An epic romantic fantasy
A sapphic pirate romantasy
Set sail April 6, 2027
THE CURSE OF THE STARTIDE
Set sail April 6, 2027
A laugh-out-loud sapphic pirate romantasy for fans of Our Flag Means Death, The Princess Bride, Firefly, Tangled, and silly romantasy like Bromantasy by Máire Roche.
"The perfect adult fairytale." -E.A.M. Trofimenkoff, author of A Kiss of the Siren’s Song
What if a princess commandeers a flying pirate ship?
Cecelia Trelinne, 28, is fifteenth in line to the throne of Greenhill, a country that persecutes mages. After honing her fire powers in secret, she yearns to escape, start her own business, and find her birth family’s lost heirloom. She needs a ship and a pirate captain to do it.
The Terrible Ross believes the royals have invited her to Greenhill for a thieving job. Little does she know she’ll be thoroughly annoyed, blackmailed, and captivated by one feisty princess.
When Cecelia is forced to showcase her full powers, Ross schemes to use the princess to reverse the deathly curse that haunts her crew. That is, if she can keep her desires in check.
Welcome aboard the Startide. Please hold onto the railing.
Cover: @apolin.art
Character art: Jacqueline Brianne, @jacqueillustrates
Content Note
While The Curse of the Startide is a romantasy with cozy-ish vibes, the book explores subjects that may be sensitive for some readers, including but not limited to: starvation and food insecurity, child abuse, grooming (verbal), gambling, adoption, burns, self-harm, brief suicidal ideation, chronic illness (PMOS/PCOS), anxiety, depression, alcohol, grief, homophobia, violence, and death.
This book also contains open door scenes and explicit content.
THE GREAT TREE OF IRIS
An epic romantic fantasy
Finalist for Best Debut Novel at the 2026 Goldie Awards
What if it’s Lord of the Rings or The Priory of the Orange Tree with more romance, and women and nonbinary people save the world?
What if a 30-year-old grumpy scholar goes on a quest to save her community, but she has to learn to trust others and accept love?
The Great Tree of Iris combines a 30-year-old FMC's map-crossing, world-saving quest with fade-to-black sapphic romance in a queer-normative world. Perfect for fans of Samantha Shannon, L.R. Lam, S.A. Chakraborty, Saara El-Arifi, and J.R.R. Tolkien.
Cover: Kim Cavrak @spiritofebullience
Character Art: Jacqueline Brianne, @jacqueillustrates
7 Unlikely Companions.
5 Libraries.
1 Hidden Prophecy.
The Great Tree of Iris: a place of unmatched healing power for humans. Top scholar Lia Tovar protects the Tree in honor of her dead father, but she has visions of its tragic demise.
When Rory Elatha, an elf from the hidden city of Kyrali, arrives seeking experts to save the decaying, sacred sunflower fields, Lia suspects their situations are connected. For once, her books cannot help, and she answers the call.
To save the Tree, Lia must learn to trust six allies:
- A youthful jeweler
- A haunted scholar
- A vibrant secret-keeper
- An inkdelver on a mission
- A wizard seeking a friend
- A dragon looking for home
When they discover one part of a deadly prophecy, Lia, Rory, and their party search desperately for a way to challenge fate. But as more natural disasters arise in their race across the continent, Lia must decide if she can let Rory into her heart, and if that will free or destroy her.
Content Note
While The Great Tree of Iris is a fantasy book with cozy-ish vibes, the book explores subjects that may be sensitive, including but not limited to: anxiety, panic attacks, depression, parental abandonment, violence, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, racism (between elves, half-elves, and humans), emotional manipulation/abuse, disease, suicidal ideation (brief mention), creature physical abuse (two brief scenes), and death.