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Grace Lawson
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Editor for new and indie authors. I offer developmental and structural editing, line editing, copy editing, and proofreading services. I also offer free alpha, beta, and ARC reading. I edit book blurbs and newsletters, too. 😊📚
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Never Let Me Go by Lyla Dane comes out Jan 28th. Here is my review.
Cover for the book. Pink and white font list the title and author name. There is a large pink circle that says Advanced Reader Copy. The cover art is a black and white photo of a muscular man facing to the side while looking at the camera. He is wearing a black tank top. He has shaggy dark hair, a day or so of beard scruff, and tattoos down the arm facing the camera. A book that I didn't want to end, but couldn't put down. Gavin is broken down, literally beaten, and tormented by his past. As a result, he lashes out at everyone, including Beck, his former best friend. Beck finds Gavin in a downward spiral at rock bottom, and gently, slowly, and through so much pain, helps Gavin bring himself back from the brink. Thoughts while reading Damn, crying at page nine already? Take a hint, Kyle. Damn. Wrestling into sex, okay, that's interesting. Gavin's dad can rot. Hateful old fuck. Spicy (three pepper emoji) Gavin is literally feral, omg. They broke the bed (shocked face emoji) And I'm crying again, teeth. Beck really is too good for this world.
January 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Will be posting a review of this book soon because, wow. I know it's early, but this may be my favorite for 2025.
A picture of the book cover for Never Let Me Go by Lyla Dane. The font colors are pink and white over a gray background with a black and white picture of the cover model. He is facing to the side while looking at the camera, is wearing a black tank top, and has tattoos down his muscled arm. His hair is dark and shaggy, and he has a next day beard scruff.
January 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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An excerpt from Soul Eater by Lily Mayne: "He can't get to you. He can't get to you. I had to chant it to myself in my head. I had to trust the reinforced glass, which was the only thing separating us. There was utter silence for long moments that stretched, and stretched, and then...a twitch of Wyn's fingers drew my gaze down, and I could have sworn I saw those blackened fingertips dissolving into smoke. Right before everything plunged into darkness." Prince of Sorrows by Kellen Graves is the first book in the Rowan Blood series. Tropes include grumpy sunshine, Celtic fey inspired, complex magic systems, brooding prince, who did this to you?, MM human/fey romance, majority queer cast. The Monstrous series by Lily Mayne will have you in a chokehold. It is set in a dystopian USA after a tear between worlds allows monsters to flood into Earth. The military takes over and people are forced to the cities on the coasts while the middle of the US is abandoned as "the Wastes." Here, our MCs find each other. These are monster/human MM pairings. Tropes are grumpy sunshine, hurt/comfort, touch starved loner and bright consent king, disability rep, anxiety and ND rep, sleeping beauty (god, Lor will make you cry), military experiment turned cinnamon roll, size difference, touch him and die, cannibal cult, and "humans are the real monsters." Book 2 in the Whisper Woods series continues after the adventure from book 1. Tropes are age gap, size difference, forced proximity, friends to lovers, house renovations, mental health recovery, fae x berserker. Theo and Roan are so perfect for each other. ❤️
December 10, 2024 at 8:13 AM
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Some of my favorite MM books in the monster/fantasy genre.
A cover photo with a library background and two crows standing on the book shelf. The words say "Book recs for when you want something different." Ocean's Blood by Thelma Mantey promises tropes such as clash of egos, demons, swords and Blood, endearing villain, only one horse, slooow burn, gay and dark, and morally gray. The book does not have an HEA yet. Whisper Wells by Ali Woods is a series based in a magical sentient woods with tropes such as cinnamon roll lumbersnack, fantasy adventure in the magical woods, hurt/comfort, fae x part shifter, found family A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Graves is a seaside horror-ish book about a trans masc man and his siren. Tropes are finding safety with someone you should hate, touch him and die, running from old family debts, becoming a siren's plaything, losing your virginity on a rocky shore, dark fantasy romance with horror elements.
December 10, 2024 at 7:55 AM
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I offer book blurb and newsletter editing for a set price of $15.
Newsletter and book blurb editing for $15. The background is red, black and a mauvy brown color with red lines on the lower left and upper right. The words are red on a white background with two crows on either side of the bottom facing each other.
December 4, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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I offer author services tailored to your needs on a sliding scale to fit any budget.
I am offering author services such as line editing, copy editing, and proofreading. I also offer an optional free promo of your book on my social media accounts. My fee structure is sliding scale and based on what the author can fit into their budget and I offer several payment plan options. The picture is a list of these services on a blue and purple background with blue flowers in the lower left corner and a spray of silver and gold dots in the lower right corner and then a leaf design in the upper right and the spray of dots in the upper left. The font is handwritten and flowing in the service list and then typed in the service and fee structure descriptions.
December 4, 2024 at 7:55 PM