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Fantasy Novels & Graphic Novels

Author Jacob Falling & wife Author/Artist Vanessa Bettencourt - Awesome con Artist Alley I'm Vanessa Bettencourt, one of the authors. We're a couple who love fantasy, sci-fi, mythology, and gaming. I am the illustrator of our projects. I've just updated all areas of our website to keep it easy to use. You'll now see categories on the blog to easily find the articles: The Bookshelf: all updates on our books Art & Making: a peek into my art projects, crafts, fun WIPs Seasonal:

Still experimenting with these. Setting up my store. When I add a design, I have to pick the final product, so I made charms, stickers, keychains (charms with ring), a poster, a tee, and now I've added more. Some have a minimum order of 10, so I may stock up, and you can buy from me with the books (I'll set that up soon) Start your own designs or get some of mine here is $10 for your to spend GIFT to spend here. My store here My books here VOTE HERE Which should I add to my s

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Best in Show. Worst possible timing. Best in Murder by Lauren Carr A Mac Faraday Mystery A platinum-and-diamond collar vanishes at the Mid-Atlantic Classic. Two women connected to the show are dead. A champion Irish Wolfhound is missing. And Gnarly is loose in a hotel full of perfectly groomed egos. Out October 13. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0H5CPLKZ8 5 Stars: a series that you shouldn't miss A very satisfying end to the series where all volumes can be read as stand

I give 5+ to books that make me: return to them non stop, speak of them non stop, I can see it change someone's life and perception growing, makes me want to read or see the backlog of author or illustrators. Penguin Huddle 5+ 🌟 Aw. This is such a great story. For an easy comp titles it is a zootopia/sing-ish kind of world where diversity and caricature personalities come through with animal characters. (For example: the octopus, a super clever animal is the doctor) Very whi

5 stars 🌟 After reading this one I had to go research it and the author. Besides being the author of the great The Last Unicorn, and the fun I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons. This standalone is inspired by a song the author wrote. He is also a lyricist and screenwriter (he co-wrote the Lord of the Rings classic animation that we love from our childhood). The song speaks of three unique women who arrive at an inn and the plot is quite epic and at the same time contained in space

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Happy birthday, Mr. Bilbo. The white edition (the cover is illustrated by the author, he had a great style. Currently listening to The Silmarillion narrated by Andy Serkis

***I shipped one letter, and it arrived. You can see where the Post Office Stamp areas. (See the video in my Etsy shop) If my links are not working, let me know. Some of the settings are new to me. For kawaii and manga lovers. Inspired by my graphic novel characters, Polly and Paws. Envelope designed to fit the USA Post Office size regulations once folded and glued. Includes white and sage green background options. Lined and unlined pages (white and sage green) available in t

Setting up a Fall corner for my photos, although I specifically ordered warm they sent me mixed color fairy lights. Nothing and old good sharpie and some washi tape can't disguise. Orange sharpie works best than yellow. Rolled the wire with washing tape with the colors of my set so it's not disruptive. Time to write a chapter or two... happy Sunday. -V

So excited Penguin Books is releasing a Deluxe edition to celebrate the count down to 2027 release, the last book of a beloved series 16 years after the last released volume. Orphans of Mossflower. The cover is not yet revealed but the publisher confirmed it will retain the traditional artwork style. There will be a box set release as well. For September 2027. Great opportunity to start my readathon of the series, 22 volumes available. 40th anniversary of the series.

The most asked question by younger readers: WHY DOES POLLY NOT HAVE A NOSE? I am very inspired by asian art such as anime and manga, which was part of my growing up. And to make them more cute and young, usually the nose is small and barely drawn in expressions. I love making characters like that and exploring the shapes and personalities. Some famous characters without noses are our favorites: Powerpuff Girls, Adventure Time, Minions, Krillin (from Dragon Ball), Meowth (from

@topplingstackstours & @bymelanieabed  #ZombieZoo #TopplingStacksTours #MelanieAbed (I'm working on making the Instagram work fine soon, hopefully all goes back to normal in 2 weeks, will repost thos one for October reads) Genre: YA Mystery Publishing date: September 15, 2026 Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound Synopsis: Creepy, clever, and laugh‑out‑loud funny, ZOMBIE ZOO blends STEM investigation, paranormal mystery, and friendship forged in chaos. When mysteri

4.5 stars I truly appreciate this message. Immigrants may not share culture and other traditions, but they relate to being an immigrant, unfortunately we don't witness this camaraderie and sense of community, and each culture closes itself in shells, but little Miya's idea of welcoming and bringing everyone together is a great sentiment. Detailed, sweet illustrations. Thank you @ireadbookstour for the copy Social Media Links: Facebook: @acornsireadbooktours Instagram: @cry

Adam, Mine (Harper Collins) 4.5 stars What a great read. By keeping the chapters so short, we move the story along faster while still building depth and character growth. It's a rush from.the start to the end. Victor is determined to get his way and the consequences are terrible. Victor is very young abd has no limits. We can actually feel his laborarory, smell the experiences, it's well written. The journey is a rush as well. Also perfect for fans of Louis and Lestat. Mary S

Find my full reviews on Goodreads, B&N, Amazon, Fable, StoryGraph, Bookbub. Riley Dares 4.5 Fun, great for a relaxed mystery read afternoon, not very complex, perfect to introduce the genre to young readers. Mixes magic with mystery/incestigation and it's set around an escape room. High stakes: a famous author disappears during the inauguration game, leaving a bloodied show behind. There is a young girl, a ghost, ready to join the trio of friends to solve the case. Already in

Bring your own 3D Autumn Diorama to life. Print, color, and assemble to make a 3D shadowbook diorama. Set for 8.5 x 11 pages, but you can print in your preferred size and paper. Not colored. Color to your preference. PDF file includes uncolored line art pages ready to print. Short, easy instructions. This is not AI or clipart. It's an original character design inspired by my graphic novel series, Polly and the Black Ink Includes 3 free colored bookmarks to print. 100% origina

📚​ 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹’𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆! 🤗 Celebrating 10 years of Polly & Paws with 5 days of gifts for you! YAY! Thank you so much for participating in this limited time free access to freebies. 🥰 (Check out newsletter for monthly gifts) 🩷​Day 1️⃣: Kindle Free & Countdown Deal begins! Today Sep 7th ends Sept 11, for the USA and UK 💙​Day 2️⃣: Printable Polly & Paws stationery set with printable envelopes illustrated by me (will be

📚​ 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹’𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆! 🤗 Celebrating 10 years of Polly & Paws with 5 days of gifts for you! YAY! ​To avoid any social media scams, let's use the comments below or the contact form on this site for replies. 👉 www.thevioletwest.com/blog Subscribe to my newsletter for monthly extra gifts 🩷​Day 1️⃣: Kindle Free & Countdown Deal begins! Today Sep 7th ends Sept 11, for the USA and UK Grab your copy to start reading or re-r

Genre: YA Fantasy Publishing date: August 25, 2026 5+ I give + to books I love and I know I will reread on my birthday, on Bilbo's Birthday, All Hallow's Eve, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, New Year's Day... St. Valentine's Day... We have one (of these fav celebrations) each year but we still celebrate them full of emotion. A hug we want to repeat to remember favorite memories. I have a few themed books that fit each, will add this one to my Christmas fantasy month and Valenti