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Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace

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Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · Jan 24

It is my pleasure to announce that FALLEN KNIGHT is now out in the world! Check it out today for:

🏰Swords, sorcery, and god-eating monstrosities
⚔️A sole survivor on the run
🦝Semi-feral orphans
👻Ghostly peanut galleries
⚖️Political intrigue & estranged fathers

Link:

linktr.ee/cerilndomace

Features the cover of Fallen Knight by Ceril N Domace over a dark and cloudy background. The cover is a dark haired and bearded man in leather and chain mail armor staring at the viewer. He's holding two axes and barn owl wings are coming down from above behind him.

Written around the cover:

Available now!
Haunted by the past (and ghosts)
Found family
Sassy child adopts grumpy man
Epic fantasy
One man does not make an order
His demons eat gods

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · 20h

Many very cool people had good things to say about AWAKENINGS, not the least of which is the queen of ride-or-die m/f pairings, Nicole Kornher-Stace <3

buy.bookfunnel.com/1fbixxop4u

♠️🌈📚 💙📚 #fantasy #QueerAdultSFF

“Awakenings masterfully combines adventure, coziness, friendship, and board games--all the major food groups! If you've been pining for books that center friendship instead of romance, you're going to want this on the very top of your read list. An absolute delight from start to finish, and I'm stoked as hell that this series is only beginning." Nicole Kornher-Stace, Author of FIREBREAK

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Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · 19h

The eternal back and forth of "It shouldn't be like that" "but it is and I need to know why" at my office is enough to drive me up the wall

Like mistakes happen. That's why we have levels of redundancy to catch them.

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · Sep 6

An Angel of the Lord by Ash Parker is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness)

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...

An image of an angel headstone in a graveyard. Text reads:
“In every room they visited, Jenny counted the faces of a dozen peculiar children. They were often hard to spot, but Jenny knew the signs well. She knew when their teeth were too sharp, when they had too many fingers, or the tell-tale signs of a tail tucked into a pair of breeches. ~ An Angel of the Lord by Ash Parker
FREE in the Dragons & Darkness issue of Indie Bites”

A stack of paperback copies of Indie Bites 19 with a dragon on the cover illustrated by Arden Powell. The top copy is open to the title page of Ash’s story.

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · Sep 9

Queen of Nerves by Claire Olivia Golden is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness)

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...

An image of a fantasy crown on a black background. Text reads:
“Elysia tries to adjust the crown so that it will sit right, but she can’t even articulate what “right” means. All she knows is that it feels wrong, and if the crown feels wrong, how is she ever going to fulfill her role as queen? ~ Queen of Nerves by Claire Olivia Golden
FREE in the Dragons & Darkness issue of Indie Bites”

A stack of paperback copies of Indie Bites 19 with a dragon on the cover illustrated by Arden Powell. The top copy is open to Claire’s story

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Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · 3d

It's a complete coincidence that both my cats became extra cuddly the moment the temps dropped below 60°

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Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · 4d

We're almost at the time of year where Sparrow catches a mouse

It's always this time of year and always one

Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · 5d

I am already cursed with GERD why am I now afflicted with hiccups

I am hiccuping and burping simultaneously, this is hell

Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · 5d

Describe your self-publishing style with a gif

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Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · 5d

I added a decoration to my table at this event!

(Shoutout @rabidllama.bsky.social)

Ceril N Domace's books on a black table. A beaded necklace with a mink skull is front and center

Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · 6d

Time for my triannual hair cut!

Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · 6d

Anytime there's an issue at my workplace I just have to look at 10/23-03/24 and not only have I found the problem, I also found how it compounded and continues to make my life miserable.

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D. N. Bryn @dnbryn.bsky.social · 7d

I'm so pleased to see my trans M/M Cinderella retelling out in the world! I hope ya'll enjoy this slightly darker story than my usual. (I promise it still has just as much heart 💖 )

Currently available below, but paperbacks will appear elsewhere within the week:

www.amazon.com/dp/B0F26J336R

"CINDER OUT NOW!" title, with the cover of CINDER by DN BRYN and the words "If Cinderella hid a darker identity..." and "Vigilante justice, Pigeon magic, Complex & painful family dynamics, Everywhere but the bed, Aro-spec prince"

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Cat Rector @catrector.com · 8d

Learning to Bleed comes out March 18th and artist @scherville.com is so deeply talented I can hardly believe it!

This book is the 2nd in a trilogy that explores queerness and trauma through vampire lore, all against the backdrop of an impoverished rural community that has its own monsters 👀

Links⬇️

The cover of Learning to Bleed by Cat Rector, the sequel to Coal Gets In Your Veins. The cover is in the style of a classical painting, with a blush-grey background. In the foreground are two characters locked in a dipping embrace. Spencer, a pale man in a dark blue turtleneck sweater and jeans, with blonde bed-head hair, is holding up another character as she loses control and seems to be falling. His expression is lost and loving as he looks down at her. Laurel is leaning back in his arms, her long brown hair in waves over her back, her face up to the sky as her expression of uncontrolled rage stares upward. Her eyes are red and her mouth is wide open, showing her vampire fangs. A pool of blood soaks into the shoulder of Spencer’s sweater, coming from Laurel’s hand as it hangs above his shoulder. Laurel wears a tank top and red and black plaid. A red mist obscures their legs, making room for the title and author text. The cover artist is Scherville.

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Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · 10d

I absolutely hate setting budgets

Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · 10d

(Through gritted teeth)

I just need to finish this and then I can have a ~Little Treat~

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Arden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 10d

Publishing news! I'm beyond thrilled to finally share that my queer southern gothic horror novella—set in 1930s Louisiana about a haunted man, a murdered child, a charismatic bank robber, and a disappearing town—THE BAYOU will be coming out in audiobook from Tantor Media.

Publishers Marketplace deal report for The Bayou by Arden Powell.
Arden Powell's The Bayou, a queer Southern gothic horror in which people start disappearing and a man is reminded of a death from 20 years ago and the mysterious man that haunted his dreams, while also getting tangled up with a charismatic fugitive, to Emily Loughran at Tantor Media, in a nice deal (world English).
Audio rights, Sept 23, 2025.

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Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · 12d

Either transformers are exploding(possible but unlikely) or the dumbasses at the apartment complex across the street are shooting off fireworks again(unfortunately likely)

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Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.bsky.social · 13d

In other news...
#WritingCommunity

Judge Gives Preliminary Approval to Anthropic Settlement

Following a September 25 hearing, U.S. District Judge William Alsup gave preliminarily approval to the $1.5 billion settlement in the class action lawsuit in which authors charged AI giant Anthropic w...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · 13d

Somehow I have become the intern supervisor, which is definitely not what I intended

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Cheyenne Brammah | Iron Dragon @akairondragon.ca · 16d

THE FIRST SIN COVER REVEAL!!!

Extra special thanks to @jeffbrowngraphics.bsky.social for this stunning painting of Tårik on planet Berwen.

TFS is my debut novel, my first book baby, and I'm so excited to share this with all of you!

📚💙 🪐📚 #bookcovers #bookcoverart #coverreveal #scifantasynovels

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Joel Flanagan-Grannemann @servantand.bsky.social · 13d

This is my dedication page of Queen of Thorns.

Thank you. 💚💜🦝

This book is dedicated to all the friends I've made and colleagues I've met on social media since I began my writing journey in 2019. There are too many people to name specifically, and I would never want to forget anyone. You've kept me moving forward, inspired me, picked me up, and made me feel at home. Thank you. And remember, Sammy loves you!

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 13d

✨COVER REVEAL✨

My second collection of retellings, SHELLS FOR HEARTS, will be released on November 11th!

Preorder links to come!

Cover by the amazing @ardenpowell.bsky.social

#Booksky

Cover of Shells For Hearts: Retellings, by Devan Barlow. The cover is by Arden Powell, and features seashells, perfume bottles, a pumpkin, and assorted animals against a green background.

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Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · 13d

Me when my accounting job requires me to do accounting work

a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a pink pillow .

Alt: a black and white cartoon cat is sitting on a pink pillow .

media.tenor.com

Ceril ⚔️FALLEN KNIGHT available now!⚔️ Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social · 13d

Why must I be cursed to set up new credit card processing systems at each of my jobs

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 14d

The preorder for THE REANIMATOR'S FATE (TRM #4) is officially up!
Paperbacks will be up closer to release, but you can preorder the ebook, which will be out January 29th.
books2read.com/trm4

cover reveal soon. preorder now, out January 29th.
autistic necromancer x undead ADHDer, mm romance, book curses and malicious magic, mutual aid, support, community, a new beginning, if im not a weapon, what good am i?, gwen to the rescue, the paranormal society is in peril, book 4 final book

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