Jacquelyn Benson
@jbensonink.bsky.social
Fantasy author putting the weird back into history. She/her.
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Use the code FAROSHOP now through Dec 1 at jacquelynbenson.com to get 20% off everything from signed books to audiobooks! Free shipping anywhere in the US. Visit farosociety.com/faroshop for dozens of other indie fantasy authors offering sweet deals this weekend.
November 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Use the code FAROSHOP now through Dec 1 at jacquelynbenson.com to get 20% off everything from signed books to audiobooks! Free shipping anywhere in the US. Visit farosociety.com/faroshop for dozens of other indie fantasy authors offering sweet deals this weekend.
Want to shop small this season? I've teamed up with dozens of other fantasy authors to offer discounts on signed books and other goodies at our online stores. Use the code FAROSHOP with all the participating sites to get the deals. Visit farosociety.com/faroshop to browse the sale. Ends Dec 1.
November 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Want to shop small this season? I've teamed up with dozens of other fantasy authors to offer discounts on signed books and other goodies at our online stores. Use the code FAROSHOP with all the participating sites to get the deals. Visit farosociety.com/faroshop to browse the sale. Ends Dec 1.
Who wants a free fantasy romance book every day from Dec 1 to 24? And the list might just include an exclusive special freebie from yours truly.
Get yourselves signed up at farosociety.com/happy-farodays before December 1 to make sure you don't miss out on the fun.
Get yourselves signed up at farosociety.com/happy-farodays before December 1 to make sure you don't miss out on the fun.
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Who wants a free fantasy romance book every day from Dec 1 to 24? And the list might just include an exclusive special freebie from yours truly.
Get yourselves signed up at farosociety.com/happy-farodays before December 1 to make sure you don't miss out on the fun.
Get yourselves signed up at farosociety.com/happy-farodays before December 1 to make sure you don't miss out on the fun.
Know someone who loves my books? We've got signed copies of everything in stock in my store, and they make for nifty holiday gifts. We can personalize everything and ship it out directly to whomever you like. Hit it up at jacquelynbenson.com.
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Know someone who loves my books? We've got signed copies of everything in stock in my store, and they make for nifty holiday gifts. We can personalize everything and ship it out directly to whomever you like. Hit it up at jacquelynbenson.com.
Looking for signed copies of Arrow of Fortune? We've got them over at jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune. US customers only for the time being thanks to insane postage rates, tariffs, and taxes, but non-US readers can get personalized, signed bookplates to add to books they purchase elsewhere.
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Looking for signed copies of Arrow of Fortune? We've got them over at jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune. US customers only for the time being thanks to insane postage rates, tariffs, and taxes, but non-US readers can get personalized, signed bookplates to add to books they purchase elsewhere.
This little book was completely unintentional. Blame Padma Devi, who showed up at the end of Tomb of the Sun King and demanded that I write it. As in most things, she knew better than the rest of us what needed to happen.
Hit it up everywhere or buy direct at jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune.
Hit it up everywhere or buy direct at jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune.
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This little book was completely unintentional. Blame Padma Devi, who showed up at the end of Tomb of the Sun King and demanded that I write it. As in most things, she knew better than the rest of us what needed to happen.
Hit it up everywhere or buy direct at jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune.
Hit it up everywhere or buy direct at jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune.
I'll be live at patreon.com/jacquelynbenson all day today for an Arrow of Fortune ask-me-anything party. Sign up for free to get in on the fun.
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I'll be live at patreon.com/jacquelynbenson all day today for an Arrow of Fortune ask-me-anything party. Sign up for free to get in on the fun.
Get ready for:
🌿 legendary demon haunted forest
🐅 surprise tigers
🏹 epic Indian history
👖 everybody's in trousers
✊ giving imperialists hell
🪩 Bollywood dance sequences
⚗️ even more practical chemistry
🌿 legendary demon haunted forest
🐅 surprise tigers
🏹 epic Indian history
👖 everybody's in trousers
✊ giving imperialists hell
🪩 Bollywood dance sequences
⚗️ even more practical chemistry
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Get ready for:
🌿 legendary demon haunted forest
🐅 surprise tigers
🏹 epic Indian history
👖 everybody's in trousers
✊ giving imperialists hell
🪩 Bollywood dance sequences
⚗️ even more practical chemistry
🌿 legendary demon haunted forest
🐅 surprise tigers
🏹 epic Indian history
👖 everybody's in trousers
✊ giving imperialists hell
🪩 Bollywood dance sequences
⚗️ even more practical chemistry
Happy release day to the third book in my Raiders of the Arcana series, Arrow of Fortune!! Find it everywhere in ebook, audiobook, paperback and hardcover of hit up jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune to buy direct.
I hope you all have such a good time with this one. Happy reading.
I hope you all have such a good time with this one. Happy reading.
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy release day to the third book in my Raiders of the Arcana series, Arrow of Fortune!! Find it everywhere in ebook, audiobook, paperback and hardcover of hit up jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune to buy direct.
I hope you all have such a good time with this one. Happy reading.
I hope you all have such a good time with this one. Happy reading.
What's your favorite shelf trophy?
I still have "is this really happening?" moments when I get to play with the 1898 Editions of my Raiders of the Arcana series. It's a 19th C book nerd's dream.
Campaign for Book 3 coming in early 2026. Follow it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jbe...
I still have "is this really happening?" moments when I get to play with the 1898 Editions of my Raiders of the Arcana series. It's a 19th C book nerd's dream.
Campaign for Book 3 coming in early 2026. Follow it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jbe...
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What's your favorite shelf trophy?
I still have "is this really happening?" moments when I get to play with the 1898 Editions of my Raiders of the Arcana series. It's a 19th C book nerd's dream.
Campaign for Book 3 coming in early 2026. Follow it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jbe...
I still have "is this really happening?" moments when I get to play with the 1898 Editions of my Raiders of the Arcana series. It's a 19th C book nerd's dream.
Campaign for Book 3 coming in early 2026. Follow it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jbe...
Pay what you want and grab a bundle of fantasy romance reads with strong female heroines from some of my favorite indie fantasy authors! Anything over $5 gets you three books or contribute $25 or more to unlock the batch of eleven titles.
Check it out at storybundle.com/fantasy before December 4th.
Check it out at storybundle.com/fantasy before December 4th.
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Pay what you want and grab a bundle of fantasy romance reads with strong female heroines from some of my favorite indie fantasy authors! Anything over $5 gets you three books or contribute $25 or more to unlock the batch of eleven titles.
Check it out at storybundle.com/fantasy before December 4th.
Check it out at storybundle.com/fantasy before December 4th.
This scene kills me. 😂🪴🍾 Further proof that Alex Picard is six narrators in a trenchcoat.
The audiobook for Arrow of Fortune is now available for pre-order on Nook, iTunes, Kobo and Spotify! And of course, you can always pre-order from my site and get the book on release day for only $10.
The audiobook for Arrow of Fortune is now available for pre-order on Nook, iTunes, Kobo and Spotify! And of course, you can always pre-order from my site and get the book on release day for only $10.
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This scene kills me. 😂🪴🍾 Further proof that Alex Picard is six narrators in a trenchcoat.
The audiobook for Arrow of Fortune is now available for pre-order on Nook, iTunes, Kobo and Spotify! And of course, you can always pre-order from my site and get the book on release day for only $10.
The audiobook for Arrow of Fortune is now available for pre-order on Nook, iTunes, Kobo and Spotify! And of course, you can always pre-order from my site and get the book on release day for only $10.
This is where the magic happens, darlings. What you can't see: the fluffy orange cat in a chair, the Raiders artwork on the wall, and a gorgeous Japanese maple outside the window.
Is it a good or bad thing when you've literally typed away the letters on the keys?
Is it a good or bad thing when you've literally typed away the letters on the keys?
November 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is where the magic happens, darlings. What you can't see: the fluffy orange cat in a chair, the Raiders artwork on the wall, and a gorgeous Japanese maple outside the window.
Is it a good or bad thing when you've literally typed away the letters on the keys?
Is it a good or bad thing when you've literally typed away the letters on the keys?
300+ gorgeous fantasy romance titles are on sale today only for just 0.99!
Honestly, there are so many gems in this promo from the Fantasy Romance Society, it’s hard to choose… but then, when they’re all less than a buck, you don’t really have to. Get them all.
farosociety.com/bookblast
Honestly, there are so many gems in this promo from the Fantasy Romance Society, it’s hard to choose… but then, when they’re all less than a buck, you don’t really have to. Get them all.
farosociety.com/bookblast
October 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
300+ gorgeous fantasy romance titles are on sale today only for just 0.99!
Honestly, there are so many gems in this promo from the Fantasy Romance Society, it’s hard to choose… but then, when they’re all less than a buck, you don’t really have to. Get them all.
farosociety.com/bookblast
Honestly, there are so many gems in this promo from the Fantasy Romance Society, it’s hard to choose… but then, when they’re all less than a buck, you don’t really have to. Get them all.
farosociety.com/bookblast
Oops. Looks like I made Empire of Shadows 0.99 to celebrate the release of book three in the series.
Jump on it if you like the idea of The Mummy vibes but with real history, anti-imperialism, and more kissing.
Jump on it if you like the idea of The Mummy vibes but with real history, anti-imperialism, and more kissing.
October 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Oops. Looks like I made Empire of Shadows 0.99 to celebrate the release of book three in the series.
Jump on it if you like the idea of The Mummy vibes but with real history, anti-imperialism, and more kissing.
Jump on it if you like the idea of The Mummy vibes but with real history, anti-imperialism, and more kissing.
...and I'll try to guess which one you mean. 😂✨🔥
I'm not gonna lie, I'm dying to know how you'll try to summarize my plots with 🌀🤪🍾🥳. This could get silly.
I'm not gonna lie, I'm dying to know how you'll try to summarize my plots with 🌀🤪🍾🥳. This could get silly.
October 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
...and I'll try to guess which one you mean. 😂✨🔥
I'm not gonna lie, I'm dying to know how you'll try to summarize my plots with 🌀🤪🍾🥳. This could get silly.
I'm not gonna lie, I'm dying to know how you'll try to summarize my plots with 🌀🤪🍾🥳. This could get silly.
And after we protest in New England, we get Dunks. #nokings #pumpkinspice
October 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
And after we protest in New England, we get Dunks. #nokings #pumpkinspice
Arrow of Fortune, Book 3 of my Raiders of the Arcana series, is coming in one month! I'm sharing a few of my favorite quotes from the book to celebrate. Are you ready for the adventure?
Releases November 18
Releases November 18
October 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Arrow of Fortune, Book 3 of my Raiders of the Arcana series, is coming in one month! I'm sharing a few of my favorite quotes from the book to celebrate. Are you ready for the adventure?
Releases November 18
Releases November 18
In honor of having about 200 copies of Arrow Fortune show up at my house, I'm cleaning out my shelves. Grab my misfit books in a little auction to raise some money for the local queer care fund. www.32auctions.com/jbensonclean...
October 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
In honor of having about 200 copies of Arrow Fortune show up at my house, I'm cleaning out my shelves. Grab my misfit books in a little auction to raise some money for the local queer care fund. www.32auctions.com/jbensonclean...
My Renegade Scholars subscribers are about to get their early copies of Arrow of Fortune - along with their access to exclusive stories and spicy bonus scenes. Come join the club at Patreon.com/jacquelynbenson.
October 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
My Renegade Scholars subscribers are about to get their early copies of Arrow of Fortune - along with their access to exclusive stories and spicy bonus scenes. Come join the club at Patreon.com/jacquelynbenson.
Any guesses? 🔥
ARCs for Arrow of Fortune are coming soon. Apply for my Street Team now to get in on the fun. forms.gle/86HLXFgpnTeL...
ARCs for Arrow of Fortune are coming soon. Apply for my Street Team now to get in on the fun. forms.gle/86HLXFgpnTeL...
October 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Any guesses? 🔥
ARCs for Arrow of Fortune are coming soon. Apply for my Street Team now to get in on the fun. forms.gle/86HLXFgpnTeL...
ARCs for Arrow of Fortune are coming soon. Apply for my Street Team now to get in on the fun. forms.gle/86HLXFgpnTeL...
The vintage-inspired hardcover for Arrow of Fortune features:
✨ Four new scene illustrations
✨ Deckled page edges
✨ Historically-inspired interior layout
✨ Patterned end papers with bookplate
✨ Ribbon bookmark
✨ Sewn lay-flat binding with colored end bands
✨ Hand signed by me
✨ Four new scene illustrations
✨ Deckled page edges
✨ Historically-inspired interior layout
✨ Patterned end papers with bookplate
✨ Ribbon bookmark
✨ Sewn lay-flat binding with colored end bands
✨ Hand signed by me
October 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The vintage-inspired hardcover for Arrow of Fortune features:
✨ Four new scene illustrations
✨ Deckled page edges
✨ Historically-inspired interior layout
✨ Patterned end papers with bookplate
✨ Ribbon bookmark
✨ Sewn lay-flat binding with colored end bands
✨ Hand signed by me
✨ Four new scene illustrations
✨ Deckled page edges
✨ Historically-inspired interior layout
✨ Patterned end papers with bookplate
✨ Ribbon bookmark
✨ Sewn lay-flat binding with colored end bands
✨ Hand signed by me
It's here! We have cover art for the 1898 Edition of Arrow of Fortune!
Gold and black foil design on purple cloth by Averil. And I love that we're featuring Neil and Constance on this one.
Follow the campaign at jacquelynbenson.com/1898
Gold and black foil design on purple cloth by Averil. And I love that we're featuring Neil and Constance on this one.
Follow the campaign at jacquelynbenson.com/1898
October 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It's here! We have cover art for the 1898 Edition of Arrow of Fortune!
Gold and black foil design on purple cloth by Averil. And I love that we're featuring Neil and Constance on this one.
Follow the campaign at jacquelynbenson.com/1898
Gold and black foil design on purple cloth by Averil. And I love that we're featuring Neil and Constance on this one.
Follow the campaign at jacquelynbenson.com/1898
your regular friendly reminder that algorithms are the devil
October 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
your regular friendly reminder that algorithms are the devil