Signed & Personalized Preorders for TMAHM paperback
Updates on upcoming events and a personal note
Somehow we are already almost four months into the year. So it’s time to announce my collaboration with Love & Legends, a wonderful and kind fantasy-themed bookstore in Brooklyn to offer signed and/or personalized copies of The Maiden and Her Monster paperback! As of now, this is the only way online to obtain a signed copy of the paperback!
Preorder a signed/personalized copy of the Maiden and Her Monster paperback here! Closer to publication, the bookstore will send out a Google Form to ask how you would like your copy personalized!
Why preorder a paperback? Well, if you’ve been waiting for the paperback release to get your hands on The Maiden and Her Monster, preordering the paperback is a great way to support me as an author! Preorders tell publishers that there is interest in the book, and that allows us more opportunities—i.e. the ability to sell more books, placement in bookstores, visibility, etc. So it’s really helpful if you’re so inclined! Plus you get to support a really great new indie bookstore in the process :)
Upcoming events
Authors on Authors: S.T. Gibson and Maddie Martinez | NYC | April 7
Love & Legends Books at 7:00pm
Join us for a night of in-depth discussions as authors S.T Gibson and Maddie Martinez engage in a one-on-one conversation about their work, craft and the art of writing. The pair will provide insight into creative processes, inspirations, and how they hone their skills, all while telling stories and chatting about their lives. After their initial conversation, there will be time for a short audience Q&A, so bring your best writing questions.
BookCon at the Javits Center | NYC | April 18 & 19
I’m in Love with a Monster Panel
Sat, April 18th from 4:45pm - 5:45pm
Fraught with delicious and sometimes subversive desires, tension, tight plotting, and hair-raising scares, horror romance has taken the book world by storm. Mixing the elements of romance with that of trope-laden horror, this mash-up of genres runs the gamut from high camp to paranormal to possession to gothic–all with a happy ending. Readers are captivated by this subset of genre born of the wave of romantasy hitting the market, making horror romance a genre with staying power.
Signing to follow
Author Panel: Romantic & Enchanting Reads from Bramble | NYC | April 20
Love & Legends Books at 7:00pm
Join us for an exciting author panel featuring SARAH BETH DURST, NAIMA SIMONE, MADDIE MARTINEZ and REBECCA THORNE.
Big Ohio Book Con 2026 | Medina, OH | June 5-7
From Fairytale to Fear: A Descent into Dark Fantasy
June 6th from 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Magic, monsters, and quests are familiar elements of fantasy. But let's twist them through a darker lens. This panel explores the strange and unsettling side of the genre, where classic tropes meet the uncanny, and the fantastical becomes just a little… off. These authors blend wonder with unease, drawing on horror, surrealism, and the bizarre to reshape what fantasy can be. Expect eerie landscapes, haunted heroes, and narratives that defy expectations. If you like your dragons with a touch of dread, your magic laced with menace, and your worldbuilding just this side of nightmarish, this is your portal to the dark.
A personal note
I wanted to offer a little peek behind the curtain here. I’m struggling! Publishing finds the strangest ways to beat you down. I’m no longer a shiny debut, and it’s hard to tell how The Maiden and Her Monster has been performing, aka whether my publisher is happy or not. A lot of this comes from internal expectations that authors are never made aware of, and also the fact that authors don’t actually know their sales numbers very often! It’s stressful, but being in the dark is unfortunately very common for authors.
I’m feeling very in the dark.
I’m worried about how my next book will do—how much support it will get, how it will be received. I’m worried about trying to sell another book in the next few months. I’m worried about whether or not people will buy the paperback! Lots of worry.
But I try to remember why I’m doing all this in the first place. I love telling stories. I love making people feel things through my art. I love that TMAHM has been controversial, because it’s shown that people are truly engaging with the book. I love knowing that my words have touched people and inspired more art. I have so many more stories to tell, and I hope I get the chance to do that. To everyone who has supported TMAHM so far—whether that’s by purchasing it, recommending it, requesting it from your library, or posting about it on social media—thank you. It means the world <3
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