Jessie Mihalik
@jessiemihalik.com
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:
www.jessiemihalik.com/book/silver-...
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:
www.jessiemihalik.com/book/silver-...
We picked the last of the fall tomatoes before this weekend’s big freeze!
January 23, 2026 at 11:50 PM
We picked the last of the fall tomatoes before this weekend’s big freeze!
Reposted by Jessie Mihalik
Today’s #FridayFling snippet is from SILVER & BLOOD, which comes out ✨next Tuesday✨!
This snippet is from Garrick’s POV, and he secretly likes it when Riela argues with him. 👀😏
This week’s prompt is “practice.”
#Romancelandia #BookSky
This snippet is from Garrick’s POV, and he secretly likes it when Riela argues with him. 👀😏
This week’s prompt is “practice.”
#Romancelandia #BookSky
January 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Today’s #FridayFling snippet is from SILVER & BLOOD, which comes out ✨next Tuesday✨!
This snippet is from Garrick’s POV, and he secretly likes it when Riela argues with him. 👀😏
This week’s prompt is “practice.”
#Romancelandia #BookSky
This snippet is from Garrick’s POV, and he secretly likes it when Riela argues with him. 👀😏
This week’s prompt is “practice.”
#Romancelandia #BookSky
Huh, the display aspect on this is weird. I wonder if it’s a @fedica.com issue, or if Bluesky changed something. Last week was fine (I think, lol).
Today’s #FridayFling snippet is from SILVER & BLOOD, which comes out ✨next Tuesday✨!
This snippet is from Garrick’s POV, and he secretly likes it when Riela argues with him. 👀😏
This week’s prompt is “practice.”
#Romancelandia #BookSky
This snippet is from Garrick’s POV, and he secretly likes it when Riela argues with him. 👀😏
This week’s prompt is “practice.”
#Romancelandia #BookSky
January 23, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Huh, the display aspect on this is weird. I wonder if it’s a @fedica.com issue, or if Bluesky changed something. Last week was fine (I think, lol).
ATX friends, it’s going to be cold for three days. We don’t need this level of panic. I just wanted some yogurt because I’m on an antibiotic. 😭
January 23, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ATX friends, it’s going to be cold for three days. We don’t need this level of panic. I just wanted some yogurt because I’m on an antibiotic. 😭
Today’s #FridayFling snippet is from SILVER & BLOOD, which comes out ✨next Tuesday✨!
This snippet is from Garrick’s POV, and he secretly likes it when Riela argues with him. 👀😏
This week’s prompt is “practice.”
#Romancelandia #BookSky
This snippet is from Garrick’s POV, and he secretly likes it when Riela argues with him. 👀😏
This week’s prompt is “practice.”
#Romancelandia #BookSky
January 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Today’s #FridayFling snippet is from SILVER & BLOOD, which comes out ✨next Tuesday✨!
This snippet is from Garrick’s POV, and he secretly likes it when Riela argues with him. 👀😏
This week’s prompt is “practice.”
#Romancelandia #BookSky
This snippet is from Garrick’s POV, and he secretly likes it when Riela argues with him. 👀😏
This week’s prompt is “practice.”
#Romancelandia #BookSky
I have two virtual events this weekend and an in-person event next Wednesday. Have you registered yet? They’re all free!
January 23, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I have two virtual events this weekend and an in-person event next Wednesday. Have you registered yet? They’re all free!
Reposted by Jessie Mihalik
Well, folks. Everything is bad & promo never seems appropriate, but BALD-FACED LIAR is on sale on Kindle. Only $2.49 in the US if you need some dark humor and light murder. AND WHO DOESN’T???
Kindle: amzn.to/4jBLw6H
Other: victoriahelenstone.com
Stay strong, fight back, love hard.
#booksky
Kindle: amzn.to/4jBLw6H
Other: victoriahelenstone.com
Stay strong, fight back, love hard.
#booksky
January 23, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Well, folks. Everything is bad & promo never seems appropriate, but BALD-FACED LIAR is on sale on Kindle. Only $2.49 in the US if you need some dark humor and light murder. AND WHO DOESN’T???
Kindle: amzn.to/4jBLw6H
Other: victoriahelenstone.com
Stay strong, fight back, love hard.
#booksky
Kindle: amzn.to/4jBLw6H
Other: victoriahelenstone.com
Stay strong, fight back, love hard.
#booksky
I braved HEB (our local grocery store) because we needed our normal groceries, but we’re expecting freezing rain this weekend, so people have been stocking up like we’ll be snowed in for weeks.
Yes, we all have a little trauma from Icepocalypse, why do you ask?
But I got most of what I needed!
Yes, we all have a little trauma from Icepocalypse, why do you ask?
But I got most of what I needed!
January 22, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I braved HEB (our local grocery store) because we needed our normal groceries, but we’re expecting freezing rain this weekend, so people have been stocking up like we’ll be snowed in for weeks.
Yes, we all have a little trauma from Icepocalypse, why do you ask?
But I got most of what I needed!
Yes, we all have a little trauma from Icepocalypse, why do you ask?
But I got most of what I needed!
Every Thursday, without fail, I’m surprised when my #FridayFling scheduled post posts. You’d think I’d learn! You’d be wrong. 😂
January 22, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Every Thursday, without fail, I’m surprised when my #FridayFling scheduled post posts. You’d think I’d learn! You’d be wrong. 😂
Every Friday, share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :)
This week’s prompt is PRACTICE!
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
This week’s prompt is PRACTICE!
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
January 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Every Friday, share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :)
This week’s prompt is PRACTICE!
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
This week’s prompt is PRACTICE!
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
I don’t know why I ever try to get anything done around book release time. No, I’m not making my word count this week, and probably not next week, either. :/
January 22, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I don’t know why I ever try to get anything done around book release time. No, I’m not making my word count this week, and probably not next week, either. :/
Stay safe out there this weekend, folks!
⚠️~132 million: Number of people under alerts for snow, sleet, & freezing rain.
A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, & freezing rain from the Southern Rockies & Plains beginning Friday (Jan. 23), spreading eastward toward New England this weekend.
🧵
A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, & freezing rain from the Southern Rockies & Plains beginning Friday (Jan. 23), spreading eastward toward New England this weekend.
🧵
January 22, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Stay safe out there this weekend, folks!
For the morning (technically, for five more minutes) folks!
I’m starting to pack up the SILVER & BLOOD preorder bonuses! Look at me, not waiting until the night before. Progress! 😂
If you want one, go preorder the book from @bookpeople.com SOON and put your personalization request in the order comments!
bookpeople.com/book/9780063...
If you want one, go preorder the book from @bookpeople.com SOON and put your personalization request in the order comments!
bookpeople.com/book/9780063...
January 21, 2026 at 5:55 PM
For the morning (technically, for five more minutes) folks!
Reposted by Jessie Mihalik
#RomanceColumn day is here! This month I looked at an Arthurian romance that should have been on the best of 2025, a romcom with a dom hero and terrible workplace boundaries, and a touching hockey romance with a women’s hockey star in the Olympics (gift link).
A Stunning Romance Novel Suffused With Yearning
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
#RomanceColumn day is here! This month I looked at an Arthurian romance that should have been on the best of 2025, a romcom with a dom hero and terrible workplace boundaries, and a touching hockey romance with a women’s hockey star in the Olympics (gift link).
Reposted by Jessie Mihalik
oh man look what showed up on our doorstep today. it's a real book. 👀🐙🏴☠️🧜♀️💘
January 20, 2026 at 11:57 PM
oh man look what showed up on our doorstep today. it's a real book. 👀🐙🏴☠️🧜♀️💘
I’m starting to pack up the SILVER & BLOOD preorder bonuses! Look at me, not waiting until the night before. Progress! 😂
If you want one, go preorder the book from @bookpeople.com SOON and put your personalization request in the order comments!
bookpeople.com/book/9780063...
If you want one, go preorder the book from @bookpeople.com SOON and put your personalization request in the order comments!
bookpeople.com/book/9780063...
January 21, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I’m starting to pack up the SILVER & BLOOD preorder bonuses! Look at me, not waiting until the night before. Progress! 😂
If you want one, go preorder the book from @bookpeople.com SOON and put your personalization request in the order comments!
bookpeople.com/book/9780063...
If you want one, go preorder the book from @bookpeople.com SOON and put your personalization request in the order comments!
bookpeople.com/book/9780063...
My WIP just crossed 28k words. I’m aiming for 60-70k for this one, so I’m closing in on halfway!
#AmWriting
#AmWriting
January 20, 2026 at 11:21 PM
My WIP just crossed 28k words. I’m aiming for 60-70k for this one, so I’m closing in on halfway!
#AmWriting
#AmWriting
I want this desperately. I don’t have a horse, it would just be for walking in winter, and “winter” in my part of TX isn’t that cold, so it’s hard to justify the cost.
But I wants it, precious. And it’s on sale! 👀 I’m in danger dot gif.
www.etsy.com/listing/9348...
But I wants it, precious. And it’s on sale! 👀 I’m in danger dot gif.
www.etsy.com/listing/9348...
January 20, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I want this desperately. I don’t have a horse, it would just be for walking in winter, and “winter” in my part of TX isn’t that cold, so it’s hard to justify the cost.
But I wants it, precious. And it’s on sale! 👀 I’m in danger dot gif.
www.etsy.com/listing/9348...
But I wants it, precious. And it’s on sale! 👀 I’m in danger dot gif.
www.etsy.com/listing/9348...
Reposted by Jessie Mihalik
I wrote up a longer piece about scammers pretending to be me, how you can tell it's not me, and why neither I nor any other "big name" author is likely to be emailing you at all, and certainly not with obviously "AI"-generated verbiage. Please feel free to share.
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Reminder: Scammers Are Out There Pretending to Be Me (and Other Authors as Well)
Three times in the last week I’ve gotten inquiries from authors, about email from an account purporting to be me. This account praised their book in a very “AI” fashion and tried …
whatever.scalzi.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I wrote up a longer piece about scammers pretending to be me, how you can tell it's not me, and why neither I nor any other "big name" author is likely to be emailing you at all, and certainly not with obviously "AI"-generated verbiage. Please feel free to share.
whatever.scalzi.com/2026/01/20/r...
whatever.scalzi.com/2026/01/20/r...
I dropped a package at the post office on Saturday morning and it still hasn’t been scanned in. I know they were closed Sunday and Monday, but it should’ve been scanned on Saturday. Missing package, where are you?? 😭
I’ll go talk to them tomorrow if it isn’t scanned today.
I’ll go talk to them tomorrow if it isn’t scanned today.
January 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I dropped a package at the post office on Saturday morning and it still hasn’t been scanned in. I know they were closed Sunday and Monday, but it should’ve been scanned on Saturday. Missing package, where are you?? 😭
I’ll go talk to them tomorrow if it isn’t scanned today.
I’ll go talk to them tomorrow if it isn’t scanned today.
The first pass pages of ROSES & STONE have been returned to my editor! 🎉
There might be some questions from proofreaders, but otherwise, my work is done!
There might be some questions from proofreaders, but otherwise, my work is done!
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The first pass pages of ROSES & STONE have been returned to my editor! 🎉
There might be some questions from proofreaders, but otherwise, my work is done!
There might be some questions from proofreaders, but otherwise, my work is done!
One week to go until pub day and the (generalized) anxiety nightmares have started. Do not love. :(
January 20, 2026 at 2:34 PM
One week to go until pub day and the (generalized) anxiety nightmares have started. Do not love. :(
I’ve had a few questions about this, so I’ll answer here, too: Riela and Garrick are end game in the SILVER & BLOOD duology.
I’m a romance author, I’m not going to break them after I spent a book getting you to love them. <3
ROSES & STONE will be their HEA.
I’m a romance author, I’m not going to break them after I spent a book getting you to love them. <3
ROSES & STONE will be their HEA.
January 20, 2026 at 2:41 AM
I’ve had a few questions about this, so I’ll answer here, too: Riela and Garrick are end game in the SILVER & BLOOD duology.
I’m a romance author, I’m not going to break them after I spent a book getting you to love them. <3
ROSES & STONE will be their HEA.
I’m a romance author, I’m not going to break them after I spent a book getting you to love them. <3
ROSES & STONE will be their HEA.
Why is sending a newsletter so much more nerve racking than doing a blog post, even though I know lots of people choose to get my blog posts via email?
Brains are weird, man. But I did a blog post and a newsletter and I was supposed to be off work today but hahahaha.
Brains are weird, man. But I did a blog post and a newsletter and I was supposed to be off work today but hahahaha.
January 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Why is sending a newsletter so much more nerve racking than doing a blog post, even though I know lots of people choose to get my blog posts via email?
Brains are weird, man. But I did a blog post and a newsletter and I was supposed to be off work today but hahahaha.
Brains are weird, man. But I did a blog post and a newsletter and I was supposed to be off work today but hahahaha.
New blog post: Upcoming Events!
Upcoming Events!
The release of Silver & Blood is just over a week away. 😱 This week is your last call for [...]
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January 19, 2026 at 8:18 PM
New blog post: Upcoming Events!