May ACLU donation time! A Tale of Cupidity brought in $34.78 last month! It might not be Valentine's but we're still going strong for such a short piece! Thank you all, and happy pride! 🌈🥰

Indie Bookstore Preorders are HERE for Eclipse of the Crown! Order from one of the participating bookshops, and get a signed bookplate and a Charlie Bowater illustration! Use this link and scroll down for links to the shops: www.sourcebooks.com/978146425064...

No one should be bombed with cyanide while walking on public land, especially not right outside their back door. But it has happened, and the Trump administration just lifted the ban on cyanide bombs so it can happen again.

Some exciting info about Eclipse is coming next week, but for now let’s ogle this beautiful piece by Charlie Bowater of Damien, Amma, and Corben as they send a message to Laurel at the beginning of Summoned to the Wilds. You can find the black and white version in the new trad copies of Summoned!

WIP Wednesday 🧚Portal Fairytale Mood Board🧚 You won't see the final of this project for a while, but my current work in progress is a duology set in a farcical fairytale world featuring breakable curses, talking animals, and impossible quests.

🔥Spicy Sunday 🔥 Falling for Demons, Book 6 How Not to Mesmerize Your Human Muse Kat and Az take quite a lot of time to get to this point, but when they do…😈🌶️💦 Featured illustration by @brittajj26.bsky.social

Creating the world of Falling for Demons with @authorlaurawinter.bsky.social and then writing each book alongside one another has been one of the greatest joys of my career. My mental and physical health both spiraled in 2024 into 2025, and I often found myself overwhelmed and out of sorts...

🧵 HOW NOT TO MESMERIZE YOUR HUMAN MUSE 🧵 “Pretending to fall might come with benefits…until the very end.” I can’t believe @authorlaurawinter.bsky.social and I have been working on Falling for Demons for the last two years, and now it’s just…done!

🎨How Not to Mesmerize Your Human Muse🎨 TOMORROW!!! (So no fear, there’s still time to preorder!) This book has *everything* and by that I mean every character from the previous 5 books makes at least a fleeting appearance (Ragnar has no dialogue but then that’s *very* him).

Come see me at the Ashland Library Romance Festival! 💖This Saturday 💖May 16th 💖10am – 4pm 💖Ashland Public Library 💖66 Front St, Ashland, MA 💖Link in my bio, scroll down to events 💖Register for free!

Come see me this Saturday at the Manchester, New Hampshire Barnes & Noble! From 12pm to 3pm, I'll be there to sign books, hand out paper goodies, and chit chat about reading and writing with anyone who stops by 🥰

April ACLU donation time of $48.87 thanks to readers of A Tale of Cupidity! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMD5V9K6

🎨How Not to Mesmerize Your Human Muse🎨 I’m beyond excited to share with you this amazing comic by @subtleserval.bsky.social of Azrion and Kat’s first meeting! The colors! The emotions! The draaaaamaaaaa (one of the many things Az is quite good at if he does say so himself, which he *does*)!

One of the best things about the British Fantasy Awards is that the publicly-voted shortlist goes to a panel of peers for final decision-making. But that means we need volunteers to be jurors! Nominate yourself to be a juror for the British Fantasy Awards here: forms.gle/Kv1JTHBeSXaJ... 🧵⬇️

🎨How Not to Mesmerize Your Human Muse🎨 Three Rules for Fake Dating a Demon

🎨How Not to Mesmerize Your Human Muse🎨 I am in loooooove with this piece by @brittajj26.bsky.social for Muse! That glowy moonlight is to die for, and it perfectly encapsulates the scene. The colors are also just gorgeous and the...implications? 🥵

I am CRANKY this morning.

Bound & Tide audio is on saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaale! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

How Not to Tame Your Human Tease is out on audio now and you can also grab a signed copy of Tame in my shop on Big Cartel! It comes with an art print by @brittajj26.bsky.social and my unending love!

Very weird to have to do this, but this person did NOT do the cover for Throne in the Dark! Thank you to the author who reached out to me to ask about this. My DMs are open for these kinds of questions any time!

🧁HOW NOT TO PURSUE YOUR HUMAN PERFECTIONIST🧁 It’s release day for my dear friend and amazing author @authorlaurawinter.bsky.social ! Falling for Demons 5 is here, and if you thought the last four were spicy, grab the Pepto because you get two times the demon 🍆...

If enough people early commit to Eclipse of the Crown, Allurial will include it in their July box 😻 (check the "series" tab on their site)

Borrowing another page from @authorlaurawinter.bsky.social with Spicy Sunday even though Muse take *quite* a while to build any heat! I'm editing one of those spicy scenes right now, though, and I needed a break from the steam 😉 I hope you're ready for my version of the "sex pollen" trope 🪻

I know we don't 100% trust USA Today anymore, but I still feel like I earned this spot. Number 56 baybeeeeee!

Happy April! You guys helped me raise $77.75 in March for the ACLU by reading A Tale of Cupidity! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMD5V9K6

C2E2 Details! 1:45pm - The Unparalleled Growth of Romantasy in room 402B with authors Jeneane O’ Riley, Elise Kova, S.A. Barnes, with moderator MK Lobb. 2:30pm Directly after the panel, we'll be signing with Anderson's Bookshop inside the expo, and you'll be able to find me at table 163

🍃 SUMMONED TO THE WILDS 🍃 is officially here! I'll be at The Purple Couch Bookshop tonight (tickets still available, comes with a book, check out my l!nks) to celebrate the launch and then at C2E2 this Saturday to take part in a panel and a signing! I hope to see you soon! Happy Reading! 💚 Ashley

The suggestions list for this year’s British Fantasy Awards is now open! Anyone can add their favourite SFF titles first published in 2025! forms.gle/YcGUjcbU99R5...

ABOUT ME & MY BOOKS 💜She/Her 💜I sign as "Ashley" 💜Fantasy romcoms are my jam, heavy on the com 💜Silly little love stories are important 💜I'm staunchly anti-AI in all creative fields 💜I support women's rights and wrongs 💜Kindness first, then do what must be done

The Press the Patriarchy auction is live for one more day! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Come join the fun as Robin speaks with @akcaggiano.bsky.social, author of the Villains & Virtues, Falling for Demons, and Vacancy series. We discuss the truth of comedy, transition from selfpub to trad, and sharing the writing of a series. britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-pod...

Come see me next week! I'll be launching 🍃Summoned to the Wilds🍃 with The Purple Couch Bookshop again! ✔️Tuesday, March 24th ✔️The Purple Couch Bookshop ✔️North Andover, MA And I'll be in Chicago for the 💥Comic Expo💥 ✔️Friday-Sunday, March 27-29 ✔️C2E2 - Chicago Comic Expo ✔️McCormick Convention Center

Sorry what? They won’t deport US citizens is a concession? What the actual F

It might almost be spring, but why not grab one last Christmas audiobook at 50% off! 📖The Elven Days of Christmas 🎄She's the eldest daughter who wants Xmas to be perfect 🎄He's the half elf accountant who wants to steal her tree 🎄Fake dating for the family 🎄Stress relief in the form of 👅

😈 Falling for Demons 😈 This is my *sister* post 😉 to @authorlaurawinter 's What To Expect post on her books in FFD. Each book coziness and demon 🍆 in common, but they all explore different relationship dynamics and new neighborhoods in the new city of Heck.

Another exciting "where am I gonna be" update! 📍 Where: Barnes & Noble - Manchester, NH 📍 When: May 9, 12-3pm 📍 What: Signing anything you bring me!

💖 Come See Me! 💖 I'm finally leaving my little corner of New England and heading to Chicago for this year's Comic Expo! 📍 What: C2E2, Chicago Comic Expo 📍 When: March 27-29 (will confirm my schedule soon!) 📍 Where: Chicago 📍 What+: Live Panel and Signing

😈 Demon Week – Release Date and Blurb 😈 “Pretending to fall might come with benefits…until the very end.” 🎨 How Not to Mesmerize Your Human Muse 🎨 Release Date: May 14th ARCs: Announcement coming later (ya girl is ill) Pursue: Check out Laura Winter for another release date, blurb, and ARCs!

😈 Demon Week – Character Tropes 😈 You’ve briefly met Kat and Az from 🎨 HOW NOT TO MESMERIZE YOUR HUMAN MUSE 🎨 already, but how about we get a little more in depth and sprinkle some of their specific character tropes around?

🏹 How Not to Court Your Human Captive ❤️ She files down his broken horn when he can't reach 💌 How Not to Tame Your Human Tease 🩶 He carries her out of the woods for her "safety" 🎨 How Not to Mesmerize Your Human Muse 💜 He...paints her Illustrations by @brittajj26.bsky.social and more to come soon!

😈 It's demon week part deux and I'm so excited to share How Not to Mesmerize Your Human Muse's tropes with you! 🧵 Charming Devil x Shrinking Violet 🎨 Fake Dating 🧵 First Time 🎨 Slooow Burn 🧵 Series End

Allurial is releasing another gorgeous edition from Villains & Virtues this month. Summoned to the Wilds is their first sequel and it's just as gorgeous as Throne with stunning edges and a striking green hardcase. And you can get Summoned before it's official release on March 24th by ordering now! 💚

You guys got our February ACLU donation total up to $371.29! This was A Tale of Cupidity's first month in the world and considering the holiday, I suspect this will be its biggest month, but I am so forever grateful to all of you!

💚 SUMMONED TO THE WILDS 💚 will be here in less than a month, but you can still get an exclusive Charlie Bowater art card and a signed (by me) bookplate by preordering from select indie bookstores! Links are in my bio!

😈 I wanted to do something fun and silly today, so here's a guide to building your own demon love interest the Heck way! 😈 I need to know what combo you get, so please share (use whatever initials you want, including your username)! Maybe they'll even match an existing story in FALLING FOR DEMONS.

Super excited to be part of the Press the Patriarchy auction taking place on March 20th! This is my extra copy of the Allurial edition of Throne in the Dark, and I can't wait to ship it off to its new home!

New art reveal! Charlie Bowater illustrated two new scenes for Summoned to the Wilds, and they have my whoooooole heart!

Well, I'm about three weeks late, but I *always* miss my publishaversary, so it's a tradition I guess. I just thought I'd make a celebratory post for six years in the trenches and many more prepping to get my stories out into the world.

🎨MEET AZRION🎨 Well, if you’ve been reading Falling for Demons, you’ve already met the charming lavender magician who will be our MMC in 🧵HOW NOT TO MESMERIZE YOUR HUMAN MUSE🧵 but you’ve only seen the carefree side of him. I mean, he’s plenty carefree in Mesmerize too, but there’s more to uncover...

WATERSTONES PREORDER SALE Dear UK Readers, you can get 25% off all preorders of selected titles right now, including Villains & Virtues books 2 & 3: 🌿SUMMONED TO THE WILDS🌿 👑ECLIPSE OF THE CROWN👑 Where: Waterstones.com When: Feb 17 – Feb 20 Code: FEB26