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Jessie Mihalik
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Author of SF/F romance featuring dangerous women & smitten men. Preorder SILVER & BLOOD, out Jan 2026! Game geek. Introvert. She/her. Agent: Sarah Younger.
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Jessie Mihalik @jessiemihalik.com · Jul 16
COVER REVEAL! The cover for Silver & Blood is here, and it’s stunning!! 😍

Art by the incredible @luisapreissler.bsky.social!

A desperate mage finds her fate intertwined with the handsome, mysterious man who saves her from a deadly beast.

Preorder links:
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The Silver & Blood Cover. An illustration featuring a man with pale skin and dark hair in a black, open front tunic standing behind a woman with pale skin and long, dark brown hair in a silver dress and holding a dagger with a castle in the background. Preorder now, available January 27, 2026. The Silver & Blood cover surrounded by a list of vibes/tropes with arrows pointing toward the cover. The tropes are: Fairytale vibes, but make it sexy; He’s grumpy, She throws an apple at his head; Found Family; Forced Proximity; Magical Library; Magic, monsters, and mayhem, oh my!
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OMG, my finished author copies of the UK edition of SILVER & BLOOD arrived today, and they are so pretty!! The text is silver foil and it shines in the light! 😍😍😍

UK folks, get your copy here:

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My hand holding a UK hardcover copy of SILVER & BLOOD with the text in silver foil and a crown, silver roses, and red petals on the cover. The back cover of the UK hardcover of SILVER & BLOOD with a quote from the book in silver foil: “You have such magic in you, but it burns too bright.”
December 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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It time to write the catalog copy for ROSES & STONE and writing copy for book two in a duology is so tricky because just by its nature, it’s going to spoiler book one a little bit.

And book one isn’t even out yet. 😭
December 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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The 2026 Tucson Festival of Books author lineup is out, and I’ll be there!! And there are so many amazing romance and SF/F authors, I can’t wait!! 😍

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Tucson Festival of Books | 2026 Festival Presenting Authors (A-Z)
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December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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We’re back to sun-in-my-eyes-o’clock again, after the time change saved me for a bit, but I’ve defeated the problem by deploying a little-known technology called a “baseball cap.”

Does it look a bit silly? Yes.
Does it work? Also yes.

And I can still see outside!
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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This book is so good, and for the next couple of weeks, it’s FREE! 😍
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HOLIDAY GIFT ALERT! 🎁

Sanctuary is FREE in the #IlonaAndrews store until New Year ilona-andrews.com/blog/sanctua...

Add Sanctuary to your cart, check out for free, and BookFunnel will deliver your download. (Gmail loves hiding gifts- check your spam if you don't receive your email).
SANCTUARY: A Winter Gift - ILONA ANDREWS
This has been a tough year. To celebrate all of us making it through it together, SANCTUARY is free in our store until New Year. Join our favorite Evil Priest as he tries to navigate the holiday seaso...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Less than an hour to go!
December 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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We’ve always had a cheap, terrible stud finder that never worked great. We finally bought a magnetic one that was better, but still didn’t mark the edges of the board.

Today we upgraded to this because we’re wall-mounting a TV, and OMG. Soooo much better!!

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December 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Tell me you’re a petty wannabe dictator without telling me you’re a petty wannabe dictator. 🙃

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National parks fee-free calendar drops MLK Day, Juneteenth and adds Trump's birthday
The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national par...
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December 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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I want to read the exact book I want to read, which is not any of the hundreds of books I own or the dozens of samples I’ve tried, and I can’t articulate exactly what I want, but I’m (pretty) sure I’ll know it when I find it, the Jessie Mihalik story.
December 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Mr M’s company party had a bunch of AI photo booths, including one that made us look steampunk.

It changed my dark dress into a leather jacket and skirt and also made me way skinnier, while not changing Mr M’s waistline at all, though it did change his clothes, too. 😒🤬
December 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Instagram has decided to show me all the artists, which is awesome, but all of these people painting on wooden tables that look like dining tables without any sort of protection is making me so nervous.

One painted off the paper and onto the table and one splattered paint everywhere—table included.
December 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Secret project is THISCLOSE to 20k words. Will I get there today? Maybe!
December 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Here's a rather racy afternoon #FridayFling from "She's So Lovely," my queer polyam remix of ROAD HOUSE, for the prompt word "forward." Three guesses as to which character Elliott is based on, and the first two don't count.

#romancelandia

Buy links: books2read.com/u/38E7YB
A gradiated pink, orange, and yellow square graphic with the Friday Fling hashtag up top and the attribution "She's So Lovely," Prem Numbers by Suleikha Snyder at the bottom. In between is the following racy excerpt text: Had she been thinking what I was during that three-game hustle…? Of the pool cue sliding between her thighs? Of what the felt would feel like on her back? I had every intention of fucking her on that table tonight or some other night. But right now, right here, we were both going to get off on Elliott’s fingers. He was rough about it with me. Yanking my zipper down, working into my shorts. Keeping my dick trapped tight between denim and his palm. I could tell he was being kinder to Lovely. Stroking her nice and slow. Making her gasp and cuss in ways I’d never heard before. And I tilted forward and swallowed one of her “fuck”s. Soft lips, hot mouth, filthy tongue. Jesus, now that I knew what it was like to kiss her, I couldn’t get enough. It was like this with Elliott, too. Going on sixteen years we’d known each other, and each time I kissed him was as hot as the first.
December 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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I have a smooch for #FridayFling! From A CERTAIN DARKNESS:

I cup his face. The mask is smooth beneath my palms but I can see the awful wound in my mind’s eye. But I don’t *want* to forget it. I want to remember who he is, because he’s incredible. I lean forward and let my lips brush his.
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Today’s #FridayFling snippet is from ROCKS & RAPIERS, the second romantic fantasy story in BOOKS & BROADSWORDS.

Zenira only planned to sell her rocks, but she’s met with an icy scowl, a muddy manor, & the overwhelming urge to mend the mess—owner included.

The prompt is “forward.”

#Romancelandia
I probably should’ve been worried that my brain was far enough gone that it had started imagining mythical creatures, but I couldn’t be bothered. An interesting death was better than a lonely one. I stepped forward and the dragon rumbled at me. “Shush. I’ve never petted a dragon, even an imaginary one, so I’m going to do that before I die.” Belatedly, I tacked on, “If you don’t mind.” The rumbling ceased, so I took that as permission and pressed a hand against the dragon’s scaly blue side. After a moment, warmth bled through my soaked mittens. The scales were warm, even in the icy rain, and denser than stone. I leaned against them and willed the warmth to transfer faster. I’d read somewhere that people freezing to death often felt warm right at the end, so I guess my time was about up. What a whimsical way to go.
December 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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This Kingdom Will Not Kill you, but the adorableness of this stelka might make you squee!

Library Journal calls this book "a love letter to fantasy." And they gave it a Starred Review. Don't forget to preorder!

The incredible creature art courtesy of Leesha Hannigan @leeshahannigan
December 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Wearing a brace today because my wrist has been bothering me, and now my wrist hurts *and* I can’t use it. Winning!

I know it’ll get better with the brace, but I tend to grumble during the time while it does. 😭
December 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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#fridayfling from The Magic Seeker:

She did it and the two horses started *forward*.

They started forward! She was driving a team of horses! They clopped across the square heading toward the bakery. Straight toward the big window display of loaves of bread.

Oh no. Where was the road?
big bird is pulling a horse drawn carriage through a field
Alt: big bird is pulling a horse drawn carriage through a field
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December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Mr M’s company’s holiday party is today with the suggestion of cocktail attire, but it starts at 5:30PM. In the office, which, while nice, doesn’t exactly scream “cocktail attire.”
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The dictionary is cutting up again. 😊
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Rudolph gets all the love, so let’s talk about the names of Santa’s other reindeer.

dasher | noun | one that dashes
dancer | noun | one that dances
prancer | noun | one that walks or moves in a spirited manner

Ok, those three are easy to understand.

🧵⬇️
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Today's #FridayFling snippet is from HEY, SANTA, a MF Alien on Earth Christmas Romance about green-skinned alien living on Earth and the dare that finds him a girlfriend. The prompt is forward.

Read today: books2read.com/heysanta

#BookSky #Romancelandia #AlienRomance #ChristmasRomance #reading
Friday Fling snippet from Hey, Santa by Jessica E. Subject. The keyword is forward. Tiffany held out her hands and air-squeezed the man’s firm rear end from a distance. “C’mon. Look at that ass.” “Yes, but a Santa Claus? How do I know what he looks like under that suit and beard?” Imagining removing the white hair to find a wrinkled old man, she shuddered. “Only one way to find out.” Smacking Claire’s butt, Tiffany urged her forward. “Go ask him.” She planted her feet. Thank goodness she hadn’t worn heels for their marathon shopping trip two days before Christmas. “If you’re so interested, why don’t you?” Tiffany rolled her eyes, sighing. “Because I’m engaged to be married to the love of my life. You’re the Grinch who needs to get laid.” Background image is from the cover of Hey, Santa by Jessica E. Subject, showing a young couple kissing. The FMC is wearing a Santa hat and has long brown hair in ringlets. The MMC has green skin and is wearing a Santa hat. On the cover of Alien Kisses at Midnight, a young couple are facing each other, and the FMC has long brown hair tied back with her hand on the MMC's cheek. The MMC has short brown hair and green skin.
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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For today's #FridayFling "Forward" I offer a snippet from my #holidayromance short story. It's #FREE at brookecampbellwrites.com

#Romancelandia #BookSky #SapphicRomance #Lesfic #Sapphic #ButchFemme #SapphicBooks
not! Just a Holiday Romance book cover (background a woman's torso wearing a white cable sweater and holding a white mug in hands tipped with red nail polish cradling a white mug), snowy background and this snippet: Meg nods and turns her attention to the notepad in her hands. A shock of hair falls over her right eye and Sal has to stop herself from leaning forward and tucking it behind that cute little ear. She wonders what sounds Meg would make if she removed the dangly earring and sucked on her earlobe. What the hell. Pull yourself together, Sal. She ain’t flirting with you. This ain’t a damn bar. Besides, the way her luck’s been going lately, Meg probably has a beefcake husband and eight beautiful children.
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Today’s #FridayFling snippet is from ROCKS & RAPIERS, the second romantic fantasy story in BOOKS & BROADSWORDS.

Zenira only planned to sell her rocks, but she’s met with an icy scowl, a muddy manor, & the overwhelming urge to mend the mess—owner included.

The prompt is “forward.”

#Romancelandia
I probably should’ve been worried that my brain was far enough gone that it had started imagining mythical creatures, but I couldn’t be bothered. An interesting death was better than a lonely one. I stepped forward and the dragon rumbled at me. “Shush. I’ve never petted a dragon, even an imaginary one, so I’m going to do that before I die.” Belatedly, I tacked on, “If you don’t mind.” The rumbling ceased, so I took that as permission and pressed a hand against the dragon’s scaly blue side. After a moment, warmth bled through my soaked mittens. The scales were warm, even in the icy rain, and denser than stone. I leaned against them and willed the warmth to transfer faster. I’d read somewhere that people freezing to death often felt warm right at the end, so I guess my time was about up. What a whimsical way to go.
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Join me tomorrow and share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :)

This week’s prompt is FORWARD!

You don’t have to match it exactly, just go with vibes. And if it’s published, drop those links in a reply to your main post so people can find it!

#Romancelandia #BookSky
#FridayFling. Every Friday, post a snippet of your work that includes the prompt (or something close). December 5, 2025’s prompt is: FORWARD. Snippets from all genres welcome. Remember to use alt text if you post an image! Questions? Ask @jessiemihalik.com on Bluesky!
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Our property tax bill arrived today. 😭 Our house value has gone up 61% in five years. If anyone needs me, I’ll just be over here rocking in the corner.
December 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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My holiday cards have glitter on them and now everything has glitter on it. 😂
December 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM