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Stephanie Tobin

@stephswanquills.bsky.social

Take a guess what his D&D class is? 😉 Art by @ sister.vespattilia
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#booksta #bookrecs #author #writer #vampireromance #vampirebook #horrorbook #gothicbook #romancebook #paranormalromance #bloodintheairwaves

October 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM Everybody can reply

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Stephanie Tobin

@stephswanquills.bsky.social

How about a little Natalie lore while my beta readers tear apart my WIP? 😘 Art by @ sister.vespattilia
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#book #bookrecs #author #writer #vampireromance #vampirebook #horrorbook #gothicbook #romancebook #paranormalromance #bloodintheairwaves

September 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM Everybody can reply

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Stephanie Tobin

@stephswanquills.bsky.social

70% Spooky Vibes and 30% Heavy Metal! So many good books to sink my teeth into 🥰
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#booksta #bookrecs #author #authorsofinstagram #writer #writersofinstagram #horrorbook #gothicbook #romancebook #paranormalromance #horrorromance

September 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM Everybody can reply

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Stephanie Tobin

@stephswanquills.bsky.social

Calling all lovers of spooky and spicy paranormal romance books! 🩸
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#books #author #writer #vampireromance #horrorbook #gothicbook #paranormalromance #vampires

September 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM Everybody can reply

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Shirley Siaton

@shirleysiaton.bsky.social

Opening line? Yes, please. Let's go full on Filipino Gothic 🖤❤️🌹🥀

#gothicbook
#fantasybooks
#middlegradebooks

July 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM Everybody can reply

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Rae.the.Dreamer

@racheldenhamwriter.bsky.social

Quote of the Day: Another stellar line from 'The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories.'

#angelacarter #thebloodychamber
#thetigersbride
#beautyandthebeast #gothic
#gothicbook #fairytale

The font "Angela Carter Quote of the Day" is pasted over an image of a tiger against a black background

A quote from 'The Tiger's Bride.' The quote reads “The tiger will never lie down with the lamb; he acknowledges no pact that is not reciprocal. The lamb must learn to run with the tigers.”

February 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM Everybody can reply

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Stephanie Tobin

@stephswanquills.bsky.social

Can’t wait until I can add my WIP to a list like this! 🥰
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#bookrecs #bookrelease #author #writer #horrorbook #gothicbook #romancebook #paranormalromance

September 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM Everybody can reply

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Fierce Reads

@fiercereads.bsky.social

When the most anticipated horror *delivers* 🤌🏼

#fiercereads #bookreview #goodreadsreview #bookrec #bookrecommendation #anticipatedread #horror #yahorror #horrorbook #southerngothic #gothic #gothicbook #southerngothicbook #sinners #yabook #currentlyreading #mynextread #bookquote #readingcommunity

July 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM Everybody can reply

Lucy A. McLaren

@lucyamclaren.bsky.social

My review for Carrion Crow by Heather Parry:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#gothicbook #amreading #bookreview #gothic #historicalfiction

Book cover for Carrion Crow by Heather Parry

Five star rating

This gothic story of Marguerite, a young woman locked in the attic of her family home until she has learned to be a respectable wife, was tragic as it was compelling. With some difficult to read—at times downright disturbing—body horror and descriptions of Marguerite’s worsening physical and mental state, we learn more about her relationship with her siblings, father and, most influential of all, her mother. We learn about the man she is to marry, and, through flashbacks, come to fill in the gaps of her existence prior to her imprisonment. An excellent, atmospheric story. Highly recommend.

June 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM Everybody can reply

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Stephanie Tobin

@stephswanquills.bsky.social

My fans are the best in the world! Resposted with permission from the artist! (IG: sopkoko_1021 )
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#book #author #writer #vampireromance #vampirebook #horrorbook #gothicbook #paranormalromance #bloodintheairwaves

September 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM Everybody can reply

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Josephine Taylor💛drafting Poison WIP

@jojopenguinwrites.bsky.social

Getting hyped for Robert Eggers’ "Werewulf," and need an atmospheric gothic werewolf horror romance to hold you over?👀🐺🥀

Cuz do I have the book for you...

#bookrec #indiebooks #indieauthor #werewolf #gothicbook #romancebook

July 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM Everybody can reply

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Stephanie Tobin

@stephswanquills.bsky.social

How about a first taste of some of the romance scenes in my WIP Blood in the Airwaves? 🥰
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#bookrecs #author #writer #vampireromance #vampirebook #horrorbook #gothicbook #romancebook #paranormalromance

September 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM Everybody can reply

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Lucy A. McLaren

@lucyamclaren.bsky.social

Will they succeed? Pre-0rder Echoes of the EtherStone to find out! linktr.ee/lucyamclaren

#gothicvibes #gothicfantasy #murdermystery #gothicbook

@lucyamclaren | Linktree

Writer of dark fantasy stories. ⚔️ The Commune’s Curse series. 📚

August 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM Everybody can reply

Rae.the.Dreamer

@racheldenhamwriter.bsky.social

Quote of the Day: Fevvers has some great lines in 'Nights at the Circus.'

#angelacarter #bookquotes #literaryfiction #gothicbook #magicrealism #nightsatthecircus

The image has the words "Angela Carter Quote of the Day" over a sepia-tinted background of an old-fashioned sitting room, with gas lamps and antique furniture

This image has the same background and the quote "Out of the frying pan into the fire! What is marriage but prostitution to one man instead of many? No different!”

March 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM Everybody can reply

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Elizabeth N illustrator

@elizabeth-space.bsky.social

#darkart #gothic #gothicart #gothicbook #horrorbook #mysticism #scaryart #bookillustration #illustrator #bookcover #coverart #desingcover

February 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM Everybody can reply

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Lucy A. McLaren

@lucyamclaren.bsky.social

- Quotes/sneak peeks
- What inspired the book posts
- More about the characters
- Other (please comment)

Thank you! ❤️ #fantasybooks #fantasyreader #darkfantasy #comingsoon #fantasynerd #amreadingfantasy #gothicbook #gothicfantasybook #darkfantasybook #BookSky

June 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM Everybody can reply

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Stephanie Tobin

@stephswanquills.bsky.social

📖 Review: The Poisoner by I.V. Ophelia
I’m SO glad I supported the kickstarter and got my hands on this GORGEOUS edition! Can’t wait to read the rest of the planned trilogy! 😍
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#thepoisoner #ivophelia #bookreview #vampireromance #vampirebook #gothicbook #paranormalromance #darkromance

August 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM Everybody can reply

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veritysalter

@veritysalter.bsky.social

A bit of bedtime reading. I like a Kindle at night - so I can make the font huge and get comfy without my glasses. This one caught my eye on KU. A new author for me. 📚💙 #booksky #jonathanjanz #thedismembered #gothicbook #readinghorror #ghoststory

Kindle book ‘The Dismembered’ by Jonathan Janz. The Photo shows the cover on the kindle display, black and white, a strap line of “young lovers trapped trapped in a nightmare of terror and obsession”. The title and authors name are in a gothic font. The cover image is of an old house, trees and young woman in a white voluminous gown.
The kindle is a pale green case with stickers,
A red beanie hat with the letters “AWA” (Awkwardly Wes Anderson) and another of a gravestone with “Save the Date” and a skull. The kindle is on a bed with white cotton bedding and a mustard yellow velvet cushion.

January 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM Everybody can reply

Lauren Bradley

@laurenbradley1961.bsky.social

Deathly Alive by Lauren Bradley now available!! Link in bio 📖
#authors #writing #deathlyalive #laurenbradley #book #gothicbook #dorrancepublishingco #booksky #spookybooks #suspensefulbooks

Lauren with their book Deathly Alive. 📖👻

March 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM Everybody can reply

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Rae.the.Dreamer

@racheldenhamwriter.bsky.social

Quote of the Day from this messed-up moment in 'Shadow Dance.'
Man, I love this book!

#angelacarter #gothicbook #domesticgothic #bookquote

January 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM Everybody can reply

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Lucy A. McLaren

@lucyamclaren.bsky.social

Review of The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell.

⭐⭐️⭐️⭐️

#gothicbook #gothicfiction #bookreview #silentcompanions #amreading #gothicvibes #BookSky

Silent Companions is a gorgeously written yet haunting and suspenseful book, perfect for anyone who is in the mood for a gothic ghost story.

Pregnant and recently widowed Elsie is moving to The Bridge, a remote manor belonging to her late husband’s family. It’s not long before we meet the titular silent companions, which are unique and oh-so-creepy wooden figures locked away in the house-& they soon start making themselves known! Through diaries, we learn about the history of the house and the origin of the companions... and with an ever-growing sense of foreboding terror, we watch as they slowly destroy all that Elsie holds dear.

July 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM Everybody can reply