Crystal King
@crystalking.com
Author of IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS, and bestselling food-laden novels, THE CHEF'S SECRET and FEAST OF SORROW. Next! THE HAPPINESS COLLECTOR (Dec. 2, 2025). Also, the HubSpot Academy #SocialMedia Professor. 🍒Food Italy📚 Books
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Want to win my 4th novel, THE HAPPINESS COLLECTOR, about ancient Greek gods stealing happiness from the world? It's a reverse Pandora's box, but the @goodreads giveaway isn't! Enter here: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent... #goodreadsgiveaway #booksky #newbooks #fantasy
November 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Want to win my 4th novel, THE HAPPINESS COLLECTOR, about ancient Greek gods stealing happiness from the world? It's a reverse Pandora's box, but the @goodreads giveaway isn't! Enter here: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent... #goodreadsgiveaway #booksky #newbooks #fantasy
Day 31 of 31! 🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃 Celebrate with ALL 30 spine-tingling books from our #SpookyReads countdown! From Gothic mysteries to supernatural thrillers - find your perfect Halloween read! #SpookyReads bookshop.org/lists/2025-s...
October 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Day 31 of 31! 🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃 Celebrate with ALL 30 spine-tingling books from our #SpookyReads countdown! From Gothic mysteries to supernatural thrillers - find your perfect Halloween read! #SpookyReads bookshop.org/lists/2025-s...
In the heart of #Rome, there is a little German museum dedicated to #Goethe, a true polymath but best known as the author of Faust. If you love art, it's a way to see Piranesi, Tischbien, Warhol and Dali. open.substack.com/pub/crystall... #Italy #history
October 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
In the heart of #Rome, there is a little German museum dedicated to #Goethe, a true polymath but best known as the author of Faust. If you love art, it's a way to see Piranesi, Tischbien, Warhol and Dali. open.substack.com/pub/crystall... #Italy #history
Day 30 of 31! 🧛 "The Heiress of Northanger Abbey" by Nancy Bilyeau - The ghosts of the past are not confined to the Abbey. Who will control Northanger's future? #SpookyReads #BookSky readmuse.net/pages/once-u...
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Day 30 of 31! 🧛 "The Heiress of Northanger Abbey" by Nancy Bilyeau - The ghosts of the past are not confined to the Abbey. Who will control Northanger's future? #SpookyReads #BookSky readmuse.net/pages/once-u...
Day 29 of 31! 🏨 "The Haunting of Room 904" by @erikatwurth.bsky.social - A woman with mysterious powers, called to solve a crime in the haunted hotel where her sister died. #SpookyReads #BookSky www.tatteredcover.com/products/978...
October 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Day 29 of 31! 🏨 "The Haunting of Room 904" by @erikatwurth.bsky.social - A woman with mysterious powers, called to solve a crime in the haunted hotel where her sister died. #SpookyReads #BookSky www.tatteredcover.com/products/978...
Day 28 of 31! 🏚️ "The Night Guests" by Marina Scott - 1903 Omaha. A mysterious medium awakens something otherworldly in the house. Walls whisper. Do you dare to listen? #SpookyReads #BookSky www.amazon.com/Night-Guests...
October 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Day 28 of 31! 🏚️ "The Night Guests" by Marina Scott - 1903 Omaha. A mysterious medium awakens something otherworldly in the house. Walls whisper. Do you dare to listen? #SpookyReads #BookSky www.amazon.com/Night-Guests...
Day 27 of 31! 🔮 The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore PREORDER NOW 3-24-26 U.S./3-26-26 UK! A fortune teller in 1920s Paris must untangle two murders buried in her family's past before the killer returns to finish their work. #SpookyReads olesyagilmore.com/books/the-fo...
October 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Day 27 of 31! 🔮 The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore PREORDER NOW 3-24-26 U.S./3-26-26 UK! A fortune teller in 1920s Paris must untangle two murders buried in her family's past before the killer returns to finish their work. #SpookyReads olesyagilmore.com/books/the-fo...
I just learned that the audiobook for my novel THE CHEF'S SECRET is on sale at $3.99 through BookBub's Chirp! It's a love story and a mystery about famous Renaissance chef 🍗 🍷 🍒 Bartolomeo Scappi, perfect as we head into the season of comfort food: www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/t... #booksky
October 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I just learned that the audiobook for my novel THE CHEF'S SECRET is on sale at $3.99 through BookBub's Chirp! It's a love story and a mystery about famous Renaissance chef 🍗 🍷 🍒 Bartolomeo Scappi, perfect as we head into the season of comfort food: www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/t... #booksky
Day 26 of 31! 🌴 "The Colony of Lost Souls" by Kelsey James - What would you do if your sister disappeared and then two years later asked for your help from inside a cult? #SpookyReads #BookSky www.amazon.com/Colony-Lost-...
October 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Day 26 of 31! 🌴 "The Colony of Lost Souls" by Kelsey James - What would you do if your sister disappeared and then two years later asked for your help from inside a cult? #SpookyReads #BookSky www.amazon.com/Colony-Lost-...
Today's my day! Day 25 of 31! 👹 "In the Garden of Monsters" is a wild retelling of Hades and Persephone set in a post-war stone garden in Italy. The eBook is on SALE $1.99 Oct 25-27 ONLY! #SpookyReads geni.us/InTheGardenO...
October 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Today's my day! Day 25 of 31! 👹 "In the Garden of Monsters" is a wild retelling of Hades and Persephone set in a post-war stone garden in Italy. The eBook is on SALE $1.99 Oct 25-27 ONLY! #SpookyReads geni.us/InTheGardenO...
IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS my wild, spooky Hades & Persephone retelling, is on sale for $1.99 for four days only! It's gothic, ghosty👻 , and set in a real stone garden in Italy. 👹 geni.us/ITGOMebook #BookSky #BookDeal #spookybooks #myth
October 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS my wild, spooky Hades & Persephone retelling, is on sale for $1.99 for four days only! It's gothic, ghosty👻 , and set in a real stone garden in Italy. 👹 geni.us/ITGOMebook #BookSky #BookDeal #spookybooks #myth
Day 24 of 31! 💄 "Pretty/Ugly" by @jenniferannegordon.bsky.social - A lyrical, hallucinogenic train ride through the end of the world. When lives end in childhood, it takes an apocalypse to live again. #SpookyReads #BookSky tinyurl.com/PrettyUglyBook
October 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Day 24 of 31! 💄 "Pretty/Ugly" by @jenniferannegordon.bsky.social - A lyrical, hallucinogenic train ride through the end of the world. When lives end in childhood, it takes an apocalypse to live again. #SpookyReads #BookSky tinyurl.com/PrettyUglyBook
Day 23 of 31! 🧟"24/7 Demon Mart: Books 1-3 Omnibus" by @dmguay.bsky.social - Evil Dead 2 meets Clerks! When your job is stocking beer but the beer cave is the gate to hell. #SpookyReads #BookSky amzn.to/3KbglBD
October 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Day 23 of 31! 🧟"24/7 Demon Mart: Books 1-3 Omnibus" by @dmguay.bsky.social - Evil Dead 2 meets Clerks! When your job is stocking beer but the beer cave is the gate to hell. #SpookyReads #BookSky amzn.to/3KbglBD
Day 22 of 31! 📖 "Return to Wyldcliffe Heights" by @carolgoodman.bsky.social - Jane Eyre meets The Thirteenth Tale. Losing yourself in a book can be dangerous. Not everyone finds their way out. #SpookyReads #Booksky www.oblongbooks.com/book/9780063...
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Day 22 of 31! 📖 "Return to Wyldcliffe Heights" by @carolgoodman.bsky.social - Jane Eyre meets The Thirteenth Tale. Losing yourself in a book can be dangerous. Not everyone finds their way out. #SpookyReads #Booksky www.oblongbooks.com/book/9780063...
Day 21 of 31! 🐝 "Witches of Honeysuckle House" by @lizparkerwrites.bsky.social launches TODAY! Think Practical Magic but if the house was alive. Sisterhood, family curses, and magic. #SpookyReads www.lizparkerwrites.com/witches-of-h...
October 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Day 21 of 31! 🐝 "Witches of Honeysuckle House" by @lizparkerwrites.bsky.social launches TODAY! Think Practical Magic but if the house was alive. Sisterhood, family curses, and magic. #SpookyReads www.lizparkerwrites.com/witches-of-h...
Day 20 of 31! ⚱️"The Witches of Santo Stefano" by Wendy Webb - A journalist uncovers the haunting secret history of her own ancestors in bewitching Italy. #SpookyReads www.amazon.com/Witches-Sant...
October 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Day 20 of 31! ⚱️"The Witches of Santo Stefano" by Wendy Webb - A journalist uncovers the haunting secret history of her own ancestors in bewitching Italy. #SpookyReads www.amazon.com/Witches-Sant...
Day 19 of 31! 🏰 "The Curse of Penryth Hall" by @jesslarmstrong.bsky.social - Some curses aren't meant to be broken #SpookyReads #Booksky bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
October 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Day 19 of 31! 🏰 "The Curse of Penryth Hall" by @jesslarmstrong.bsky.social - Some curses aren't meant to be broken #SpookyReads #Booksky bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Day 18 of 31! ⚡ Excited for Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro? "Unnatural Creatures" by @kriswaldherr.bsky.social reveals the story of the three women closest to Victor Frankenstein and his monster. amzn.to/4makdjC #spookyreads #gothic #booksky
October 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Day 18 of 31! ⚡ Excited for Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro? "Unnatural Creatures" by @kriswaldherr.bsky.social reveals the story of the three women closest to Victor Frankenstein and his monster. amzn.to/4makdjC #spookyreads #gothic #booksky
Day 17 of 31! 👻 "The Ghost House" by Andie Newton launches TODAY! Occupied France, 1944. Ancient sorrows stir in soil where WWI soldiers bled. If you loved The Others, you'll love this! #SpookyReads bit.ly/4nygCgA
October 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Day 17 of 31! 👻 "The Ghost House" by Andie Newton launches TODAY! Occupied France, 1944. Ancient sorrows stir in soil where WWI soldiers bled. If you loved The Others, you'll love this! #SpookyReads bit.ly/4nygCgA
Join me in just a few minutes!!! 4:00 p.m. PT/7:00 p.m. ET I'll be doing an IG Live with novelist @pkennedywrites.bsky.social for a conversation about my hypnotic novel of Gothic suspense and romance (Hades and Persephone!), IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS. www.instagram.com/crystallyn14 #booksky
October 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Join me in just a few minutes!!! 4:00 p.m. PT/7:00 p.m. ET I'll be doing an IG Live with novelist @pkennedywrites.bsky.social for a conversation about my hypnotic novel of Gothic suspense and romance (Hades and Persephone!), IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS. www.instagram.com/crystallyn14 #booksky
Day 16 of 31! ⚫ "Where Dark Things Rise" by @theandrewkclark.bsky.social - Carrie meets Stranger Things in Southern Appalachia. Mina can control supernatural Shadow Faces. #SpookyReads #horror #books thecrowshoppe.com/products/whe...
October 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Day 16 of 31! ⚫ "Where Dark Things Rise" by @theandrewkclark.bsky.social - Carrie meets Stranger Things in Southern Appalachia. Mina can control supernatural Shadow Faces. #SpookyReads #horror #books thecrowshoppe.com/products/whe...
TONIGHT, Oct 16 at 4:00 p.m. PT/7:00 p.m. ET join me on IG Live and novelist @pkennedywrites.bsky.social for a conversation about my hypnotic novel of Gothic suspense and romance (Hades and Persephone!), IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS. www.instagram.com/crystallyn14 #booksky #spookybooks
October 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
TONIGHT, Oct 16 at 4:00 p.m. PT/7:00 p.m. ET join me on IG Live and novelist @pkennedywrites.bsky.social for a conversation about my hypnotic novel of Gothic suspense and romance (Hades and Persephone!), IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS. www.instagram.com/crystallyn14 #booksky #spookybooks
Day 15 of 31! 👻 "Parting the Veil" by @pkennedywrites.bsky.social - Has the man she married lost his mind? Or is she losing hers? Some houses hold secrets forever. #SpookyReads #gothicbooks a.co/d/4MLnnyI
October 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Day 15 of 31! 👻 "Parting the Veil" by @pkennedywrites.bsky.social - Has the man she married lost his mind? Or is she losing hers? Some houses hold secrets forever. #SpookyReads #gothicbooks a.co/d/4MLnnyI
Day 14 of 31! 🔮 "The First Witch of Boston" by Andrea Catalano - In 1646 New England, image is everything. Based on the true story of Margaret Jones. bit.ly/3KOaGlv
October 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Day 14 of 31! 🔮 "The First Witch of Boston" by Andrea Catalano - In 1646 New England, image is everything. Based on the true story of Margaret Jones. bit.ly/3KOaGlv
Day 13 of 31! 🩸"BloodLily" by @jessikagreweglover.bsky.social - Ophelia takes a job as donor to a vampire with a strict no carnal acts contract. Neither expects what happens next. #SpookyReads #vampirebooks #spookyseason a.co/d/fXKFjNh
October 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Day 13 of 31! 🩸"BloodLily" by @jessikagreweglover.bsky.social - Ophelia takes a job as donor to a vampire with a strict no carnal acts contract. Neither expects what happens next. #SpookyReads #vampirebooks #spookyseason a.co/d/fXKFjNh