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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Persephone's just returned to Olympus after finding solace with Hades and the cthonic gods but she's found herself trapped again, by her shitty ex-boyfriend Apollo #WIPSnips #WriteSky #Romantasy #WritingCommunity

Persephone winced as he slid his arms beneath her and lifted her from the floor. He carried her to the bed, settling her across his lap with a tenderness that made her stomach twist. He dabbed at her bruises with careful fingers, as if he weren’t the one who put them there.

“There,” he murmured, pressing a soft kiss to her forehead. “All better. I’m so glad you came back to me.”

“Why wouldn’t I?” Persephone whispered, meeting his ocean‑blue gaze. She longed to conjure a thorn and drive it through his perfect, sun‑kissed face. Instead, she touched his cheek and smiled. “You didn’t give me a choice.”

Apollo chuckled. “Don’t start that. Your mother is just a guarantee. Once we’re married, I’ll set her free.”

“And Kronos?” she asked quietly. “Will you keep him caged once we’re married?”

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I have a confession to make 😔 I had to *run* to catch the bus today (it's shameful) I lost an earring too and now I'm sitting here feeling like a hot mess. I can't work like this 😫😭

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Messy Fluffy Cat Looks Tired and Groggy

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Sometimes when I'm writing cuddling scenes I feel guilty for MCs because fuck me I'd get so sweaty if my man was holding me like that while I'm trying to sleep 😅🤣 Anyone else feel like that too? #WriteSky #Romantasy #WritingCommunity

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Annoyed Cat Nudges Duckling Away

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

But like...they wrote it as if people are supposed to feel sorry for them? I'm confused and also, you weren't writing shit.

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A lil teaser of what I've been working on lately! Unhinged Fantasy is chaotic commentary about books, shows and films where I lovingly roast my favourite tropes, plots and characters 😊 😁 vm.tiktok.com/ZN81fmQDj/ #booksky #romantasy #writesky #unhingedfantasy

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

What a gorgeous moon tonight 🌙🥰✨️

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Sana Lightbourne starts off as a very meek character. She's the first MC I've ever written like this and it was actually refreshing to write her character development and growth into this powerful being. It was cathartic for me to write her and I learned a lot about myself through her too!

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Probably pop a big bottle of bubbly because it'll be the first time I've finished writing a series since I started writing 27yrs ago 🙌🏾 (fuck me...has it been that long 😅)

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Haven't been engaging for a bit because I've been working on my unhinged commentary...and it's coming together nicely.... 😈...I think #WritingCommunity #AuthorChaos #UnhingedFantasy #bskybookclub #fantasyrant

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 02/07/2026

Hey, Margaret Bates is a graduate student who's doing a study on romance book buying behaviors and would like your input, if you have a chance. forms.office.com/r/b6E8qJV8Tm

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

#WIPSnips That time when Sana surprised everyone and won the Grensea Games for House Darcanos...I think this might be when Rhyel fell utterly in love with her 🥰 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Romantasy

Gods, she was…

Perfect. Rhys sighed.

No, she's everything. Kal purred.

Their energy hummed and pulsed inside Rhyel as if they were entranced by her captivating aura.

“My Lady,” Rhyel crossed the room with his heart pounding and aching to be near her. “You won the tournament for our House.”

He smiled, taking her hands. “You are our champion," he said, placing a soft kiss against her fingers. “And you look stunning this evening.”

“You honor me, my Lord,” a shy smile curled over her plump red-lacquered lips. “Thank you.”

“You're welcome,” he said, kissing her cheek before bowing his head. “Would you allow me the honor of escorting you to the great hall?”

“Of course,” she slid her hand to his cheek. “There's no one else I'd give that honor to.”

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Found this awesome notebook on my lunch break! I was looking for a new notebook for work, but this one will be used for magical and unhinged fantasy things 😁😈 #WritingCommunity #Romantasy #AuthorRambles

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

It's been a wild week and I've been missing all the #WIPSnips fun! Dug out this scene from an old WIP about a fashion designer who finds out she's not of this earth... and that phantom in her dreams isn't the result of her overworked brain going delulu 😅🤷🏾‍♀️ #WriteSky #Romantasy #WritingCommunity

Every time she closed her eyes he was there.

Staring at her with that sad look on his face and her heart broke every time he walked away from her.

She wiped the tear rolling down her cheek.

Come on, Leni. Get it together.

She took a deep breath and straightened her jacket. She rolled her shoulders and pointed a finger at her reflection. "That man isn't real and his sorrow isn't yours to bear."

Her heart clenched and fear slithered down her spine as a faded image of the phantom in her dreams materialised before her.

"No!" She screamed, throwing a thick piece of cut fabric over the mirror before stumbling back against her desk.

She'd never seen him like that before. Not without closing her eyes.

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

#WIPSnips That time when Zena urges Rhyel to tell Sana the truth instead of sneakily using his dragon's gifts to gain her trust 😅 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Romantasy

“When are you going to tell her?” Zena said as she sashayed into the forge and sat down on the stool beside him.

Rhyel rolled his eyes as he clamped the naked blade onto the iron pole leaning against the table. “I'm not ready to tell Sana I have feelings for her. I've already told her I'm fond of her. She just started opening up to me and I don't want to scare her away.”

“That's not what I'm talking about, but I'm glad you've gotten that far,” Zena said as she tied her thick locs in a low ponytail. “What I mean is, when are you going to tell her you're the dragon in her dreams?”

Rhyel's heart clenched as stood and slid the blade into the blazing forge. “She told you about Kal?”

“She didn't say his name, but it wasn't hard to guess it was you.” Zena shook her head. “Why are you sneaking into her head with your dragon mind magic? What are you thinking?”

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Rhyel has tattoos, well markings. He didn't have a choice in them as they're a side effect of his gifts and abilities.

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

#WIPSnips Went for a synonym to gripe today! This is the moment when Rhyel is made aware of the sinister nature of Sana's sisters and Lord Zehev.... #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Romantasy

They're going to do what all socialite Ladies do,” Zena said, rolling her eyes. “They'll use every weakness they know about Sana and antagonize her until she breaks or reveals the monster they think she is.”

“Gods, why can't they just leave her be?” Rhyel groaned. “Is Kai going to support their ridiculous efforts too?”

“No. They said they're going to keep it between themselves,” Loic said, looking at Zena with wary eyes. “But Zena seems to think Lord Zehev might be the one to help them indirectly.”

“And why is that?” Rhyel turned to Zena and his heart clenched, filling with dread at the anguish clouding her golden brown eyes. “What do you know?”

“Not a whole lot, but enough to be concerned.”

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

#WIPSnips This is one of my favourite scenes in book 2! My cinnamon buns have found each other again 🥰 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Romantasy

Rhyel?” Sana said, slowly fluttering down from her perch. She took a hesitant step toward him, placing her hand over his chest. “Is it really you?”

He nodded, curling his hand around hers and she nearly wept at the warmth of his touch and his gentle heartbeat beneath her fingers. “It's really me.” He brought her hand to his lips and left a tender kiss against her palm. “I can't stay in control for long, but I'm here.”

Tears pricked the corners of her eyes as she slid her hands to his cheeks. “I'm sorry I left you.”

“You had to and I'm glad you did,” he said, pressing his forehead against hers and wrapping his arms around her waist. “You wouldn't have become this beautiful Erius if you hadn't.” He smiled as tears welled in his eyes. “And you still came back to me.”

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

My little black voids do Sunday the best 😻

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

It's Fri-yay! Work is over which means I can shed my management exterior and become a writing gremlin for the weekend 🙌🏾😈 #WritingCommunity #AuthorLife

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Gremlin Creature in Red Jacket

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

#WIPSnips Part of a chaotic meet-cute—if you want to call it that— when Rhyel saves Sana from an attack in the forests. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Romantasy

"Find the rest of Lady Sana's belongings and bring them to the castle. Leave nothing of hers for any golems to find."

"Yes, Lord Rhyel," the rest of the soldiers shouted before they shifted and went on a hunt through the forest for Sana's things.

"Zena, conjure a—"

"I'm on it," she said, raising her arms to the sky as her brown eyes glowed in a silver hue. Tree branches bent and snapped, falling to the ground and forming a gilded black carriage. Four soldiers ran toward it, shifting into black stallions poised to steer the carriage to the gates.

Rhyel nodded. "Let's go," he said, stepping inside the carriage and holding Sana over his lap as Zena slipped inside across from him.

Tucking Sana's cloak around her, he grit his teeth at the ripped fabric. "Why would her carriage leave her out here alone?"

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

#Authors, I'm new to writing novel series and I want to know how/when you start editing. Do you wait until you've written the whole series or start editing while you're writing the subsequent novels? Thanks! #WritingCommunity #Romantasy

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

#WIPSnips I'm subbing in specialist for elite in this moment between Sir Zekiel discussing the duties of the Alpha of Darcanos with his outspoken daughter in law 😅 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Romantasy

Cori nodded. “I can help. My Bapi and Mati will too, but besides that she’ll be an excellent addition to the specialist warriors.”

“Agreed,” Zekiel said, standing. “I need to have a word with Lord Rhyel before we take the new recruits to the Keep.”

Cori smirked, crossing her arms over her chest. “Tell him that his mate will never change the fact that the Fae have already chosen Sana as our Lady and we are not so easily moved.”

Zekiel patted a hand on Cori’s shoulder. “I will, but you know he must follow the traditions and will of Accalia as the Alpha of this pack and this nation.”

“I know,” she grumbled, looking up at her father-in-law with her green eyes glaring at him. “But he’s also a dragon with a specific duty bestowed upon him by Arevas. He can’t forsake that either.”

Zekiel sighed, nodding. “I’m sure he’s well aware of that too, Cori.”

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

#WIPSnips A lil tease today because nectar means spice in my novels...😏🌶 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Romantasy

The beautiful melody of Sana's screams and trills of utter elation tingled over Rhyel's skin as he lapped up her honeyed nectar, losing himself in her intoxicating scent and her decadent taste.

He gripped her thighs like a vice while she writhed her hips against his face. Her desire and pleasure mixed with his own and when she screamed his name as if he was hers and his was the only name she knew, sent him over the edge.

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I've been struggling with the ending of the second book of my current WIP and I had an epiphany yesterday that instead of a duology, this series is now going to be a trilogy bc the way my MCs and villians are set up....they need another book to conclude this hot mess 😫🤦🏾‍♀️ #WriterProbs #Romantasy

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

#WIPSnips Rhyel's desire for Sana is coming to a head as he longs to do more than kiss and train with her... 😏 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Romantasy

Rubbing a hand over his heart as he neared his beautiful fiance. He couldn’t wait for the day she was ready to become his Luna because ever since he and Kaladin merged, he’s had an ache and yearning to make her his in the way of a wolf and a dragon.

Mm, it’s an odd feeling, brother.
Rhys murmured.

Because I long to sink my teeth into her beautiful neck and mark her like the Alphas before us.

A blush crept up Rhyel’s cheeks as his wolf’s salacious desire slid down his spine to the lustful member between his thighs. Letting out a slow breath to calm himself, he shrugged off his cloak to cool the rising heat pumping through his veins and his fingers tingled as he used the elements to form a simple metal staff in his hand.

“Are you having trouble sleeping, my Lady?” he said, nearing her as she twirled around and swiped her staff in a perfect arch over her head. He was quick to raise his staff to defend himself against her strike. “Or are you angry with me?”

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Sean Mannion @unclesean.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

#WIPSnips “loss” Dana’s awkward moment with her ex when she goes out drinking after she gets fired. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

"Even though I started with Train Lady?"
"Yes, even though you started with ... that song."
Sanjay laughed. "Thanks. I think it went well. Not many people paying attention, though."
"Their loss."
"Ella generously lets me play when none of the cool people are in town."
Dana half smiled and nodded at this. Sanjay smiled at her. She took a big sip of her drink and laid her hand on top of his.
"It's a little bit crowded here. Maybe we should go to my place?"
Sanjay gently slid his hand out from under Dana's. "I don't think that's a good idea." He said putting his hand in his lap.
Dana took another sip of her drink. She felt like an idiot. A desperate drunk idiot.
“I've been seeing someone for awhile." He explained.
"Right, of course..." She tried to hide at least some of her embarrassment.
"It's pretty serious. We just moved in together."
"That's great."
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean for you to think ..."
She waved her hand for him to stop as she took another big sip of her drink.

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I love that there's STILL no edit button. Well played former Twitter overlords, well played.

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Barrows @barrows.itch.io · 12/05/2026

Reading a book written using AI? Broke. Reading a book in which an AI repeatedly threatens to blow herself up if you don't do as she asks, and also writes bad poetry and talks like a Tesco self-checkout machine? Unfathomably woke. BUY MY BOOK OR THE ROBOTS WIN ⬇️ barrows.itch.io/event-horizon 📚🪐

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First Light Book I: Event Horizon by Barrows

A sci-fi novella about finding happiness in space.

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

#WIPSnips That time when Niklaus—after being turned into an evil demon(or something)— has to save Mireya from being reckless...again 😅🤦🏾‍♀️ #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #MorallyGray #Gods #Demons #Romantasy

No! Let me go!" Mireya roared, trying desperately to burn away the pulsing rope, yet only succeeding in burning the ominous power tainting it.

Niklaus held her tight, growling as he yanked her back to him. She screamed as her back collided into his chest and they crashed into the ground. He grunted, wrapping his arm around her, holding her against him while she writhed and cried out for her daughter.

"Mireya! We'll get her back!" he said into her hair as his vision blurred. "I promise...we'll get her back," he murmured, his grip loosening around her. The blood loss finally taking its toll on him as he succumbed to the darkness clouding his view.

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Jae 🏳️‍🌈 @jaeauthor.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I've got some fun things for readers planned for #PrideMonth - I'll do a daily book giveaway of my new novel, Sparks - On June 5, I'll share 40+ free sapphic books from dozens of authors To make sure you don't miss it, subscribe to my newsletter: jae-fiction.com/newsletter/

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

#WIPSnips The first true clue that Leni's being hunted by the sinister supernatural force terrorising Everdale State Park...😬😳 #writesky #writingcommunity

Jimmy nodded, crossing the room. “Here.” He pointed to the trail on the end of the campground in Story Book Falls. “But that's not all,” he said, dragging his spooked gaze to Leni. “There was a note with the body this time.”

Leni gulped, her hands shaking at her side. The way Jimmy gazed at her made her skin crawl and her heart pound. The memory from the night of her parents’ deaths rose to the surface again. Red eyes, bones crunching, and far too much blood pooling across the creaking floors.

“What did it say?” Tal’s voice cut through her thoughts again as he moved closer, standing beside her and somehow the heat of his body calmed and soothed the anxiety coursing through her veins.

Jimmy tugged his phone from his pocket, gripping it tight. “Into the forest you'll come, my Queen, to lose your mind and find your soul.”

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David K. Barnes @davidkbarnes.com · 30/05/2026

Lately I’ve been in an indie team making stop-motion animation. It’s just 4 of us (animator, writer, voice actor, sound designer). The show’s called The Tiny Angry Witch. It’s all basically hand made. No AI. It’s tiring, but we love what we do. So, anyway, here’s a Witch making rude noises:

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

“Take the sun, brother. I’m not afraid of the dark.” Ezra, nebulous god, shadow enthusiast, part‑time menace, can't be bothered with his brother’s luminous bullsh*t. He’d rather vibe with the witch who’s owned his soul since the universe was still buffering 😏 Problem is, she doesn't remember him.

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Nicole "Ashrah" Hidalgo 😈🧄👻 @sayaashrah.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

#WIPSnips 30. “Lifetime” > "Lifespan" Nitara is very torn on allowing Dioníc to come to the Netherrealm. (Also ties in well with the recent AwesomeCharacters question about age!) #ChroniclesOfTheRealms #CaptainNitara #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #QueerWriters

It was hard to tell how many years a nensii would live: while the species averaged a thousand years, the same blood consumption that allowed them to enjoy such extended lengths of time could also further extend that lifespan up to five thousand years through a combination of genetics and an enhanced absorption of the Breath in the blood through haemomancy. Dioníc was among the nensii who had learnt blood magic during the Bloody Year, and even though he hadn’t tried—hadn’t wished for it, he once admitted to the captain—his organism had evolved.

But a little over a hundred years ago, the signs of age had begun to manifest themselves. Now, in his two thousand years, they had settled in deep wrinkles, exhaustion, a curved back. Dioníc should be enjoying his long-overdue retirement with his family, pampering his grandchildren and regaling them with all the amazing stories he had collected in all those years, then going on leisure trips across the globe now and then, even if aboard the ship he also came to consider his home. He should be doing all of that, not travelling to the Netherrealm to fight demons and destroy a cursed sword.

But Datusha had tainted his family as well. And for all that Nitara wished him to stay, she could not deny him this opportunity at justice.

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

#WIPSnips - the moment Rhyel realises his heart has finally followed where his mind has led 🥰 #writingcommunity #writesky

There’s nothing I want more,” he whispered, tangling his fingers in the soft curls at the base of her neck, cradling her head as he caught her lips with his and drowned in the intoxicating taste of her.

Because he never wanted to feel this way for anyone else.

Sana Zarathos was the only woman he’d ever need, want or love in this lifetime and he wouldn’t let the foreboding darkness drive a wedge between them or take him away from her.

He vowed to stand tall beside her, protect her and spend forever being whatever she needed to keep this brilliant joy flowing through her.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 01/07/2025

PINNED POST Info about me, links to my books, Discords, Patreon, etc. Please like and repost if you see this🫶💕

Meet the writer
About me: My name is Erika McCorkle, but I also go by Kira of the Wind online. Feel free to call me by either name. I’m open to cute nicknames, too
I am a millennial, internetting since 2003.
I have been writing/worldbuilding since the 90s
I am genderfluid and fictosexual, but she/her pronouns work just fine

Things I know and do:
I have a Bachelor of Science in Biology
Work the night shift at a blood bank as a lab tech
Taught myself Japanese, but I’ve forgotten much of what I once knew
Big fan of fantasy (games, books, anime, etc.)
I spend free time writing, reading, watching anime, or playing video games

Favorites:
flower: lotus
drink: coca cola
food: taco
animal: seal
hobbies: video games and writing

My books and writing
I write fantasy that takes place in a queernormative world (meaning a world where being queer is normal and accepted).
My books are Dark Fantasy with Adult content, extremely in-depth worldbuilding, and themes of revenge and found families
I have two novels out currently and a few short stories and serials on my Patreon.

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

"I will rise again and you will bleed until you are no more." Rhia Wildes doesn’t just curse gods — she drags them. Publicly. With receipts and watches them squirm from the afterlife 😈💅🏾 #romantasy #witches #Gods

A mood board with old spellbound, a tattooed Black woman with black braids, a black.cictprian house and Black woman dressed as a goddess

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Author Vera Moon @veramoon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Not me creeping into BlueSky like I'm late to the party...😅 Anywho...I write romantasy where Black women wield the kind of magic that makes monsters behave...or not 😏 If you're like me, and you like your magic dangerous and your romances unhinged, I'd love to connect or just say hello 👋🏾

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