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Happy to Isharys (Ishana & Carys) and Arianellis (Arianell & Ellis), the disaster lesbians of the first two books in the World Without Love series 🥰💜 (Also to Brinyang—Briaca & Qinyang—, though I'm still writing their story!)

If you're looking for books to read this month... 😶 https://linktr.ee/NicoleHidalgoAuthor

Cover for Garden of Rotten Roses by Nicole Hidalgo by David Leahey. It depicts a woman dressed in broken Greek armour standing between a garden full of thorns and roses. The woman's hair is the colour of blood, and her face is half-turned towards the viewer, her one visible eye glowing red, her expression angry. The title and author's name are at the bottom, with some letters stylised as Greek letters.
Cover for This Is How Immortals Die by David Leahey. It depicts the heavenly beautiful face of a woman (Aphrodite herself), a tear sliding down her only visible eyes, her hair flowing and blending in with the star-studded dark blue and purple cosmos behind her. The author's name, Nicole Hidalgo, is on top, while the title, This Is How Immortals Die, sits at the bottom. Some letters are stylised as Greek letters.

I'm planning the bingo card for the 2026 Sapphic Book Bingo right now, and I'm giving readers and fellow authors the chance to suggest categories.

You can make up to 3 suggestions. I can't guarantee that I'll use all of them, but I promise to give each suggestion careful consideration.

To submit a suggestion, fill out this form: https://airtable.com/appfXLl0r9tmGYPsM/pagtD49e1kZtTebXx/form

Suggest a 2026 Sapphic Book Bingo category

This week's Sapphic Book Bingo category features sapphic books with an accidental admission of love.

One character accidentally confesses their love to the other. It could be an unguarded moment, an unplanned outburst, a heated argument, or an accidental slip of the tongue that changes everything between them.

Check out the 15 recommended books on my blog:

https://jae-fiction.com/accidental-admission-of-love/

Sapphic Book Bingo 2025: Accidental admission of love

The Narratess sale is starting today with 300+ fantastic SFF books on sale!

OCEAN'S BLOOD is one of them! Grab the ebook from Aug, 23-25 for 0.99 USD (or respective amount in your country) here: https://mybook.to/TM-OB

All books can be found here: https://indiebook.sale

Promotional graphic for the indie book sale featuring fantasy, science fiction, and horror titles. At the center is a blue dragon reading a book against a starry background with planets and rockets, with text that says Indie Book Sale indiesale.book Fantasy Sci Fi and Horror August 23 to 25. Surrounding the central design are 14 book covers including The Dream Haunters, Virelais Hoard, Shadows of Cathedral Lane, Create My Own Perfection, Strength, Ocean’s Blood, Reverie of Roses, Haima, In the Name of Honor, Beware the Rosemond Ripper, Cat Mouse, Legacy Keeper of the Sphere, The Dragon Next Door, and A Necromancer Called Gam Gam. A red sticker advertises Ocean's Blood at 0.99 dollars.
Digital painting of two male characters against a dark red background. On the left, Asche has long black hair, pale skin, and sharp fangs visible as he leans in with a predatory smile, his hands resting on the shoulders of the other man. On the right, Vindt has light skin, a short blond beard, and long blond hair tied back. He gazes outward with a defiant expression. The image conveys tension and intimacy, with strong lighting emphasizing their contrasting appearances.

Today over at Sarah Gailey's Stone Soup newsletter, don't miss an exclusive preview of Syr Hayati Beker's WHAT A FISH LOOKS LIKE. If a queer cannibal (kinda?) Beauty and the Beast sounds like your jam, check out the excerpt here: https://stone-soup.ghost.io/excerpt-what-a-fish-looks-like/

Screen Shot from the Stone Soup Newsletter. Exclusive Preview of What a Fish Looks Like. Sneak Peak of the First Fairy Tale!