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E. J. Pepino/Kestrel Martin
@ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
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She/her | 🏳️‍🌈
Writer of sapphic dark fantasy |
Wars In Wonderland OUT NOW!
Current WIP: The Cost Of Vices
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Arc signups are live for The Cost of Vices, a sapphic dark fantasy romance which follows two assassins forced to work together for their corrupt employer. There will be magic, spice, tension, and anger as they’re forced to work together.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
If anyone wants to support this lil indie author (and get a free ebook out of it) I’m looking for Street Team members to help promote my upcoming lesbian dark fantasy romance, The Cost of Vices!

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November 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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#LesFicFri word Tongue
Little teaser from my upcoming release The Cost Of Vices 👀

#wlw #sapphicbook #teaser
August 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
Happy #lesficfri
Little unedited excerpt from The Cost of Vices for you. Hopeful release date is February 2026
July 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
Happy #lesfic Friday! Here’s a little sneak peek into my new WIP, The Cost Of Vices, a dark fantasy romance!
The Cost Of Vices Lesfic Friday Laugh Bellamy pushed herself up on her elbows and looked at Vesper with that fucking smirk still firmly in place. “Are you mad that you can hate me this much and still can’t bring yourself to let me die? Or are you mad that this is turning you on?” Vesper sucked her teeth, trying to ignore Bellamy’s taunting tone. “Get. Out.” She growled, again. Bellamy laughed, a light, smug noise. “You could close that door, have your way with me, take out all that anger you’re holding in. Punish me for ruining your day. You know you want to, I’m helpless to stop you.”
July 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
Wars in Wonderland is in the IHS giveaway today!

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#sapphic #giveaway #sapphbooks #queerbooks
June 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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iheartsapphfic.bsky.social
It’s day 27 of Pride and we have a whopping 58 books to giveaway to one lucky winner today!
IHS is celebrating Pride with 30 days of book giveaways. There’s a new chance to win 30+ books daily! Have you entered today? shorturl.at/ldz8N

#SapphicReads #sapphicbooks #SapphicFiction #bookgiveaway
June 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
If you like these vibes:
🛏️ Only One Bed
😍Forced Proximity
🗡️Le$beans with daggers
🥵Hate F*cking & Hate to Love

Then you might like to keep tabs on this story.

The Cost of Vices, early 2026
June 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
Sign up for my newsletter and you get a spicy bonus chapter of Wars in Wonderland 😏

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#wlw #sapphic #sapphicauthor #queerwriters
June 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
dmowerywrites.bsky.social Daniel Mowery @dmowerywrites.bsky.social · Jun 21
🎵 book mail is the best kind of mail🎶

My friend @ejpepinowrites.bsky.social published her debut novel!!!! A dark, bloody, sapphic retelling of a twisted tale.

Find it on B&N and Amazon, and support a cool author this Pride month (and every month after)!
June 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
Happy #sapphicsaturday !!

Check out these other sapphic authors too:
@jvictoriaauthor
@ejpepinowrites
@gwinsavagebooks
@authorciaraturner
June 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
Happy #lesficfriday from my favorite WIP couple coming your way 👀
#wlw #sapphicfantasy
June 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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dmowerywrites.bsky.social
Happy book birthday to my friend @ejpepinowrites.bsky.social on her debut novel!!!!!
#WarsinWonderland, an epic and dark retelling of the classic and strange story, can be found on Amazon and B&N.

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Wars in Wonderland
Wars in Wonderland [Pepino, E. J.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Wars in Wonderland
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June 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
Wars in Wonderland is out now!!! Find it on Amazon and Barnes & Noble!

#fantasybooks #fantasyauthor #queerauthor #sapphicfantasy #sapphic #wlw
June 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
We are ONE DAY AWAY from my debut being published!!!!
Wars In Wonderland cover with tropes on trope map: childhood trauma, ptsd, morally grey FMC, dark fairytale reimagined, dual/multi pov, bonded mates, ancient magic, touch her and die, sapphics with swords, sirens werewolves shapeshifters. Comes out 11 June 2025 on KU and B&N
June 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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ARC sign ups for Ward in Wonderland are live!

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May 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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🌈📚 SATURDAY SAPPHIC FICTION PROMO THREAD! 📚🌈

Comment below to share your queer sapphic book(s) and drop a link to where readers can find them!

💜💙 | Sapphfic | Lesfic | Sapphic Book | Queer Romance
#romancelandia #booksky #sapphicbooks
A white silk cloth on green grass with a glass of white wine, an open book, white flowers, and a woman's hand turning a page along with the caption SATURDAY SAPPHIC FICTION PROMO THREAD.
March 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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amivireads.bsky.social
Let’s talk about sapphic romance and why yall hate them.

I forgot to mention this in the video but yall also center men way too much in your lives so that’s another reason why you hate wlw books #sapphicbooks
March 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
#lesficfri #hungry #wlw

Wars In Wonderland out in June 2025❤️🥰
Wars In Wonderland quote: She was relieved to find a real proper meal in front of her. Despite seeing the cooking happen, there was some part of her that wondered if she would have to subsist on bread and fruit while she was stuck in this world.  “Thank you. This looks amazing.” Alice praised, happily diving into her first bite of some type of fish on a bed of cooked vegetables with bread and jam on the side, and it was delicious.  “Cooking is my favorite human thing. It was one of the first things I really liked about them so I learned how to do it.”
March 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
One the most loved out of context quotes from my book:

“humans were nothing”

#warsinwonderland #writer #sapphicwriter
March 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
Happy Valentine’s Day from probably my least romantic character but also my favorite 🥰

#FantasyWriter #Sapphic #TouchHerAndDie #wlw #LesFic #QueerWriters #SapphicWriters
Background of roses with text overlaying saying “Wars In Wonderland” (book title) and a character quote which reads: “If you take her from me, I will gladly watch the world burn.”
February 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
Little update on Wars in Wonderland 🥰❤️ she’s coming along!

#writers #sapphicwriters #queerwriters #wlw #fantasywriters
February 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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danifinnwrites.bsky.social
It’s getting bad fast in the US. I’m relatively safe, so I’m donating 100% of the proceeds of my lesbian bundle directly to trans people trying to GTFO of the fascist US.

4 lesbian books for $6

All February long

Only on itch

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4 lesbian books for $6. All proceeds go directly to help trans people GTFO of the US. Only on itch.io. The background is the trans lesbian flag and 4 book covers are shown: Barrow Maid, Jagged Shard,The World Within, and The Living Waters, all by Dani Finn.
February 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
Just sent off my manuscript to my first beta reader!! The nerves are real 😬🤞

#SapphicWriter #QueerWriter #DebutNovel #wlw
February 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
ejpepinowrites.bsky.social
Authors, if you see this, it’s a sign to post the first line of your book!

“Not again.
Alice rubbed her eyes and hoped fervently the lawn would be empty when she next opened them.”

#FirstLine #LesFic #SapphicFantasy
floydisawriter.bsky.social Floyd Martínez (They/He) ✍️ @floydisawriter.bsky.social · Jan 31
Authors, if you see this, it’s a sign to post the first line of your book.

"–When I’m gonna be seeing you again, babe?

Babe. I roll my eyes at the text on my phone’s screen, turn it off and then gaze back at the script in front of me. "
eliwoodsgheist.com Eliwood S. Gheist @eliwoodsgheist.com · Jan 31
Authors, if you see this, it’s a sign to post the first line of your book.

"The gentle breeze felt like summer, even if the ocean water was still clinging to its spring temperatures."
February 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM