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Aldrea Alien

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Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling #queerindie NZ author of #queerfantasy romance. Mother. Animal lover. Vampire. Fangirl. she/they 🏳️‍🌈 🚫AI🚫 linktr.ee/aldreaalien

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · Nov 17

Quick intro time! I'm a queer indie author (she/they) from NZ. I write queer romance set in the ever-sprawling high fantasy world I call the Spellster Universe.
There's gay royalty, a mage/mage hunter pairing & a sapphic fairytale retelling.

You can find them all here: books.aldreaalien.com

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A layout of book covers atop a background of blue.
Top centre says "Spellster Universe".
Top left depicts two short stories titled "The Leap to Freedom" & "Willow".
Top right has a banner with "A Tale of Two Princes" atop a magical arrow. Below are two books "To Target the Heart" & "To Poison a Prince".
Bottom left has an arched banner saying "Princesses of the Sands" atop a glass crown. One book is below titled "Someone Else's Shoes".
Bottom right has a banner with "Spellster and the Hound" atop an electrified scimitar. The four books are "Tracking Trouble", "In Pain and Blood", "And the World Crumbled" & "In Love and Death".

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 19h

Celebrate spooky season with this selection of #mmromance books... books.bookfunnel.com/octobermmrom...

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 1d

If you're a collector of pins or badges, consider checking out my store, where there's a selection of Spellster Universe-themed ones to choose from.
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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 2d

Cezhorians take their cures seriously, and with a liberal use of garlic.

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 3d

Someone is out to murder his husband and he might just be the reason they succeed...

Read this sequel to To Target the Heart today! books.aldreaalien.com/TPaP

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 4d

Finally sorting out the whole Zara Renata thing for Lucanis... only to end up with another problem. His cousin has been sus from the beginning and I don't believe his grandmother is gone, either.
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Elf Mage | First Playthrough - Part 36

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 5d

Delve into this bunch of fantasy and sci-fi available in #koboplus... books.bookfunnel.com/koboplusless...

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HIdden Gems on Kobo Plus

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 7d

Hamish has one choice: Follow tradition or his heart.
How can he win with the odds are stacked against him?

Read To Target the Heart, a gay #fantasyromance, today! books.aldreaalien.com/TTtH

#mmromance #queerfantasy #queerbooks #booksky

Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 8d

Celebrate love with a little #sapphic romance... books.bookfunnel.com/krsapphicrom...

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Sapphic Romance 9/14 - 10/14, 2025

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 8d

For a first-timer, I would suggest a potato pie. Creamy on the inside, slightly crispy outside & none too heavy on the pork or garlic like a lot of their other dishes.

However, a Cezhorian hearing that would serve you one of their infamous fortifying soups because if you're not local, you need it.

Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 9d

Enter the ever-sprawling world of the Spellster Universe.
Within this setting find... #gayprinces, a magically immune elf and his powerful mage lover, and even a sapphic twist on a familiar fairytale.
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#fantasyromance #queerfantasy #queerbooks #bibooks #queercinderella #booksky

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 10d

New month, new foods from my universe's people. This time, it's from a land I've spoken little of in any of my stories... Cezhory!

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 11d

All Alla wants is a single night to forget her life of abuse and drudgery under her stepmother, but the royal ball may offer an escape of a different kind...

Read it today! books.aldreaalien.com/SES

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 12d

Giving that ol' 2-for-1 special on dragon slaying.
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Elf Mage | First Playthrough - Part 35

Giving that ol' 2-for-1 special on dragon slaying. #dragonage #dragonage4 #dragonagetheveilguard #dragonagetheveilguardgameplay #veilguard

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 12d

Celebrate love with a little #sapphic romance... books.bookfunnel.com/krsapphicrom...

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 13d

When a young dwarven woman is captured by the enemy, she'll come face-to-face with their most powerful weapon.

Grab this #free #fantasy #shortstory today!
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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 14d

Delve into the trials and games of being the main character with these #fantasyromance reads. books.bookfunnel.com/faroseptembe...

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 15d

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 15d

From SEPT 18-30, fantasy, sci-fi, and PNR authors are running a massive site-wide promotion! That means now is the perfect time to dive into new worlds, epic adventures, and thrilling romances. Don't be the one left out—Start your adventure now!
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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 16d

Given that the land of Obuzan started as a section of Udynea, I couldn't resist making a dish that both countries would have.

#spellsteruniverse #fantasyhistory #worldbuilding #fantasyfoods #booksky

Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 17d

In one day, Dylan’s whole life was destroyed.
In one night, he may have found the beginnings of a new one.

Read this #biawakening #mmfantasy today!
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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 18d

Delving into The Cauldron and finding out what the Grey Wardens are hiding in there.
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Elf Mage | First Playthrough - Part 34

Delving into The Cauldron and finding out what the Grey Wardens are hiding in there. #dragonage #dragonage4 #dragonagetheveilguard #dragonagetheveilguardgameplay #veilguard

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 19d

Join the carnival of mysteries with this selection of #queerbooks.
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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 20d

No escape. No defence. One chance. Who'll make it out alive?

Read And the World Crumbled today!
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#darkfantasy #lgbtfantasy #survivorhorror

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 21d

Once again, because computers are stupid... 😒

Check out this selection of books with #bisexual leads.
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Bisexual Romance Books

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 21d

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