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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 23/09/2026

NEW RELEASE FOR SAPPHIC SEPTEMBER. Want to know what boxes this urban fantasy novella checks? It's a lot! Age Gap, Butch/Femme, Quick Read, Murder Sapphics, 2026 Release, and Indie Author!

Leah can offer Catty everything she needs to leave her day job and become an author. All it will Cost is 40 Years of Her life.
But Leah Falls for her New pet, Now, she will do Anything to End the bargain and Save Catty's Life.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 22/09/2026

Want a fairy tale retelling to round out your Sapphic September? My sapphic Swan Lake retelling is available in paperback, hardcover, ebook, and even audiobook! I kinda can't believe I released this book NINE years ago. What is time? Mods? Hello?

Sapphic September Book Bingo. Indie Author. Quick Read. Tasking with decieving the princess to keep her prisoner, Katya is only supposed to pretend to get close to the captured royal... Not actually fall in love with her.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 22/09/2026

One day, I will find the funds to pay someone to make a map, but I think I did a pretty good job on my own for this. But uhhh, we're definitely leaving the visible map in the next book.

A map for Ahnlisen, the fiction world of Scions and shaodws. It had rivers, cliffs, mountains, snowy north and sandy south with islands. My Self made map for the Scions and Shadows series. But in upcoming books, we're going to be exploring some places not shown here.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 21/09/2026

Me: I'm just gonna put a little dissociation in here... write what you know! Reviewers: wow, great dissociation rep. Me; excuse me??? how dare!

"Murray creates perfect descriptions of emotional dissociation during trauma and scatters stunning wisdom through the beautifully crafted dialogue." KT Bowes 5 Star Review from Readers' Favorite.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 21/09/2026

We got 10 more days in Sapphic September and if you need checking at least 6 boxes at once, I have a book for you.

A Bargain More Fair than Love or War Sapphic September Bingo. Butch / Femme. 2026 Release. Quick Read. Murder Saphics. Indie Author. Age Gap. Leah can offer catty everything she neesd to leave her day job and become an author. all that it will cost her is 40 years of her life. But Leah falls for her new pet and now she will do anything to end the barain and save Catty's life.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 21/09/2026

The HUGO AWARDING WINNING artist, Laya Rose, is the one responsible for the covers for my short story, The Magic Surrendered, and my first novel, A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams. Human made art <3 Both of these came out in 2017; hard to believe it's been almost ten year.

Artist: Lay Rose. A framed illustrations shows the artists self portrait. The two covers shown; top: two women holding hands back to back. bottom: three people stand in dark woods holding hands while magic swirls around them and swans fly over head.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 20/09/2026

Sorry, I promise I will eventually stop talking about my most recent release. It's been out a week! Have you picked up my leannán sídhe / struggling author lesbian urban fantasy novella yet?

Cover of the book A BARGAIN MORE FAIR THAN LOVE OR WAR, a fae woman holds a lamp while overlooking the Potomac River toward Rosslyn, Virginia

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 20/09/2026

This is what the output of that UBL links function basically does. It doesn't match my branding, so i don't want it on my main page, but for universal book links, it works.

screenshot from a universal book link landing page associated with the previously discussed code. It shows a grid of retailer logos that act as links, each squares with rounded border corner.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 20/09/2026

YAML file first, this is basically what it looks like for each book. I've sorted it into different arrays for different formats, and instead of it being an array of hashes, it's an array of arrays, each with four items (retailer name, retailer link, alt / hover text for image, and image file).

YAML file showing mutliple UBL arrays, each with tons of nested arrays.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 20/09/2026

this is what that basically outputs right now on the main book pages. standard buttons in my brand colors with the names of the retailers.

screenshot from dax murray dot com showing a dark purple background with neon pink buttons, each button shows the name of a retailer. all are aligned in a grid.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 20/09/2026

So this is basically what the YAML for each book looks like when it comes to my current way of iterating over purchase links. Array of key/value pairs basically. (sorry, I use a shortener with analytics so I can track which store fronts and retailers get the most clicks more easily)

YAML file showing an array called "purchase links" and nested in that are key value pairs with the key being the retailer name and the paired value being the link for that retailer

embeded ruby code showing an if loop over the array of purchase links, for each item in the array, it grabs the keys and values and created links with a css class titled 'purchase button'

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 20/09/2026

heck yessss let's goooo i got a ton of my works on Saphly now!

Read for free with Saphly Plus: Stars and Soil, A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams, A Bargain More Fair Than Love or War, Smoke and Steel. Now on Saphly!

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 20/09/2026

My favorite fantasy tropes; for legal purposes i do need to clarify that these are my favorite FICTIONAL tropes. As in, things I like to read about in fictional books.

Favorite Tropes. Touch her and die. Be gay, do murder. Be gay, do war crime. The fall of capitalism being swift and without mercy. Billionaires getting what they deserve. Only one bed. Abusers suffering. She falls first, she falls harder.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 20/09/2026

My backlist is slowly appearing on Saphly! Join Saphly Plus and you can read A LAKE OF FEATHERS AND MOONBEAMS (and a whole lot more sapphic fiction) for free!

A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams Now on Saphly! Ready for Free with Saphly Plus!

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 20/09/2026

heck yessss let's goooo i got a ton of my works on Saphly now!

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 19/09/2026

Wooohoooo!! A BARGAIN MORE FAIR THAN LOVE AND WAR is now available on SAPHLY BOOKS! Saphly is home to tons of sapphic fiction! You can buy books individually, or read books as part of their Saphly Plus subscription! NO AI! I'm gonna be spending some time getting more of my books on there now!

A Bargain More Fair Than Love or War read for free with Saphly Plus. Now Available on Saphly.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 19/09/2026

Throwback Saturday to that time Stormy had to help me pick out my ren fest attire.

An orange tabby cat sits on a bed amidst a pile of corsets, bodices, and other accoutrements for a completely anachronistic ren festival.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 19/09/2026

Happy 1 week anniversary 💫 Fucked around last week & released a new novella w/ absolutely no launch plan, no arc team, no build up, no pre-orders lol And still, it's going well! Come for the sapphic leannán sídhe, stay for the musings on emigration & diaspora in a human rights crisis

Lesbian Urban Fantasy. Problematic Lesbians. Touch her and everyone dies. Emigration, diaspora, and home. Fae / pet soft d/s dynamic. Vampiric fae bargains. Falling in love with the woman you are eating. A BARGAIN MORE FAIR THAN LOVE OR WAR.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 19/09/2026

Today, I want to shout out Merilliza Chan. She's done some of my favorite book covers; both mine and others!

Artist: Merilliza Chan. Shown is a framed self portrait illustrated by Merilliza Chan. Also show are two book covers; top shows a unicorn person strilling through a metallic forest, bottom shows a space goddess with a tiara and cape holding a galaxy in her palms.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 18/09/2026

If you're in the US, I really suggest checking out the Queer Liberation Library. Digital collection, readable with Libby!

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 18/09/2026

I picked Theodore first, for those wondering. If you're expecting anything from me, adjust your expectations. #fireemblem

Status update. No work. Only fire Emblem.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 18/09/2026

Ebooks have really been a game changer for me. I love a good physical book, but sometimes I need to have the font at like 24pt.

Happy Read an E-Book Day. Today, I'm reading: Parrhesia by Ren Rousseau

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 18/09/2026

It's been 6 days since I released A BARGAIN MORE FAIR THAN LOVE OR WAR! If you need a #SapphicSeptember book that is a quick read & hits multiple bingo boxes, I got ya. Vampiric fae bargains w a soft domme muse #lesfic #sapphicbooks #sapphfic #queersff #queeradultSFF 🌈📚🪐🚀💫🌈🦄📚🌆 dax.ink/bargain

A fae should never fall in love with the woman they are eating. A lesbian urban fantasy novella. A bargain more fair than love or war.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 17/09/2026

I hear you like redemption arcs that are long and messy.

“I can’t forgive my parents for what they did.” She pushes away the memories of their glares, their words, their claws slicing down her back.

“And do you deserve forgiveness for what you have done? The crimes you have committed? Should your friends forgive you for not trusting them? For the people you’ve killed?”

“That’s different.”

“How? Because you are ‘damaged’?”

Sari swallows.

“It’s not different. Where do you think your parents learned how to do what they do?”
“From their parents…” Sari says.

“Do you want to continue the cycle or break it?”

“I can’t forgive them.” She crosses her arms; both wanting to run away from this calla who can somehow read her thoughts & wanting to push them over the edge of the butte.
“I’m not telling you to. But you have to forgive yourself for trying to gain their approval. You were a child. But you aren’t anymore. Don’t forgive them, don’t forget what they did. But make a promise to be better in the future & maybe you will find a spark of love in yourself & you can nurture that instead of resentment.”

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 17/09/2026

Shout out to the amazing artist responsible for the cover art for SHACKLES AND SHARDS: SHATTERED. Thank you May Barros!

Artist: May Barros. Cover: A woman in white and purple standing on top of a winged serpent in a field of purple roses.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 17/09/2026

Other authors: "Gonna remove the smut from my books." Me: "Where can I add more smut to my WIP?"

... how many more must I pretend to love in order to…

No. Not right now. No intrusions. No interruptions. No other impossible memories or thoughts. Just here. Petra’s mouth, hir tongue, hir hands, hir breasts, hir arms as sie lifts Sresca from her feet and carries her not to Castle Alyosha, but to the Temple, kicking open the door.

Petra’s hot body writhing on top of her, beneath her, pressed against a door, pressing her against a desk, a hunger in each of them that cannot be sated.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 16/09/2026

In the Editing Mines today, so here's a mood board for SHACKLES AND SHARDS: SHATTERED. This book feels cursed at this point. Definitely starting to think I bit off more than I could chew with it but it's really coming together and every time I do more edits, I feel more confident in it.

Mood board showing underground cities, snowcapped mountains, snowy stone fortresses, a woman in a white gown in the snow, a woman holding a sword clad in armor, hands holding purple magic in them.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 16/09/2026

🚨 TRADE OFFER! 🚨 You get: A book about a messy vampiric fae lesbian domme doing crimes so that her pet mortal has everything she needs to be an author and also get her transition care I get: One step closer to an amazing 75% keyboard for my keyboard collection dax.ink/bargain

Yunzii website. Showing the B75 Pro mechanical keyboard in purple colorway.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 15/09/2026

50% of the way through #SapphicSeptember Still looking for something to check multiple boxes? Well, I mostly got murders sapphics and smut here.

Sapphic September Readathon and Photo / Video Challenge. Tasked with Deceiving the princess to keep her prisoner, Katya is only supposed to pretend to get close to the captured royal. Not actually fall for her. A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams. Indie Author. Quick Read.

Sapphic September Bingo. Forced into a royal marriage to the crown prince, Caitlin's plan to free herself is to ally with the rebellion and destroy the monarchy entirely. But falling in love with her lady in waiting wasn't supposed to be part of that plan... Indie Author. Smutty. Part of a Series.

Sapphic September. The Oracle has given Saritrah a path back to the throne; find a lost city, obtain an ancient artifact, and use it to kill those standing in her way. Even if it might set a disastrous prophecy in motion. Falling for the Oracle herself, however? Saritrah should know better. Indie Author. Smutty. Part of A Series. Murder Sapphics.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 15/09/2026

If you've read STARS AND SOIL, you might have wondered who this "Didi" person is that it's dedicated to. Well, here she is. She's no longer with us, but she's still fondly remembered.

A collage of images of a dilute calico cat. One shows her sitting on a couch and glaring. Another showers her watching a computer screen as a video game character does fishing. A third shows her curled in a ball on a desk. Another shows her on a desk staring at a keyboard.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 15/09/2026

Me: I'm just gonna put a little dissociation in here... write what you know! Reviewers: wow, great dissociation rep. Me; excuse me??? how dare!

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 14/09/2026

Surprise new release! Lesbian Urban Fantasy set in the DMV with a struggling trans femme author and the butch sídhe feeding on her. Never fall in love with your food!

Lesbian Urban Fantasy. Problematic Lesbians. Touch her and everyone dies. Emigration, diaspora, and war. Fae/pet soft d/s dynamic vampiric fae bargains. Falling in love with the woman you are eating. A Bargain More Fair than Love or War.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 13/09/2026

She fell in love with her food. Womp womp. Can this fae save the woman she loves from herself? Available widely. Direct, Itch, elsewhere! dax.ink/bargain

Now Available. A Bargain More Fair than Love or War. Urban Fantasy. Problematic Lesbians. Vampiric Fae Bargains. A Fae and Her Pet Human. dax dot ink slash bargain

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 13/09/2026

It's live on all major retailers! I'm still working on some of the smaller retailers but you can get my new lesbian Urban fantasy novella on... * My direct store, * Itch, * Kobo, * Nook, * Apple, * Play Books, * Kindle Dax.ink/bargain

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 13/09/2026

NEW RELEASE. Just in time for #SapphicSeptember My first foray into Urban Fantasy. Vampiric fae, costly bargains, and a romp around some of my favorite parts of the DC metro area.

Now Available. A BARGAIN MORE FAIR THAN LOVE OR WAR. Never fall in love with the woman you are eating. A lesbian urban fantasy novella. Direct, Itch, and most major retailers. Cover shows a fae creature holding a lantern while looking out over the Potomac river at Rosslyn, VA

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 13/09/2026

NEW RELEASE FOR SAPPHIC SEPTEMBER. Want to know what boxes this urban fantasy novella checks? It's a lot! Age Gap, Butch/Femme, Quick Read, Murder Sapphics, 2026 Release, and Indie Author!

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 13/09/2026

Still not sure what to read for Sapphic September despite the fact that it's almost over? 10 recommendations for you! #SapphicSeptember #QueerAdultSFF #lesfic #sapphicbooks 🦄🧡📚🌈

My go to sffh recommendations. Sapphic Edition. Name Her Holy. A Crimson Covenant. The Grace of Sorcerers. The Cradle of Eternal Night. Sails of Black and Blood: Revenge of Captain Vessia. The Scales of Seduction. Is It Wrong To Fall In Love with a REclusive Wizard in a Sky Palace? On Wings of Fallen Stars. A Sharper More Lasting Pain. Kotov Syndrome.

Name Her Holy by Aubrey Ennis: Science-fantasy
with chronically ill chosen one. A Crimson Covenant: lycan heir x vampire heir ...cooperating? More than cooperating? The Grace of Sorcerers: unlimited bladeworks but make it darker and more lesbians.

The Cradle of Eternal Night by Ladz: surviving vs. thriving in the darkest timeline. The Revenge of Captain Vessia by Leslie Allen: Vampires. Pirates. Vampirates. The Scales of Seduction by Rien Gray: hottest basilisk x gorgon erotic romance you will ever read. Is It Wrong to Fall in Love with a Reclusive Wizard in a Sky Palace by Autumn Wolff: Howl's Moving Castle but Lesbianly.

On Wings of Fallen Stars by Khalida Basar: Adventurous, Polyamorous dragons and the girlfriends they claim along the way. A Sharper, more lasting pain by Alex Harvey-Rivas: Dark Academia meets Murder Mystery with Problematic Sapphics. Kotov Syndrome by S Morgan Burbank: Traumatized Lesbians Get a Second Chance but also one of them is an AI Android.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 13/09/2026

* Lesbians. Lesbians with fae owner / human pet soft d/s dynamic. * lesbian willing to literally start a war to keep her girlfriend safe * weird feelings about the Irish diaspora * Sushi * You win a prize if you can tell me the name of the apartment building Catty lives in at the start of the book.

A fae should never fall in love with the woman they are eating. A bargain more fair than love or war. A lesbian urban fantasy novella.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 13/09/2026

Really, this story boils down to "Don't fall in love with the woman you are eating." dax.ink/bargain

A bargain more fair than love or war. A lesbian urban fantasy novella. Never fall in love with the woman you are eat... Direct, Itch, and most major retailers. Cover of the book shows a fae woman holding a lanter, standing in DC and looking out over the Potomac riving at Rosslyn, VA.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 12/09/2026

In case you were wondering where on the Sapphic September Bingo board my novels fit, I've made this handy guide! All of my books are available widely; Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books, B&N, Google Books, Itchio, my own direct shop, and maybe even your local library!

Sapphic September Readathon. Categories: Indie Author, Smutty, Part of a Series. 100% Human Creativity. Indie Ink Award 2024 Finalist. Forced into a royal marriage to the crown prince, Caitlin’s plan to free herself is to ally with the rebellion and destroy the monarchy entirely. But falling in love with her lady-in-waiting wasn’t suposed to be part of that plan... Stars and Soil.

Sapphic September Readathon. Indie Author. Smutty. Part of a Series. Murder Sapphics. 100% Human Creativity. The Oracle has given Saritrah a path back to the throne: find a lost city, obtain an ancient artifact, and use it to kill those standing in her way, even if it might set a disasterous prophecy in motion. Falling for the Oracle herself, however? Saritrah should know better. Smoke and Steel.

Sapphic September Readathon. Indie Author. Quick Read. Tasked with decieving the princess to keep her prisoner, Katya is only supposed to pretend to get close to the captured royal.
Not actually fall for her. 100% Human Creativity. Indie Ink Award Finalist 2023. A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 12/09/2026

When he wants to look out the window, nothing wil stop him.

A poodle sitting on an armchair the wrong way so that he can look out the window behind the chair.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 11/09/2026

Sometimes, my two co-writers can co-exist.

A small couch in a corner is shown with an orange tabby cat sleeping on top of the couch while a standard poodle in a service vest lays on the floor right next to the couch.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 10/09/2026

I prefer 98% keyboards the most (Yunzii AL-98% is my current fav) but the Kisnt KN85 is very nice for when I don't need a full spread & I've adorned it with my Astrolokeys. These keys used to be the caps I would put on whichever keyboard I took to work from like 2015? 2016? Whenever they released!

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 10/09/2026

Here's the cover for A BARGAIN MORE FAIR THAN LOVE OR WAR. I'm pleased to say that I made it myself! Affinity 3 using stock images uploaded to Deposit Photos prior to 2022. This started as a 4k short story but now it's a 15k novelette. Ooops.

Cover reveal for A BARGAIN MORE FAIR THAN LOVE OR WAR. Cover shows an elf-like creature holding a lantern while overlooking the Potomac River. In the distance is the skyline of Rosslyn, VA, a suburb of Washington, DC. Tropes are listed beside the cover reading urban fantasy, problematic lesbians, vampiric bargains, a fae and her pet. Releasing September 12 2026.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 10/09/2026

I'm sorry, I know not all of these are sapphic but I read "The Last Unicorn" and "Howl's Moving Castle" so much during my childhood that there's no way they are not *still* in my top 10 at the very least in terms of books I've read the most.

The Book That I have read multiple times (aside from my WIP). Name her Holy. The Cradle of Eternal Night. On Wings of Fallen Stars. The Last Unicorn. The Ghost Bride. Howl's Moving Castle.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 10/09/2026

If you're picking up both of these books, they are in a series! They are each their own contained narrative w/ their own MCs. BUT. Stars and Soil *does* happen 15 years before Smoke and Steel. There are a few characters from Stars and Soil that appear in cameo in Smoke and Steel. #SapphicSeptember

Sapphic September. Indie Author. Smutty. Part of a Series. Choose Your Own. The world-building is intricate and immersive, drawing you into a universe filled with rich lore and compelling charactesr. Amazon Reviewer.

Sapphic September. Indie Author. Smutty. Part of a Series. Murder Lesbians. A truly wonderful villain redemption story with a villain that I was pretty sure was beyond saving for most of the book. Review from Kelly of the Book Wyrm's Hoard.

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Dax, sapphic fantasy author @daxaeterna.ink · 10/09/2026

Later this week, I'll be releasing a novelette! T4C wlw urban fantasy story about a leannán sidhe and her pet author trying to make it in Washington, DC without getting caught up in politics. 🤗

Releasing 09.12.26. An urban fantasy novelette. A Bargaining More Fair than Love or War. Problematic Lesbians in Washington DC.

A Bargain for a Dream. A Bargain for a Life.

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