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australian fantasy writer 🔮 THE DREAMWITCH (Hodderscape & Saturday Books 2027) ☁️ repped by francesca ali at @wmebooks

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𝕮𝖚𝖗𝖗𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖑𝖞 𝕽𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌: Innamorata by Ava Reid

I'm a notoriously slow reader so only about a third of the way through this gorgeously grotesque novel made of dreams and teeth and the smoke of herbs. Reid has such a splendid grasp on prose that I constantly have to pause and soak in their inspiring craft.

Agnes and Liuprand had me in a chokehold instantly, and the scene where he explains the language of moths lives rent free in my mind. I could honestly stay tangled up in this story forever and be happy about it.

There are so many elements I adore about the stories and worlds and characters Reid spins together like grand tapestries, but I especially love how I always learn knew words.Thank you for always enchanting me and for expanding my vocabulary.

@avasreid by @moniquehazelh

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THE DREAMWITCH as movie stills 🖤

My gothic fantasy debut is about an ambitious dreamwitch and her sleepless bodyguard forced to work together in a haunted manor with a rotting garden. Comes out February 2027!

What to expect:
- Victorian-esque fantasy world
- Gothic atmsophere
- Slow burn romance
- Horror elements
- Lyrical prose
- Dreamwalking
- Witchcraft
- Witch hunters
- Sad boy with a tragic past
- Yearning

THE DREAMWITCH is a darkly romantic, richly imagined and lyrically written gothic fantasy of forbidden magic, and the fragile boundary between reality and ruin. Perfect for fans of Ava Reid, Alix E. Harrow and Keri Lake.

#gothicfantasy #gothichorror #gothicromance #bookstagram #debutauthor by @moniquehazelh

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𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖒𝖘 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖗𝖔𝖙 ༘⋆✿

recently received my US arcs and can confirm they are indeed pretty and purple (and gold)

#gothicfantasy #gothichorror #gothicromance by @moniquehazelh

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𝖉𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖒𝖘 𝖆𝖗𝖊 𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖊 𝖊𝖓𝖔𝖚𝖌𝖍

You can win a copy of THE DREAMWITCH right now over on Goodreads (sorry only for US readers) and she's perfect for the upcoming spooky months 🖤

graphic template by PsychePaz on Deviantart

#gothicfantasy #gothichorror #gothicromance
#romantasy by @moniquehazelh

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⋆⭒˚.⋆ 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓶𝓼 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓻𝓾𝓲𝓷 𝔂𝓸𝓾 ⋆⭒˚.⋆

My darling dreamwitch and her sleepless guard by the incredible @illustratedarcane from my gothic fantasy debut THE DREAMWITCH available next February

#debutauthor #gothicfantasy #romantasy by @moniquehazelh

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𝕯𝖆𝖗𝖐𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖘 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖚𝖒𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝖗𝖔𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖓 𝖋𝖗𝖚𝖎𝖙 𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖉 𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖘𝖊𝖓𝖘𝖊. 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖒 𝖜𝖆𝖘𝖓'𝖙 𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖘, 𝖇𝖚𝖙 𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖆𝖍 𝕭𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉 𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖕𝖕𝖊𝖉 𝖎𝖓𝖙𝖔 𝖎𝖙 𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖆𝖒𝖊.

THE DREAMWITCH (FEB 2027) ˖ ᡣ𐭩 ⊹ ࣪ ౨ৎ˚₊

graphic template by cavalierfou on deviantart & and character art by @millyillus by @moniquehazelh

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a few of my favourite quotes from my debut gothic novel THE DREAMWITCH 🥀☕️

being just a little over six months before publication is a strange feeling and for someone who writes a lot about strangeness and dreams and the macabre, it's a peculiar time to be in. the end is both near and far and i feel everything and nothing. but i can say with certainty that the dream has crossed into reality

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#gothicfantasy
#gothichorror
#bookstagram by @moniquehazelh

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Baby's first B&N pre-order campaign 🖤

In a manor steeped in secrets and desire, a witch and her bodyguard must confront the nightmares that haunt them.

THE DREAMWITCH (February 2027)

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#gothicfantasy #gothichorror #bookstagram #debutauthor #readersofinstagram by @moniquehazelh

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❤️Cover Reveal❤️

The Dreamwitch is a darkly romantic and richly imagined gothic fantasy, perfect for fans of Ava Reid and Alix E. Harrow.

In a fog-drenched city where nightmares whisper truths a Dreamwitch is called to Wolford Manor when the heir begins to suffer from visions that leave him screaming in the night. Matiah's gift allows her to step into the realm of dreams, to shape and unravel what others fear to face.

Assigned a reluctant guardian in Atlas, the manor's brooding, sleepless bodyguard, Matiah finds herself drawn into a web of secrets, desire, and danger. Their bond deepens with every shared breath, but even Atlas cannot shield her from what lurks beyond the veil.

Cover Illustration: Marcela Bolivar @tropicalgloom
Cover Design: Daisy Woods @daisyw.design

Publishing in February 2027 and available to pre-order now! by @moniquehazelh

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✨Cover Reveal!✨⁣
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In this gorgeously haunted and horrifying world, love may be the most dangerous thing of all.⁣
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Prepare to fall under the spell of this stunning debut romantic horror novel where a dreamwitch and her bodyguard must confront the dark truths of the nightmares bleeding into reality around them.⁣
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We are beyond excited to finally share this stunning cover! THE DREAMWITCH is on sale 2/9/27 and it's ready to haunt your TBR in the best way possible! by @moniquehazelh

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i may or may not have received two exciting updates about THE DREAMWITCH (my gothic fantasy debut) in my inbox (one might be a cover reveal shaped thing and the other is definitely a secret for now) but wishing you all sweet dreams from wolford manor 💙 enjoy a quote about my witch and her sleepless bodyguard and their luscious angst by @moniquehazelh

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𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕯𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖒𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍 🖤

She's an adult gothic fantasy that's a little scary and a little strange and oh so romantic. I can't wait for you all to meet my ambitious dreamwitch and her sleepless bodyguard February 2027.

Come back next week for a gorgeous cover reveal!

#authorsofinstagram #gothicfantasy #bookstagram #authorgram #romantasy by @moniquehazelh

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