BRIDES IN THE DARK is four months old! And while the Fairy-Tale Book Tour may be over (for now) the book is still going strong and finding new readers! Will one of them be you? Grab your copy today, before we go into our first reprint of the novella!

I think writing Brides in the Dark fundamentally changed my writing style. At least, it taught me I could put sappy stuff in the middle of the dark stuff I usually write. This is from SAMANTHAS (2027, Laughing Man House).

Patrick climbed a mountain to lure a bride down from the sky. He climbed back down with more trouble than he was ready for. BRIDES IN THE DARK is the new saga in romantic fantasy giving readers everywhere wings! Get yours from @quillandcrow.com

For a limited time, my fairy tale novella BRIDES IN THE DARK is only $10 at The Crow Shoppe! Get your copy soon, as stock is dwindling in this first print run! But Thank you to everybody who's snagged a copy so far, I hope you're enjoying! Published by @quillandcrow.com

What's inside a girl? It might be you... and you might not like it! Cosmic horror novella coming 2027 from The Laughing Man House.

Patrick climbed a mountain in search of a bride. The girl he returned with has fangs, claws... and maybe his heart. This new fairy tale is available everywhere books are sold! @quillandcrow.com

I'm not on here as much anymore but I wanted to give some love to my brand-new dark fantasy novella BRIDES IN THE DARK, which came out just last month from @quillandcrow.com It's been called a "fairy tale and then some," and I can't think of a better way to describe this story!

Thanks very much to Matt at @runalongwomble.bsky.social for this amazing new review of BRIDES IN THE DARK!

My dark fairy tale romance-adventure novella BRIDES IN THE DARK comes out in just 24 hours! To celebrate, here are some of my favorite quotes from the main cast. @quillandcrow.com

Announcing: my very first book tour! If you're in Ohio and I'll be near your city, come say Hello! I'll be signing copies of BRIDES IN THE DARK, as well as my second collection BURY ME COLD & MORE LAST WORDS. @quillandcrow.com @barnesandnoble.com

So I blinked, and BRIDES IN THE DARK already has 10 advance reviews? Thanks guys!

BRIDES IN THE DARK comes in a little over 3 months, but you might be able to read it right now on NetGalley! We're looking for a few dedicated ARC readers who love dark fantasy, romance, monster girls, and fairy tales! @quillandcrow.com #bridesinthedark #netgalley Link in my bio!

The 6th story in THE JOINING is an earthy invitation. Love, or something else, is buried six feet deep. To find out which, dig 'til your hands bleed. Thanks to Donn Hess for this story! THE JOINING: SCENES OF WEDDING TERROR comes out 12.12.25 from @crystallake.bsky.social!

The 5th story in THE JOINING is a theatrical terror. Don't upstage this bride, or it's curtains for you! (the pun department apologizes, offending parties have been shot) Thanks to @jacklothian.bsky.social for providing this tale. THE JOINING comes out 12.12.25 from @crystallake.bsky.social!

Heigh ho! The 4th story in THE JOINING is told from a marrow-sucking marital bed. What's sweetest in life lies nearest the bone, after all... Thanks to @jduckwriter.bsky.social for submitting this excellent (and oddly romantic!) story! THE JOINING comes out 12.12.25 from @crystallake.bsky.social!

The 3rd story in THE JOINING is a false-faced frolic. What will you wear to the wedding feast... and whose skin is it made from? Thanks heaps to @jeswrites.bsky.social for submitting this story to our anthology. THE JOINING: SCENES OF WEDDING TERROR comes out 12.12.25 from @crystallake.bsky.social

The second story in THE JOINING is a hungry guest. She'll whet her appetite on wedding cake for now, but she's looking for more than that pleasant full feeling. Get what I mean? Thanks to @jawmccarthy.bsky.social for providing this story. THE JOINING comes out in 2 months! @crystallake.bsky.social

The first story in THE JOINING is a sticky scenario. Come for the romance, stay for the zoology lesson! Or is it entomology? Never mind that, just suck the juices out with us! Thanks to the great @tlbodine.bsky.social for submitting this story for our anthology. 🐝 #joininghorror #weddinghorror

It's cover reveal time! From @crystallake.bsky.social, THE JOINING comes out 12.12.25, including twisted tales from... @jduckwriter.bsky.social @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social @horrorsong.blog @jacklothian.bsky.social @jawmccarthy.bsky.social @gordonbwhite.bsky.social ...and a host of others!

Cover reveal tomorrow! I've put in almost a year getting THE JOINING - SCENES OF WEDDING TERROR ready for your eyeballs, and now it's almost here! Featuring stories from @horrorsong.blog, @jawmccarthy.bsky.social, @gordonbwhite.bsky.social, @jacklothian.bsky.social, Scott J. Moses, and Rae Wilde!

I've gotten some new follows recently so it's time for a re-intro. I write books, I edit anthologies, I repost fantasy art. I've got a body horror novella out on sub, and I've got 2 books coming soon. THE JOINING, edited for @crystallake.bsky.social BRIDES IN THE DARK, from @quillandcrow.com

Time to introduce a character from BRIDES IN THE DARK who I haven't talked about much yet. Meet Fay, Patrick's mother. Sweet-tempered with her son, but quiet and scheming and ruthless when she needs to be, Fay never shows her full hand to anybody. Thanks to @faffuart.bsky.social for the artwork!

THE UNWELCOME was my first major release (my first two books were a college project and an accidental novella) so while it's not really my debut, it holds a special place in my heart as my first... something. I dunno. It feels significant somehow. Thanks for continuing to show it love!

Thanks much to Timothy Halpin for this amazing rendering of Stella, one of the two romantic leads of my upcoming fantasy novella BRIDES IN THE DARK! Stella usually has what the book calls a "mocking" personality, so seeing her so demure is a rarity. @quillandcrow.com

This fantasy short novel doesn't come out for another 5 months, but it's available for preorder and you know I'm gonna promote the hell out of it! Have you secured your signed copy yet? Coming 2.20.26 from @quillandcrow.com

It's September. Maybe it's a little colder. Maybe the days are a little shorter. Maybe you're spending more time indoors, cowering from the dark. There's no better time to curl up with 14 great horror stories, including the titular novelette "Bury Me Cold." @quillandcrow.com

5 Facts About BRIDES IN THE DARK: 1. I came up with the title first! It's a play on the TTRPG system "Blades in the Dark," and once I had a name like that, I challenged myself to come up with a story that suited it. @quillandcrow.com

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Brides in the Dark comes this February from @quillandcrow.com! Not a modern fairy tale, only a new one... that combines world mythologies, classic Grimm stories, and a bit of modern romance as well. Have you preordered and added it on Goodreads yet?

Nearly done with dev edits for BRIDES IN THE DARK from @quillandcrow.com. Me and @lmorris-writer.bsky.social have been working sooo hard to bring you the darkest and most heart-breaking version of this twisted little fairy tale possible, and I truly think y'all aren't ready for this. Coming 2026!