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Crafting chaotic and cathartic romances.
Dark & Romantic Fantasy Author
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Hi, I'm Ashley!
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I'm a serial daydreamer with a passion for
the darker sides of fantasy and romance.
The stories I write are set in otherworldly places, featuring healthy pinches of spice and flawed characters who grapple with trauma and their sense of belonging in their journeys.
I have a soft spot for slow burns, found family, morally grey characters, and basically anyone to lovers, and you’ll find elements of these (and many more!) in my works.
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The Mercy of Dawn is my debut dark, fantasy romance, scheduled to be published in late 2024
It is a coming of age story about a fae woman who finds purpose and freedom in a land she spent her entire life learning to fear.
It features a murder mystery, a playboy fae prince & morally grey rogues, lots of trauma & healing, and is all set in a foreign court that is anything but what it seems.
Blurb & Cover reveal coming in August & September 2024!
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