SPFBO is a TBR destroyer 😂
07.03.2026 10:39
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SPFBO is a TBR destroyer 😂
Congratulations!
The Sins of Steel and Shadow is an #SPFBO semifinalist 🙌🏻
Well chuffed, and hats off to anyone who entered this year’s contest. There are some incredible looking titles on that list and my TBR is getting longer every day!
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Put up a new blog post showcasing some art. ☺️ The art itself could be considered spoilers for THE RILL LORD, so consider yourself warned if you want to avoid those.
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#WIPSnips The word for February 28th is WALK
Naturally there is much "walk"ing in the Triempery. Usually people walk to go somewhere, preferably somewhere of interest. In this bit of a snippet Dorilian walks to a chessboard. Believe it or not, it's magic.
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Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.
The Iron Garden Sutra, by @thesuiway.bsky.social (pub by @erewhonbooks.bsky.social) is an excellent blend of horror and sci-fi that lands in the meditative side, inquiring much about grief and loss, delivering a superb story.
Full thoughts:
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#WIPSnips The word for February 20 is CORNER
THE RILL LORD brings ordinary people into conflict with magic. How do they fight sorcery? Hans talks with some of his close allies about that possibility. Some flowers bloom in the "corner."
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Left side is a text excerpt from THE WALLED CITY, fifth book of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. Quote is of a character realizing how much he wants to be desired: Had he not relived daily, even hourly, the feel of her body straining against his in the forge, her desire hot upon his mouth, her hands pulling him down? His body had answered hers no less ardently, an animal hunger that had left him breathless. And Aubrey’s voice, afterward, the irony of her words. I hate him, your Hierarch…. She hadn’t known. And in not knowing, she had given him both the gift and the curse of experiencing what it was to be wanted apart from being a Rill-born Prince. Of being, simply and seductively, a man. He had feared he would never know it again, never again feel the pleasure of being with a woman who wanted him simply because she found his body appealing, his person worthwhile, who embraced so fully the parts of him that she knew. The pain of that knowledge had cut him as deeply as a death. To be wanted for himself and then not wanted because of who he was! The irony replayed itself again and again in Dorilian’s mind, until at last he had managed to find it ludicrous in the way profound truths often are, that he should be so singularly cursed that love for him should be impossible. Right side is an image of the book cover for THE WALLED CITY. Cover is white, gray, and blue and shows a lone man facing a distant, icy city.
Today is Book Quote Wednesday and the word is PAIN
There's plenty of pain in the Triempery series. Here's an example of emotional pain. Dorilian hurts at knowing he's difficult to love. And why? Because so few people ever truly see or know him.
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Hey! Come hang out with me tomorrow night (7 PM CT/8 PM ET) at a Book and a Beverage on Bald and Balding!
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Left side is the book cover of THE GOD SPEAR, book four of the Triempery Revelations series by L.L. Stephens. Cover is orange and gold and shows a young woman walking down a country lane toward a tall, strange hill crowned with antlers. On the right side is a text excerpt from THE GOD SPEAR: Thron shook his head. “Prophecies, in my experience, are difficult to outmaneuver. They can dog one’s footsteps to the end.” “Your experience? What prophecies dog you?” He laughed, a low sound that acknowledged Aubrey’s interest. “I would be a fool to answer such a question. Why should I provide you with conversation from which—I am certain—you would concoct an absurdity?” “You talk with others. Why not me?” “They are not forever laying traps with their questions.” “Maybe I’m just interested in you.” Thron gave Aubrey a ghost of a smile, then looked away again. She laughed. “Is that so unbelievable?” “No. It is undoubtedly part of the truth. Just not enough of it.”
Today is Book Quote Wednesday and the word is UNBELIEVEABLE
In THE GOD SPEAR a few unbelievable things happen, largest of which is the Dorilian is in Amallar at all. But nearly as unbelievable is that a Kheld woman insists on flirting with him.
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Cover for On Demon Wrangling and Interpersonal Relationships Between Weary Immortals by Rebecca Crunden; purple background with a cat and flowers.
Demelza, a world-weary witch, and Uliana, an even more exhausted vampyre, work together to send wayward demons, ghosts and otherworldly creatures back to where they came from. But some jobs are more difficult than others.
🔖 story: mybook.to/RXIIkD
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#WIPSnips The word for February 9 is SELECT
In THE RILL LORD a great battle looms. Dorilian of course "selects" his weapons. And frets. Because few things are less sure than battle.
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One of my favourite books and series of all time!!
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The Many Shades of Midnight is free on Kindle via a BookBub deal through 11 February.
If you like gritty, character-driven political fantasy with environmental themes, you might enjoy this.
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haha yes, answering this type of question is much harder as the author than a reader. And, yeah, there are a lot of good candidates for the hit list. Erenor is also pretty tempting to kill.
Agree on all counts :)
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Easing back into #WIPSnips with this Rai Ascendant novella featuring Kolya, whose brother is the MC of To Dream a Darker Realm (book 1). Technically it's also a sequel to "Wishes", the novelette you can get for free by subscribing to my newsletter 😁
(*Privyet means hi in Russian)
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Hey! If you're a short story reader, please check out the Unavowed anthology. It was published by Grim Oak Press and features a whole bunch of incredible indie authors... and somehow I snuck in amongst them.
My story is called "My Soul Has Teeth". It's weird.
Check it out!
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#WIPSnips The word for February 5th is EXCEPT
In this snip from THE RILL LORD Emyli talks with an old friend about Aubrey, who she has just met and about whom she's curious. She's surprised by what she learns.
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It was an incredibly close finish, but Team WIPs has its #SFINCS3 finalists!
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Congrats to the finalists, semi-finalists, & everyone who entered! And thank you to @helynalc.bsky.social , @jamreads.com , and @angelaboord.bsky.social for all your hard work!
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#WIPSnips The word for February 3 is CONFIDENT
Dorilian may be the World's most "confident" person. He has reason to be: he's close to being the avatar of a god. In THE RILL LORD he has this snip of a conversation with Levyathan about the upcoming battle.
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#WIPSnips The word for February 2 is PERISH
"Perish" is a spoilery word for THE RILL LORD; there's some serious perishing going on in that book. However here's a passage establishing how the magic-using bad guys get around.
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Here's a perfectly hideous but highly visible graphic announcing that the eARC for THE RILL LORD is available! This handy link is to the sign up page:
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Books (digital only) will be sent by the publisher. I tested it, so it should work. 🤞
A promo image showing all four books from the Cruel Gods series including The Thirteenth Hour, The Children of Chaos, The End of Time, and Tales From Across the Domains, the short story collection. Text on the banner says: The Cruel Gods trilogy - Now on Itch.io! Fantasy of bad manners, tea, top hats and naughty words.
To celebrate leaving Kindle Unlimited (and also my birthday!), all of my Cruel Gods books are now on Itch.io, and for this weekend only, they're part of an Itch bundle! Get all four books with a 35% discount!
If you hate buying books on Amazon, this is for you:
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A Bookbub graphic: Now Only $0.99, available for a limited time: featuring the painted cover of Smuggler's Fortune by Angela Boord, A Standalone Eterean Empire Story: A giant painted cabinet sits amid the wreckage of a cart backlit by flames with indistinct running figures, one in veil and robes, another with a metal arm
Well, um, I have a Bookbub deal going on this week, if you'd like to take a break with a short prequel novel to Fortune's Fool, in which Kyrra teams up with her mercenary friends to cause maximum chaos and take a little revenge in the process...
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