over - the Riveters 🔧 kick off the 2026-2027 season tomorrow night! Let’s drop the puck 🏒
#HockeyRomance #UpcomingRelease #SportsRomance #comingsoon #mmhockeyromance
August 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
RIVETERSPGH: 🚨 SEASON OPENER: HOCKEY IS BACK IN THE BURGH 🚨
The wait is over - the Riveters 🔧 kick off the 2026-2027 season tomorrow night! Let’s drop the puck 🏒
#HockeyRomance #UpcomingRelease #SportsRomance #comingsoon #mmhockeyromance
The wait is over - the Riveters 🔧 kick off the 2026-2027 season tomorrow night! Let’s drop the puck 🏒
#HockeyRomance #UpcomingRelease #SportsRomance #comingsoon #mmhockeyromance
The House of Hundrfeld is as ancient as the royal house of Hjorrfold. Older even, since their keep was built before the great Bjarngrim created Hjorrfold. Hundrfeld's nobles were the first to swear fealty to the king and have been loyal since then.
#historicalfantasy #fantasydebut
#historicalfantasy #fantasydebut
August 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The House of Hundrfeld is as ancient as the royal house of Hjorrfold. Older even, since their keep was built before the great Bjarngrim created Hjorrfold. Hundrfeld's nobles were the first to swear fealty to the king and have been loyal since then.
#historicalfantasy #fantasydebut
#historicalfantasy #fantasydebut
My story takes place in the same world as The Trade Deadline and Drop the Gloves 😊
August 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My story takes place in the same world as The Trade Deadline and Drop the Gloves 😊
Hockey Halloween Charity Anthology releases on September 1st! 🏒❤️🎃 Preorder today!
12 Authors, 12 Short stories, all for charity
Proceeds to benefit World Central Kitchen
#hockryromance #hockeyanthology
geni.us/HockeyHallow...
12 Authors, 12 Short stories, all for charity
Proceeds to benefit World Central Kitchen
#hockryromance #hockeyanthology
geni.us/HockeyHallow...
August 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Hockey Halloween Charity Anthology releases on September 1st! 🏒❤️🎃 Preorder today!
12 Authors, 12 Short stories, all for charity
Proceeds to benefit World Central Kitchen
#hockryromance #hockeyanthology
geni.us/HockeyHallow...
12 Authors, 12 Short stories, all for charity
Proceeds to benefit World Central Kitchen
#hockryromance #hockeyanthology
geni.us/HockeyHallow...
I can't put my finger on it, but I think something is in my hockey bag that shouldn't be 🤔
August 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I can't put my finger on it, but I think something is in my hockey bag that shouldn't be 🤔
editing software: !!!! you repeated the phrase "it will be an honor to" twice!!!!
me: ... do you think that, PERHAPS, it was...... intentional?
me: ... do you think that, PERHAPS, it was...... intentional?
August 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
editing software: !!!! you repeated the phrase "it will be an honor to" twice!!!!
me: ... do you think that, PERHAPS, it was...... intentional?
me: ... do you think that, PERHAPS, it was...... intentional?
The royal family of Hjorrfold can trace their line all the way to King Bjarngrim, the first king and founder of Yfirgardr more than five hundred years ago. There has never been any contention between his descendants for the throne...until Havardr
⚔️ Warrior
✨ Mage
⚔️✨ Both
⚔️ Warrior
✨ Mage
⚔️✨ Both
August 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The royal family of Hjorrfold can trace their line all the way to King Bjarngrim, the first king and founder of Yfirgardr more than five hundred years ago. There has never been any contention between his descendants for the throne...until Havardr
⚔️ Warrior
✨ Mage
⚔️✨ Both
⚔️ Warrior
✨ Mage
⚔️✨ Both
Guys look what my aunt got me for my bday 🐖🥰
August 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Guys look what my aunt got me for my bday 🐖🥰
🔧 RIVETERS UPDATES FROM TRAINING CAMP 🔧
Coach Jack Brooks is trying to put some much needed grit into the third line. Abernathy and Barczyk are putting in work on and off the ice. Hopefully it pays off big for the Riveters this season 🔧🏒
#hockeyromance #upcomingrelease #comingsoon
Coach Jack Brooks is trying to put some much needed grit into the third line. Abernathy and Barczyk are putting in work on and off the ice. Hopefully it pays off big for the Riveters this season 🔧🏒
#hockeyromance #upcomingrelease #comingsoon
August 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
🔧 RIVETERS UPDATES FROM TRAINING CAMP 🔧
Coach Jack Brooks is trying to put some much needed grit into the third line. Abernathy and Barczyk are putting in work on and off the ice. Hopefully it pays off big for the Riveters this season 🔧🏒
#hockeyromance #upcomingrelease #comingsoon
Coach Jack Brooks is trying to put some much needed grit into the third line. Abernathy and Barczyk are putting in work on and off the ice. Hopefully it pays off big for the Riveters this season 🔧🏒
#hockeyromance #upcomingrelease #comingsoon