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Josie Jaffrey (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈
@josiejaffrey.bsky.social
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Fantasy Author (🌟MAY DAY - BBNYA winner ‘21)
📕🔜 DARK DAYS (Seekers 5) coming 2026
Writer @jackvalentinepod.bsky.social
Editor @indiebites.bsky.social

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Josie Jaffrey (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 @josiejaffrey.bsky.social · Oct 16
Hi new followers!
I’m a UK indie author writing dark romantic fantasy novels about vampires, and YA novels about ancient civilisations.
I’m also one of the editors of Indie Bites magazine @indiebites.bsky.social and writer of the Jack Valentine podcast @jackvalentinepod.bsky.social
Josie sitting behind a table at a book fair with all her books spread out on the table in front of her
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Exeunt Omnes by Josie Jaffrey @josiejaffrey.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Potions & Paramours)

www.silversunbooks.com/post/potions...
A picture of a woman in a green ballgown. The gown is billowing out behind her as she walks and the picture is cropped to show just her skirts and arm. Text reads: “Fate was not so kind as to hand my vengeance to me,” she said, “so I had to take it for myself.” ~ Exeunt Omnes by Josie Jaffrey Free in the potions and paramours issue of Indie Bites. A paperback copy of Indie Bites 20 open to the title page of Josie’s story, on top of a stack of copies showing their covers
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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TWENTY issues of Indie Bites!
FIVE years!
What an amazing time we’ve had. Here’s to many more years of incredible fantasy stories!
adiehartauthor.bsky.social Adie Hart @adiehartauthor.bsky.social · 7d
Issue 20 out today!! That’s five whole years!!

This one includes my fluffy, magical, very silly sequel to The Exsparrowment of Evander Hale - in The Propotioning of Lucas Hendry, our favourite oblivious ADHD wizard gets trapped in a cupboard with his crush and a whole lot of potion fumes… ⚗️✨🧪
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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This issue contains my Masque of the Red Death-inspired story EXEUNT OMNES, featuring vampires, ballgowns and terrible decisions.
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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A Month of Rain & Reads
Daily Challenge 4: Be Gay! - Share a book with a gay protagonist and tell us what makes it awesome.

The prize for today's challenge is a copy of Kill Me Quick, by @josiejaffrey.bsky.social

Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
A picture showing today's challenge with the text BE GAY
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Is it just me or is Threads wall-to-wall rage bait?
Every time I open it to read my notifications I regret my choices.
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula
Josie Jaffrey’s character Jack Valentine (from the Seekers series) illustrated by Salome Totladze
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Happy Halloween! 👻 Looking for a new spooky story? We've got 15 spooky book recommendations featuring SFF books by indie authors to celebrate:

www.readindiefantasy.com/15-spooky-bo...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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The Chosen One Con is the first book in the Lost in the Aether duology—a queer gaslamp fantasy of industrial magic in a world of designer enchantments and celebrity-branded potions.

It's part of @the-book-bazaar.com crowdfund launching November 12th!

Follow it: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...
A promotional image for The Chosen One Con book by Trudie Skies. It shows a background of chimneys with smog and The Chosen One Con book cover along with the text: gaslamp fantasy of bad manners and magical tech. A televised contest of mages to find the "chosen one" in a world of designer enchantments and celebrity-branded potions. Part of The Book Bazaar.
October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Hi new followers!
I’m a UK indie author writing dark romantic fantasy novels about vampires, and YA novels about ancient civilisations.
I’m also one of the editors of Indie Bites magazine @indiebites.bsky.social and writer of the Jack Valentine podcast @jackvalentinepod.bsky.social
Josie sitting behind a table at a book fair with all her books spread out on the table in front of her
October 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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I wrote about participating in the NYC Midnight @nycmidnight.bsky.social Short Story Challenge this year, and I’m sharing my third-round story with you! It's my favourite from the competition.
I hope you enjoy!
www.josiejaffrey.com/post/nyc-mid...
www.josiejaffrey.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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IN THE PIT OF YOUR STOMACH (a choose-your-path horror story) has wretched ghoulish vampires! A hole appears in your backyard, and horrible things start creeping up from underground. Depending on the path there's nosferatu vibes, covens, vampire hunters, suicide pacts, blood-drinking romance...
cometkins.bsky.social Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · Oct 13
Spooky season is upon us! Tell me about your Vampires 🧛 #WritingPrompt
October 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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This book is incredible - grab yourself a copy!
trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · Oct 13
Today is the 4th anniversary of The Thirteenth Hour, the first book in my Cruel Gods series. This book went on to become a SPFBO & BBNYA finalist AND Indie Ink award winner for best setting/wittiest character!

To celebrate, I've put the ebook up for FREE for today only! 🥳

mybook.to/TheThirteent...
A promo image for the Thirteenth Hour's 4th anniversary featuring the book cover with funky glasses over the characters, and the text: Fantasy of bad manners, tea, and naughty words - four years! Cruel gods demand worship from their mortal subjects in this gaslamp fantasy featuring magical portals, gothic cosmic deities, quaint Britishisms, and steampunk vibes.
October 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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All of these except top right and bottom right are vampires! 😂🩸💜

Messy, horrible, morally-dubious, sexy, funny, substantially-queer vampires.
An image showing all of Josie Jaffrey’s book covers on a black background. They are: Quicksilver omnibus Kill Me Quick A Quick Study Quick and the Dead Broken Wings May Day Judgement Day Winta’s Day Valentine’s Day The Gilded King The Silver Queen The Blood Prince A Bargain in Silver The Price of Silver Bound in Silver The Silver Bullet The Wolf and the Water
October 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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I wrote about participating in the NYC Midnight @nycmidnight.bsky.social Short Story Challenge this year, and I’m sharing my third-round story with you! It's my favourite from the competition.
I hope you enjoy!
www.josiejaffrey.com/post/nyc-mid...
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October 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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I so enjoyed doing this interview - thank you, Sifa! 🥳
October 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Interview with Josie Jaffrey about her latest series, QuickSilver
@josiejaffrey.bsky.social

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Author Interview: THE QUICKSILVER TRILOGY by Josie Jaffrey
An interview with Josie Jaffrey about her latest series, QuickSilver
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October 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Quick and the Dead, the final book in the QuickSilver trilogy, is out now!
🎨 Character art by Nel Kingman
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A picture of two women standing back to back, one with her fists raised and the other with a parasol. Text reads: "Quick and the Dead 'Small sacrifices. That had become their motto at the mansion in the old days. Giving up piracy to hide their true nature? Small sacrifices. Putting one crew member down to keep peace amongst the others? Small sacrifices. Abandoning your crew to Bartholomew's whims because you couldn't hold yourself together a moment longer? Well, maybe that sacrifice hadn't been quite so small.'"
October 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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I wrote about my third-round story for the 2025 NYC Midnight short story challenge! I got through to the penultimate round, but narrowly missed out on the final.

You can read my story here:

www.josiejaffrey.com/post/nyc-mid...
NYC Midnight 2025 Round 3: "The Mathematics Is Simple"
About NYC Midnight, and my third-round story.
www.josiejaffrey.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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I’ve been really struggling with writing lately, but I’ve somehow scraped out my daily wordcount from the bottom of the barrel over the past couple of days and it feels like I’ve scraped them from my very soul 😩😂
October 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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The QuickSilver Omnibus edition is out today!
Available in hardback, paperback and ebook, it is a BEAST. Featuring all three books and six short stories in the QuickSilver series, it's over 200,000 words of vampirey, piratey, zombie-y, sapphic dark fantasy.
🩸💜🏴‍☠️
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The cover of the QuickSilver omnibus edition on a blue background surrounded by arrows reading: - Vampire cult - Pirate history - Dark vibes - Sapphic romance - Zombie apocalypse - +6 short stories
October 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Listening to Cabin Pressure from the very start for the second time in a month. Apparently I need happy soul hugs right now.
October 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
josiejaffrey.bsky.social
The QuickSilver Omnibus edition is out today!
Available in hardback, paperback and ebook, it is a BEAST. Featuring all three books and six short stories in the QuickSilver series, it's over 200,000 words of vampirey, piratey, zombie-y, sapphic dark fantasy.
🩸💜🏴‍☠️
books2read.com/u/mdxQQE
The cover of the QuickSilver omnibus edition on a blue background surrounded by arrows reading: - Vampire cult - Pirate history - Dark vibes - Sapphic romance - Zombie apocalypse - +6 short stories
October 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Shout this from the fucking rooftops, people!! #fuckAI
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October 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Quick and the Dead, the final book in the QuickSilver trilogy, is out now!
🎨 Character art by Nel Kingman
books2read.com/u/4ArGGd
A picture of two women standing back to back, one with her fists raised and the other with a parasol. Text reads: "Quick and the Dead 'The Onslow. The Royal Fortune. Same ship, same shit: bloodshed, fire, death. Bartholomew wanted to relive those glory days. Kulika just wanted to burn them from her memory, and from the memory of the world.'"
October 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Also, I've got an interview with @josiejaffrey.bsky.social next week, the first I've hosted (rather than UKYASpotlight) in a year - and I could not be more delighted that my first in so long with with Josie!
October 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM