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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now!

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they/them. Game Master | Writer | Reader Available Now: Sweet & Wild WIP: The Need for Dandelions I love telling stories! Choose good. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ❌AI ❌TERFs Profile pic by littlestpersimmon! 🌻 Links: https://linktr.ee/alexlarkspur

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · Jul 29

Sweet & Wild, is out now! 🐝💛🍃
Sweet & Wild is a MM Fantasy Romance featuring nature magic, a sunshine MC, and mysterious spirits in the forest!

Universal Link: books2read.com/u/bzNng9
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur...
Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/sweet-wild
Cover by the wonderful @northyme.com

A young man, Micah, kneels in a field of purple flowers. He holds a bundle of purple flowers in one hand while reaching to gather more with his other hand. He has peach skin, golden hair, and brown eyes. He wears a white shirt, brown pants, and a wide-brimmed straw hat with flowers woven through. Behind him, there is a verdant forest of trees. Bees buzz around the man as he looks down towards his work. The title, Sweet & Wild, is above him and the author’s name, Alex Larkspur, is below him.

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 2h

@amphipodgirl.bsky.social is my hero for all the work she did with helping me with Sweet & Wild! 💛

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 6h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 7h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 2h

What perfect timing! Wishing you an east and speedy recovery! 💛

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 2h

Absolutely! I’ve made so many friends that I play TTRPGs with, joined community with authors, and gained the confidence to start publishing! 💛

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 2h

#QueerPrompts I seem to like to make characters believe they’re cursed.
Micah from Sweet & Wild suspects he’s cursed because of his past.
Ryne from Juniper & Thistle believes that he’s cursed, it’s the only explanation for how his life turned out.

🌈CJ Aralore @cjaralore.bsky.social · 3h

#QueerPrompts October 9: Curses or bad luck in story?

Graphics: The background is pumpkins surrounding a stack of books. The border has broken chains saying "BANNED", a rainbow saying LGBTQ History, books wrapped in tape or chains, pride flags, and cute Halloween characters.
Text: "October 2025" on top and "#QueerPrompts" and "Host: @CJAralore" on the bottom, all in a rainbow font.
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#QueerPrompts October 9: Curses or bad luck in story?

Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 2h

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 9h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Aubrey 💖🏳️‍🌈 @clericofthevoid.bsky.social · 3h

My sapphic space fantasy is still on sale for ✨🌸$1 on my kofi🌸✨

Come get your cosmic lesbians holding hands while the horrors persist 🫶🏻

ko-fi.com/s/748ece637a

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 5h

My next book, The Need for Dandelions, is coming out March 31, 2026! Stay tuned for the cover reveal later this month!
The Need for Dandelions is a MM Fantasy Romance set in a city facing a crisis.

Over a background of bright yellow dandelions, a pink box reads:
The Need for Dandelions: A new fantasy romance novel by Alex Larkspur
Releasing March 31, 2026
Cover Reveal October 24, 2025

The image in the center is a very blurry book cover

Over a picture of a medieval style building, a pink box reads:
Galen did not need someone to protect him in the Candiru Quarter. He simply did not. He was a devotee of the Lady of Flowers and he knew that he was perfectly safe in Candiru Quarter. However, the governor of Dragonet City has decided that every healer working in the city needed to have a guard with them to protect them in the dangerous streets, especially in Candiru Quarter.

Sasha did not want this posting. The last thing in the world that he wanted to do was follow around a devotee of the Lady of Flowers, a god that he hates. But because of his own horrible track record, he is stuck guarding Brother Galen. He hates every single moment of it.

Galen and Sasha clash immediately, and everything seems to be doomed to end in catastrophe. One night changes all of that. When a strange new disease emerges in the center of Candiru quarter, it forces the two men to confront each other and themselves. Only then can they work to discover the origin of the sickness and save Dragonet City, as well as each other.

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Aubrey 💖🏳️‍🌈 @clericofthevoid.bsky.social · 12h

Happy International Lesbians Day to all those lesbians out there ready and willing to fistfight god for each other 🏳️‍🌈🫡

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 7h

Uh, whoa! Dude! Look what you glorious weirdos did! WHAT STALKS THE DEEP is #12 on the New York Times!

A celebratory image of the cover of what stalks with New York Times, USA TODAY and Indie Bestseller emblazoned across the top!

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Lilly Lockwood 🔥Pre-Order Broken Bells!🔔 @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social · 8h

Happy International Lesbian Day to my favorite idiots who totally aren’t completely in love with each other. This was a completely casual candlelight picnic and a totally platonic hug.

"Oh, Líadan. You didn't have to." Tears welled up in Aila's eyes.
"I know, but...I wanted to. You've looked so stressed ever since you got back. I know this isn't much, but I wanted to try and bring you a little comfort. Ebha helped me with the food. Hopefully it turned out okay."
Aila pulled her into a hug, and they both melted into the embrace. Their faces were flushed when they pulled away. Líadan busied herself with the food, and Aila pretended to study the small stalactites on the ceiling of the cave.

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Rita A. Rubin 🌈🐉 @ritacoolbeans.bsky.social · 7h

Happy International Lesbian Day to my lesbian monster slayer who couldn’t help but fall in love with a hot vampire

Artwork of Kas and Claudia from A Ballad for Slayers & Monsters by Rita A. Rubin

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king is indecisive 💙✨ @king-reinhardt.bsky.social · 7h

Because I guess it's somehow not glaringly obvious: If you use or support the use of gen AI, don't follow me. You're a lazy thief and you are not welcome here 💙✨

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 17h

‪My third short story for Witchtober is available for free on my Ko-Fi! Prompt 3 is "Liminal" and the story is called "Lost in the Goblin Market" - Bryn is back!
Check it out! 🪙
ko-fi.com/s/943f2ea772

On a green, cloudy background, white text reads "Lost in the Goblin Market" Then under a picture of a pile of coins, "3-Liminal and Alex Larkspur

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Lilly Lockwood 🔥Pre-Order Broken Bells!🔔 @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social · 1d

My anxiety doomscrolling tonight has turned into a vast feeling of hopelessness that I need to find a way to fill, so I’ve decided that the week of Songs of Broken Bells release 50% of all sales (maybe more if I don’t sell that many copies) will be donated to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 20h

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 1d

I just finished this and I’m not crying, you’re crying! (It was incredible)

Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 4d

My third book of October will be The Faerie Hounds of York by @ardenpowell.bsky.social !

A copy of The Faerie Hounds of York sitting on a side table

Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 1d

(The bold choice was kidnapping Callum. No one is happy about it. Except maybe Callum)

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 1d

My #FirstDraftFall story is BanditWIP and it is a dual perspective:
First is Callum, a noble who is obsessed with birds, likes being outside, and doesn’t like talking to people (unless it’s about birds)
Second is Wilder, the son of the Bandit Queen who made a bold choice to try and prove himself

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 1d

#WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall Who's the main character of your #FirstDraftFall story?

These questions are from our First Draft Fall worksheets! For the full worksheets, join our membership program at ko-fi.com/weeknightw...

Fall forest scene overlaid with the words “#FirstDraftFall - October - Planning
Who is the main character of your #FirstDraftFall story?

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 1d

This form will be closing tomorrow! If you are interested in Beta Reading Juniper & Thistle: Fate Weaves Her Tale, fill it out! 💛

Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 7d

Hello Bluesky! I am seeking Beta Readers for the first book in a queer fantasy series! It will be a turnaround of just over a month, books will be sent out on October 10th with feedback due November 26th!
If you are interested, please fill out this form by October 8th:
forms.gle/9vnTXHJFBkMJ...

Over the background of a snowy forest, text reads:
Beta Readers Wanted!
Juniper & Thistle: Fate Weaves Her Tale
- Queer Fantasy
- Book 1 of a 5 Book Series
- Slooooooow Burn
- Magic Systems
- Destiny and Tragedy
- A Prince x A Witch

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A prince betrayed by his family
A witch in denial of his destiny
A journey they must complete together
Ryne, the Crown Prince of Thacia, has been murdered. At least, that’s what his cousin thought when he stabbed him and left him for dead in the middle of the woods on the King’s orders. Betrayed by a family that he never felt at home with, Ryne’s life is in the hands of the very thing he has been taught to fear above all else: A witch. All his life, Ryne was taught that witches are chaotic, their magic ruled by the untamed earth, and they curse all who cross them. But Juniper is nothing like that. He’s a witch, but he is kind and understanding, more so than anyone in Ryne’s family. Juniper saved his life, and Ryne can’t help but trust him.
Juniper is a witch of the Coven of Mercy, as it has been for the past five years and will be forevermore. The power bristling inside of him, begging to be released, is not of any consequence. Not when he has an abandoned prince to look after. It is a Mercy Witch’s job to care for the sick and injured, so that’s what Juniper will do. And eventually, he’ll get Ryne to explain exactly why he has such sadness in his eyes.
Fate seems to have drawn them together, and there are powers larger than either one of them at play. Ryne and Juniper will have to rely on their tenuous bond to protect them on the path to their destiny.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 1d

3: BanditWIP
Callum, a noble on the way to his wedding, is kidnapped by bandits, and honestly, he’s not mad about it. The marriage his father arranged for him seems a far worse fate than being stuck in a camp in the middle of the woods. Even if Wilder, one of the leaders, is a bit unpredictable

Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 1d

❄️ rescued him, as is the way of the Coven of Mercy. He tries to help Ryne, not only with his injuries, but with the scars left on his heart. Ryne, however, is hesitant to trust him. And Juniper has secrets of his own, a destiny he wishes to avoid. But Fate seems to draw them together.

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 1d

2: Juniper and Thistle
In the land of Thacia, Prince Ryne has just been murdered by his cousin. Or, at least, that’s what his family believes. What they don’t know is that Ryne was saved by the very thing he was taught to fear above all else, a witch. Juniper found Ryne dying in the snow, and ❄️

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 1d

🌸dangerous and an initiative from the Governor saddles him with a guard shadowing him, Sasha Rider. The two men clash, but eventually reconcile after a strange sickness appears in the district. While learning to work together, they must discover the source of the illness before it’s too late.

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Alex Larkspur 💛 Sweet & Wild Available Now! @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 1d

I have a couple going right now!
1: The Need for Dandelions (currently with my editor!)
In Dragonet City, Brother Galen works as a healer in Candiru Quarter. He is a devotee of the Lady of Flowers, a goddess of healing and growth. Although he believes he’s safe, the city perceives the area as 🌸

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