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Tamara Jerée

@tamarajeree.com

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indie author of lesbian paranormal & gothic fantasy | represented by Bethany Weaver | www.tamarajeree.com | they/them art by @northyme.com

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Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · Nov 18

Hi, new folks! I'm an indie author of paranormal romances about Black lesbians healing from their pasts. My current WIP is an erotic horror novel.

I started my publishing journey with short stories and poetry. My debut novel THE FALL THAT SAVED US is a winner of the 2023 Indie Ink Award.

An illustrated book cover featuring two Black figures posed like Michelangelo's painting The Creation of Adam. At the top of the cover, a horned succubus with wings reaches towards a haloed woman with braids. The angelic woman is dressed in white and holds a dagger in her right hand. Illustration by Syd Mills (@vetyyr)

An illustrated book cover featuring a background of silvery slender trees. On the right, a Black woman with short bleached hair wears an oversized leather jacket. Her eyes shine red as she meets the devoted gaze of the red wolf on her left. One hand gently holds the wolf's chin. The other is placed reverently on the wolf's mouth. The title text A WOLF STEPS IN BLOOD is set in a mysterious, sharp serif. Illustration and design by Northyme

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Llinos Cathryn Thomas @llincathryn.bsky.social · 22d

Today's #SapphicSeptember rec:

A Wolf Steps in Blood, by @tamarajeree.com

Fated mates - a wolf shifter afraid of her power, a blood witch too reckless with hers. Community, family, queerness, grief, navigating an eating disorder, figuring out who you are, plus super romantic, hot and beautiful!

The cover of A Wolf Steps in Blood, by Tamara Jerée. It shows a black woman with short hair and a leather jacket, caressing a red wolf who looks lovingly up at her.

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Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · 12d

I'm sorry I missed this! Thank you for the lovely shout out 💜

Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · Aug 27

I've launched a Payhip store!

You can find lesbian demons at shop.tamarajeree.com 🖤

If you like gothic fantasy, signed paperbacks of THE FLOWERS I DESERVE are available for preorder in the US. My paranormal romance titles are available as ebooks.

Content notes are listed on my main website.

screenshot of the homepage for shop.tamarajeree.com featuring the cover art for THE FLOWERS I DESERVE with the text "a new world of gothic indulgence." Illustration by Elaine Ho

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Countess Sappho @countess-sappho.bsky.social · Aug 15

Lemme start off with shameless self promo, I have a couple werewolf stories for free right now: ko-fi.com/s/6857554943

Then I can recommend other works:

A Crimson Covenant by @aimeedonnellan.bsky.social Her Wolf in the Wild by @riengray.bsky.social and
A Wolf Steps in Blood by @tamarajeree.com

The Price of Peace - Senka Heksum's Ko-fi Shop

Ebook of: A sapphic folk horror and paranormal historical fiction double feature, The Price of Peace and A Witch's Errand! There's also a bonus teas...

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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · Aug 13

Out of the ashes of itchio, I have built my own independent shop for direct sales of my books!

riengray.shop is now live, and all titles are 50% off, so get a stack of lesbian and trans romances with blood and heat to spare while you can 🔥🩸💘

#BookSky #Lesbian #Romancelandia

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Koren/K. M. Enright @kmenright.bsky.social · Aug 12

I am so thrilled and proud to be sharing LORD OF RUIN with you—it has been a labor of love in many ways, and I’ve put my whole heart and soul into bringing you Isaac’s story. Welcome back to Aeravin—the suffering is only getting started.

An image of the hardcover of LORD OF RUIN by KM Enright propped up against a black cat. The cat looks expectantly up at the camera.

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🌌Sia is a numinous nebula atm🌌 @raenbowpunk.bsky.social · Aug 11

Oh I'm sorry, did you think I was done? NEVER! My list of queer adult SFF releasing July-Dec has been UPDATED!

Now including books by @tkingfisher.com, @caitlinstarling.com, @tamarajeree.com, @artofelaineho.bsky.social, and @markwaddell.bsky.social, among PLENTY MORE!

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Every Month is Pride: Queer Adult SFF for the Rest of 2025 - Every Book a Doorway

PRIDE LASTS ALL YEAR: or, queer Adult SFF releasing from July-December!

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Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · Aug 1

thank you so much!

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Holly Lyn Walrath @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · Jul 25

The motion to add poetry to the Hugo Awards has passed. Thank you to everyone who has shown support, discussed this award, sat through business meetings, and nominated/voted in the Hugo Awards. This is a huge, huge deal to poets. I am actually a bit teary. <3 #poetryhugo poetryhugo.com

Speculative Poetry Initiative

What Are the Hugo Awards and Who Can Participate?

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Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · Jul 25

I love this list! So many new-to-me books here. Thank you for pointing me to some fellow indies 💖

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🌌Sia is a numinous nebula atm🌌 @raenbowpunk.bsky.social · Jul 25

A rec list of 5-star fantasies that just happen to be self-published! Including

⚔️a queer Black nephil/succubus romance by @tamarajeree.com!
🌩️battling the sky every night with @tansyrr.bsky.social!
🖤'dark cozy' from @johannestevans.bsky.social!

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Fantastic Self-Published Fantasies - Every Book a Doorway

20 of my favourite self-published books and series for Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week!

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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'm on this CBC list of 10 short Canadian SFFH reads for the Summer with lots of friends.
I do think Countess is a good novella to try out Space Opera with. It's a dark book but its an emotional story and it's got good food and it is short! Trying new things is good!

www.cbc.ca/books/canadi...

Canadian sci-fi and fantasy novels under 300 pages to read this summer | CBC Books

CBC Books recommends a list of 10 Canadian speculative fiction books for the reluctant fantasy reader to try this summer.

www.cbc.ca

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Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · Jul 24

aahhhh andy!!! hello thank you for the lovely post 🥹

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Dr. Andy (they/xe) @foreverinastory.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'm so excited to help reveal the breathtaking cover of The Flowers I Deserve by Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com ! If you know me, you know I LOVE Tamara’s writing and I couldn’t be more excited for this upcoming release, if I tried. 🧵

Three books sit above a wood slice. The books from left to right are: Rainbow Crate edition of The Fall that Saved Us, Satisfiction edition of The Fall that Saved Us, and a paperback of A Wolf Steps in Blood. Below this is The Flowers I Deserve (edited in) on the wood slice. A candle sits to the right of it. Below the book are red and black flowers.

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Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · Jul 24

How about a promo day for reasons… if you’ve been affected by the NSFW takedowns and shadowbans on itch, share the other places people can support your work below ⬇️ #WritingPrompt

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Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · Jul 24

thank you!!

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kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · Jul 24

itchio pulling the rug out from so many queer creators overnight with no warning or explanation makes me ache all over. it’s so deeply fucked. watching this shit happen again and again is so fucking exhausting and disheartening and makes it so much harder to keep creating.

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Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · Jul 24

i’m still stunned!

Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · Jul 24

aahhh thank you, sia!! 🥹

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Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · Jul 24

thank you! 💖

Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · Jul 24

we appreciate her 😌

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ebi @ebihimes.bsky.social · Jul 24

so itchio has shadowbanned any games tagged with 'nsfw', 'adult', or 'erotic' so they don't show up in searches, and several devs have reported that their r18 games have been removed from the site with no warning

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Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · Jul 24

COVER REVEAL 🥀

THE FLOWERS I DESERVE is an atmospheric and character-driven FFF gothic fantasy about guilt and worth. It's also about serving a tall demon lady.

Illustration by @artofelaineho.bsky.social
Typography by Cass at Opulent Designs

Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

A gothic book cover illustrated by Elaine Ho with typography by Cass at Opulent Designs. A regal Black woman gazes at the viewer. She is larger than life, towering head and shoulders above a dark castle. Her white horns are twined with flowering vines, and her red braids flow over the castle, hair transforming to a pool of blood at the foundation. She holds a white magnolia bloom. The title The Flowers I Deserve is set against the red in a sharp white serif font.

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Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · Jul 22

I also cannot run away, so I wrote this instead lol 💃🏾 so excited to share more soon!

Tamara Jerée @tamarajeree.com · Jul 21

I read the first book in this series (SECRET SPARK) back in December and had such a good time!! I loved Joan and Sadie together, and the tension around Joan's secret identity had me sinking into my chair. I genuinely wanted them to be ok and am so excited for the sequel! Also Joan is literally hot.

Kelly Farmer @kellyfarmerauthor.bsky.social · Jul 19

This week has been A LOT, friends. If you'd like to escape into a cozy world filled with former Supervillains trying to do the right thing, queer people kissing each other, & some slight revenge, FANNING THE FLAMES will be here on Tuesday.
🔥🔥🔥
Pre-Order Now! www.kellyfarmerauthor.com/vector-city-...

Graphic with a bright pink and orange background with the illustrated book cover for Fanning the Flames in the center. The text surrounding the book cover says “Established Couple. Secondary Romances. New Heroes and Villains. LARPers. Unlikely Friendships. More Shenanigans. Low Angst. Old Heroes (literally). A Food Truck. Revenge!”

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