#iverbourne

The eccentric, soul touching music had turned the area before him into religious ground. He wanted to kneel, and watch. To listen. How could anyone dance, or do anything but listen?

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Chapter One of the Gay Pirates is up on the Patreon! I have been having so much fun back with my emotional support characters.

*glances at them covered in trauma and blood*

So much fun. But hey, the found family is kicking off, so there's that.

I published my first book on October 1, 2021, and since then I've published 11 more.

It began with my dark steampunk Iverbourne series, queer faeries and heroes turned villains. However, my baby series took the brunt of my learning curve, I have since taken them down to work on and republish.

Then I took a walk on the cozy fantasy side with my Adventures in Levena series, and briefly revisted the dark side with my dystopian Rebel Foxes. Although all of my books are queer, Rebel Foxes was my first novel with a trans lead.

I have been part of three anthologies, and my latest release was my first historical fiction, The Voice of Wild Places. I have learned so much over the past few years, and love what I write and share.

Pain had never frightened Novak, a fleeting sensation that only proved the existence of life. So long as there was pain, there was life. He believed there was a saying which echoed this belief. As it was above, so it was below.

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Yes, there are at least three other things I could, and should, be working on. However, the serotonin muses call for my Iverbourne loves, and so I have been deep within the reworked manuscript for a couple of days now.

But Noah, isn't this being rereleased *next* year? Yes, and?

For those of you not familiar, my first book (and series) was a dark steampunk fantasy with queer fae, airship pirates, meddling gods, and a whole lot of found family. As it was my first series, it was incredibly unpolished and there is so much I wish I had done differently, or better. Looking back on it with years of experience under my belt, all I can do is shake my head and get to work.

And so, I'm doing just that. It will be condensed into two (possibly three) books, retitled, and reworked. Don't worry, I'll be back to VampStar soon, but for now I need my pirates.

This fella in particular is dear to my heart, his novella was the first gay book I wrote, and he goes through a world of love, hurt, and healing before finding peace.

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