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Scarlett Gale
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Author of sexy fantasy books, baker of pies, petter of cats. Sword Bisexual. She/her | HER SUBTLE INVESTIGATIONS out August 16th! http://scarlettgaleauthor.com/shop
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I love and look forward to eating my gigantic beet son.
A pale white woman smiling and holding a gigantic beet like a baby. A pale white woman gazes adoringly down at the enormous beet she's holding like a baby.
November 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Planted beets this year. Pot got fucked up by squirrels. Still managed an impressive harvest... Of one single enormous beet.
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Had a lovely time checking out the Beguiled Books grand opening today, and they now have one signed copy of His Secret Illuminations on the shelf! (Or they did at 1:30, anyway!)
A selfie of Scarlett Gale, a pale white woman wearing a red kn95 mask, pointing delightedly at a copy of His Secret Illuminations on a bookshelf with other romance novels. Scarlett Gale signing a paperback copy of His Secret Illuminations. A paperback copy of His Secret Illuminations by Scarlett Gale on a bookshelf, with a gold "autographed copy" sticker on it. A postcard and sticker from Beguiled Books. Postcard says "welcome to our grand opening" with some information about the shop, sticker says "I went to Beguiled Books grand opening and all I got was this cute sticker."
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Very important update about HER SUBTLE INVESTIGATIONS from a friend!

If you'd also like to read about oral sex at 69%, pick up the book here: books2read.com/HerSubtleInv...

Spying! Kidnappings! Polyamory! Three angry short people on a mission! Assassin/tax auditor/priestess, the new hot trope!
A text conversation. Message: I am, according to my Kindle, 69% of the way through your newest book and the characters are discussing oral sex. Well done. Reply: [animated gif of a white man in a turtleneck saying "Perfection."]
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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You just don't get protest goats in the big cities! Keep fighting the good fight, Longview!
An auburn/brown dwarf goat wearing a Halloween harness and a No Kings sign.
October 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Absolutely no one is doing it like me at the volunteer forest restoration events, probably because no one else habitually sees the worst, most uncomfortable place to work, asks, "Is anyone gonna bury themselves in that?" and doesn't wait for an answer 😂
A grinning white woman in gardening overalls triumphantly holds a large clump of Himalayan blackberry canes over her head that are at least ten feet long and very thick. A section of forest undergrowth choked with invasive blackberries. The same section of forest, with much fewer blackberries and a lot of space opened up for planting native trees and shrubs.
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Opened up my Draft2Digital newsletter today, was scrolling through kinda nodding along, and then!!!!

[pointing aggressively at #10] THAT'S ME!!!!
A screenshot from a newsletter, title of section "Bestselling Indie Ebooks August 2025," followed by thumbnails of ten book covers and: TOP 10 FICTION 1. Night's Fall by Kristen Ashley 2. Tears of the Wolf by Elisabeth Wheatley 3. Isles of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson 4. The Governess and the Rogue by Mimi Matthews 5. The Ranger by Juliette N Banks 6. SEAL's Paradise by Makenna Jameison 7. Legally Binding by Alexa Riley 8. Property of Blade by Kathleen Kelly 9. The Winge Connection by Estelle Ryan 10. Her Subtle Investigations by Scarlett Gale
September 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Are you going to be in Seattle on September 20th? Do you like nerdy shit? Would you like the opportunity to see one of your favorite romance novelists take off her clothes onstage for money and fun? Then grab tickets to NERDLESQUE RISES! and have a good time!

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An illustrated poster of a tombstone on a dark night with a hand clad in a sparkly pink glove shoving up out of the dirt, holding a Pokeball. Text reads: Unnatural Redhead Productions and the Stay Up Late Show bring you... NERDLESQUE RISES A near-nude nerd revue! Featuring: Scarlett O’Hairdye Sin de la Rosa Alexa Perplexa Mx. Pucks A’Plenty Ramona Rhapsody Hosted by Rebecca Mmm Davis 18+ $30 GA $40 VIP Saturday September 20th Doors 7pm Show 7:30pm Youngstown Cultural Arts Center 4408 Delridge Way SW Seattle, WA 98106 unnaturalredheadproductions.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Scarlett: 1
Invasive Himalayan Blackberries: 0
Bits of Plant Matter I Had to Remove From My Underpants After I Got Home: Multiple
September 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Whoops, I was looking at OfferUp and my hand slipped!

(Do I know how to play the harp? Absolutely not! But I'm getting pretty good at violin, and every other instrument is easier if you start with violin, so let's goooooo!)
A beautiful 19 string lap harp with Celtic carvings.
September 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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YYYYYEAAAAAHHH THERE WE GO!!! 🎉🎉🎉
A screenshot from Draft2Digital saying "Total books sold overall 10,017."
August 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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OH COME ON
A screenshot of book sales reports from Draft2Digital, with the "Total books sold overall" at 9,999, books sold last month at 219 and books sold this month at 257.
August 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Releasing a book feels great, yeah, but you know what feels even better? Getting to cross off the "Release a book" box on your to-do list!
August 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Signed paperbacks of HER SUBTLE INVESTIGATIONS are back in stock on my website now! If you missed out on the first round, here's your chance!

(Please order some, there are more than can physically fit on the shelf where I store my print book stock 😂)

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Two tall stacks of paperback copies of Her Subtle Investigations by Scarlett Gale.
August 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Before-and-after from yesterday's forest restoration event. We absolutely merced those blackberries, and come fall/winter we'll be planting native trees and shrubs underneath these dying invasive ornamental cherries, which will eventually grow big and strong and help rewild the park!
A very overgrown section of urban forest, covered in invasive blackberries. The same section of urban forest, with the blackberries cleared out and piled in compost heaps to dry out into mulch. There's a lot of space for planting.
August 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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And I finished book launch day by taking myself out to dinner to celebrate. Happy Book Birthday, Her Subtle Investigations!
A paperback copy of Her Subtle Investigations by Scarlett Gale on a table with a fancy red drink and a plate of potato jo jos with cheese sauce.
August 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Big ol' gay bag of gay books waiting to go to the post office tomorrow! You can cause more work for me by ordering one of my last two in-hand paperbacks copies of Her Subtle Investigations, if you want!

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One of those huge IKEA rainbow tote bags large enough to hold a curled-up person, absolutely chock full of padded shipping envelopes containing books. It looks very heavy.
August 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Hello good morning I am BUSY and TIRED and I HAVE A BOOK COMING OUT TOMORROW and I am RAPIDLY RUNNING OUT OF THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT!!! It's a polyamorous triad where they're all the grumpy one, they're all the sunshine one, and they're all soft for each other!

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The cover for Her Subtle Investigations by Scarlett Gale, logline "Will her mission bring them together... or tear them apart?" Cover features a Black woman with her long braids pulled back away from her face, wearing black leather armor and holding a dagger in front of a dark city street.
August 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Good news, everyone! I successfully signed the 25 pre-order copies of HER SUBTLE INVESTIGATIONS without borking any of them up! That means I can release my 5 spares for sale to ship on August 16th! These are the only paperbacks currently in my possession.

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Stacks of Her Subtle Investigations by Scarlett Gale stacked up with printed invoices tucked between the pages.
August 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Is there anything sexier than a woman who possesses incredible magic power who's also responsible enough to use it wisely? Find out alongside the Knife when HER SUBTLE INVESTIGATIONS hits shelves this Saturday, August 16th!

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Text over a background image of fire, reading: “I mean, I could have had Fox blow up the lamp and light the whole place up, but that didn’t seem particularly helpful or safe given that Docktown is made entirely out of wood.” Kia has a sudden, terrifying vision of Docktown going up in flames, even surrounded on all sides by the river, and she shudders bodily. “No. No. Thank you for not doing that.” What the fuck is with mages and fire, anyway? “You’re welcome,” Masako says wryly. “I do generally try not to cause city-encompassing disasters.” “And we thank you for it,” Nukunya says absently. “If only everyone was so thoughtful.” Her Subtle Investigations - Scarlett Gale books2read.com/HerSubtleInvestigations
August 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Met a little snake friend today at the volunteer forest restoration event!
A wee black garter snake with yellow lengthwise stripes chilling amongst the leaf litter on the forest floor.
August 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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FIVE DAYS TO GO UNTIL HER SUBTLE INVESTIGATIONS COMES OUT!!! Are you ready?! The Knife certainly isn't - she's having a lot of tender squishy feelings that she really wishes she wasn't while in the middle of an investigation, but we can't always get what we want!

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“Feelings,” Kia agrees in tones of great disgust. “Fuck ‘em. They’re the worst.” “They have their place.” Nukunya pauses thoughtfully. “I simply wish they would stay within it.” Kia barks a laugh and chances a glance over at Nukunya to find them looking at her sidelong, a pleased shape to the shadowed planes of their moonlit face. Thump-thump goes Kia’s traitorous heart, refusing to stay in its place at all, and she clamps down on her body so she doesn’t look away with a fluster. That would be too revealing. She can’t allow people to see her flustered. Her Subtle Investigations - Scarlett Gale books2read.com/HerSubtleInvestigations
August 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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I still stand by this.
“It’s not just about the tentacles,” she emphasizes, very carefully not looking at Lan Zhan and in fact trying very hard to forget that Lan Zhan’s in the room, “it’s about how the tentacles make your character feel, and subsequently how that makes your reader feel. Has your character always wanted to get triple-penetrated with tentacle bondage, or is this the first time they’ve ever considered tentacles in a sexy way? Do the tentacles feel familiar or alien? Is your character excited? Nervous? Scared and aroused? The emotional impact of the tentacle sex is what’s going to make your reader either love or hate your book, so you can’t just throw in tentacles and call it a day, any more than you can throw in emotionless ‘Tab A into Slot B’ het sex and expect anyone to care. Your reader wants to pick up what you’re putting down, so you have to put down something worth their while.”
August 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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EIGHT DAYS LEFT until HER SUBTLE INVESTIGATIONS launches! I am so excited to share the Knife's story with all of you I can hardly wait (while also needing to wait because I have some stuff behind the scenes that needs doing, like ordering more bubble mailers). EEEEEE!

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Text and the cover of Her Subtle Investigations by Scarlett Gale over a faded background of chainmail, reading: A polyamorous fantasy adventure! #an assassin, a priestess, and a tax auditor walk into a bar; #oh and they’re all short; #and they’re all hot; #and they all fall in love; #also it’s not a bar it’s a kidnapping investigation; #we’ve gone far afield from the joke; #action; #adventure; #heists; #threesomes; #a reasonable amount of stabbings books2read.com/HerSubtleInvestigations
August 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Well, hot damn! Literally as I was posting this the first batch of author copies arrived! They're real! They're here!!! It's a book!!!
A photo of a paperback copy of Her Subtle Investigations by Scarlett Gale.
August 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM