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Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads

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MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES arrives April 14th, 2026 with @conquestpublishing.bsky.social || Shorter works published with Dragon Soul Press and Wild Ink Publishing charity anthologies. To learn more, visit authorkristenargyres.com

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Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Jul 13

MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES

A husband is a required inconvenience to escape Lark's home life, but when a faerie roots a rose in her flesh, rumors abound.

Lark must convince the petty bastard to remove the rose, but the forest is full of danger - & newfound desires.

#P #A #R #F #LGBT (Demi) #BluePit📖

A mood board for "My Thorns For Your Roses."

A collage of scenic photos which includes a night sky, a pine forest covered in snow, a bonfire, a stream in a dark wood, a butterfly on a thistle flower, a fox in an autumn wood, the Scottish lowlands, and a shrub of white roses in full blossom.

At the center, a quote is pair of quotes: "You shouldn't touch a woman who isn't your wife so casually." Then, "Is that a proposal?"

The COMPS:

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries. The cover depicts whimsical plants with blue flowers and red capped mushrooms and an open book at the bottom.

The caption reads: "Fae will be fae" and "Practical, adult heroine."

For the Wolf. The cover shows a woman clad in a red hooded cloak standing before a white-treed forest with a misty blue between her and the woods.

The caption: "A magical wood that isn't always friendly."

After the Forest. The cover shows a fox mask with auburn hair along with a variety of pinecones, leaves, antlers, a bear and a wolf, and a ginger bread house at the bottom.

The caption reads: "Faerie tale retelling" and "Complicated family dynamics."

Character art for Lark and Tamlin for “My Thorns For Your Roses” by Twitter user nanasuen2650.

Lark has long, tawny hair with decorative braids and a white rose behind her left ear. She is wearing a sand-colored dress with a paneled skirt and leather belt.

Tamlin has long, wavy brown hair decorated with flowers and wears a belted plaid with an intricate leaf design and accessories.

Lark's bullet points include:

Daughter of a famous, retired blacksmith
Oldest daughter syndrome (IYKYK)
Trauma, but not because her family was tragically murdered
Her parents and 4 younger siblings are all still alive!
Wants to get out of this town and needs a man to accomplish her goal
Doesn't believe in faeries for REASONS

Tamlin's bullet points are:

Child of the oldest oak tree in the forest
Faerie Lord of Cairnwood (local forest)
Shapeshifter - plants, animals, objects
Resents being told his kind don't exist
Enjoys messing with Lark
Totally not scared of his cannibal ex

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Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · 4d

I’m reading it now! 😉

#BookSky #IndieBook #IndieAuthor #PreOrder #Books

L. N. Holmes @lnholmeswriter.bsky.social · 13d

📣 📣📣 Here is the huge announcement, as promised!

🏰 THE FLOATING CASTLE is available for preorder from The Crafty Bookstore! 📚

Get your 🆓 bonus goodies while supplies last.

Preorders available until November 1!

#Booksky #fantasy #darkfantasy #epicfantasy #preorder #book #novel #read #indie

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 4d

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

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/aBMB
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-strange-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

#booksky

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.

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Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · 4d

MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES - [Back] Cover Reveal

After falling for the faerie who cursed her, 25-year-old Lark must decide between a secure marriage of convenience, and risking it all to save the love of her life from his cannibal ex.

Art credit to @grey0295.bsky.social ❤️

#IndiePit #CS #A #RF #SARC

Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · 6d

Looking for a dark read this spooky season? Join me in reading
@lnholmeswriter.bsky.social’s The Floating Castle featuring dragons, morality grey women, and politicking for survival.

#ARC #BookSky #currentlyreading #Book #Fantasy #ComingSoon #trendsetter

The book cover for “The Floating Castle” by LN Holmes which shows the silhouette of a woman clad in red with a gold phoenix hair pin, haloed by white and gold. In the background there are trees in red and grey fading to black.

The border depicts what appear to be bleeding hearts with red roses on top and framed with gold filigree designs.

The captions are “She wants to control him. He wants to kill her. Escape this fall.”

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Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · 7d

#IndieAuthors, IndiePit is a pitch event happening this Friday (10/3) on Twitter for us to pitch our books to readers, small publishers, and new author friends. Check out indiepit.carrd.co for more information.

#AuthorSky #IndieSky #SmallPublishing #pitchevents

Indie Pitch

The first-ever pitch event for indie authors, by indie authors.

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Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · 9d

When you’re supposed to be working on a specific manuscript and your brain wants to do anything but. 😆 #AuthorSky #WritingCommunity

Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · 12d

I don’t mean to brag, but this is my first time reading Verity Vox. ❤️

#BookSky #CurrentlyReading #TBRPile

The author holding up a copy of “Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire” by Don Martin. The cover shows a young woman dressed in black holding a broom with her familiar beside her in the shape of a black cat and a trio of birds in flight. The image is framed by two bare trees on either side with a house and the mountain in the background.

Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · 16d

As for the vibe, that’s a tougher question. I have scenes I enjoy from each seasonal look so I’m not sure he “vibes” with one season over the others. 🤷‍♀️

Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · 16d

I posted Spring and Summer (and other characters) in previous posts. I’ll link them here.

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Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Aug 22

Character Introductions for My Thorns For Your Roses, my adult retelling of the Scottish faerie tale "Tam Lin" which debuts April 14th, 2026 with @conquestpublishing.bsky.social.

Thank you to @grey0295.bsky.social for the incredible artwork!

#BookSky #Romantasy #2026debuts #indiebooks #indieaugust

Lark FMC
Character sketch of a woman with long, tawny hair with a white rose behind her ear
Mid-twenties
Chock-full of childhood trauma
Oldest of five siblings (formerly parentified daughter)
Stick in the mud
Begrudgingly on the hunt for a husband

Nastas
Fox faerie
A red-haired man with a fox pelt wrapped around him and a wine-color belted tunic
This form is generally unworthy of him, literally a giant fox 95% of the time
Trades friendship for food and gossip
Will steal on your behalf

Tamlin
Local Faerie Lord
A tall man with wavy chestnut hair and a belted plaid with intricate leaf patterns
Son of the oldest tree in the forest
Shapeshifter (people, plants, objects)
Petty AF
Rewarded Lark with a curse of inconvenience that make finding a hubby harder

The Huntress
Villainess
A grey-skinned woman wearing a cloak made of patchwork furs, carrying a spear with a jagged icicle tip
Duchess of Winter and Night
Leads a pack of wlw faeries who hunt men for sport
Shadow Mommy energy
Tamlin's cannibal ex

Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · 16d

Hey, #booksky! As promised, here’s the character art reveal by @grey0295.bsky.social for my debut, MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES.
They aren’t twins, they’re the same person!
Tamlin’s a shapeshifter, who like his mom, changes with the seasons.
I’ll post Tam’s cold weather look in the Winter Solstice.😉

The male version of Autumn Tamlin on a faded leaf background. He wears a green shirt with a shoulder cape made of brown leaves and fabric.

The female version of Autumn Tamlin on a faded leaf background. She wears a green dress with a cape and brown and gold accessories. She holds a branch in her hand.

The two versions of Autumn Tamlin standing side by side on a faded leaf background. The female version is shorter.

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Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · 17d

Tomorrow’s the Autumnal Equinox, so I’ll have a character art reveal tomorrow celebrate! Check in tomorrow. 👀

#booksky #indiebooks #indieauthor #romantasy #retelling #2026debut #mtfyr

Two characters obscured by autumn colored leaves.

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Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · 21d

It’s a new feature on their website, so hopefully others adopt it, too.

Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · 21d

My local library is genius and lets patrons delay their book hold requests until a certain date. No more getting all my hold requests on the same day!

#BookSky #LibrariesRule #LibraryLove

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Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Sep 7

New art reveal for Lark and Tamlin from My Thorns For Your Roses, my “Tam Lin” retelling that debuts April 14th, 2026.

A huge thank you to @grey0295.bsky.social for all her hard work to bringing this scene to life. Give her a follow.

#BookSky #Romantasy #IndieAuthor #ReaderSky #2026Debuts

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Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Aug 29

I know the #WritingCommunity fled Twitter for good reason, but consider IndiePit! This is an event for writers to pitch directly to small presses.

Writers, prepare your pitches for Oct. 3rd! I can’t wait. 😊

#BookSky, you can help by showing some love to authors whose works you want published.

Indie Pitch

The first-ever pitch event for indie authors, by indie authors.

indiepit.carrd.co

Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Aug 26

I adore this movie enough to forgive the British accents for a French setting.

Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Aug 22

Find MTFYR on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

Or StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/books/7ab5f1...

Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Aug 20

It’s like a sauna in the Midwest, USA, too. 🫠

Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thirteen more days to finish this draft by my self-imposed deadline. Who else is pushing to finish a project by the end of the month?

#WritingCommunity #AuthorSky #WIP

Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Aug 14

I’m right with you! I started with 30 pages this evening and now I’m down to 19! We can do it. 😊

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Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Aug 12

I love them. 🥹 #fangirl #art #artsky

Nana @grey0295.bsky.social · Aug 12

Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Aug 11

I've been making great progress with my edits lately. The skeptic in me is suspicious things are going TOO well at this point.

How's everyone else doing on their WIPs?

#WritingCommunity #AuthorSky

Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Aug 5

I’m bringing this TT trend to 🦋! Starring me and my daughter’s favorite axolotl plushie!

#WritingCommunity #BookSky #AuthorSky #FairyTaleRetellings #Romantasy #2026DebutAuthors #Romance #Fantasy

Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Aug 4

I've met my editing goal for tonight! Now to play some Civ VI. #WritingCommunity #AuthorSky

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