A series of mostly standalone (so far) fantasy romances in a shared world.
The Cat and the Brat
Release date: May 24, 2024
Cover art by: D.T. Brandt and Sheilkuroi
Length: 60,000 words
What happens when an unstoppable Grump meets an immovable Sunshine?
Samiel is trying to keep his head down, but the other castle guards are keen to remind him he isn’t worthy of the job he’ll probably inherit: his father’s as captain and royal confidant. Of course, “keeping his head down” is not how they’d put it; Samiel’s defensiveness is spiky, and keeps even his most likely allies at a distance.
When Prince Rapuska of Tyria, a Felien, arrives at the guard corps as a diplomatic envoy to Corniss, his highest priority is getting the lay of the land. His most readily available source of information there is his new roommate: the enigmatic Samiel.
Even with this chance at a fresh start, Samiel tries to keep Rapuska away so the prince’s reputation isn’t tarnished by association with him. Rapuska sees Samiel’s fire differently, however—as a keenness and conviction that may be exactly why he’s still positioned for the future he is.
Their mutual concern starts small, but when Samiel is sent to accompany Rapuska back home to Tyria for the Queen’s birthday they find the whole capital has entered Felien heat season and their feelings for each other are pushed to their limits.
Content Warnings:
- Samiel is a trans man written by an AMAB nonbinary author. I have had the book beta read, edited, and sensitivity read by transmasc individuals to get the representation to be as considerate as possible.
- Bullying NOT related to Samiel’s transness, but may still trigger as transphobic assault.
- Neither monarchy nor systemic nepotism are challenged in this text.
- One mention of archaic lingering social structures around gender and sexuality (royal access by non-royals prohibited in order to prevent bastard offspring), challenged in narration.
- Lengthy explicit sexual content.
- Implicitly mentioned offscreen peril and potential death of tertiary/unnamed characters.
Something Between Us
Release date: May 31, 2022
Cover art by: D.T. Brandt and Sheilkuroi
Illustration by: Dezzi Smith
Raith is an Ichthien, a water-dwelling species that wears a mask on shore to protect the humans that live there from falling victim to their coercive siren-like voices. He has a crush on Cam, a human who works at the forge where Raith delivers carts of oreballs dredged from the lake floor. Once they finally meet cute and start spending time together, Raith begins to fall prey to the expectations of others and the constraints of their separate worlds.
Meanwhile, Raith’s sister Kiela is trying to uncover a secret about the Ichthiens’ past that he doesn’t think even exists. As her research chips away at his doubts it also uncovers a possible path forward with Cam, but at a steep cost that Raith must be certain he’s willing to pay.
Content Warnings:
- my MC is a lake monster who eats fish on page
- mask-wearing (for non-medical reasons)
- cultural genocide/erasure (challenged in text)
- explicit sex involving non-human genitalia
- one scene with a non-supportive parent
- a brief moment where one character cannot breathe
Paperback version forthcoming!
