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J.V. Raines, Author 🏳️‍🌈
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Burgeoning Author of Fantasy | Ex Singer of Opera | Current Sitter of Couches and Watcher of Things | He/Him | Pansexual 🩷💛🩵🏳️‍🌈

🌟 🔥 My debut novel, WILD HEART is out now! Purchase and enjoy! Please and thank you! 🔥 🌟

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTTCCBDV
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J.V. Raines, Author 🏳️‍🌈 @jvraines.bsky.social · Jan 17
WILD HEART

Young warrior Kaia fights to defend her friends and family from monsters. Both human and not.

🐦‍🔥 #HighFantasy
🏛️ #AncientGreece
🏳️‍🌈 #LGBT #QueerWriters #WLW
👀 Three POV characters
💁🏻‍♀️ Women protecting women
💪🏻 and Women fighting Women
⚔️ We got both over here

Coming in 2025!

#P2Ppit #A #UW
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#WIPSnips 2/06

One of the rare instances of me limiting to a single paragraph in my snippets. I always seem to want to add more context or something. This is when Gwen first moves in with her niece.
#QueerWriters #DarkFantasy #WriteSky #AmWriting #Sapphic
I set myself on getting my effects settled, moving my luggage from the pantry where Amy Rivière and I had left them into the unoccupied guest room in the back of the ground floor. In one of my last telephone conversations with Marianne in the weeks before she died, she asked me what I would require in a space I inhabited. Based on that phone call, I could see she had meticulously arranged the room precisely according to my minimalistic preferences. Heavy curtains in a rich burgundy to keep the sun out, a desk I could work at with an accompanying comfortable chair, bed, and best of all, bookshelves. Lovely, empty bookshelves in a rich, dark oak, begging to be adorned with literary treasures. All objects that scream ‘comfort’ to some piece deep within me. Occasionally, I wonder if time should diminish my yearning for material possessions, rendering their comfort fleeting and insignificant. Yet, instead of fading, these possessions served as an anchor, grounding me in the realm of existence. Of course, I could relinquish many of them without difficulty, as evident by the remnants of my abandoned flat. However, without fail, I found myself occupied with filling a new abode with distractions, succumbing once more to the magnetic allure of material comfort.
February 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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A snippet from WILD HEART:

Kaia taking a moment to catch her breath, musing on the activity of the cutters around her.

#WIPSnips #LGBT #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity

WILD HEART is out now! Do please purchase and enjoy!

🌟 www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTTCCBDV 🌟
February 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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A snippet from WILD HEART:

Kaia comforting her little sister Thalia after their mother berated Kaia before falling into one of her trances.

#WIPSnips #LGBT #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity

WILD HEART is out now! Do please purchase and enjoy!

🌟 www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTTCCBDV 🌟
February 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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A snippet from WILD HEART:

Kaia, working at the logging fields, has her first encounter with the monsters attacking the village. The dreaded “Mavros.”

#WIPSnips #LGBT #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity

WILD HEART is out now! Do please purchase and enjoy!

🏛️💪🏻 www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTTCCBDV 🏺🏛️
February 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Kaia sparring with her mother who is not in the habit of flattery. Or kindness. Or just not being an asshole in general.

#WIPSnips #LGBT #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity

Wild Heart is out now! Go forth and purchase! Please and thank you!

🏛️🏺 www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTTCCBDV 🏺🏛️
January 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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NEW RELEASE!

WILD HEART

Young warrior Kaia fights to defend her friends and family from monsters. Both human and not.

🐦‍🔥 #HighFantasy
🏛️ #Greek
🏳️‍🌈 #LGBT
👀 Three POV characters
💁🏻‍♀️ Women protecting women
💪🏻 and Women fighting Women
⚔️ We got both

Get your copy today!

🏛️ www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTTCCBDV 🏛️
Wild Heart: Book One of The Alkaiad
Wild Heart: Book One of The Alkaiad - Kindle edition by Raines, J.V.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Wild Heart: Book One of The Alkaiad.
www.amazon.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
jvraines.bsky.social
NEW RELEASE!

WILD HEART

Young warrior Kaia fights to defend her friends and family from monsters. Both human and not.

🐦‍🔥 #HighFantasy
🏛️ #Greek
🏳️‍🌈 #LGBT
👀 Three POV characters
💁🏻‍♀️ Women protecting women
💪🏻 and Women fighting Women
⚔️ We got both

Get your copy today!

🏛️ www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTTCCBDV 🏛️
Wild Heart: Book One of The Alkaiad
Wild Heart: Book One of The Alkaiad - Kindle edition by Raines, J.V.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Wild Heart: Book One of The Alkaiad.
www.amazon.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Kaia and Aristos arriving at the extravagant ball for the birthday of a high ranking noble’s son, basking in the opulence of the assembled nobility.

#WIPSnips #LGBT #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity

Wild Heart is out now! Go forth and purchase! Please and thank you!

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January 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Kaia being approached by her mentor Galleas about joining her on a hunt to track and kill the monsters attacking the logging fields.

#WIPSnips #LGBT #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt
January 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Trans rights forever the end.
January 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Check out 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘢𝘻𝘦 A #WLW #Romance #Fantasy in Classical Greece

A Thief Falls for Her Mark!
A #Bisexual Love Triangle!
A Binding Oath to a Gorgon Witch!

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🪐📚💙 #SFF #QueerBooks #LGBTQBooks #Sapphic #QueerWriters #LesFic #SapphFic #Romantasy #Lesbian
"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘢𝘻𝘦, A Sapphic Fantasy Romance in Classical Greece" by RJ Martin How could she presume to know Chloe’s heart, when half of what Chloe knew about her was a lie? Chloe the Courtesan isn’t sure she’ll ever find love. Roxane the Thief doesn’t know what love is. They could be great together — if Roxane wasn’t lying about everything. When Roxane makes the deal of her dreams, Chloe becomes the key to her success: charming her is just another step toward stealing a priceless artifact. But Chloe has her own complications — balancing her life as the city’s most sought-after courtesan, a new relationship with Roxane, and the persistent marriage proposal of her best friend. But the closer Roxane gets, the harder it becomes to separate the con from her growing feelings, and she comes crashing into her own past and a future she never knew she wanted. Available on Amazon & Amazon Unlimited - https://a.co/d/5D8U87n
January 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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No “define” but as is the case with everything I write, I can get it back to muscles somehow. So, “definition” it is! 😍

Kaia in an illegal pit fight facing a hardened veteran

#Snippetshare #WritingCommunity #LGBT #QueerWriters
January 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Kaia slipping into a dream unlike any she’s had before, wearing armor she’s never worn on a beach she’s never seen. And she’s not alone.

#WIPSnips #LGBT #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt
January 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Agent’s Guide to “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛

When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows?

#P2Ppit #Q #YA #F #R #RF
#agentsguide #amquerying
An agent’s guide to: “Mark of a Magpie” YA Romantic Fantasy 119k Words Behind the text is a piece of parchment paper surrounded by ocean water and gold flower outlines. Blurb: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, Three for a Girl, Four for a Boy… Ryn is a small-town thief with a knack for being overconfident in her abilities, but by day she’s a beloved tavern girl with the liver of steel that carries her reputation. On her most daring break-in yet, she runs face first into the kingdom’s last living assassin, Seven, and he’s just offered her the opportunity of a century: a ticket of attendance to the King’s upcoming courtship gathering. It’s a partnership she’d definitely be a fool to take up, but desperation fuels ever decision she makes. Five for Silver, Six for Gold… Seven is set in his own plans, however much they interfere with hers, and they won’t be the only ones in attendance with hidden agendas. When the castle goes into lockdown, it’s survival of the cunning and silver-tongued. The rich are dropped like flies, and all suspicions are on them. Seven for a Secret, Never to be Told. The text is on a piece of parchment paper, with ocean water and gold flower outlines behind it. Tropes: Thief x Assassin Mental Health Rep Identity vs Duty Class Difference Forced Proximity Secret Code Morally Gray Women’s Wrongs Unlikely Allies to Lovers Text is on a piece of parchment paper. Besides the text are two headshot drawings: one of a girl with brown hair pulled back by braids, and the other of a black-haired boy with a worried expression. Behind the parchment paper are ocean waters with gold flower outlines. The Atmosphere: There is a collage of pictures on a parchment paper. Picture one is of a boy crouched down with his head covered as a fire burns in the background. Picture two is of two hands tied to a pole on the beach. Picture three shows a person wrapping up the wounded hand of another. Picture four shows an old piece of parchment with unreadable script. Picture five is of an island with a castle and small village surrounding it. Picture six is of a girl on the run with a dagger in hand. Behind the collage of pictures are ocean waters, with gold flower outlines surrounding it.
January 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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i love rereading my stuff. i wrote it for me first and foremost lmao.
January 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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WILD HEART

Young warrior Kaia fights to defend her friends and family from monsters. Both human and not.

🐦‍🔥 #HighFantasy
🏛️ #AncientGreece
🏳️‍🌈 #LGBT #QueerWriters #WLW
👀 Three POV characters
💁🏻‍♀️ Women protecting women
💪🏻 and Women fighting Women
⚔️ We got both over here

Coming in 2025!

#P2Ppit #A #UW
January 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Kaia in her pit match facing an older veteran fighting under a bull-themed persona and title, complete with helmet.

#WIPSnips #LGBT #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt
January 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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No “bill” but ducks have bills and bills are close to beaks so have beaks!!!

Kaia working at the cutting field when it is suddenly attacked by a border of monsters or “Mavros” as they’re called and she reacts a bit differently than everyone else.

#WIPSnips #LGBT #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity
January 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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In order to sell books I must spend time on social media but the more time I spend on social media the less time and focus I have to write my giant books which makes it harder to sell the books I already have but all I want to do is write books so I can sell them so I must spend time on social med—
January 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Two for the price of one! Kaia musing about the process and merits of her work at the cutting fields, chopping trees.

#WIPSnips #LGBT #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt
January 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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✨ NEW RELEASE ✨

🤍 angsty, estranged husbands
🫂 close brothers x2
🗡️ an mc who is 100% done
🐺 a love interest ready to grovel
👻 small town spooks
🏫 a haunted, gothic school
🔍 buried secrets
❄️ snowy setting

🔖 book: mybook.to/aBMB
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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Ebook cover for The Strange Grey Everything by Rebecca Crunden; cover shows a shadow of a grey wolf above a forest that's dark green and black and foggy. text is gold and greyish-white.
January 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender with one image.
January 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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The beginning of the GRAYLANDS saga...

~THE GHOST PRINCESS~
⚔️ fantasy adventure
💔 failed chosen one
🏴‍☠️ unwilling outlaw
🪒 serial killer
☠️ immortal juggernaut
🌲 haunted forest
☄️ misleading prophecy
😈 demons & monsters

Available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited & paperback:
www.amazon.com/dp/B00W3P5ZLO
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Banner for M. Walsh's fantasy novel "The Ghost Princess" with a blurb reading "Sometimes destiny isn't all it's cracked up to be" and positive quotes and star ratings from Kirkus Reviews, Readers' Favorite, Literary Titan, and the Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards. The book cover depicts a black tower on the edge of a cliff by a dark sea and stormy skies with a red horizon. Art by Anthony Jensen
January 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Hello all #PortfolioDay !

I'm Gerva, love fantasy and dragons🐉
January 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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WILD HEART

Young warrior Kaia fights to defend her friends and family from monsters. Both human and not.

🐦‍🔥 #HighFantasy
🏛️ #AncientGreece
👩 #NewAdult
🏳️‍🌈 #LGBT #QueerWriters
👀 Three POV characters
💁🏻‍♀️ Women protecting women
💪🏻 also Women fighting Women
⚔️ We got both over here

Coming in 2025!
January 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM