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🖤 A FEATHER SO BLACK (Orbit, 2024)
🖤 AMBER & DUSK YA duology
🖤 Magic, mayhem, and tortured romance
🖤 Mama 👧🏼🐕

First pass pages are back to my publisher, which m

First pass pages are back to my publisher, which means A FEATHER SO BLACK is one step closer to becoming a Real Book. It’s both wildly exciting and unbearably terrifying to think that review copies will soon be out in the wild, and then in about 5 months, the book releases to the world!

With just about 2 months until Book 2 is due, I’m preparing to go full hermit while in drafting mode. But before I transform into a bridge troll subsisting on cups of coffee and pumpkin Joe-Joes, I’ll leave you with this #SundaySnippet, probably the last for a while….the opening paragraph of the type-set book!

Fun fact: this opening line has stayed the same since the first draft of this version! First (and last) lines are something I tend to agonize over, but this one has always felt perfect for the story and the narrator. So I hope this is a fun little teaser for what’s to come 🪶🖤 🦢

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The book is A FEATHER SO BLACK, an adult romantasy

The book is A FEATHER SO BLACK, an adult romantasy Swan Lake retelling inspired by Celtic mythology. Available for preorder now!

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There are quite a few new faces around here so I t

There are quite a few new faces around here so I thought I should do a quick introduction! 👋🏼

Hello, I’m Lyra. I write lyrical fantasy novels about the alchemy of love, the price of magic, and the landscapes that haunt us ✨

Some things about me:

1. I’m an Aquarius, 4w5, ENTP (although I 100% identify as an introvert)

2. When I’m not writing, reading, or chasing after my toddler and dog, I enjoy being outdoors in nature, playing the piano, doing Peloton or pilates, or binge-watching something incredibly niche (currently rewatching Nancy Drew which is perfect for spooky season 👻)

3. My father was a merchant marine for most of my life, and I owe at least some of my storytelling instinct to the wild tales he brought home of his seafaring life…of impossible mirages glimpsed on distant horizons, strange characters amid stranger environments, and the perfect solitude of the stars above still water ⚓️

4. I dabble in poetry. My favorite poets to read are Rainer Maria Rilke, Mary Oliver, Christina Rosetti, and John Keats. If you ever see a poem I wrote…no you didn’t ✍🏼

5. The books I’ve reread the most are: CROWN DUEL, by Sherwood Smith ⚔️ PRIDE & PREJUDICE, by Jane Austen 📕 KUSHIEL’S DART, by Jacqueline Carey 🥀 THE DARK IS RISING, by Susan Cooper ❄️ and ELFQUEST, by Wendy and Richard Pini 🧝 If that doesn’t tell you all you need to know about the kind of books I write, then I don’t know what will!

6. I was born under a full moon, and I’m named after a constellation and a moon goddess. Coming as a shock to absolutely no one, I’m a night owl 🦉

I’m happy you’re here! Now tell me something about YOU! 🧡 #lyraselene #authorsofinstagram #bookstagram #fantasy

I cannot wait for you to meet them 🖤 The book

I cannot wait for you to meet them 🖤

The book is A FEATHER SO BLACK by Lyra Selene (that’s me!) releasing March 2024… available for preorder now!

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HAPPY SEPTEMBER 🍁 #autumn #september #spookys

HAPPY SEPTEMBER 🍁

#autumn #september #spookyseason #letmehavethis #authorlife #newhampshire

Utterly obsessed with the UK cover for A FEATHER S

Utterly obsessed with the UK cover for A FEATHER SO BLACK!

The Cruel Prince meets For the Wolf in a sizzling fantasy romance inspired by Celtic mythology, spinning a magical tale of a defiant changeling, her cursed sister, and the dangerous fae lord she must defeat to save her family.

Available March 2024! Preorder links in bio 🪶🦢🖤

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I’m so thrilled to share the stunning UK cover f

I’m so thrilled to share the stunning UK cover for A FEATHER SO BLACK!

The Cruel Prince meets For the Wolf in a sizzling fantasy romance inspired by Celtic mythology, spinning a magical tale of a defiant changeling, her cursed sister, and the dangerous fae lord she must defeat to save her family.

Coming March 2024 from @orbitbooks_uk! Available for preorder now—links in bio!

#afeathersoblack #fairfolktrilogy #romantasy #orbitbooks #lyraselene #authorsofinstagram #bookstagram

Mark your calendars 📆 A FEATHER SO BLACK is get

Mark your calendars 📆 A FEATHER SO BLACK is getting a second gorgeous cover for UK markets and I get to share it with you this Friday! Do you think it’ll be similar? Or wildly different??? 👀 I can’t WAIT to show you all!

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#sundaysnippet 🪶🖤🦢 #afeathersoblack #fa

#sundaysnippet 🪶🖤🦢

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Happy Lughnasa! Summer is officially halfway over…how has your summer been so far? Here’s a little of what our life has been like lately 💛

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The book is AMBER & DUSK, by Lyra Selene (that’s

The book is AMBER & DUSK, by Lyra Selene (that’s me) 🌅

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A FEATHER SO BLACKby Lyra Selene is available to p

A FEATHER SO BLACKby Lyra Selene is available to preorder now from your book retailer of choice! 🖤🦢 🤍

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Here, have a no context #sundaysnippet 🖤 #afea

Here, have a no context #sundaysnippet 🖤

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I’m sorry but this cover is my personality now 🦢🖤

ICYMI my adult fantasy romance A FEATHER SO BLACK comes out this winter! Preorder now from your favorite bookseller 🖤

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A FEATHER SO BLACK cover launch! 💚 Set in a wo

A FEATHER SO BLACK cover launch! 💚

Set in a world of perilous magic and moonlit forests, this seductive romantic fantasy tells the story of a defiant changeling, her cursed sister, and the dangerous fae lord she must defeat to save her family.

In a kingdom where magic has been lost, Fia is a rare changeling, left behind by the wicked Fair Folk when they stole the High Queen’s daughter and retreated behind the locked gates of Tír na nÓg.

Most despise Fia’s fae blood. But the queen raises her as a daughter and trains her to be a spy. Meanwhile, the real princess Eala is bound to Tír na nÓg, cursed to become a swan by day and only returning to her true form at night.

When a hidden gate to the realm is discovered, Fia is tasked by the queen to retrieve the princess and break her curse. But she doesn’t go alone: with her is prince Rogan, Fia’s dearest childhood friend—and Eala’s betrothed.

As they journey through the forests of the Folk, where magic winds through the roots of the trees and beauty can be a deadly illusion, Fia’s mission is complicated by her feelings for the prince…and her unexpected attraction to the dark-hearted fae lord holding Eala captive. Irian might be more monster than man, but he seems to understand Fia in a way no one ever has.

Soon, Fia begins to question the truth of her mission. But time is running out to break her sister’s curse. And unraveling the secrets of the past might destroy everything she has come to love.

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COVER REVEAL! 💚 I’m so in love with this gor

COVER REVEAL! 💚

I’m so in love with this gorgeous cover for my forthcoming adult fantasy romance, about a changeling princess, her cursed sister, the prince she loves, and the faery lord she must defeat to save herself and her family. Swipe for a more detailed synopsis, and you can find preorder links in my bio!!! 💚

Available March 2024 from @orbitbooks_us 💚

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Preorder A FEATHER SO BLACK if you like your roman

Preorder A FEATHER SO BLACK if you like your romantasy with:
🪶a defiant heroine
🪶botanical magic
🪶enemies to lovers
🪶haunted landscapes
🪶unrelenting banter
🪶complex family dynamics
🪶a touch of 🌶️

Cover reveal Thursday! Mark your calendars 🖤

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The date for the US cover reveal is official—Thu

The date for the US cover reveal is official—Thursday July 13th, just 5 days away! I’m really excited to show you all this cover—I think it’s really unique and eye catching, while giving lots of visual depth and clues to the story 🪶 Follow and turn on post notifications so you don’t miss it 📣

What kind of content would you like to see in the days leading up to the reveal? Aesthetic reels? Snippets/quotes from the book? Cover teasers? Drop me a comment and let me know!
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We have the US cover for A FEATHER SO BLACK, my de

We have the US cover for A FEATHER SO BLACK, my debut adult romantasy, and I get to show you next week!!!! Stay tuned for more details soon 🪶🖤 #bookstagran #coverreveal #adultfantasy #romantasy #celticmythology #swanlakeretelling

When writing about the fae, it’s always been imp

When writing about the fae, it’s always been important to me to remember they are not simply hot, magic, pointy-eared ~people~. In all the lore, they are as wild as they are wondrous; as treacherous as they are tempting; as fickle as they are fascinating. The reason they are called the “fair folk” is because to speak of their true nature would be to risk one of their curses. Or perhaps, one of their blessings 👀

Anyway, have a zero-context #SundaySnippet. And yes, he’s utterly heartless, and yes, he’s a love interest. Do you know me at all?

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