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Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings

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(she/her) Our Lady of the Gunblade A fantasy writer belonging to @ShadowSparkPub 🍎 ⚡ See linktree for all things art and books. Linktr.ee/Azshure

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Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Mar 11

Gunblades, apples, romantasy, and retellings.

✨️A love that transcends time and defies fate✨️

☕️ Just a fantasy...🌹

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Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · 3h

Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · 5h

Watch this space.

In the coming months a few things will be happening, including the release of my second Twisted Retelling: Death Like Sleep at the beginning of 2026.

Something exciting is coming for ReBirth.

One more, one last time

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Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Aug 23

I'm dragging myself out of hiatus to say that my funny, smutty, romcom romantasy That Time I Was Kidnapped by the Fae King is part of the #naratessindiesale

Mybook.to/Kidnapped

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Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Aug 10

So, I'm gonna likely be on hiatus while I find myself again. I'll lurk though, so if you should need me... you know where to find me.

Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Aug 10

Social Media hasn't been very... helpful lately. I know I should be marketing Kidnapped, or talking about my next retelling, but it's been hard to focus on anything other than nothing. I'm hoping this project will help me find my voice and joy for writing again.

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Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Aug 9

Excuse me while I start a new, secret project.

Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Aug 8

Do readers like the idea of a Bounty hunter falling for their mark who happens to be a fallen angel? Demons may also be involved.

Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Aug 7

Is it a tomato? Or is it a pepper?!

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Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 22

I'm open to all loving embraces, and discord.

Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 22

I have no retort for that, as I drink is plain AF. No milk. No honey. No sugar.

Just hot leaf water with ice.

Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 22

Oh yes please! Might help cause I've been struggling lately. And I'll forgive your dislike of tea.

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Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 22

41-year-old Mom of 3 and author looking to be adopted by a group of like-minded ladies.

Writes smut
Encourages the use of cl*t
Loves tea and books

Needs accountability for putting words on page.

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Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 19

The Diamond Queen’s head tilted to the side as she smiled, wide, fangs showing. “Then you’ll be mine.”

Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · Jul 19

On Wednesdays we wear full snippets. But on Saturdays we want you to share one line you wrote this week you're proud of. If you're between books or poems, pick from your last work or from the last time you wrote!

#booksky #writesky #writingcommunity #indieauthors #shadowsparkpub #writingq #saturday

Saturday Snippet
Yellow to pink gradient scroll on a blue to yellow gradient background.

Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 19

Finally got the kids to watch Kpop Demon Hunters

I asked them all their favorite characters. And is as follows

15: the cat
11: the cat
9: the cat and Zoey

Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 18

In That Time I Was Kidnapped by the Fae King, Bryn is the MC. It's her story. And she lives every Book Girly's dream of taking a Fae deal and having him take her away from the life she once knew. All while rescuing him from himself.

Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · Jul 18

Happy Friday, friends! We made it through the week 😌 On Fridays, we're going to ask a question about books. Sometime it'll be for writers, sometimes for readers, sometimes both!

Today's #WritingQ: WHY is your MC the MC? What is their motivation to play that role? Did something happen to them?

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Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 16

This goes well with yesterday's prompt too, which i totally flaked on.

From That Time I Was Kidnapped by the Fae King

Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 16

"Bryn's underthings" was the first thing I saw and nodded in agreement.

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Narratess @narratess.com · Jul 14

The signups for the August sale are open!

Click here to receive your invitation: www.subscribepage.io/NIS

Click here to bookmark the sale page: indiebook.sale

Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text.

Text: Indie Book Sale

indiebook.sale

Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror

August 23 - 25

Banner designed by Arden Powell

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Shadow Spark Publishing @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social · Jul 14

Hello, lovelies! Just your friendly neighborhood indie publisher reminding you to take a deep breath, relax the space between your ears and drop those shoulders. Sit up straight and drink some damn water 💛🖤💜

#booksky #writesky #writingcommunity #mindfulness #breathe #relax #mondays #indiepub

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Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 10

Today I wanted to write. But instead my 15 year old sat next to me and word vomited all his knowledge of PCs, PC parts, and computer world drama.

I listened. Because I want him to know he can talk to me, even if it means I can't do what I wanted to do in the first place.

Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 9

What if I said a Fae shifter was reunited with his p*nis? Would that intrigue you?

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Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 9

"one more, one last time"

no really. I try to sneak this phrase in at least once a book, IYKYK

Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · Jul 8

What’s something you try to include in everything you write? #WritingPrompt

Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 6

So apparently I've been tagged like 4 times on this and BS never told me. Sorry @kiraofthewind.com @boldickv.bsky.social and @5feetofredfury.bsky.social I never saw them!

5 favs!

Food: Tacos
Season: Fall
Drink: Basic bitch black tea
Color: Blue
Anime: Elfen Lied

Lorelei Matthews - River Queen 🦑🦕 - Fantasy Author @loreleimatthews.com · Jul 3

Oooooooo here we go!

5 favs, 5 tags

Food: mac and cheese 🧀
Season: autumn🍂
Drink: caramel frapp
Color: purple 💜
Anime: Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood 🤖

@cryptidkay.bsky.social
@akairondragon.ca
@karenlykkebo.com @azshure.bsky.social
@setsunamh.bsky.social

Valerie Storm 📚 @valeriestorm.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thank you, Kira 😌

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Food: cheese burger 🍔
Season: autumn🍂
Drink: tea with milk ☕
Color: yellow 💛
Anime: Inuyasha 🐶

@akernis.bsky.social @loreleimatthews.com @jhlmoon.bsky.social @skyekelrose.bsky.social @kaitlincorvus.bsky.social

Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 3

They all laughed at the "that's one big pile of shit."

Azshure Raine 🍎 🌹 Romantasy and Retellings @azshure.bsky.social · Jul 3

I still have a good chunk memorized and made 15 roll his eyes.

They agreed Nedry got what he deserved.

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