O.M.G. ONE DAY AFTER BEING PUBLISHED FOR 3 YEARS, I'VE REACHED A MAJOR AUTHOR MILESTONE!!! 100K LIFETIME PAGES READ! AND IT WAS MY NEWEST RELEASE THAT PUT ME OVER THE TOP! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE READING MY BOOKS IN KU! 🥰

AVAILABLE NOW! 💘 Tower of the Lost Princess is a fairytale retelling where Rapunzel meets Robin Hood! She's spent her life hidden away in a tower. He's a dragon shifter on the run from the law. When they meet, sparks will fly! 💘 (See my 🔗🌳 0rder!)

💘 Tower of the Lost Princess is a fairytale retelling where Rapunzel meets Robin Hood! She's spent her life hidden away in a tower. He's a dragon shifter on the run from the law. When they meet, sparks will fly! 💘 (See my 🔗🌳 to pre-order!) Coming October 6th!

Only a little over a month away until my next retelling comes out! I had so much fun writing Ryder & Zia's story! A fairytale retelling where Rapunzel meets Robin Hood! (And he's a dragon shifter!) Coming October 6th

💘 IT'S A FAIRYTALE RETELLING... WHERE RAPUNZEL MEETS ROBIN HOOD!💘 (PSST, AND HE'S A DRAGON SHIFTER! 👀) 💘 PRE-0RDER IS LIVE! 💘 Coming this fall! www.arkauferauthor.com/pre-order-fo...

Skye Kelrose started her own business, making stickers, bookmarks, & tumbler wraps. She asked if she could send me custom pieces, & if I am happy with them, I would post them in support of her & her new business. Oh, my. These are stunning! Check her out! butterflypatchdesign.com

Tower of the Lost Princess, a fairytale retelling where Rapunzel meets Robin Hood! (Psst, and he's a dragon shifter!) Coming this fall. ARC sign-ups open until May 1st!

Me, knowing Tower of the Lost Princess is with beta readers, and I'll begin proofreading Courting Fear on Monday: I think I'll relax today! Me, while my husband takes a nap: Writing a scene in my standalone, dark romantasy where the fierce commander kneels for his mate... 😌

ARC sign-ups are live for Tower of the Lost Princess: A Legendary Rapunzel Retelling! Rapunzel meets Robin Hood! With forced proximity, dragon shifters, cursed magic, & more!

linktr.ee/arkauferauthor Planning your spring TBR? Kingdom of Forgotten Curses is a gothic Beauty & the Beast retelling, where the prince is cursed as a vampire! Court of Lies & Cinder is a dark Cinderella retelling with wolf shifters! 💘 Romance 💘 Magic 💘 Fae 💘 Intrigue

The first tissue paper I bought was almost white, it was such a pale color. So I ordered a darker purple, and I love how this looks! 💜 I'm so excited to release my Rapunzel retelling this fall, and pre-orders will open on my site on April 6th! (Same day as title/cover reveal!)

Another author milestone achievement! In just a little over 2 years published, I've reached 75K lifetime pages read! (That's ~250 books read!!!) Thank you to every reader. I truly appreciate you!

Have you seen this adorable art of Bells & the prince from my gothic Beauty & the Beast retelling??? Basically_Belle on Insta did a fantastic job! 😍🥀🦇

This is from yesterday's word count, but I'm so happy I've passed 55K words in this second draft! Less than 2 weeks until book 3 goes to my beta readers! 🥰📚

We are 8 months away from book 3 being published! 😱 I received amazing feedback from alpha readers, I have readers of the previous books reaching out to tell me how excited they are to read this, & I've enjoyed writing this story immensely! Words cannot describe my excitement!

I'm planning in March to announce which story my Rapunzel retelling is blended with, since that's when I'll open ARC sign-ups. I'll also post a full-color piece of art for the FMC then...

I'm excited we're getting closer to the cover reveal! A little over two months to go! ARC sign-ups go live March 21st! Book 3, a Rapunzel retelling with: 💘 She falls first, he falls harder 💘 Forced proximity 💘 Cursed magic 💘 Grump/Sunshine 💘 Fated mates

At A Novel Romance, I sold 7 books today, plus they sold 13 before the event! 20 books!!! 😭😱😭😱

I will be making up limited edition book boxes for my Rapunzel retelling. There will be 50 paperback & 50 hardcover offered. (There will also be an option for a 🌶 book box, with details TBA). I plan to set up the pre-orders on my site in April, with the book set to release in October.

I'm currently at 11K in my second draft. To celebrate passing 10K, here are some tropes you'll find in my Rapunzel retelling!

Planning to write today. Hoping to get to 5K words (currently at 3K). I'm still waiting on feedback from a few alpha readers. (They no there's no rush, I asked for feedback by the end of the month). The feedback I've already received has been amazing! I'm excited to write today!

Me: the snow is so thick, I can stand on it! (So I grab my book and rose) My husband: Ooh, are you going to take some *anesthetic* pics? Me, giggling until he realizes what he said. We both laughed. I'm proud that he's so supportive, either way! 🥰 One of the pics I took:

Book 3 of The Stolen Royalty Series, a Rapunzel retelling, has a pretty packed schedule leading up to release day! I am also planning to set up pre-orders on my website in April! 📚🥰📚

Coming April 6th, the title/cover reveal for book 3 of The Stolen Royalty Series!

How I planned to spend my morning: Begin writing the final draft of book 6 of The Courtship Saga What I did instead: Gathered copies of Kingdom of Forgotten Curses to sign, pack, and get ready to ship out so they can be included in a book box! 😭😱

This is why I, personally, am not using only KDP to distribute my books. I've sold 675 books (lifetime paid sales) thru KDP, but I've sold a total of 1300 lifetime, including sales from IngramSpark, ACX (audio), in-person events, my author website, & of course, KDP. Thank you! 💖

When it's cold outside, and mommy has the warm, soft blanket:

I learned today you can make a pie chart in Canva, lol! So I decided to input some numbers from this year, out of curiosity. I'm not surprised by KDP being the biggest, but it's amazing to see I have so many sales from major bookstores, too! (IngramSpark) 695 (paid) sales! 😱

2 years ago today, I published Courting Fate (book 1 of The Courtship Saga). Writing this series saved my life, & I will always be grateful. In that time, it has over 100 ratings on GR, been made into an audiobook, won multiple awards, & received an amazing review in PW!

The holidays can be a hectic time, so if you're wanting to order from my site, Saturday is the last day until next year! Books are a great gift for the bookworm on your list!

Adding to your winter TBR?

Exciting news from Courting Books Publishing: Kingdom of Forgotten Curses is now included in KU! Download it today and add it to your winter TBR!

#FantasyIndiesDecember 1. Hi! I'm Autumn. I write fantasy & fairytale retellings with paranormal romance. The Courtship Saga is an 8-book fantasy series. Book 5 comes out this month! The Stolen Royalty Series is fairytale retellings. I'm working on book 3, a Rapunzel retelling!

When you're a plotter, & you planned for one character's 🗡 to be off-page, but then a side character decides to take matters into their own hands & lays them out in a spectacular fashion... Me:

I'm so excited to be working on this story! I'll open ARC sign-ups next spring. Book 3 of The Stolen Royalty Series, a Rapunzel retelling, coming October 2025!

This is my controversial Thanksgiving opinion: If there aren't marshmallows on the sweet potato casserole, it's not worth eating!

⚖️ What are your book comps? ⚖️ Kingdom of Forgotten Curses: 🥀 Beauty & the Beast 🪦 Dracula 🦇 ACOTAR 🧛‍♂️ Twilight

Ebook sale! Kingdom of Forgotten Curses 🗡 Enemies-to-lovers 🥀 Beauty & the Beast retelling ❤️‍🔥 Slow-burn 🎩 He falls first ❤️‍🩹Hurt/comfort 🧛‍♂️ Vampire 🧚‍♀️ Fae A gothic Beauty & the Beast retelling where the prince is cursed as a vampire! Will they break the curse or be consumed by it?

"No one will read your writing." "You're wasting your time." I ignored my parents, pursued my writing, & my 4th book sold 650 copies in 1 year, with readers around the world, & won 2 awards. Ignore the critics & haters, pursue your dream, & you never know what might happen!

When you ask for sprayed edges, and you get *SPRAYED EDGES* because Brey absolutely delivered!!! 😱

I sold 10 books, left 2 dozen on consignment, and she invited me back for an author event next year! This was an amazing experience. 🥰

I don't recommend you read Court of Lies & Cinder, since it *checks notes* is a rip-off of Cinderella. I'm glad my book, subtitled "A Dark Cinderella Retelling" was discovered to be inspired by Cinderella & the various versions out there. I thought I was being discreet, too! 🤭

Made sugar cookies for our Tangled date night! 😍

With the A👁 stuff happening on 🐦 (yes, I still call it that, lol) I plan to try and be a little more active on here.

Book 3 is coming along! 😱

Been nearly a year since I've been on here! Excited to be back.

Courting Fate won 3rd place! Thank you, and I'm so honored. Congrats to all the winners. 💖

Kingdom of Forgotten Curses is officially out in the world!

What's your favorite vampire read for spooky season?

Shipping out pre-orders today and tomorrow. Guess it's a good sign I have to do it in two trips!