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Mandy Schimelpfenig
@riverstonesaga.bsky.social
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Hopeful author, stressed vet tech, sarcastic wife and mother. Food is love. Sometimes I draw.
I write historical fantasy focusing on strong women, adventure, animal bonds, and incandescent happy endings.
https://linktr.ee/riverstonesaga
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Mandy Schimelpfenig @riverstonesaga.bsky.social · Jan 19
I love my world so much I have a main series and a spin-off series 😁
#Fantasy worldbuilding, character-driven stories, and lovely endings are what I'm all about. If you like tales of strong women, family sagas, and intrigue set in the 16th century, check out my books: riverstonesaga.square.site
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
Friends! I've just done a restock of all my books for the holidays, so grab a set of paperbacks, hardcovers, and bookish gifts for yourself or your a loved one!
Gift sets incoming soon!
buff.ly/USzPnVY
#bookgift #books #shopindie #historicalfantasy
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
Was in the mood to continue reading creepy books in November but still managed to throw in a few with some romance and whimsy. Are you going to reach your reading goal this year?
#readingwrapup #readmore #reading #books
Books I read in November Top row L to R: Gillian Flynn Gone Girl, Devils That Prey David Washburn, Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder Rachel McCarthy James, Under the Gypsy Moon Missy Miller. Bottom row L to R: Grace Beverly Watts, The Hole Hye-Young Pyun, Violet Thistlewaite is Not A Villain Anymore Emily Krempholtz, Dearest Jacquie Walters
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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jeannerolandwrites.bsky.social
#FantasyIndiesNovember 30

🗡️🗡️ MONTHLY WRAP-UP 🗡️🗡️

What did I do this month?
I *may* have just finished THIS ⬇️
the mash-up nobody knew they needed!
(but you really do 💞)

#Booksky #Romance
December 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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earlronove.bsky.social
Since I write a few different genres, I'm re-introducing my books w/ their genre buddies. First up is my contemporary fantasy.

Morgan & Asher are complete opposites, but their stories share the same "it's my life and I'm making it mine" theme.

On sale at itchio, 50% off!
🌻 itch.io/s/162704/bla...
A book introduction graphic featuring two books, Hymn of Memory and Errant Wings by S. Jean. Along the top is the banner describing both, Contemporary Fantasy, with the subtitle of "contemporary stories with fantasy flavors" beneath it. The covers are displayed with a line between them and on the sides of the covers are some basic tropes for the book. Hymn of Memory tropes read: soft m/m romance, road trip, summer fairs, finding yourself, magic & the dead, remembering someone you used to know. Errant Wings' tropes read: reigniting a m/m romance, angel & devil wings, disaster punk, reclaiming yourself, finding catharsis in destruction. Below both books are short descriptions of each as well. Hymn of Memory's description reads: "HYMN OF MEMORY is the story of Morgan whose sacred duty eats away his memory. When someone he used to know reenters his life, he decides to run away from it all and to try and remember what all he's forgotten." Errant Wings' description reads: "ERRANT WINGS is the story of Asher who grows angel wings instead of the devil wings he expects, and now has to contend with his entire life in disarray and a city who wants to decide how his life is going to be from then on." Along the bottom is a banner detailing the 50% off sale dates (nov 26-dec 3rd) and the url in which to find the sale: itch.io/s/162704/black-friday-50-off-sale .
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
I'm absolutely obsessed with the character art commissioned for Voyager of Riverstone. Well worth the wait!
Artist: linktr.ee/marblenxart
Will be included in gift boxes ordered after Dec 10th: riverstonesaga.square.site
#supportartists #characterart #indieauthor #bookseries #historicalfantasy
L: Princess Sulwen Elejick. Redheaded girl dressed as a sailor with a silver fox. R: Captain Lencius Romy. Blond captain in full garb.
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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jeannerolandwrites.bsky.social
I have trouble characterizing my book,
so I asked my readers on FB for help in answering this Q:

"If you like __, you'll like Journeys: The Archers of St. Sebastian"

Here are some of their answers!

If any of this appeals to you,
It's FREE TODAY ⬇️
mybook.to/MyArchersSer...

#Booksky #Giveaway
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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tabithawrites.itch.io
12 hours left to grab the Trans People Take on the World bundle! 32 books by trans authors featuring trans characters, all for $35.

itch.io/b/3352/trans...
graphic with text reading: Trans People Take on the World. Nov 1-15, Itchio. below are 32 book covers: The Strangers Sanctuary, S.E. Robertson What Lies Within, Issy Waldon Synthetic Sea, Franklyn S. Newton Non-Player Character, Veo Corva A Life in Too Many Margins, S.E. Thomson Like Salt and Whi Sky, Merlina Garance A Memory of Blood and Magic, K.N. Brindle My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg, Fern V. Bedek Enemies to Enemies, Ash Kreider The Poison Fruits, E.M. Haegar The Thread That Binds, Cedar McCloud The Wings of Ashtaroth, Steve Hugh Westenra The Elysium Proposal, A.E. Bross Structural Integrity, Tabitha O'Connell Songs of Broken Bells, Lilly Lockwood Echo Sight, Cian Verath The Uncontinented Stars, Haden Cross Between You, Me and the Moonlit Sea, Linn Silver Secondhand Origin Storie, Lee Brontide Blood On The Snow, Finn McLellan Manipulators War, Elise Carlson Powder & Feathers, Johannes T. Evans Our Simulated Selves, Nikki Null All Roads Lead to This, Kay Claire 1000Lotuses, Lotuscarp.com First Rose, Jake Vanguard A Demon to Save Me, H.S. Kallinger Dragons Soul, J.F.R. Coates Garden of Rotten Roses, Nicole Hidalgo Name Her Holy, Aubrey Ennis Baker Thief, Claudie Arsenault Illusory, M.X. Misfits
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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hillarymonahan.bsky.social
Lots of pretty things up for nabbin'. LGBTQIA+ staffed and owned.

Thanks for shares/peeks!

www.peculiarityshop.com
Rainbow scale mail earrings. A woven bracelet in teal black and tan colors. A harlequin style woven bracelet in rainbow colors. A holly berry chainmail pendant.
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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mcburnellauthor.bsky.social
Tired of lying awake at 3 am raging about how shit everything is? Like to have something to read instead?

How about a bundle of great fiction about authoritarian regimes and heroes who stick knives in evil systems?

📚🪐 #Booksky
itch.io/b/3348/burn-...
A background of flames. Text reads: BURN IT DOWN! Bundle 17 books for $16 November 13-16th Thumbnail book covers line the top, bottom, and left margins of the image: Now and Then and Back Again by A.P. Howell Fruits of the Gods by William C. Tracy Rise of the Resistance by Niranjan Into The Forest by Natasha O’Connor The Killing Song by Felix Graves Birthright by M.A. Vice Heirs of Hyarch Book One: The Spellking's Heir Chriss Mitchell Shadows Dark and Deadly by Andrea Marie Johnson The Backwards Knight by Matthew Siadak Loyalty to the Max by Maya Darjani What May Rise From the Ashes by Susanne Schmidt Their Village, Their Fortress by Dylan Madeley Gift of Snow by C.L. Carhart When In Erebus by Paris Vivian Kotov Syndrome by S. Morgan Burbank Wherever the Stars Call by S. Jean A Path of Endless Crossroads by M.C. Burnell
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
As a #vettech, my days aren't just puppies and kittens, but today it was.
I needed that.
#vetmed #nomv #savinglives #vetnurse #vetstaff #bekind
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
With book 4 coming next year, now is the time to catch up on the series readers are staying up late to finish!
Book boxes available on my website: riverstonesaga.square.site
Delve into a world of political intrigue, strong women, animal bonds, romance, and adventure!
First book: The Rise of Riverstone. Enemies to lovers, Political web of lies, Don't mess with my sister. Second book: The Pride of Riverstone. I'd walk hundreds of miles to see you, Don't mess with my sister. Third book: Voyager of Riverstone. Princess in disguise, Found friendships, Don't mess with my sister.
November 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
How was your October #reading?
Found some spooky #books that had me questioning every bump and creak in the house!
#readingwrapup #readmore #tbr #spookyseason
Books I read in October. Top row L to R: Wilde in Love by Eloisa James, The Book of Witching by CJ Cooke, Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman, We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer. Bottom row L to R: The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark, At Dark I Become Loathsome by Eric Larocca, The Boy Who Drew Monsters by Keith Donohue, The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong.
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
Book 4 in my #historicalfantasy Daughters of Riverstone series has a (broad) release date! Cover designer has been booked and editing is going strong. I'm so excited for everyone to become immersed in this Russian-inspired, arranged marriage romance with an assassination plot.
#writing #bookseries
The Riverstone Sacrifice Release Date October 2026
October 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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bookspotlight.bsky.social
✨ FANTASY SHORT STORY ✨

🐉 a dragon (with a princess)
🗡️ a knight (with a plan)
👑 a palace (with a cruel king)
🏰 second pov

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/eJsBfU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-knight-s...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Cover for The Knight Saves the Dragon by Rebecca Crunden; background is a water colour type picture of a castle with trees and mountains behind, leaves surround the edges
October 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
Not me plotting out the worldbuilding and rough ideas for book 5 while The Riverstone Sacrifice is in the hands of my beta reader...
Meanwhile, I worked on Milanote boards for several hours today. Book 5 awaits writing when TRS is wrapped up!
October 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
I only sold 2 books at the book sale last weekend, but someone came up to me who'd purchased book 1 at our local bookstore just to tell me how much she loved my book! I gushed and she raved and I left a happy author.
October 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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clericofthevoid.bsky.social
My sapphic space fantasy is still on sale for ✨🌸$1 on my kofi🌸✨

Come get your cosmic lesbians holding hands while the horrors persist 🫶🏻

ko-fi.com/s/748ece637a
Cover of the book Name Her Holy on an eReader. Tropes called out are- Trans fem Valkyrie Found family A dead god rising from the grave, nbd Chronically ill chosen one Oath swearing as a lesbian love language Slowest of slowburns Cover art: Book cover art for Name Her Holy by Aubrey Ennis. The cover has two women standing against a starry twilight background with a pale sun. At the forefront Kye stands facing forward, one hand held up with a cold flame and billowing black smoke. She is wearing dark purple robes with a high color and gold accents. She has dark wavy brown hair that comes to her chin, tan skin covered in light scars, and pale gray eyes. Behind her Jude stands in profile, a head taller than Kye. She is in leather armor stamped with meadow floral designs, holding a golden sword etched with light oak leaves. Jude is white, has long auburn hair in a braid with an undercut at the sides. She has a long scar across her nose and freckles on her cheeks. The sun rises behind her. A border of flowers and stars creates an arch above them with a deep purple background.
October 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
There are 2 hours left in the 3rd Annual PNW Author Book Sale located on the beautiful Washington coast! Take a day trip to the beach and support #indieauthors!
I'm here with copies of my #historicalfantasy Daughters of Riverstone and Beyond Riverstone series!
#booksale #bookevent #authorevent
BOOKS PNW Author Sale Escape from reality while supporting local authors. Oct 4, 10am-3pm 5000 N Street, Seaview, WA
October 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
TODAY!
Shop 30+ regional authors representing multiple genres!
I'll be there with copies of my #historicalfantasy Daughters of Riverstone and Beyond Riverstone series. Support local authors and spend the day at the beautiful Washington coast!
#bookfair #bookevent #booksale #books #indieauthors
PNW Author Book Sale Oct 4, 10am-3pm 5000 N Street, Seaview, WA
October 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
Nothing beats meeting authors in person and seeing the joy on their faces when you buy their books! Shop real authors tomorrow from 10am-3pm in Seaview, WA, located on the beautiful Long Beach Peninsula!
#shoplocal #supportindieauthors #readmore #bookevent #bookfair
Third Annual PNW Author Book Fair Support local authors, shop for the holidays, and decimate your TBR! Peninsula Church Center 5000 N Street, Seaview, WA Oct 4, 2025 10am-3pm
October 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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cjdaleywrites.bsky.social
Thanks Gabino! Tales From Cemetery’s preorder is live now! Out 10/7 and will be KU! A horror short story collection just in time for the spooky season!
books2read.com/u/br8AgE

My debut crime thriller, Welcome to Cemetery, is on KU too!

A little dark. A little spooky
books2read.com/u/b5Kn0l
October 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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bookspotlight.bsky.social
📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

#booksky
Cover for The Wish and the Demon, book one in the Half Swallowed by Shadows duology, by Rebecca Crunden. Cover shows three men's silhouettes standing in the middle of a road in winter. There's dark red trees and snow on the ground. One figure is approaching the other two, surrounded by shadows.
October 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
Spend the day at the World's Longest Beach then browse books written by real authors with real gratitude! This Saturday in Seaview, WA!
I'll be there signing copies of my #historicalfantasy Daughters of Riverstone and Beyond Riverstone series!
#bookevent #booksale #bookfair #indieauthors #books
3rd Annual Book Fair A world of words awaits. Oct 4, 10am-3pm 5000 N Street, Seaview, WA 30+ authors! Multiple genres! Find something for every reader while supporting independent creators!
October 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
This Saturday! Enjoy a day at the beach and browse books written by 30+ regional authors. Your TBR won't thank you, but they will!
#booksale #bookevent #PNW #Washington #books #authorevent #indieauthors
Third Annual PNW Author Book Fair Meet 30+ regional authors including featured author Fredrick Cooper Oct 4, 10am-3pm Peninsula Church Center 5000 N ST, Seaview, WA
October 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
riverstonesaga.bsky.social
I'll be at the 3rd Annual PNW Author Book Fair located on the beautiful Washington coast! Shop local authors and enjoy a weekend at the beach!
#PNW #bookfair #authorevent #booksale #books #shoplocal #readmore #bookevent
Third Annual PNW Author Sale Oct 4, 10am-3pm Seaview, WA Meet 30+ regional authors representing multiple genres! Shop local and support independent authors!
October 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM