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hugger of trees / writer of books #amquerying sci-fi horromance 🪐🔭🫶 https://linktr.ee/saraduranauthor

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VAGUE era incoming 👀✨ Stay tuned!

25.02.2026 19:35 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Reader's Guide: Demon in Basement "For Lovers of Lily Mayne, but with a bit more bite"

Reader's Guide: Demon in Basement "For Lovers of Lily Mayne, but with a bit more bite"

blurb:What do you do when the skeleton in the family closet turns out to be sexy? 
That’s the question I’ve been asking myself lately. And running from at full speed. I was brought into the Sterling family secret as a kid. What is it? Well, just the fact that our small town of Monument holds a gate that connects with other planes and we’re keeping a demon hostage to keep it closed. The Demon used to scare me, haunted my dreams, but as I’ve reached adulthood, there’s been a change. 

I see him in my dreams, and the Demon Daddy is ruining my chances with men. 

He’s made me crave things I’m embarrassed to name. I see yellow eyes, lightning strikes, and those leathery wings when I’m awake and when I’m dreaming. I feel the shadow of his claws caressing and teasing me. Vezroth is the source of every break-up and he didn’t even lift a finger. He wants to hurt me, but it’s not anything I wouldn’t beg for. That power alone, paired with a family responsibility I didn’t want has kept me running for years. 

But all roads end eventually, and even the prodigal son has to return home

blurb:What do you do when the skeleton in the family closet turns out to be sexy? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself lately. And running from at full speed. I was brought into the Sterling family secret as a kid. What is it? Well, just the fact that our small town of Monument holds a gate that connects with other planes and we’re keeping a demon hostage to keep it closed. The Demon used to scare me, haunted my dreams, but as I’ve reached adulthood, there’s been a change. I see him in my dreams, and the Demon Daddy is ruining my chances with men. He’s made me crave things I’m embarrassed to name. I see yellow eyes, lightning strikes, and those leathery wings when I’m awake and when I’m dreaming. I feel the shadow of his claws caressing and teasing me. Vezroth is the source of every break-up and he didn’t even lift a finger. He wants to hurt me, but it’s not anything I wouldn’t beg for. That power alone, paired with a family responsibility I didn’t want has kept me running for years. But all roads end eventually, and even the prodigal son has to return home

A Lively Cozy-adjacent  setting
somewhere in New England
Dual POVs
BDSM Dynamics
Gay Black Trans MC
Fun sassy dialogue
Open Door 
LGBTQIA Cast
big feels, lots of them

A Lively Cozy-adjacent setting somewhere in New England Dual POVs BDSM Dynamics Gay Black Trans MC Fun sassy dialogue Open Door LGBTQIA Cast big feels, lots of them

The amulet always pulsed the strongest during thunderstorms. Tonight it was particularly insistent, a warm throb against my chest that matched the flash and rumble outside the shop's windows. I was supposed to be doing inventory, but instead I stared at a new shipment of crystals, wondering if any of them were actually real. Most weren’t—working at the Forest Grove for the last year had taught me the difference between true power and the stuff we’d sell to college kids looking to manifest their best life.

The irony wasn’t lost on me. Here I was, surrounded by people desperately seeking magic while I had spent thirteen years running from the real thing. But there was something comforting about the fake stuff—the rose quartz that was just painted glass, the mass-produced tarot decks, the ‘ancient’ grimoires printed last year. It was safe. Contained.

The amulet always pulsed the strongest during thunderstorms. Tonight it was particularly insistent, a warm throb against my chest that matched the flash and rumble outside the shop's windows. I was supposed to be doing inventory, but instead I stared at a new shipment of crystals, wondering if any of them were actually real. Most weren’t—working at the Forest Grove for the last year had taught me the difference between true power and the stuff we’d sell to college kids looking to manifest their best life. The irony wasn’t lost on me. Here I was, surrounded by people desperately seeking magic while I had spent thirteen years running from the real thing. But there was something comforting about the fake stuff—the rose quartz that was just painted glass, the mass-produced tarot decks, the ‘ancient’ grimoires printed last year. It was safe. Contained.

Turns out grand destinies are not all they're cracked up to be, and sexier than you might expect. Join Rafael Sterling as he solves a centuries-long problem and the sexy Demon Daddy that comes along with it. #Cupit #POC #LGBT #CFR #BlR

15.02.2026 00:00 👍 14 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
A 3×3 mood board collage. Includes two fashion-style character illustrations, two fashion sketches, text reading “I want to ki__ you (answers may vary)” and “Are you flirting or starting a fight?”, two black-and-white and softly lit photos of couples leaning in close, and a fashion-style illustration of a stylish man and woman facing each other at night.

A 3×3 mood board collage. Includes two fashion-style character illustrations, two fashion sketches, text reading “I want to ki__ you (answers may vary)” and “Are you flirting or starting a fight?”, two black-and-white and softly lit photos of couples leaning in close, and a fashion-style illustration of a stylish man and woman facing each other at night.

She's fighting for her birthright.
He's chasing the truth about his legacy.
One scandalous photo forces a collaboration—and lands them in each other's bed.

They were raised to destroy, not to love.
So why is the other the only place they feel real... and safe?

#Cupit #CR #POC

15.02.2026 00:01 👍 22 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 0
moodboard with man and woman kissing, heart-shaped cavern, woman punching, woman looking up through boards, dagger in grass, landscape

moodboard with man and woman kissing, heart-shaped cavern, woman punching, woman looking up through boards, dagger in grass, landscape

THE THRONE'S GUARDIAN

In order to save the hidden world she fled as a child, a quirky ADHDer must learn to wield a magical necklace whose unusual powers hinge on her greatest weakness.

🏳️‍🌈Queernorm world!
🔥Forbidden romance!
😂Humor!

#cupit #q #rf #rofa #mhr #na #upmarket #crossover #dis #lgbt #nd

15.02.2026 00:03 👍 22 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 0
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INUYASHA x SAILOR MOON x D&D WILD MAGIC

🥍College lacrosse player turned fated magical girl (portal fantasy)
🧠Mental health rep/DBT-coded magic system
✨❤️‍🔥Forbidden magic + forbidden romance
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒Found Family after family trauma
⚔️Sexy sparring

#cupit #rf #mhr #a #writingcommunity #WIP

15.02.2026 00:14 👍 24 🔁 10 💬 4 📌 0

Serena is an innocent catholic schoolgirl, locked in the gilded cage of her bedroom by her strict parents. Trevor is the damaged, addict boy she dates in secret. how long can they sneak around behind her parents' backs before they get caught? #cupit #A #LF #U #Q

15.02.2026 00:28 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Fear Street x The Secret History

While Jess is walking home from her audition for the school play she finds a dead body. When her friends begin turning up dead she wonders which of the ten-thousand students at Longview is turning members of the student body into corpses?

#Cupit #Q #A #T #H #MY

15.02.2026 00:29 👍 16 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
Side by side photos of a woman with curly hair and a male firefighter. Text: THE SLOW BURN: A small-town holiday romance

Side by side photos of a woman with curly hair and a male firefighter. Text: THE SLOW BURN: A small-town holiday romance

Now Querying!

THE LOVE HATERS X LOVELIGHT FARMS

🎄an event planner with a promotion on the line
🚒 a firefighter who works for her dad
🎄 planning a gala together, but "let's keep it casual"
🚒 their chemistry threatens her career, family relationships, and the gala itself

#cupit #cr #rc #q #a

15.02.2026 01:13 👍 26 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
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If you like Heated Rivalry, you'll love Love and Lust a Legionary Romance. Castra Vetera's top doc Galenus falls for Marcus, a disgraced engineer plagued with survivor's PTSD. In a May/Dec romantic thriller they find love while facing bloody barbarians, ghosts, plague & Caesar. #Cupit #HR #MR #Q

15.02.2026 01:20 👍 12 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
 A Roman soldier stares across a wild vista, while a Roman woman walks away. We see the Legionary fortress gate and an armed barbarian on the other side. A heart knits them together.

A Roman soldier stares across a wild vista, while a Roman woman walks away. We see the Legionary fortress gate and an armed barbarian on the other side. A heart knits them together.

#Cupit #A #HR #Q Beyond the Gate - Forced to join the legions or lose the farm,Titus must divorce Marcella as only officer's can be wed. Unwilling to wait his 20-yr deployment, Marcella lives beyond the fortress gate w/the other 'barbarian wives' when an officer disappears. Who killed Quintus & why?

15.02.2026 01:25 👍 14 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0

DRAG YOU DOWN is THE SIREN x NETTLE AND BONE

Cursed to live as one of the very sirens she used to hunt, Cordelia wants to keep her past a secret. But when her family finds her, they give her a choice: come home or watch them kill the woman she loves.

#cupit #lgbt #f #h #r #a #amquerying

15.02.2026 01:27 👍 16 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 0
Rylee Dane’s social media post of a bouquet of pink, orange, and yellow flowers with the caption: Just when I thought Sam and I were on better terms, he does this. What did I do to deserve such hostility? A comment section then follows reading: 
Sam I already apologized!!!
Naomi To anyone else, this would be a perfectly normal Valentine’s Day gift.
Rylee Dane Those poor innocent flowers :(
Fiona Please tell me this isn’t gonna slow down the collaboration AGAIN. We can’t wait much longer!
Sam I’m going to try to plant new flowers from them. Rylee will forgive me eventually.
Rylee Dane Maybe.

Rylee Dane’s social media post of a bouquet of pink, orange, and yellow flowers with the caption: Just when I thought Sam and I were on better terms, he does this. What did I do to deserve such hostility? A comment section then follows reading: Sam I already apologized!!! Naomi To anyone else, this would be a perfectly normal Valentine’s Day gift. Rylee Dane Those poor innocent flowers :( Fiona Please tell me this isn’t gonna slow down the collaboration AGAIN. We can’t wait much longer! Sam I’m going to try to plant new flowers from them. Rylee will forgive me eventually. Rylee Dane Maybe.

If my book had a Valentine’s Day scene...
#Cupit #A #RC #CR #Amquerying

15.02.2026 01:30 👍 15 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

When the supposedly God-like royals of the Golden Kingdom die, Talia takes it upon herself to mold Matthias, last surviving royal and a man she hates, into a competent ruler.

She forgets that competent doesn't mean cruel.

This is how a kingdom falls. This is DIVINE BLOOD.
#cupit #amquerying #f #r

15.02.2026 01:38 👍 14 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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Time for #CUPIT Here is my pitch for my #GraphicNovel

Lore Olympus x TV show LOKI x High School Musical
👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 #Sapphic #Romance
📖Greek #Mythology
🌧️ #GrumpySunshine☀️
🧂 #Fantasy (light)
🎒H-School Crush
#RF #SFR #YA #HA #LGBT

#authorilustrator #litagents #kidlit #agentguide #amquerying #GraphicNovelArt

15.02.2026 01:41 👍 31 🔁 14 💬 1 📌 0
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Querying Now 🖤

The Whispering Dark x Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

🥀 Forbidden love
🩸Feminine Rage
💀 Gothic Horror
🌘Ritual Sacrifice
🔥 Sisterhood

#Cupit #Q #HOR #ROFA #NA

15.02.2026 01:45 👍 20 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 3
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NIGHTBIRDS x THE HURRICANE WARS

🌈Queer + poly rep
🧠MH grief, trauma, & anxiety rep
❤️‍🔥 Slow burn romance
💪Found Family
✨Unique magic
🔥He falls first
🖤Lovers-Friends-Lovers
❤️‍🩹Second chance

#Cupit #A #RF #LGBT #amquerying

15.02.2026 01:45 👍 13 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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BUTCHER & BLACKBIRD x LIGHTS OUT X BRIDE

👵 A missing grandmother
🐺A wolf shifter crime boss
🐈‍⬛ A black cat homicide DA
🤌 An offer she can't refuse

She's the only one he's ever wanted. He's the one thing she can't resist.

And it's her job to put him in prison.

#cupit #pr #dr #MfR #BnR #A #RoFa

15.02.2026 02:03 👍 16 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 0
There is Rustrock and Lava Town, and there is nothing and no one else. Not for many miles, unless you consider the countless  ruins and the deadly and diseased creatures that infest them,  or the occasional peddler coming to deliver tales of distant civilizations. But here and now, there is only Rustrock and Lava Town. It would be best if they got along. They do not.

  The Queen, the active volcano that Lava Town takes its nickname from, looks out over all of them.  The seasons are harsh. Cass may not have been born in Rustrock, but her loyalty to it is absolute. If she can prove herself by helping the struggling town survive, perhaps she can even earn the reputation that the rumors of her origin give her. But Lava Town's flock of flying marauders seem to be there to thwart Rustrock at every turn, and her secret connection to their leader only complicates things. When mysterious strangers from the north turn up, however, it may be a grand opportunity or an omen of worse things to come.

There is Rustrock and Lava Town, and there is nothing and no one else. Not for many miles, unless you consider the countless ruins and the deadly and diseased creatures that infest them, or the occasional peddler coming to deliver tales of distant civilizations. But here and now, there is only Rustrock and Lava Town. It would be best if they got along. They do not. The Queen, the active volcano that Lava Town takes its nickname from, looks out over all of them. The seasons are harsh. Cass may not have been born in Rustrock, but her loyalty to it is absolute. If she can prove herself by helping the struggling town survive, perhaps she can even earn the reputation that the rumors of her origin give her. But Lava Town's flock of flying marauders seem to be there to thwart Rustrock at every turn, and her secret connection to their leader only complicates things. When mysterious strangers from the north turn up, however, it may be a grand opportunity or an omen of worse things to come.

A promo image reading: Under the Furious Sun - Sign up for the newsletter and read the prologue for free on February 28th. Sign up at AmeliaLRigby.com

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On February 28th, the prologue for Under the Furious Sun will be sent out to newsletter subscribers! Interested in apocalyptic dark adventure fantasy with a side of spice?
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15.02.2026 02:03 👍 18 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
Collage-style promotional graphic for the novel Babel on Callisto. Four illustrated polaroid images show two men, Jack (blond) and Elias (dark-haired with glasses), in different scenes: wearing space suits, working together in a lab, leaning close in a quiet moment, and kissing. The background is pink and textured with scientific sketches and handwritten notes. A torn paper excerpt of prose is centered. Text on the images reads “Babel on Callisto,” “Now Querying,” “88K Sci-Fi Horromance,” and “@saraduranauthor.”

Collage-style promotional graphic for the novel Babel on Callisto. Four illustrated polaroid images show two men, Jack (blond) and Elias (dark-haired with glasses), in different scenes: wearing space suits, working together in a lab, leaning close in a quiet moment, and kissing. The background is pink and textured with scientific sketches and handwritten notes. A torn paper excerpt of prose is centered. Text on the images reads “Babel on Callisto,” “Now Querying,” “88K Sci-Fi Horromance,” and “@saraduranauthor.”

Now querying!

• • •

ANNIHILATION x BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

✨two exiled men (and their secrets)
✨one lunar prison (and its horrors)
✨a cosmic entity that wants them dead
💖the love they’ll lose if they don’t survive

#SF #H #R #LGBT #AmQuerying #CuPit

14.02.2026 05:00 👍 86 🔁 46 💬 7 📌 0
Young woman with her head on the table - in profile - holding a drink.

Young woman with her head on the table - in profile - holding a drink.

The Best Kisser in Prague

🇨🇿 Gritty slow-burn ♥️

Amid the post-Revolution chaos of 1994 Prague, two expats determined to ‘kiss and run’ find their philosophy derailed by a single night of connection.

#Cupit #W #A #NA #R
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity

14.02.2026 16:08 👍 29 🔁 16 💬 2 📌 0
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CATCH THE GIRL, historical sports romance

FROM LUKOV WITH LOVE ❤️ BATTLE OF THE SEXES

Only the brave need apply.

🪩retro vibes
🏃‍♀️UltraRunning romance
🔥spicy
🤬enemies to lovers
🙋🏼‍♀️feminism
🥴complicated characters

#cupit #hr #histsportsrom #ultrarunning #running #california #amquerying #100milerace

14.02.2026 16:11 👍 25 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt.
The moodboard has the premise of the story written above it, which reads: “Heartbroken by the man she loves and the topic of office gossip because of it, Amaya now has to find somewhere new to live, too. So of course, she thinks an arranged marriage will solve all her problems! When Ashraf proposes marriage minus love—because he doesn’t want to love again but has to marry due to his mother’s ultimatum—it’s ideal for Amaya and they tie the knot. How long before this arrangement becomes inconvenient?”

Moodboard titled ‘A Most Inconvenient Arrangement’ with five images: London skyline, a couple embracing in a nightclub, a young woman dressed in smart office wear, a close-up of a young couple about to kiss, a young couple arguing, a man in the middle of removing his shirt. The moodboard has the premise of the story written above it, which reads: “Heartbroken by the man she loves and the topic of office gossip because of it, Amaya now has to find somewhere new to live, too. So of course, she thinks an arranged marriage will solve all her problems! When Ashraf proposes marriage minus love—because he doesn’t want to love again but has to marry due to his mother’s ultimatum—it’s ideal for Amaya and they tie the knot. How long before this arrangement becomes inconvenient?”

Ashraf has vowed to never love again. When his mum’s ultimatum forces him to start looking for a wife, he offers this to potential brides: Marriage minus romantic love

Just so happens Amaya wants a similar arrangement—so they tie the knot

How long before 1 of them changes their mind?
#Cupit #A #CR

14.02.2026 16:15 👍 29 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
photo montage: baseball catcher; teens kissing; boy and girl on prom night; cupcakes; baseball; couple running before sunset
We are not together.

photo montage: baseball catcher; teens kissing; boy and girl on prom night; cupcakes; baseball; couple running before sunset We are not together.

BETTER THAN THE MOVIES X PLAYING FOR KEEPS
After her kiss-cam accident with The Jerk became viral, 17yo Jess thought she’d reached rock bottom. But to make things worse, she sets up a fake-dating scheme with him. No way she’ll get lower than that and catch feelings, right?
RIGHT?
#RC #YA #Cupit

14.02.2026 16:19 👍 36 🔁 18 💬 4 📌 0
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ONE GOLDEN SUMMER x 32 DAYS IN MAY

DEFINITELY NOT A BUCKET LIST

Featuring:
🚙Tension-filled excursions
💉Illness rep
🌄Coastal Canadian landscape
🛳️Boat ride in costume
✍️(Not) a bucket list
❤️‍🔥A burning need to complete the road trip, before it’s too late.

#Cupit #A #CR

14.02.2026 16:27 👍 25 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
Zoey Donnelly clawed herself back from the pandemic-era brink after a failed wellness venture. She's debt-free, stress-free, and, unfortunately for the newly 40-year-old former striver, direction-free.
And wishing she wasn't turning down Lainey Gomez, one of her heroes. Zoey, massage therapist and former sex worker, was here to do a massage—instead, she's offered a good time. One that usually ends with money on the nightstand.
Insulted, she leaves, wishing she could have taken it.


Then Zoey decides to move out. Suddenly everyone knows better. Zoey's recruited—for her experience!—for Lainey's day spa concept, opening in the next twelve months. At a wellness conference in Dallas, Lainey offers Zoey a long-term contract, possibly becoming the company’s Massage Lead—plus housing, plus moving expenses, plus Lainey. Both say it's professional, but the interview was a date that ended in a hotel. Still: this gets her out of Austin, away from her old life, and towards the success she never had. And Lainey can move on to the next therapist, younger and with less baggage.
Zack, her roommate and Sarah, his girlfriend, offer guidance without commitment. She wants to be chosen—Lainey’s doing just that.
Soon, Lainey's signing similar checks for Zack. Sex is sex and work is work—at least, they say that. 
Lainey's spending way too freely. And Zack? Well, he’s not excited about the deal, which is a problem after saying “I love you” while making love in front of your boss.
Mixed signals, everywhere. 


Now Zoey is forced to do something she hates when pesky people are involved: be specific, and choose. Lainey feels like certainty, but desperation has always preceded bad decisions. Sarah and Zack feel like home, but not one she chose.
Simple: risk over comfort. Then a powerful investor voices their deep distaste with “former sex worker” in Zoey’s resume, and voids the deal. Lainey’s affection vanishes as fast as the paychecks and the housing, leaving Zoey alone and broke.
Zoey did “b…

Zoey Donnelly clawed herself back from the pandemic-era brink after a failed wellness venture. She's debt-free, stress-free, and, unfortunately for the newly 40-year-old former striver, direction-free. And wishing she wasn't turning down Lainey Gomez, one of her heroes. Zoey, massage therapist and former sex worker, was here to do a massage—instead, she's offered a good time. One that usually ends with money on the nightstand. Insulted, she leaves, wishing she could have taken it. Then Zoey decides to move out. Suddenly everyone knows better. Zoey's recruited—for her experience!—for Lainey's day spa concept, opening in the next twelve months. At a wellness conference in Dallas, Lainey offers Zoey a long-term contract, possibly becoming the company’s Massage Lead—plus housing, plus moving expenses, plus Lainey. Both say it's professional, but the interview was a date that ended in a hotel. Still: this gets her out of Austin, away from her old life, and towards the success she never had. And Lainey can move on to the next therapist, younger and with less baggage. Zack, her roommate and Sarah, his girlfriend, offer guidance without commitment. She wants to be chosen—Lainey’s doing just that. Soon, Lainey's signing similar checks for Zack. Sex is sex and work is work—at least, they say that. Lainey's spending way too freely. And Zack? Well, he’s not excited about the deal, which is a problem after saying “I love you” while making love in front of your boss. Mixed signals, everywhere. Now Zoey is forced to do something she hates when pesky people are involved: be specific, and choose. Lainey feels like certainty, but desperation has always preceded bad decisions. Sarah and Zack feel like home, but not one she chose. Simple: risk over comfort. Then a powerful investor voices their deep distaste with “former sex worker” in Zoey’s resume, and voids the deal. Lainey’s affection vanishes as fast as the paychecks and the housing, leaving Zoey alone and broke. Zoey did “b…

Zoey’s got a lot going on, as you can tell. Complete at 100,000 words, currently querying!
the first novel of shared queer community romances
#cupit #cr #LGBT #POC #a

14.02.2026 16:33 👍 15 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 1
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Working at an all-inclusive island resort is all fun and games until Quinn's one-night stand becomes her teammate in a competition that puts their jobs and hearts on the line.

🤝Teammates to Lovers
🏝️Close proximity
🤿Island excursions
💕He falls first

#Cupit #A #CR

14.02.2026 16:35 👍 39 🔁 18 💬 4 📌 0
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VOW OF THIEVES x MONSOON RISING

❤️Spicy second chance romance
❤️Forbidden love
❤️Hidden identity
❤️Dual POV
❤️Feisty FMC
❤️Determined MMC
❤️'Who did this to you?' vibes (from her)
❤️Yearning
❤️Misunderstandings
❤️Found family
❤️Semi-dystopian England/Wales

#Cupit #A #RF #DTR

14.02.2026 16:42 👍 12 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
A top down view of an old wooden desk covered in old papers and envelopes and a leather bound book titled “Life Before Blood” featuring a tintype photo in an ornate frame featuring Dracula and Renfield facing each other. Dracula’s hand is around Renfield’s throat as Renfield stares lovingly at the Count.

A top down view of an old wooden desk covered in old papers and envelopes and a leather bound book titled “Life Before Blood” featuring a tintype photo in an ornate frame featuring Dracula and Renfield facing each other. Dracula’s hand is around Renfield’s throat as Renfield stares lovingly at the Count.

After the horrific death of his lover, R.M Renfield receives a letter from the mysterious Count Dracula calling him to Romania to help the Count manage his affairs. He didn’t expect to become one.

A queer dark romance prequel to Bram Stoker's "Dracula"

#CuPit #P #A #R #LGBT

14.02.2026 16:47 👍 32 🔁 20 💬 2 📌 1
Ingrid Lindgren is still remembering not to call herself Arnold. She began her transition only three months ago, after decades of repression and denial. She’s won her life back, but not without cost: her fiancée, her job, her stability, and a life that was uncomfortable but safe. Her plan, set in motion while she was in high school, just blew up at age 39.
She’s taken a new job in a new city, to work as music director for an opera company…and also as their donor outreach director, which means Ingrid, who hasn’t worn a dress until a few weeks ago, has to polish herself to feminine perfection. But she has money, a place, and time to figure it out.
Gina Daniels has a fresh esthetician’s license and nowhere to go after getting dumped. Desperate for a place to stay near her new employer, she attends a mixer and befriends Alfred, a cute boy who rocks her world that night.
Learning the truth about Ingrid the morning after, the actually-for-real-heterosexual Gina is hurt and confused, but not scared. They strike up a tentative friendship in the aftermath.
After hearing Ingrid commit to high-femme presentation for her new boss, Gina has an idea: help Ingrid be a better girl, and let Gina live here rent free until the lease is up. And sleeping together is too good to pass up—but it’s all casual. Ingrid’s moving out after the lease expires.
But as the lessons move from makeup to fashion to etiquette, both women feel a growing attraction that neither wants to explore—Gina’s straightness is a boundary Ingrid respects too much to cross, even though Gina herself crosses it just fine in the bedroom.
Still, neither woman sees the other as an option: Ingrid worries Gina won’t want her as she changes, Gina is terrified of her feelings only being for “Alfred”. And every new lesson makes Ingrid worry that Gina only sees her as a project.
As they grow closer, meeting Ingrid’s parents and sharing a holiday together, both women fear the closeness blooming between them. Can Ingrid figure ou…

Ingrid Lindgren is still remembering not to call herself Arnold. She began her transition only three months ago, after decades of repression and denial. She’s won her life back, but not without cost: her fiancée, her job, her stability, and a life that was uncomfortable but safe. Her plan, set in motion while she was in high school, just blew up at age 39. She’s taken a new job in a new city, to work as music director for an opera company…and also as their donor outreach director, which means Ingrid, who hasn’t worn a dress until a few weeks ago, has to polish herself to feminine perfection. But she has money, a place, and time to figure it out. Gina Daniels has a fresh esthetician’s license and nowhere to go after getting dumped. Desperate for a place to stay near her new employer, she attends a mixer and befriends Alfred, a cute boy who rocks her world that night. Learning the truth about Ingrid the morning after, the actually-for-real-heterosexual Gina is hurt and confused, but not scared. They strike up a tentative friendship in the aftermath. After hearing Ingrid commit to high-femme presentation for her new boss, Gina has an idea: help Ingrid be a better girl, and let Gina live here rent free until the lease is up. And sleeping together is too good to pass up—but it’s all casual. Ingrid’s moving out after the lease expires. But as the lessons move from makeup to fashion to etiquette, both women feel a growing attraction that neither wants to explore—Gina’s straightness is a boundary Ingrid respects too much to cross, even though Gina herself crosses it just fine in the bedroom. Still, neither woman sees the other as an option: Ingrid worries Gina won’t want her as she changes, Gina is terrified of her feelings only being for “Alfred”. And every new lesson makes Ingrid worry that Gina only sees her as a project. As they grow closer, meeting Ingrid’s parents and sharing a holiday together, both women fear the closeness blooming between them. Can Ingrid figure ou…

Informed Consent x Make Room For Love

the first months of transition are confusing, especially if you go from egg-crack to HRT in two weeks. Ingrid wants to start over, and Gina’s here to help. But when things start complicated…
Not The End Of The World, Ingrid Lindgren

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