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The Spirit’s Curse with RK Ashwick

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Release Date: 05/06/2025

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Luna Daye (she/her) interviews Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) about his short story based on the Devil card, wherein Victorian restraint is shattered by fae love. You can read The Devil (along with five more queer tales) in the anthology An Outstretched Hand, available now wherever you find your fave books. Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) is the author of the Victorian fae romantasy Oak King Holly King and the fantasy-of-manners romance Fiorenzo, amongst other titles. You can connect with him at his website:  Luna Daye (she/her) is the author of the Fated Fae romantasy series as well as the...

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Carolina Cruz (they/them) interviews Noah Hawthorne (they/them) about their short story based on the Temperance tarot card—wherein a grieving mercenary searches for the tallest mountain to throw himself from, but a mystery and curious folk keep him grounded for a little while longer. An Outstretched Hand: A Tarot Spread of Queer Stories is available now wherever you find your fave books! Noah Hawthorne (they/them), also writing as Aelina Isaacs, is the author of the queer cozy fantasy series Adventures in Levena, beginning with Phantom and Rook, and the queer historical adventure novel The...

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RK Ashwick (she/her) chats with Carolina Cruz (they/them) about opposing forces coming together in her sapphic witches rivals-to-lovers romantasy inspired by the tarot card, The Chariot. RK Ashwick (she/her) is the author of the Lutesong trilogy beginning with The Stray Spirit, as well as the cozy fantasy series Side Quest Row beginning with A Rival Most Vial. You can connect with her at her website:   Carolina Cruz (they/them) is the author of the vampire horror romance Blood in the Water and the queer fantasy series The Creed of Gethin (beginning with The Unwanted Prophet)....

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Luna Daye (she/her) chats with RK Ashwick (she/her) about how she overcame adversity to write her short story Strength, a queer fantasy inspired by the tarot card of the same name. (The Rider-Waite tarot deck is not the first tarot deck in history, but it did popularize the use of tarot as a widespread fortune-telling tool.) Luna Daye (she/her) is the author of the Fated Fae romantasy series as well as the epic fantasy series the Thoraius Saga. You can connect with her at her website: RK Ashwick (she/her) is the author of the Lutesong trilogy beginning with The Stray Spirit, as well as...

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Noah Hawthorne interviews Carolina Cruz about challenging authority and reversing The Hierophant. Listen for a sneak peek into their tale of a desperate knight making an ill-advised fae bargain in our upcoming queer tarot anthology An Outstretched Hand. Carolina Cruz (they/them) is the author of the vampire horror romance Blood in the Water and the queer fantasy series The Creed of Gethin (beginning with The Unwanted Prophet). You can connect with them on instagram Noah Hawthorne (they/them), also writing as Aelina Isaacs, is the author of the queer cozy fantasy series Adventures in...

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Tess Carletta (she/her) talks with Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) about her tarot-inspired cozy fantasy story, The Star, wherein a lighthouse keeper who influences the fate of her people by wrangling misbehaving stars back into place must remedy her own constellation. An Outstretched Hand releases November 11th—preorder wherever you find your fave books! And stay tuned for more sneak peeks into the anthology on Right Here Write Queer. Tess Carletta (she/her) is the author of Kit & Basie, a queer cozy fantasy romance, its sequel collection Patchwork, and the fantasy novel Goldheart. You can...

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RK Ashwick (she/her) chats with Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) about her upcoming cozy fantasy novel, A Draught for a Dragon—featuring every Dungeons & Dragons player’s dream of dragging your favorite NPCs along for the quest. RK Ashwick (she/her) is the author of the Lutesong trilogy beginning with The Stray Spirit, as well as the cozy fantasy series Sidequest Row beginning with A Rival Most Vial. You can connect with her at her website:   Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) is the author of the Victorian fae romantasy Oak King Holly King and the fantasy-of-manners romance...

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Sarah Zane (she/her) chats with Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) about writing sapphic for love and spite alike, her queer take on The Great Gatsby, and the joys of (fictional) revenge. Sarah Zane (she/her) is an author of happy endings for traumatized queers. As a bisexual, it should be shocking to no one that she has more than one genre she loves and writes. She writes across genres but guarantees that a Sarah Zane book will always be queer and always have a happy ending eventually. She has a particular fondness for writing sapphic pairings since they tend to be underrepresented in books. Learn...

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Ever wonder about the overlap between gaming and writing in cozy fantasy? RK Ashwick (she/her) chats with Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) about her new video game, Potion Shop Designer! RK Ashwick (she/her) is the author of the Lutesong trilogy beginning with The Stray Spirit, as well as the cozy fantasy series Sidequest Row beginning with A Rival Most Vial. You can connect with her at her website:  

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Please enjoy this special sneak peek into the audiobook of Mr Warren's Profession - a gay Victorian romance by Sebastian Nothwell, narrated by Gary Furlong. Lindsey Althorp, the only son of a wealthy baronet, has never worked a day in his life. Aubrey Warren was born in a workhouse and hasn’t stopped working since. Buoyed by Lindsey’s optimism and fuelled by Aubrey’s industry, the two men strive to overcome the class divide between them. But a horrific accident reveals a betrayal that threatens to tear them apart forever. Mr Warren’s Profession is a queer Victorian cross-class romance...

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Cozy fantasy author RK Ashwick (she/her) chats with Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) about the rewards and challenges of wrapping up a series with her latest novel The Spirit’s Curse, the conclusion to the Lutesong trilogy.

The spirits have awoken- and can never sleep again.

After being roused to defend against a magical disaster, the nature spirits of Thalis have begun to leave their groves and mingle with humans. Eager to welcome their verdant new friends, Emry, Cal, and Aspen take center stage once more: they throw the country’s first spirit festival. 

Music and merriment abound—but when an angry lynx attacks Aspen onstage, demanding to know how to go back to sleep in his grove, Emry realizes that not every spirit wants this new life…and he has no idea how to return them to their old one.

The trio and their allies venture into an old-growth forest, seeking answers from Yarrow, the country’s oldest spirit. But Yarrow has grown treacherous—instead of helping them, it traps them in Raven’s Rest, a stubborn little village fighting for its place in the forest.

As Yarrow’s malice grows and the spirits question their place in the world, Emry, Cal, and Aspen must join forces with the village to subdue Yarrow—even if it means destroying the very answers they seek.

RK Ashwick (she/her) is the author of the Lutesong trilogy beginning with The Stray Spirit, as well as the cozy fantasy series Sidequest Row beginning with A Rival Most Vial. You can connect with her at her website: rkashwick.com 

Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) is the author of the Victorian romantasy Oak King Holly King, the fantasy-of-manners romance Fiorenzo, and the historical romance Mr Warren's Profession, amongst other titles. You can connect with him at his website: sebastiannothwell.com