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Rowan K. Blake
@rowankblake.bsky.social
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I have two writing moods: sweet, cozy/dark, terror

Author of contemporary romance & gothic/psyche horror

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Right person. Wrong time. Still a chance.

No Such Thing As a Perfect Time

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#sapphic
#lesfic
#romancelandia
#blacksapphic
mood board for current novella, quote says, "Yes. Joselyn shook her head and cupped her face. “You’re perfect.” Just not the time, again."
October 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Power. Desire. Corruption. Coming soon.

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#darkromance
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#darkacademia
#secretsociety
#tragicvillain
#tragicvillainarc
mood board for Grave Depravity. Quote says, "Am I really a monster, or a product of the institutions that made me?"
October 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Was writing, and this line jumped out me. So I wanted to share. This quote is from my current project, a novella Sapphic romance. Not sure if the quote will stay in the final draft, but definitely loved the spirit.

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"Time and class and place didn't matter in her arms" - Break & Burn excerpt
October 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Meee right now. Btw Mia Sosa is hilarious. So glad my wife recommended me her.
September 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Saw some classics while at a local cute gothic-themed coffee shop
Classic books
September 7, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Come stay awhile in the Revenant's Library -- read some fiction in the Vault, see what projects are coming up in the Archives, and chat with the PSA.

therevenantslibrary.neocities.org/homepage

Image: made in MS paint.

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The Revenant's Library Hours: Open 24/7
February 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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A teaser mood board for a project idea inspired by the current book I'm reading, which is The Witches of El Paso. This is set to come out next year.

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#queerhorror
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Nemo's Song: A killer sings to the past. A girl walks into the dark.
February 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Mood board for latest project. Ok, now back to actually writing it lol

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She Is My Undoing. A curse. A forbidden love. A kingdom on the edge of ruin.
February 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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My attempt at drawing myself as a Chibi. #art
a drawing of me as a chibi. I have curly hair that's brown at the tips with full lips and round brown eyes.
February 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Just wanted to share a moment that made me laugh while writing "She Is My Undoing."

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Just wanted to share a moment that made me laugh while writing "She Is My Undoing."
February 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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I am now on Substack. Trying to get off Blogger due to their anti-dei policies. Anyways, here's a mediation on spice in narration. Check it out. substack.com/home/post/p-...
February 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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This comes from a short story on my blog, "When the Waters Cry." If you like anything you read on there, please leave a comment. romanticrevenant.blogspot.com/2025/02/when...

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Snippet from a short story called When The Waters Cry, "Everything felt like it was crumbling on top of [Nerida], and at this moment she didn’t want to be strong. She wanted to be held. So, she wrapped her arms around Marjani’s neck and pulled her into a kiss that brought her back to racing and dancing in the bayou under a silver moonlight."
February 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Happy Valentine's Day! Much love to all who've followed me so far. All I want for v-day is more resistance to this idiot in office!
Happy Valentine’s Day from The Romantic Revenant- where love is unforgettably Sapphic and hauntingly beautiful Love lingers beyond time, and so do we.
February 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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A theme that came up as I was drafting She Is My Undoing. Check it out!

PSA: Don't forget to call your representatives, boycott institutions that don't support DEI, and self-regulate.

Remember there's more of us than there is of the 1%.

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February 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Look at time fly! My lesbian fae dark romantasy is coming along! For more info visit my website.

Tropes:
Enemies-to-lovers
Forbidden love
Beauty and the Beast retelling
Rake-in-love

Pre-order now for a low price of 2.99. Link in the bio.

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I smirked. “So is that a yes to still going out?” She kissed my lips so passionately, I thought I might have made love to her right there as we used to do so many times before. There were rumors of us, of course, but no one hardly paid attention to the rumors of servants, often disregarded as mere gossip. Plus, we made sure to be extra careful. Mother hadn’t brought it up to me; so I figured it was just my secret I kept close to my chest. As we lay against the satin sheets, immersed in the blush red softness, my fingers traced along her collarbone. My hands craved the tangle of her hair in my fingers. “Yes,” she whispered. I chuckled. “What are you saying yes to?” snippet of sapphic fae beauty and the beast retelling
February 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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New story on my website! Link is in the bio. Follow this sapphic, short story romance as Nerida seeks help to confront an issue bigger than herself- the king of the swamp.

read here: romanticrevenant.blogspot.com/2025/02/when...

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Post says a line from sapphic short romance "Nerida's friends were dying and she knew why."
February 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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From the story Tangled, which is a short story set to be published on Feb 21st at 6pm MST. And it comes with its own special bonus story for newsletter subscribers only.

Tropes you may like:

-hurt/comfort
-forced proximity
-stud rep

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post says, "“You’re so short,” she taunted. Alice narrowed her eyes. Then she grabbed Lucille’s collar, yanked her down, and kissed her. For once, Lucille didn't think about blood and fighting and death. The fish was forgotten, tumbling to the floor as she pulled Alice closer, lost in the taste of wild berries and roasted catfish. Lucille savored the warmth of Alice in her arms, fully immersed in the present and ready to let go of the past." part of a short story that will be published on website (romanticrevenant.blogspot.com) on Feb. 21st at 6pm mst
February 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Just wanted to share my story!
February 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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What folks are saying about "Alpha In Her Own Right" from the Craving You Anthology!

Order today! romanticrevenant.blogspot.com/p/the-bookst...

Tropes:

-Abduction
-Soft Butch MC
-Forbidden love
-Friends-to-lovers

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#writingcommunity
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#pnr
February 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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A little sneak peak of what's to come on my website!

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February 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Just something I wanted to share.

Website: romanticrevenant.blogspot.com

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February 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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We gone celebrate over here despite what that idiot in the white house says! Tell me some of your favorite Black authors!

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acknowledging black history month
February 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Sign up for my free newsletter to get in on this action! There's strap action and butches! It's gonna be hot.

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Last chance to get a free ebook about a FFF paranormal throuple by signing up for my free newsletter
January 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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10,000 words down!!

Pre-order now for the low price of 2.99 before it goes up after release day! Visit my website for more info.

Release Date: October 31, 2025

Tropes:

Enemies-to-lovers
Forbidden love
Beauty and the Beast retelling
Rake-in-love

#romancelandia
#writingcommunity
#Bvm
#Booksky
celebrating word count milestone for She Is My Undoing, a sapphic, fae, dark romantasy coming out on October 31st of 2025 on Kobo.
January 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Look at time fly! My lesbian fae dark romantasy is coming along!

Tropes:

Enemies-to-lovers
Forbidden love
Beauty and the Beast retelling
Rake-in-love

Pre-orders available here: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

#romancelandia
#writingcommunity
#wlw
#Bvm
#Booksky
#lesfic
#sapphic
Unedited snippet of a dark fae romance. It's a conversation between Bella and Nyx about leadership and forbidden things in the forest.
January 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM