Trying to take a cute promo photo with the cosmos but then there's a peeping Tom (or I should say Barry) in the background 😂

#AMoRaR I will forever and always sing the praises of Skylark in the Fog by @helynalc.bsky.social I don’t read a ton of sci-fi but this story pulled me in with its wonderful characters and remains solidly in my top 5 all time favorite books.

Have you started my *completed* trilogy yet? A character focused plot, and a queer normative world but this trilogy (and bonus novella) isn't for the faint of heart! Read it in KU or add the gorgeous paperbacks to your shelf! nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links

This book is beautiful inside out 🪷 It's the perfect read for something cosy and melancholic with a hint of those warm days of spring where the birds sing and the breeze is gentle. Available in KU or as a gorgeous paperback or hardback!

I think Karen's the first reader of my newest release 😍

This week's blog was a fun one for me, and something I haven't done before. But since we're headed into the holiday season, I thought I'd share some book/series picks to consider buying for the bookworm(s) in your life. Check it out here: ajcalvin.net/my-2025-holi...

It's too cold for my cosmos so I pulled it inside as it has a *lot* of flower bulbs yet. Barry doesn't agree with having such a big plant inside 🙈

When's the best time to chase your dreams? When Wyn's father dies unexpectedly and leaves him with a massive inheritance, Wyn uses that money to chase his own dreams. Being a bounty hunter and starting the galaxy's very first bounty hunting organization.

Writing fantasy is writing "she put a dollop of butter on the porridge", realising your world does not in fact have cattle and changing it to "she put a dollop of antelope butter on the porridge"

My published books shelf is growing! How many of my books do you have? Pick some up today if you love stories with flawed main characters, disability rep, queer normative worlds and shared-world interconnected series – like an adult version of Tamora Pierce or a darker Discworld.

Barry being a nosey neighbour as usual on tonight's walk 😅

Remember Brise dancing in the snowstorm? Well here's Ellie, who at this early point in the story is wondering if the woman she rescued from the coal mine is in fact an angel as she watches her dance in the heart of a flurry. 'The Turbulent Appearance of Brise Collier' will release late 2026

Get ready for our November book club read! As the year's coming to a close, this book is still my favourite read all year so you should join our book club and get reading!

I, quite fittingly, wrote about a fire sprite possessing a late 18th century con-woman today. Anyway, if you need me, I'll be haunting my Edwardian house for the rest of this dark and stormy All Hallow's Eve 🥀

Our latest Series Spotlight covers a thrilling sci-fi romance, The Drift by Casie Aufenthie 🧬💫💞 Read all about this trilogy on Willow Wraith Press 👇 willowwraithpress.com/2025/10/30/s...

I love this book. Seriously, if you enjoy romantasy with elegant prose and 20th century English setting, you will probably love this book as much as I did. I kind of want to order a few hardbacks as gifts for my bookish friends at work.

Since it's Halloween, here's a throwback from several years ago when Barry and I dressed up for a dystopian apocalypse (Yes this was before that movie with a cat that looks like Barry 😂)

@Affinity software has been central to my #codeart this year. It made it possible to draw completly with code! So I want to put word around to all #artist and #WritingCommunity friends - It is now #free This is amazing for all #artwork , #bookcovers & any other creative project!

I don't know about you but I think one of these makes for a perfect present 🎁 As with paperback books, I offer free UK shipping as well as drop-ship options if you're in the US. Every order comes with free merch! Nataliekelda.co.uk/shop

How gorgeous is this trilogy? Sprayed edges of Verselva Blues will be on my website tomorrow 👀 A standalone trilogy within a larger series, you should start reading today!

How are they asking authors to PAY THEM to just *see* the book? I work in an indie shop - 33% of our turnover is books - we would NEVER request payment to look at a book/art/ceramics etc. The buyer's job is literally to review possible products, they're already paid by the bookshop to do that!

My military-SF, space crew book, Special Delivery, is 0.99 all week. I'm told it's not like my other books, & it is grittier & bloodier. But it is also a right laugh in parts, with a found family that bonds under duress. Plus, it's 0.99. That's really the main thing. mybook.to/e89ss 💙📚🪐 #SciFi

She’s a hundred times his size. All he wants is to shed his stubby form & join with her, body & mind, forever. But thanks to the humans destroying their reef, They need to do an eco-terrorism first. 🐙DISPOSABLE MAGIC🐙 The cephalopod fantasy romance you didn’t know you needed. Available now! 🔗👇

I'm actually working on a different book now but I decided I needed to do a test drawing of Brise and Ellie from "The Turbulent Appearance of Brise Collier" before I start the cover. This is Brise. She's an air sprite who got stuck in a human body due to a coal mine explosion.

I had to find a Barry picture for something and thought, it's been FAR too long since the last: Which Barry are you today? So, which Barry are you?

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 It's coming up to Halloween, it's cold, it's dark and it's perfect reading-with-a-biscuit-blanket-and-side-light weather. So why not treat yourself one of our fabulous tomes with 15% off! All orders and preorders until 1st November! share.google/7fvgFAwRlWUp...

Our October book club pick was delightful! Check out the full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Recent releases!

It's ace week! Did you know MC Merlon from my debut is demi-ace? He's also neurodivergent and struggling with depression and and grief but he's out adventuring through unknown galaxies anyway. If you like Treasure Planet vibes but wanted more space crocodiles and cannibals, check out my duology!

It's been like a week since I finished my last WIP but I'm *desperate* to start the next. Consuming Lyse Moorland is already consuming me 😩 (I can't start it yet as I have 2 1/2 beta reads to finish, a novel to edit and more research on water mills and tenant farmers anno 1790)

Complete trilogy! Dark space fantasy, self-contained within a larger series. Barely escaping slavery, Balfour Dodge's slave traders and giant venomous reptiles in a hostile, foreign city. But then he triggers a civil war and he must fight for his new found family's survival. Check it out today!

It's not a great sign for the climate but I have to admit I'm glad we've not had proper cold weather yet so I get to enjoy my garden flowers longer than expected.

📚 October Book Giveaway!📚 Want to win 5 paperbacks from 5 incredible authors? ( @nickawrites.bsky.social , @dlawsonauthor.bsky.social , @authornickbetts.bsky.social , @ajcalvin.bsky.social , and me!) 👇👇 Follow us! Like and share this post. Tell me your favorite thing about autumn! 🍂🍁 That's it! :)

🥹🥹🥹

This is my favourite review of book 1 🥰

RELEASE DAY SALE This trilogy gets better each book. From dodging slave owners and giant venomous reptiles to a civil war, encounters with fusion guns and surviving a deadly jungle where teeth+claws glow blue, Balfour's tale is one of perseverance and belonging. nataliekelda.co.uk/balfours-tri...

Hey I have a book out today which makes another completed trilogy! But I'm super duper stressed at work so I've got no time to make a fun post. If you enjoy dark sci-fantasy, trauma/healing, found family and weird and wild worlds, check out my Inner Universe series!

My trilogy concludes tomorrow! Here's a snippet from it. I make no promises on who makes it to the end, except for Reddy the cat. He's happy and purring in the epilogue because he's the biggest baby who just wants cuddles and treats🥰

Read some super fun books. Wrote some reviews. You should check out the books too if you want some gritty, fun fantasy adventures with plenty of banter and brilliant character work!

It’s here!!! Amongst the pile of this week’s bookmail, the long awaited Queen of Thorns (ok I maybe had to wait only a couple of weeks but still). My TBR has so much restructuring happening this weekend.

#WIPSnips From Now, and the Hour of Death a zombie/apocalypse short story in my collection under same name. It's an odd little piece about love and hope in the face of the very end 💀⏳ It's just 99c through October <3

Don't miss out! You can get my 11 spooky short stories for just $3! Each is just 99c. Get your spook on 👻 📚🩸

The Hotel Fen book box is ready - only £20 with (UK) shipping 🐺 Comes with a pair of cozy socks, a bookmark, a keychain, sticky notes and a pen, a bookplate with both our signatures, and an art print of Ada!

I finished drafting the winter standalone in the same universe as Reflections of Lilje Damselfly! Release estimate: late '26 - When a Yorkshire coal miner rescues an air sprite caught in a human's body, they can't deny their attraction to one another. Bi4bi/FF/historical fantasy

I got royalties this week which means Reflections of Lilje Damselfly has earned out editing and ISBNs 🥳 I drew the covers to save money, but I'm still so chuffed. She'll now be earning towards edits for the next standalone in the same world(which I finished drafting TODAY!) 📚💙

I publish 2-3 books(~100k) a year. I had 10 books written before I started publishing (2023). I have 7 novels out on Tuesday(plus 1 novella and I'm not going to count short stories, there are many) When I finish my WIP tomorrow, I'll have 7 novels and 1 novella written but not published. 1/2

Seriously, frens/enemies, if you haven't watched the chat with @misterkristoff.bsky.social yet, do so. He's one of the coolest dudes ever! Me and @petereviews.bsky.social were just blown away by how awesome it was! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SQ_...

At least it's Friday, right? 😂

Verselva Blues release count down: 5 Days to go Charlie's an antagonist/occasional ally. He refuses to call Balfour a friend until after they part ways. Ermin is a talking stoat and a world of trouble. He attaches himself to Charlie and they remain friends until their deaths.

Most recent indie reads! Highly recommend! Baker Thief @clh2oars.bsky.social Taken @katkinneywrites.bsky.social Artifice & Access @ellatholmes.bsky.social Dirt You Shall Become @karenlykkebo.com Moonshadow's Guardian @diannalgunn.bsky.social The Wisdom of Cerridwen @tristahendren.bsky.social