T.M. Evans

DESCRIPTION: In the spring of 1958, librarian Riley Danvers leaves the city for Edenfield, a mountain town that shimmers with parties, whispered wishes, and midnight silences. Beneath its beauty lies something strange, and no one unnerves her more than Lily Grant, a charming actress who draws Riley into a world where desire and danger blur together. Edenfield is a gothic romance rooted in folk horror, filled with unease and enchantment.

Special thanks to Edward Axl on Fiverr for the cover.

Side Note: Ignore the horrible spacing with the dates in the novel. I really tried but no matter what I did when I would switch it to kindle, it just wasn't cooperating.

Genres: Historical fiction/folk horror/gothic horror/sapphic romance

Been doing some plotting for the prequel novel of my sapphic folk horror story. The goal is to make this one more intense and unsettling than the last. Since this is set 33 years prior to the events of the previous story, the cult would be under the rule of a different leader. Due to that, even while keeping in some traditions, they’ll do things differently. The leaders aren’t a monolith and are different people, so it only makes sense for them to rule differently.

*SPOILER ALERT FOR THE FIRST STORY* 🚨

In the previous story Lily was the leader and used her warm personality and charm to lure people in. She filled the protagonist’s ears with words of encouragement that would lead to her moral descension.

*End of spoilers*

The link to the eBook for my sapphic folk horror novella

Hoping to have my sapphic folk horror novella out by early October. Finishing up editing and reading through it. Finding that I do love what I've written.

I will say that the novel has a lot of morally gray characters who aren't meant to be seen as "good". The decisions made aren't meant to be seen as "right". There's a moral descension arc. I do hope that readers don't mistake it as me saying "This is the right thing to do" but as an observation of what happens when humans suppress that voice that tells them right from wrong.