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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 · Oct 27
MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES - an adult retelling of the Scottish faerie tale “Tam Lin.”

Cover reveal January 14th, 2026.

#YesThatTamlin #ButAlsoNot #booksky #readingsky #romance #fantasy #romantasy #fairytale #retelling #2026debuts #indiebook #indieauthor #lgbtqia (demi FMC; pan shapeshifting LI)
The picture shows the two main characters lying in a field with their heads close together. Their heads are turned to look at each other. Lark is a woman with long tawny hair, brown eyes, and wearing a clay colored dress. Tamlin has long wavy brown hair with primroses adorning his locks. He wears a green belted plaid with oak themed embellishments. The words overlaid the illustration are “My Thorns For Your Roses - Cover to be revealed.” The announcement is currently scheduled for Jan. 14th, 2026.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Today is the Winter Solstice, also known as “Darkest Day” in MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES.

As promised, here’s the last of Tamlin’s seasonal looks.

MTFYR debuts April 14th, 2026 with @conquestpublishing.bsky.social. Art credit to @grey0295.bsky.social. ❤️

#2026debuts #faerietale #retelling #Tamlin
Tamlin has dark long hair and is wrapped in a heavy fur cloak, boots, and warm layers with mistletoe designs. The background is of snowy evergreen trees. In an arch above Tamlin, the words: “Meet Winter Tam!” Below the image the artist, Grey, is credited. @nanasuen2650 on Twitter / @grey0295.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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This also goes for any Harry Potter themed kpop photocards, preorders etc. You literally Do Not Have To Buy Them.

And you can stop bringing the props to fansigns or writing fic set in the universe, too
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Hey you! Stop playing Fortnite!
December 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Cover Reveal Countdown #3: The Black Cat Detectives is NOT a middle-grade cookie jar mystery! ⚡️📚💙 ☕️💀📚 🌈📚 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ #WritingCommunity #CatSky @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social
A cartoon kitchen with three cartoon black cats and an empty cookie jar. A partially eaten cookie on the counter. One cat points a paw, but crumbs on that selfsame paw suggest the accuser is in fact the thief!
December 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Did anyone else not know the von Trapps had to flee from the N*zis in The Sound Of Music until adulthood because your mom always stopped the movie at the end of the wedding ceremony or was your family normal? 😅

#FamilyQuirks #Parenting #Whoops #Censorship
December 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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I cranked up the sapphic vibes in this chapter so much, I love it. #WritingCommunity
December 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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📚🎁 Reminders for everyone looking for specific books to purchase online as gifts:

1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)

2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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The couple on the right are Blythe and Kenneth. They're the parents of my MC, Lark, for my upcoming novel MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES.

#characterart #artsky #2026debut #indiebook #indieauthor #MTFYR #faerietale #retelling
grey0295.bsky.social Nana @grey0295.bsky.social · Nov 24
Commissions!!!!
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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I'm bringing the #12Dayof2026Debuts here to Bsky.

This is a great way for new readers to discover and get to know the 2026 Debut Authors.

#indieauthor #indiebook #fairytale #retelling #faerietale #MTFYR #fantasy #romance #2026debut #ARC (coming soon) #romantasy #authorsky #readingsky #bookworm
In the center is a photograph-style picture of two character, Lark and Tamlin, for my retelling of the Scottish faerie tale "Tam Lin:" My Thorns For Your Roses. Tamlin has wavy, shoulder-length brown hair with primroses attached. He wears a muted green plaid with tree-themed embroidery on the shirt beneath. Lark has long tawny hair with a white rose behind her left ear. She wears an orange dress with long sleeves. The picture is on a brown background with white rose borders. Books That Inspired Me to Write My Thorns For Your Roses The book cover of A Treasury of Fairy Tales is centered on a brown background with white rose outline borders. The book features pictures of Hansel and Gretel sleeping in the forest, a ladybug, a wolf in human clothes, a witch, Cinderella, Tom Thumb, two men carrying a large chest of gold, Puss in Boots, a tiny man with a tall conical hat, Red Riding Hood, a genie, a bear peeking into a window and a flying witch. The caption reads "Books that Inspired Me to Write. I fell in love with faerie tales as a child." The cover of Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver is centered over a brown background with white rose outlines bordering the edges. The picture has the main character, Miryem, letting silver coins slip through her grasp in one hand and the coins turning to gold as the fall into the other. The Staryk is depicted to her left on an icy background with a mountain below the title. Books That Inspired Me to Write "I loved how Novik made an old tale new again while making it her own." The 12 Days of 2026 Debuts calendar. Day 1 - A Bookish Beginning. Share a book that inspired you to write. Day 1 is circled. Follow @2026debuts to discover your next favorite authors.
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Meet Blythe and Kenneth, my MC Lark’s parents in My Thorns For Your Roses.

That’s right, my faerie tale retelling has an adult heroine & doesn’t kill off her parents! 😆

Art cred: @grey0295.bsky.social

#booksky #2026debut #readingsky #fairytale #retelling #romance #fantasy #romantasy #indieauthor
Blythe, the character on the left, is a woman in her 40s. She has long, dark auburn hair tied back in a low ponytail. Blythe wears a white and blue dress with brown and brighter blue accents. Brown leather ankle boots are on her feet. She holds an armful of barley. Kenneth, the character on the right, is a man in his 40s. He has long, dark brown hair with streaks of grey tied out of his face. He wears a beige and yellow plaid accented with brown furs and blue braided cords. Brown leather boots are on his feet. He has scars on his body, mainly on his right knee.
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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INUYASHA x SAILOR MOON x DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS

🥍College lacrosse player turned fated magical girl (portal fantasy)
✨❤️‍🔥Forbidden magic + forbidden romance
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒Found Family after family trauma
⚔️Sexy sparring
🎲D&D wild magic

#questpit #a #w #rf
A collage featuring lanterns, roses, a ballroom, flowers, a red book, a crystal, a young woman with blonde hair carrying a bouquet of flowers
November 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Read and preorder some indie fantasy this autumn. Book blurbs below 👇
Image is of 6 fantasy book covers and reads: Indie Fantasy Autumn
November 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz Team With ‘Ready or Not’ Filmmakers for New ‘Mummy’ Movie
Radio Silence, the directing team known for the recent 'Scream' hits, will direct the feature for Universal.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Same for the children!
dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com Dr. Amy, PsyD @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com · Nov 2
Does anyone want to come over and explain Daylight Savings to the cats because they are LOSING THEIR MINDS about having to wait for dinner
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Yay, the cat lived!
November 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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It’s in the escape pod, isn’t it?
kargyres.bsky.social Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Nov 1
I admit I did not see that plot twist coming.
kargyres.bsky.social Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Nov 1
This alien is WAY too big for that one little molt. How the heck did it grow that fast?!
November 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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I admit I did not see that plot twist coming.
kargyres.bsky.social Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Nov 1
This alien is WAY too big for that one little molt. How the heck did it grow that fast?!
kargyres.bsky.social Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Nov 1
And there it is, the iconic scene of the little alien bursting out of someone’s chest.
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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This alien is WAY too big for that one little molt. How the heck did it grow that fast?!
kargyres.bsky.social Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Nov 1
And there it is, the iconic scene of the little alien bursting out of someone’s chest.
kargyres.bsky.social Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Nov 1
Okay, these people are stupid breaking quarantine.
November 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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And there it is, the iconic scene of the little alien bursting out of someone’s chest.
kargyres.bsky.social Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Nov 1
Okay, these people are stupid breaking quarantine.
kargyres.bsky.social Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Nov 1
Filling a gap in my pop culture knowledge by watching Alien tonight.

Loving these sets, they’re so detailed!

#nowwatching #movienight
November 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Okay, these people are stupid breaking quarantine.
kargyres.bsky.social Kristen Argyres || Add MY THORNS FOR YOUR ROSES on Goodreads @kargyres.bsky.social · Nov 1
Filling a gap in my pop culture knowledge by watching Alien tonight.

Loving these sets, they’re so detailed!

#nowwatching #movienight
Riley in the spaceship with lots of cool handmade controls on set. Riley’s orange cat. One of the crew exploring the dark, cold planet in a spacesuit.
November 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
kargyres.bsky.social
Filling a gap in my pop culture knowledge by watching Alien tonight.

Loving these sets, they’re so detailed!

#nowwatching #movienight
Riley in the spaceship with lots of cool handmade controls on set. Riley’s orange cat. One of the crew exploring the dark, cold planet in a spacesuit.
November 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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My Thorns For Your Roses:

Spirit Halloween Edition!

The story begins April 14th, 2026.

#happyhalloween #2026debuts #indieauthor #indiebook #MTFYR #faerietale #retelling #Tamlin #spirithalloween #romantasy #romance #fantasy
Lark is a woman with brown eyes, long, tawny hair, an ankle-length dress, and leather boots with a belt. On the Spirit Halloween costume bag, the costume includes: Dress Boots Belt White Rose Sold separately: People skills Both male and female forms are depicted. Tamlin has red hair, and wears autumnal shades of yellow, brown, and green. On the Spirit Halloween costume bag, the costume includes: Dress or Tunic and leggings Boots Belt Cool leaf/feather cape Sold separately: The ability to shapeshift Nastas has russet hair, a long wine-colored tunic, brown leather boots and matching vest, and wraps a fox pelt around his shoulders. He holds an Apple his one hand. On the Spirit Halloween costume bag, the costume includes: Long tunic Beaded accessories Fox Pelt Snacks Sold separately: A sparkling personality The Huntress is a grey faerie wrapped in a long cloak and carrying a spear with a large craggy chunk of ice for a tip. On the Spirit Halloween costume bag, the costume includes: Patchwork fur cape Corset, boots, and belts Holly wreath Ice spear Sold separately: A band of cannibal wlw faeries
October 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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I emailed my first blurb request to my favorite author’s agent. I may have gushed about how much I love her work… 😅

Wish me luck! 🍀

#booksky #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity #indieauthor #indiebook #mtfyr
October 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Last chance to claim your copy of THE FLOATING CASTLE with pre-order incentives and discounts!

#booksky #readingsky #fantasy
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM