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City Owl Press is an independent publishing company, bringing the world of #romance and speculative fiction to discerning readers. #cityowlpress

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · Jun 26

City Owl Press is delighted to announce the release of its first-ever Limited Deluxe Edition Hardcovers for select titles set to debut in Fall 2025. These beautifully crafted editions will be available for four highly anticipated romantasy and fantasy titles.

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 13h

Congratulations to Ti Mikkel on her debut novel, The Archivist! 🎉

A spellbinding blend of science, time, and fate—called “the best debut novel I’ve read in years” by George R. R. Martin, #1 New York Times Bestselling author!🔥

👉 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-archiv...

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 6d

🎉 Big News Alert! 🎉

We’re thrilled to announce that Ti Mikkel’s debut novel, The Archivist (coming Oct 14, 2025) has been featured on George R. R. Martin’s official blog!

Full press release: cityowlpress.com/blogs/news/t...

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 7d

🧛‍♂️💀 Immortal problems? Try living in a paranormal retirement home. 😂

Fading powers, stiff wings, and one grumpy vampire named Vlad—welcome to Upton Arms. ☕️🩸

📖 Upton Arms by Scott Craven — out now!

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www.barnesandnoble.com/w/upton-arms...

City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 7d

😈🔥 RELEASE DAY 🔥😈

Leaky pipes? Annoying.
Moldy basement? Gross.
A demon poltergeist who leaves blood-soaked reminders to “buy milk”? Yeah… welcome to Emerie Fox’s new home. 🩸💋

HELL’S HERESIES by Kat D. Coffin is out NOW!

👉 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hells-here...

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 8d

🎉 Huge congratulations to Lizzy Gayle for The Imrati Trials bestselling release week! ✨

Readers are loving this thrilling blend of fantasy, passion, and high stakes — and it’s easy to see why. 💫

📖 Get the Deluxe Limited Edition today! indiepubs.com/products/the...

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 12d

🎉💀 Huge congratulations to Danielle DeVor!

The Marker Chronicles Omnibus Kickstarter campaign has fully funded on DAY ONE and received a Projects We Love seal of approval! 🙌🔥

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cit...

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 14d

✨The wait is over—A Game of Fallen Stars by S.E. Berkeley is out now!

The Deluxe Limited Edition is here too, featuring!

Available on all major retailers + direct at IndiePubs.com.

🎉 Use code CityOwlDeluxe2025 at checkout for 10% off your deluxe copy!

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 15d

Big news! 🎉 City Owl Press author Scott Craven is featured in the Statesman Journal for his witty novel Upton Arms: A Retirement Home for Supernaturals. 🧛‍♂️🐺

📖 Full press release 👉 cityowlpress.com/blogs/news/c...

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 20d

🎧✨ LIMITED TIME DEAL ✨🎧

Lose yourself in the beauty of The Unseen by Lilla Glass—now 70% off the audiobook! 🔥

Perfect for fans of dark whimsical fantasy. But hurry—this deal vanishes after 10/11/25. ⏳

👉 www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 21d

🎃 Happy book birthday to Hauntings and House Witchery by Colleen Delaney!

🔮 Cozy magic, a dash of spooky fun, and a heroine you’ll adore—it’s the perfect witchy read. 🍂

To celebrate, book 1—The Hedge Witch—is on sale for just $0.99! ✨ www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW19FPSY

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 22d

Congratulations 🎉 to Mist and Divide by M.E. Shotwell for a wonderful release day! We are so excited to see the book in readers’ hands!

🌥️📚 Beautiful deluxe limited editions are available now at

IndiePubs: indiepubs.com/products/mis...

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 25d

💖 ON SALE 💖

Sept 18 – Sept 23, Love in Hiding by Diane Holiday for just $0.99! 🌹✨

If you love romantic suspense that keeps your heart racing and your pulse pounding, this is the deal you don’t want to miss.

📚 Only $0.99 for a limited time → www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B076...

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 28d

The Imrati Trials by Lizzy Gayle is HERE! ✨👑🔥

Dive into a world of fierce trials and forbidden passion.

💎 Grab the Deluxe Limited Edition—packed with exclusive details—for 10% off at IndiePubs.com using code: CityOwlDeluxe2025

👉 indiepubs.com/products/the...

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · 29d

👑🩸 LIMITED TIME SALE 🩸👑

Blood King by Amber K. Bryant is just $0.99 right now! 🔥

✨ Paranormal romance that bites back
✨ Brooding, powerful heroes
✨ A romance that’s equal parts passion & peril

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · Sep 9

✨📚 Release Day ✨

The wait is over—Mist and Divide by M.E. Shotwell is here! 💜

🌫️ Mist hides more than it reveals.
⚔️ Divides are meant to be crossed.
❤️ Some bonds can’t be broken.

👉 Grab your copy today and step into the mist!

📖 indiepubs.com/products/mis...

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · Sep 8

🔥 Pre-order exclusive! City Owl Press has teamed up with Mysterious Galaxy for two incredible new releases: The Archivist by Ti Mikkel and Hell’s Heresies by Kat D. Coffin.

Order through Mysterious Galaxy and receive a signed bookplate from the authors!

cityowlpress.com/blogs/news/c...

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · Sep 7

✨ The Deluxe Limited Edition of Mist and Divide by M.E. Shotwell is now on all major retail sites!

This special edition includes:
🌙 Exclusive page edges
🌙 UV foiling on dust jacket & hard cover
🌙 Stunning full color ends pages
🌙 Limited print run

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · Sep 3

Congratulations 🎉 to Rivals of Sea and Sky by Marianne Morea for a phenomenal release day! We are so proud of you!

If you haven’t gotten your copy yet, what are you waiting for? 🌊☁️ Gorgeous deluxe limited editions are available now at indiepubs.com/products/riv...

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨✨ RELEASE DAY ✨🚨

The wait is over—Rivals of Sea and Sky by Marianne Morea is here! 🌊☁️
Get ready for a sweeping tale of passion, peril, and power where the realms of sea and sky collide.

⚔️ Rivals become allies.
❤️ Love battles destiny.

👉 indiepubs.com/products/riv...

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · Aug 27

In case you missed it yesterday, check out this book deal about an adorable disaster, a beautiful ghost, a hot civil rights lawyer and working-class solidarity solving crimes (with some scorching kisses for extra flavor):

DEAD RINGER, coming Fall '26 via @cityowlpress.bsky.social!

Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · Aug 26

I'm so thrilled about DEAD RINGER! I can't wait to introduce you to Lottie (adorable disaster), Anne (beautiful ghost), Razmig (hot civil rights lawyer) and Lottie's boarding house of colorful characters (union organizers) in this 1892 working-class romance that is truly a book of my heart!

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report August 25 2025
DEAD RINGER by Leanna Renee Hieber
Imprint: City Owl Press, Recorded Books
Leanna Renee Hieber's DEAD RINGER, a romantic mystery set in 1892 Manhattan, in which an adorable disaster of a telephone operator is begged by a beautiful ghost to help solve that ghost's murder and help prevent others, to Lisa Green at City Owl Press, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2026 by Sara Megibow at Megibow Literary Agency (world English). Audio rights to Catherine Wallach at Recorded Books. Rights: contact@megibowliterary.com

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · Aug 31

City Owl Press is pleased to announce the second wave of acquisitions for its Spring and Summer 2026 publishing season. Featuring an array of titles ranging from high-stakes thrillers to steamy romance.

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · Aug 19

✨🍨 It’s RELEASE DAY! 🍨✨

Congratulations to Libby Tanner on the launch of Better Than Gelato! 🎉

Wishing you the sweetest Happy Book Birthday—may readers fall in love with every page (and crave a little gelato along the way). 💕📚

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City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · Aug 19

Not in this stack but in the spring we have a new queer retelling of The Little Mermaid on land with rival princes! It’s A Voice of Wrath by Brittany M. Cook. 🎉

City Owl Press @cityowlpress.bsky.social · Aug 18

Big thanks to our amazing team of readers who help spread the book love—your excitement keeps the magic alive. 💖

📚 Which one would you grab first?

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