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Sabina Nordqvist
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Author IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD (Grand Central ‘26) | romance & fantasy | Spoonie | disabled | sensitivity reader | #SaltingTheVibes 😷♿️
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https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sabina-nordqvist/its-all-in-your-head/9781538771570/
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Goodreads giveaway! Twenty copies for the galley paperback of my romance novel are up for grabs until Nov 17!
Give away on goodreads for it it’s all in your head. Features a screenshot from Goodreads that says there are 20 copies available and 675 people requesting so far. The giveaway runs from Oct 27 thru Nov 17, 2025!
October 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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My Spoonie romance novel, It’s All In Your Head, comes out in four months!!
A graphic and blue that says out in four months! And then a cover of my book in purple. Next to it is a crinkly piece of paper graphic with a calendar on it and February 10 is circled. At the bottom it says available for pre-order now
October 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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✨ Character art reveal ✨

Introducing Skylar King and Brandon Pike! Art by the super talented eernarts on IG/Tumblr.

It’s All In Your Head is out February 10 from Grand Central.
Character art reveal of Skyler and Pike from it’s all in your head. Skyler is on the left in gray pants, with curvy hips, and cute heeled clogs. She’s wearing a white shirt that cinch and ties at the waist, has loose red hair spilling over her shoulders, septum piercing with freckles. She is holding her phone. Pike is wearing jeans and a light blue button up with a blue sweater over it. His sleeves are rolled up to reveal very toned forearms. He is holding a cane with one hand and his other hand is draped into his pocket. He has short brown hair and a smirk. At the bottom it says it’s all in your head comes out February 10. An individual picture of Skyler. The same picture but by herself with a blue background and the blue and green idiopathic intracranial hypertension ribbon looking like it’s coming out of a text message. Skyler in gray pants, with curvy hips, and cute heeled clogs. She’s wearing a white shirt that cinch and ties at the waist, has loose red hair spilling over her shoulders, septum piercing with freckles. She is holding her phone. At the bottom it says it’s all in your head comes out February 10. Individual picture of pike with a purple background and a light blue speckled snowboard with bindings behind him. Pike is wearing jeans and a light blue button up with a blue sweater over it. His sleeves are rolled up to reveal very toned forearms. He is holding a cane with one hand and his other hand is draped into his pocket. He has short brown hair and a smirk. At the bottom it says it’s all in your head comes out February 10.
September 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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✨Blurb reveal from @sonorareyes.bsky.social for IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD, out February 10! ✨
Blurb from author Sonora Reyes for IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD, out February 10, 2026, by Sabina Nordqvist “Nordqvist masterfully balances a swoon-worthy, toe-curling romance with the unfiltered reality of being disabled in our current society—from the frustration of not being heard, to the magic of finally feeling seen. If you have ever wondered if you were too much or not enough to be loved completely as you are, this book is for you.” - Sonora Reyes, author of The Broposal
September 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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The first reCAPTCHA graphic that hasn’t stressed me out.😅

Love fake dating? Hurt/comfort? Girl besties? Characters desperately trying to pretend they’re not falling for each other? Men who yearn? Injured athletes? Swoon with spice? Only one bed?

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD is currently 25% off at B&N!
A recapture graphic with the cover of my book in the grid. The question says: select all squares which feature pretend couples catching feelings. 25% off pre-orders. B&N exclusive. Use code pre-order 25. Premium members get additional 10% off. Offer expires 9/5
September 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Baby’s first Barnes & Noble sale! IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD is 25% off for members through September 5 online. Additional 10% off for premium members!
Pike graphic with ebook, audio, and paperback covers of ITS ALL IN YOUR HEAD. Use code preorder25 to get 25% off it’s all in your head online on Barnes & Noble, the graphic states it’s valid September 3-5 and premium members get an extra 10% off.
September 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Some tropes and content you can expect from IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD, out Feb 10 with Grand Central!
Trope graphic featuring the cover of IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD, with side bars that list out: Fake dating Only one bed Slow burn with spice Hot snowboarders Secret celebrity Anti-ableism Chronic pain and illness rep Hurt/comfort Chaotic girl besties
August 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD is a romance novel about a woman with a rare neurological condition who agrees to fake-date the hot guy in her chronic pain support group—only to discover he’s an Olympic snowboarder whose career-ending injury is as infamous as his dating history.
Maroon background with white writing: A “poignant and swoony” romance about a woman with a rare neurological condition who agrees to fake-date the hot guy in her chronic pain support group—only to discover he’s an Olympic snowboarder whose career-ending injury is as infamous as his dating history (Gigi Griffis, author of The Empress). Your fake relationship shouldn’t come with chronic feelings. Skylar is done with offline relationships—especially romantic ones. Living with chronic illness means she’s heard it all before: unreliable, high-maintenance, too much. She’d rather spend her free time in her online chronic pain support group, and lately, she can’t help but notice Pike, the hot new guy with a penchant for broody poetry. When a chaotic night in the group forces her to pose as his girlfriend, she reluctantly agrees to keep up the charade in real life. Surprisingly, he’s thoughtful, sweet, and—most importantly—doesn’t flinch at the things that have scared others away. Maroon background with white writing: Fake dating gets a lot more complicated when she discovers Pike isn’t just some guy. He’s a professional snowboarder whose career-ending injury is as infamous as his playboy past. He won’t talk about that, though. He’s fine. Really. But pretending to be in love with Skylar turns out to be the least depressing thing he’s done in months. As they spend more time together, she starts to notice the cracks in his carefully crafted image, and for once, he doesn’t mind being seen. After all the bed-sharing and late-night talks, it becomes harder for both of them to pretend. But just as things start turning real, the paparazzi catch on, wanting the scoop on how everyone’s favorite Olympic medalist is doing post-accident. Dating while disabled comes with challenges of its own, but public speculation and invasive questions are something else entirely. If their newfound feelings can’t survive the spotlight, their not-so-fake relationship may be over before it ever truly begins.
August 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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I am so excited to share the cover for IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD, which hits shelves February 10 and is now available for preorder!
Cover reveal: Purple book cover with the title It’s All in Your Head in bold white letters outlined in red. Around the title are small cartoon figures: a woman in a blue top, leggings, and reclined on a pillow holding a phone, and a man in a white dress shirt and blue pants standing up leaning on the D while holding a cane and a holding a phone. Author’s name, Sabina Nordqvist, appears at the bottom. Coming February 10, 2026.
August 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Barnes and Noble is currently running a 25% off preorders sale for Rewards and Premium members until July 11 and IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD is part of it. Use code PREORDER25! Support disabled authors this Disability Pride Month 💙💚
A graphic in swimming pool blue that says: sale July 8-11. At Barnes & Noble. There is a cover of a book that’s blank which says cover to come: It’s All In Your Head by Sabina Nordqvist. Then it lists out some tropes such as: chronic pain support group, secret celebrity, slow burn with spice, fake dating, only one bed, and hurt/comfort. It also says you get 25% off if you order from Barnes & Noble online with the code pre-order 25
July 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Excited to share the blurb reveal for IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD💙💚

Available for preorder now!
Your fake relationship shouldn’t come with chronic feelings. Skylar is done with offline relationships—especially romantic ones. Living with chronic illness means she’s heard it all before: unreliable, high-maintenance, too much. She’d rather spend her free time in her online chronic pain support group, and lately, she can’t help but notice Pike, the hot new guy with a penchant for broody poetry. When a chaotic night in the group forces her to pose as his girlfriend, she reluctantly agrees to keep up the charade in real life. Surprisingly, he’s thoughtful, sweet, and—most importantly—doesn’t flinch at the things that have scared others away. Fake dating gets a lot more complicated when she discovers Pike isn’t just some guy. He’s a professional snowboarder whose career-ending injury is as infamous as his playboy past. He won’t talk about that, though. He’s fine. Really. But pretending to be in love with Skylar turns out to be the least depressing thing he’s done in months. As they spend more time together, she starts to notice the cracks in his carefully crafted image, and for once, he doesn’t mind being seen. After all the bed-sharing and late-night talks, it becomes harder for both of them to pretend. But just as things start turning real, the paparazzi catch on, wanting the scoop on how everyone’s favorite Olympic medalist is doing post-accident. Dating while disabled comes with challenges of its own, but public speculation and invasive questions are something else entirely. If their newfound feelings can’t survive the spotlight, their not-so-fake relationship may be over before it ever truly begins. IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD by Sabina Nordqvist. Out February 10, 2026. Available for preorder now!
July 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Eep the way I just squealed @oliviawrites.bsky.social 😍
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April 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Here’s my hedgehog-in-law in case anyone needs a smile today 🫶🏻
Tiny hedgehog sitting in someone’s hand. It looks like the hedgehog is holding a miniature guitar.
March 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Another small hack on Kindle? Changing the font and the margins. Example from a finished book (The Broposal by Sonora Reyes) since I’m not allowed to share mine yet:
Kindle with wide margins and Caecilia font CHAPTER SEVEN HAN Thornelius proved to be a great exercise in decision-making for Kenny. He handpicked a plant at Target and chose the default "outfit" he'd be wearing (a monocle and top hat). Deciding where to put him was its own struggle, though. After fussing over the perfect spot, Kenny finally decided to set him on the kitchen table. So we could have meals "as a family." "Luna, this is your new little brother, Thornelius!" Kenny said after situating Thornelius on the table. "Please protect and love him like a Medium margins with bookerly font on kindle CHAPTER SEVEN HAN Thornelius proved to be a great exercise in decision-making for Kenny. He handpicked a plant at Target and chose the default "outfit" he'd be wearing (a monocle and top hat). Deciding where to put him was its own struggle, though. After fussing over the perfect spot, Kenny finally decided to set him on the kitchen table. So we could have meals "as a family." "Luna, this is your new little brother, Thornelius!" Kenny said after situating Thornelius on the table. "Please protect and love him like a
January 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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What is this haircut called?
A snapshot of Chad Michael Murray in Merry Gentlemen movie. A snapshot of Chad Michael Murray in Merry Gentlemen movie. A snapshot of Chad Michael Murray in Merry Gentlemen movie.
December 26, 2024 at 9:22 PM
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My 2024 Libby wrapped! Excited to see that I borrowed more books. I did read a ton but I definitely didn’t finish all the ones I borrowed. How many books did you borrow this year? #BookSky
The timeline feature on the Libby app. It shows the activity by year in loans on a green graph. In 2023, I borrowed 647 books and in 2024, I borrowed 860.
December 14, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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Love when my CPs enjoy the same angst I do 🤓😏
A WhatsApp text replying to me saying “But he won’t reveal he heard [Redacted].” Her response: that would make her even more confused and hurt (I approve)
December 6, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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✨I never announced my book on here! My romance novel about a Spoonie and a disabled ex-pro-snowboarder who meet in an online chronic pain support group & fall in love in the face of ableism will be published by Grand Central in just over a year! ✨
Alt text: A publishers marketplace announcement with the text: Deal: Debut Fiction category. Sabina Nordqvist’s It’s All in Your Head, a contemporary romance about a woman with a rare neurological condition who agrees to fake date the hot guy in her chronic pain support group to convince certain family members he’s doing okay, really—only to discover he’s an Olympic snowboarder whose career-ending injury is as infamous as his dating history, and the paparazzi are about to catch on, to Rachael Kelly at Grand Central, in a preempt, for publication in winter 2026, by Sam Farkas at Jill Grinberg Literary Management (World). The announcement is surrounded by the two main characters, Skylar and Pike. Skylar is wearing ripped jeans, a sweater, and a crop top. She is a redhead with curly hair. Pike wears sweats and has a cane. Both of them hold a phone in their hands. A blue swoop snakes out of Pikes phone and a lime green one out of Skylar’s - they connect at the top into a ribbon that looks like a heart.
November 2, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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When your husband dresses up as the love interest from your debut novel for Halloween. 🥹
A man in a green ski jacket, with an orange black and yellow Solomon snowboard, a black cane, helmet and goggles
October 31, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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Had to take a couple weeks off but happy to be back to this and proud to have reached the 25% mark of my romantasy featuring more disabled characters! It’s starting to feel like a book shaped thing! ✨✨
Screenshot of a pacemaker Calculator which indicates that I have 25% completed my novel.
December 8, 2023 at 7:25 PM
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I have finally, finally reached the end of my revisions. Literally crying. This one took forever with multiple sprained body parts and lots of changes to the doc but in the end I think it’s better for it. Letting myself breathe and then sending it to my agent.
Microsoft Word mobile version view of block THE END
October 27, 2023 at 12:42 AM
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I love these storyteller dice that were a gift from a friend. 😍 If you get stuck while writing or have a plot problem or just need inspiration, you can roll them and it gives you different pictures which you can use in whatever way to move your story forward.
A picture of a red tin that says storyteller dice in English and in dutch. It shows six teal die that each to pick something different, in this case 1 says bang, another has a sad crying face, 1 has an envelope, 1 has a heart, 1 has a telephone and one has a clock Different sides of the same die, with paw prints, banana, a car, flour, a moon and stars, and a rain cloud
October 2, 2023 at 8:47 PM
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So excited to be part of Round Table Mentor! Here’s what I’ll be mentoring this year, with a specific focus on disabled characters all around. Head over to the website to see all the mentors and get more info. Applications open October 31!

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Mentor: Sabina Nordqvist Age groups: adult/Ya Genres : adult contemporary romance (including light speculative elements), women’s fiction Young adult: contemporary, fantasy
August 24, 2023 at 4:24 PM
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Regarding disability in fantasy novels, I was brainstorming how to include shape-shifters who have mobility aids, and my partner sent me this pic. 😍
A cute little squirrel in a brace that is attached to two little wheels which serve as his front legs.
August 18, 2023 at 6:50 PM
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August 1st means it’s time to start my newest rom-com.👀
New secret Wip blanket Word Template
August 1, 2023 at 10:38 PM