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🫀JAN 5th 2027: WHAT LIES BETWEEN
🍷 WINTER 2028: 🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫
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Convincing you to read WHAT LIES BETWEEN with some NetGalley Reviews! ⭐

Massive shout-out to my friends who have been lovingly compiling quotes from NetGalley so I can remain out of reader spaces. You're real ones. This was my first time reading these quotes and I cried for like 3 hours I swear.

In this stunning debut gothic fantasy, a young woman haunted by the mystery of her sister’s dëath must infiltrate a deädly banquet, hosted by her former lover, to finally gain the closure she deserves. A reimagining of Poe’s "The Tell-Tale Heart" with a romantic twist that begs the question: What makes a villain?

🫀A reimagining of The Tell-Tale Heart
📖 A Gothic Fantasy x Horrormance genre blend
🚩 Villain romance (they make each other worse)
😈 Unlikeable characters with corrupted morals
🧠 Deadly trials as allegories for the MMC's psyche
🔪 Women's wrongs and female rage
🏚️ Intimate worldbuilding in claustrophobic settings
👻 Gothic pacing and supernatural threats
🩸 Body horror with bloodthirsty stakes
⚰️ Mürder mysteries and betrayals
🔔 Magic systems built on neurological myth
🌈 Queer-normative worlds from a Pan author

The Blue Moon Banquet commences January 5th 2027 with @harpervoyagerus

Rep: @madethisforlu

🗝️ #2027debut #gothicfantasy #harpercollins #harpervoyager #horrormance | 2027 debut, cover reveal, publishing news, publishers marketplace, writing community, Harper Voyager, HarperCollins, gothic fantasy, Horrormance, genre blend, book recs, bookstagram, bookish, books to read, book recommendations, dark fantasy, adult fantasy, spicy books, villain romance, the tell tale heart, Edgar Allan Poe, reimagining, retelling, WWTS, writing with the soul by @ccfosterwrites

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If anybody needs me I'll be crying into this stash of What Lies Between ARCs. Immensely grateful for the people championing this bloodthirsty book of mine.

I guess this is what 15+ years of dreaming looks like. I physically would not be here without the friends who pushed me to keep trying when all I wanted to do was surrender. You'll find them in the acknowledgements. XO

Thank you for chasing ghosts with me.

In this stunning debut gothic fantasy, a young woman haunted by the mystery of her sister’s dëath must infiltrate a deädly banquet, hosted by her former lover, to finally gain the closure she deserves. A reimagining of Poe’s "The Tell-Tale Heart" with a romantic twist that begs the question: What makes a villain?

🫀A reimagining of The Tell-Tale Heart
📖 A Gothic Fantasy x Horrormance genre blend
🚩 Villain romance (they make each other worse)
😈 Unlikeable characters with corrupted morals
🧠 Deadly trials as allegories for the MMC's psyche
🔪 Women's wrongs and female rage
🏚️ Intimate worldbuilding in claustrophobic settings
👻 Gothic pacing and supernatural threats
🩸 Body horror with bloodthirsty stakes
⚰️ Murder mysteries and betrayals
🔔 Magic systems built on neurological myth
🌈 Queer-normative worlds from a Pan author

The Blue Moon Banquet commences January 5th 2027 with @harpervoyagerus

Rep: @madethisforlu

🗝️ #2027debut #gothicfantasy #harpercollins #harpervoyager #horrormance | 2027 debut, cover reveal, publishing news, publishers marketplace, writing community, Harper Voyager, HarperCollins, gothic fantasy, Horrormance, genre blend, book recs, bookstagram, bookish, books to read, book recommendations, dark fantasy, adult fantasy, spicy books, villain romance, the tell tale heart, Edgar Allan Poe, reimagining, retelling, WWTS, writing with the soul by @ccfosterwrites

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Examining some of the Gothic Fantasy elements in my debut Gothic Horrormantasy!! I could talk about these things for hours but here are some of my fave elements to yap about!!

As more reviews pour in, my team will be adapting to help build the right reader expectations, so you may see WLB fluctuate between labels for a while. It's contracted as Gothic Fantasy Horrormance and will continue to identify as this primarily, but you'll see all kinds of tags popping up to help it branch out 🫀👻

Your feedback is crucial to helping us best categorize this spooky lil genre blend so thank you thank you thank you for all your input!! One thing that never changes is the gothic heart at its center, beating under the floorboards, and my love for all of the readers giving this book a chance. ❤️

WHAT LIES BETWEEN 🫀

In this stunning debut gothic fantasy, a young woman haunted by the mystery of her sister’s death must infiltrate a deadly banquet, hosted by her former lover, to finally gain the closure she deserves. A reimagining of Poe’s "The Tell-Tale Heart" with a romantic twist that begs the question: What makes a villain?

🫀 A reimagining of The Tell-Tale Heart.
🩸 A Gothic Fantasy X Horrormance genre blend.
🍾 A deadly banquet where everyone's on the menu.
⚰️ A mortician FMC with skin manipulation magic.
🚩 Dual POV villain romance x corruption arc.
❤️‍🩹 Themes of autonomy and greed.
♟️ Everyone's awful and no one is safe.
✨ So. Many. Plot. Twists. That 3rd act 😮‍💨.
👻 A magic system inspired by neuroscience and paranormal myth.
🪓 Reads like a villain origin story.

Now available to request on Netgalley!

The Blue Moon Banquet commences January 5th 2027 with @harpervoyagerus

Rep: @madethisforlu

🗝️ #2027debut #gothicfantasy #horrormantasy #harpervoyager #horrormance | 2027 debut, Horrormantasy, cover reveal, publishing news, publishers marketplace, writing community, Harper Voyager, HarperCollins, gothic fantasy, Horrormance, genre blend, book recs, bookstagram, bookish, books to read, book recommendations, dark fantasy, adult fantasy, spicy books, villain romance, the tell tale heart, Edgar Allan Poe, reimagining, retelling, WWTS, writing with the soul by @ccfosterwrites

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Surprise!! Happy (almost) Halloween!

My incredible publisher @harpervoyagerus is giving away 50 more US advanced reader copies of WHAT LIES BETWEEN! The giveaway runs from October 15th to the 31st!

I've always said that What Lies Between is a spooky season book, despite being set in winter. It's bloodthirsty and gritty and haunting in my favorite ways. She's meant for the liminal nature of Fall and the eventual tithe of Winter.

Please be mindful of the content warnings. This book is Very Gothic™️ with a destructive and dark villain romance that may not be suitable for all readers. It's best to approach as a Gothic Horrormance in a Fantasy second world. ❤️

🫀A reimagining of The Tell-Tale Heart
📖 A Gothic Fantasy x Horrormance genre blend
🚩 Villain romance (they make each other worse)
😈 Unlikeable characters with corrupted morals
🧠 Deadly trials as allegories for the MMC's psyche
🔪 Women's wrongs and female rage
🏚️ Intimate worldbuilding in claustrophobic settings
👻 Gothic pacing and supernatural threats
🩸 Body horror with bloodthirsty stakes
⚰️ Murder mysteries and betrayals
🔔 Magic systems built on neurological myth
🌈 Queer-normative worlds from a Pan author

The Blue Moon Banquet commences January 5th 2027 with @harpervoyagerus

Rep: @madethisforlu

🗝️ #2027debut #gothicfantasy #horrormantasy #harpervoyager #horrormance | 2027 debut, Horrormantasy, cover reveal, publishing news, publishers marketplace, writing community, Harper Voyager, HarperCollins, gothic fantasy, Horrormance, genre blend, book recs, bookstagram, bookish, books to read, book recommendations, dark fantasy, adult fantasy, spicy books, villain romance, the tell tale heart, Edgar Allan Poe, reimagining, retelling, WWTS, writing with the soul by @ccfosterwrites

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What a privilege, honor, and delight it is to watch my friends accomplish their dreams. I cannot wait to see @booksbyerynne thrive and for the world to fall in love with her stories. Happy US WENCH day, my love. I love you so so so much.

This is the birth of a legend. 🩷🦊

Pls swipe to see the very excited bouncy blur of a photo I sent to the group chat when this showed up at my house.

🩷🦊WENCH🦊🩷

Maid Marian’s life is over.

Her cowardly father has betrothed her to the most reviled man in the land: the Sheriff of Nottingham. Devastated, she’s sent on the quickest path to meet her husband, through the fae-infested Sherwood Forest.

But everything changes when her carriage is attacked by the most feared fae of all: the Merry Men, followers of the infamous Robin Hood. Kidnapped and waiting on the Sheriff’s rescue, Marian finds herself surrounded by the magical creatures she’s been raised to fear. But the more time she spends in their presence, Marian realises that not everything she’s been taught by her family is true.

And Marian can’t help but find herself drawn to her captor – the sinfully handsome Robin, who stands between her and returning to life amongst the humans.

As the Sheriff's men close in on Marian's location, she will soon be faced with the ultimate choice: the family she’s always known, or the love she can choose for herself…

A breathtaking debut romantasy novel for lovers of Robin Hood, The Knight and the Moth and Heavenly Bodies.

#2026debut #2026release #romantasy #bookstagram #bookish by @ccfosterwrites

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It's officially October so might I present to you my spooky Gothic Horrormantasy (or Gothic Fantasy Horrormance, if you'd prefer) debut WHAT LIES BETWEEN.

It comes out January 5th with @harpervoyagerus and since the book takes place in Winter, well, you can hide away in Blackwood Manor long after the Halloween festivities have concluded. 👻

In this stunning debut gothic fantasy, a young woman haunted by the mystery of her sister’s dëath must infiltrate a deädly banquet, hosted by her former lover, to finally gain the closure she deserves. A reimagining of Poe’s "The Tell-Tale Heart" with a romantic twist that begs the question: What makes a villain?

🫀A reimagining of The Tell-Tale Heart
📖 A Gothic Fantasy x Horrormance genre blend
🚩 Villain romance (they make each other worse)
😈 Unlikeable characters with corrupted morals
🧠 Deadly trials as allegories for the MMC's psyche
🔪 Women's wrongs and female rage
🏚️ Intimate worldbuilding in claustrophobic settings
👻 Gothic pacing and supernatural threats
🩸 Body horror with bloodthirsty stakes
⚰️ Mürder mysteries and betrayals
🔔 Magic systems built on neurological myth
🌈 Queer-normative worlds from a Pan author

🗝️ #2027debut #gothicfantasy #harpercollins #harpervoyager #horrormance | 2027 debut, cover reveal, publishing news, publishers marketplace, writing community, Harper Voyager, HarperCollins, gothic fantasy, Horrormance, genre blend, book recs, bookstagram, bookish, books to read, book recommendations, dark fantasy, adult fantasy, spicy books, villain romance, the tell tale heart, Edgar Allan Poe, reimagining, retelling, WWTS, writing with the soul by @ccfosterwrites

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Exciting news!! Some of you have been sleuthing and discovered that the ALC for WHAT LIES BETWEEN is available on NetGalley!! ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks @shelbyreadsandwrites for letting me know!

In this stunning debut gothic fantasy, a young woman haunted by the mystery of her sister’s dëath must infiltrate a deädly banquet, hosted by her former lover, to finally gain the closure she deserves. A reimagining of Poe’s "The Tell-Tale Heart" with a romantic twist that begs the question: What makes a villain?

🫀A reimagining of The Tell-Tale Heart
📖 A Gothic Fantasy x Horrormance genre blend
🚩 Villain romance (they make each other worse)
😈 Unlikeable characters with corrupted morals
🧠 Deadly trials as allegories for the MMC's psyche
🔪 Women's wrongs and female rage
🏚️ Intimate worldbuilding in claustrophobic settings
👻 Gothic pacing and supernatural threats
🩸 Body horror with bloodthirsty stakes
⚰️ Mürder mysteries and betrayals
🔔 Magic systems built on neurological myth
🌈 Queer-normative worlds from a Pan author

The Blue Moon Banquet commences January 5th 2027 with @harpervoyagerus

Rep: @madethisforlu

🗝️ #2027debut #gothicfantasy #harpercollins #harpervoyager #horrormance | 2027 debut, cover reveal, publishing news, publishers marketplace, writing community, Harper Voyager, HarperCollins, gothic fantasy, Horrormance, genre blend, book recs, bookstagram, bookish, books to read, book recommendations, dark fantasy, adult fantasy, spicy books, villain romance, the tell tale heart, Edgar Allan Poe, reimagining, retelling, WWTS, writing with the soul by @ccfosterwrites

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WHAT LIES BETWEEN

In this stunning debut gothic fantasy, a young woman haunted by the mystery of her sister’s dëath must infiltrate a deädly banquet, hosted by her former lover, to finally gain the closure she deserves. A reimagining of Poe’s "The Tell-Tale Heart" with a romantic twist that begs the question: What makes a villain?

🫀A reimagining of The Tell-Tale Heart
📖 A Gothic Fantasy x Horrormance genre blend
🚩 Villain romance (they make each other worse)
😈 Unlikeable characters with corrupted morals
🧠 Deadly trials as allegories for the MMC's psyche
🔪 Women's wrongs and female rage
🏚️ Intimate worldbuilding in claustrophobic settings
👻 Gothic pacing and supernatural threats
🩸 Body horror with bloodthirsty stakes
⚰️ Mürder mysteries and betrayals
🔔 Magic systems built on neurological myth
🌈 Queer-normative worlds from a Pan author

The Blue Moon Banquet commences January 5th 2027 with @harpervoyagerus

Rep: @madethisforlu
🎨: @eve_4est_art

Images are royalty free from Unsplash!

🗝️ #2027debut #gothicfantasy #harpercollins #harpervoyager #horrormance | 2027 debut, cover reveal, publishing news, publishers marketplace, writing community, Harper Voyager, HarperCollins, gothic fantasy, Horrormance, genre blend, book recs, bookstagram, bookish, books to read, book recommendations, dark fantasy, adult fantasy, spicy books, villain romance, the tell tale heart, Edgar Allan Poe, reimagining, retelling, WWTS, writing with the soul by @ccfosterwrites

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I've been anxiously counting down to this milestone, and not simply because 3 is a holy number in Callidor.

I turned 33 a few days ago, which means I'll be 33 when the book finally hits shelves. This feels somewhat poetic and incredibly divine, given the number's importance and repetitive appearance in What Lies Between. It's also the age of the people gommaged in Expedition 33, but that's a different matter ahahaha. 😅🎨

I am immensely grateful to the people who have championed this book since its inception all the way back in 2023, and to those who've taken up the sword ever since. It has been such a joy seeing WLB find its readers. This book is messy. It's bloodthirsty, it's gory, and it's unapologetically raw. Whether you love it or hate it, I hope it inspires you to keep chasing your ghosts, the way I continued chasing mine. ❤️

The Blue Moon Banquet commences January 5th 2027 with @harpervoyagerus

Rep: @madethisforlu

🗝️ #2027debut #gothicfantasy #horrormantasy #harpervoyager #horrormance | 2027 debut, Horrormantasy, cover reveal, publishing news, publishers marketplace, writing community, Harper Voyager, HarperCollins, gothic fantasy, Horrormance, genre blend, book recs, bookstagram, bookish, books to read, book recommendations, dark fantasy, adult fantasy, spicy books, villain romance, the tell tale heart, Edgar Allan Poe, reimagining, retelling, WWTS, writing with the soul by @ccfosterwrites

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Out of (social media) office XOXO

I'm currently on an adventure and will be taking some time away from socials to touch grass and refill my creative well (which has, well, completely shattered 😭). I'm deep in imposter syndrome and struggling to reconnect with my writing, so I'm using my current vacation to do some self work and reflection.

I'll be in and out for any announcements and to share anything exciting but otherwise consider my posts scheduled and my heart checked out of social media land until November.

Also my laptop is old and the mark on my track pad is here to stay despite many attempts at cleaning i fear. 😭 by @ccfosterwrites

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And so chapter 33 begins...

"People want so badly to know, 'What's behind the mask?' Front, back. Recto, verso. Great art is both window and mirror. Whether it's your mask or theirs." — the Mask Keeper, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

The fact that my debut novel, WHAT LIES BETWEEN, comes out while I'm 33 feels strangely divine and a little terrifying. The number 3 is a superstitious and holy number in Callidor. I don't know what this means for the year ahead, but I do know I'm immensely grateful to have you here chasing ghosts with me. To everyone who has shared, reviewed, preordered, and celebrated this milestone with me—thank you.

Also huge thank you to my husband, friends, and baby Wayne for throwing me a surprise gommage. 🥰❤️

This also feels like a really good time to tell you the incredible @shalini.writes has an Expedition 33 coded book coming out in 2028!!!!

Just noticed I left the 33 on the cake in canva hahaha tired duplicating edits win again.

For those who come after. XOXO by @ccfosterwrites

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This was my first ever @saratogaishere book and it will not be my last. I am thoroughly obsessed. Definitely add this one to your spooky TBRs!!

A THOUSAND MONSTROUS FORMS

Bluebeard gets a gothic horror and sapphic romance twist in this fairy-tale retelling from the author of Serial Killer Support Group and Trad Wife.

Artist Poppy Reed doesn’t care if others think her marriage to Celia Marie Fox, a wealthy art dealer, is impulsive. Sure, they’ve only known each other for six months, and Celia has an infamous romantic reputation, but Poppy is brimming with excitement when she moves across the country to Celia’s home: a formidable, isolated, and art-filled manor called Busirane.

As Poppy tries to celebrate her first weeks of marriage and enjoy her new home, Busirane seems intent on rebuffing her every attempt to settle in. Strange noises and confounding occurrences lead Poppy to believe the house is haunted, a suspicion worsened by Celia’s insistence that Poppy avoid the locked basement.

When Celia leaves for a work trip, Poppy is left alone in the house, then finds herself snowed in. Surrounded by secrets, stalked by faceless statues, and beset by bodiless whispers, she struggles to trust her wife—and her own mind. When Poppy is eventually drawn to the forbidden basement, dark truths shatter everything she thought she knew, throwing her into a desperate bid for survival. by @ccfosterwrites

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