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A book cover for Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana. The front cover features three Black main characters framed by overgrown trees, mushrooms, and magical-looking vines on either side. Above them, the moon shines brightly over a young Black woman with curly, natural hair standing in the center. She is holding a book in front of her that glows with the same light as the moon above her. On either side of her, three young Black men stand, one with short curly hair and antlers protruding from his head, and the other whith much longer hair in dreadlocks. They are standing guard over her. The cover's bottom half shows the title and author's name in gold, glittering text.ALT

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Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana -- available for pre-order now!

A Library with a deadly enchantment.

A fae lord who wants in.

A human woman willing to risk it all for a taste of power.

In a land ruled by ruthless Fae, twenty-one-year-old Lore Alemeyu's village is trapped in a forested prison. Lore knows that any escape attempt is futile–her scars are a testament to her past failures. But when her village is threatened, Lore makes a desperate deal with a fae lord.

She convinces him that she will risk her life for wealth, but really she’s after the one thing the Fae covet above all: magic of her own.

As Lore navigates the hostile world outside, she’s forced to rely on two fae males to survive. When undeniable chemistry ignites, she’s not just in danger of losing her life, but her heart to the very creatures she can never trust.

Release day September 5th, 2023

More pre-order links are incoming as they generate.

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Hey booklr! I'm posting this on behalf of my friend Analeigh Sbrana (@literaryxqueen on insta), who doesn't have a Tumblr. Her debut novel, Lore of the Wilds, went live for pre-order this morning, and I'd love it if we could show it some love.

Analeigh tried for two years to sell her story to trad-pub, but the vibe was that trad-pub didn't want to take the risk on a Black Fae fantasy adventure set in a breathtakingly descriptive magic kingdom in a market currently flooded with white fairy romances. So, she took matters into her own hands and joined the ranks of self-pub.

Full disclosure: I worked on this book as a proofreader, and I loved every minute of it. I kept forgetting I was supposed to be working and reading ahead. I scheduled a week to finish reading it in did it in 3 days, and the only reason it took so long was that I had to actually pause and work on it 😅.

So, if you like:

-🍄cottage core
-✨fairy core
-📚light/dark academia vibes
-🌈a diverse cast of lgbtqia+ Black characters
-💘romance
-🧝🏾‍♀️ being kidnapped by a fairy prince to tidy up his cursed/enchanted library and coming into your own magical powers as a result, then Lore of the Wilds might just be for you!

Here, have a sneak peek of what the physical books will look like:

A book cover for Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana. The front cover features three Black main characters framed by overgrown trees, mushrooms, and magical-looking vines on either side. Above them, the moon shines brightly over a young Black woman with curly, natural hair standing in the center. She is holding a book in front of her that glows with the same light as the moon above her. On either side of her, three young Black men stand, one with short curly hair and antlers protruding from his head, and the other whith much longer hair in dreadlocks. They are standing guard over her. The cover's bottom half shows the title and author's name in gold, glittering text. The back of the book is dark and depicts climbing vines and mushrooms, as well as the complete phases of the moon atop a glowing luna moth. The text is the blurb posted on the main post.ALT

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The book will eventually be available in eBook, paperback, and hardback--Ana's just having a time getting the links to generate. I'll post them as soon as they're live.

Please do consider giving LoTW some love. It's such a fantastic book, and I'd love to see it thrive where trad-pub left it to fail. Thank you 💖