Sonder's Bookshelf
Halo City Angel
What happens when an angel falls from the sky? He moves in with a demon and learns to navigate the human world.
The Lyrebird King
The Lyrebird King is a queer medieval fantasy romance (with a heavy dose of drama and suspense) featuring Aries and Caius, two people cast aside by society finding acceptance in one another while navigating the complexities of an underground movement.
Cover art by the amazing Cameron McCafferty (@camerongraphics).
Thrall of the Dark Wood
Young mother Ilse arrived in Forst village seven years ago with an infant in her arms and another little one on the way. Secretive about her previous life, most assumed Ilse to be an unwed harlot, driven from her home by her family’s shame. Ilse is especially tight-lipped about the most pressing question: who the father of her children is.
Ilse bore the burden of their rumors with ease, and for seven years lived in relative peace in a small house just outside of the Dark Wood – a forest that many believed was home to inhuman creatures. None but Ilse had ever dared to live that close, fearing that they would be lured into the Wood, never to return.
When Ilse and her children disappear, seemingly out of thin air, the village assumes the Dark Wood has claimed their lives. What they don’t know is that the father of Ilse’s children, who most assumed to be some nobody from Ilse’s home village, is actually much closer than they thought. He comes from the Dark Wood – and he wants his family back.
In Which a Demon King Does Not Have a Romantic Interest in His Human Gardener
Demon King Jurao returns from his successful thirty-year Union Campaign and discovers something amiss - the castle gardens have a secret caretaker.
Using his authority over the sentient plants, he discovers the gardener is... a human! But after hearing the man out, Jurao decides to appoint Braelin as the official Royal Gardener for all his hard work.
Now he just needs to figure out why everyone seems to believe he is romantically interested in the human...
Life is a series of first times that I can't wait to share with you
Paul is trying to navigate a messy forced coming out.
Ben is trying to navigate the dissolution of his family and having to move to a new state.
When they meet, there is this instant connection between the two of them. Like they were meant to be. Surely, you can't find the one on your first try. But it's nice to let yourself believe that your love story is epic enough to beat the odds.
The story is told through all the first times they share.
Some parts will include mature content.
Constellations of Chiron
Chiron has given up on finding true love after undergoing a painful breakup. But after one awkward encounter with a less-than-subtle hottie, Chiron must choose whether to move past the hurt and try to heal? Or will he remain trapped, reliving past pain and terrified of finding happiness?
A contemporary, mature, queer romance.
Trapped, Shattered
Lev, a rogue werewolf turned hitman, makes a rare mistake on an otherwise clean job: there’s one extra person in the building. Rather than spend the extra bullet however, he’s inclined to take the young man home.
Otto knows this isn’t mercy, but he can’t say no. As a submissive wolf, he can’t fight back, especially against a dominant one with a blood-splattered face and sadistic smile. Now he’s to become a plaything and must do whatever it takes to sate the beast.
Inspired by Call of the Void by VVBG (https://www.vvbgcomics.com/cotv/)
Content Warning: Abuse, blood, explicit sex, firearms, kidnapping, illicit drug use, implied torture, murder, non-consent/dubious consent/coercion, Stockholm syndrome, violence
In Which a Demon King Meets his Romantic Partner's Family
Jurao and Braelin are, after all the hijinks, officially courting romantically. But their story is far from over...
The first members of Braelin's scattered family - the elf-human twins Meir'ril and Ayelma, along with Braelin's fully human uncle, Owren - arrive in the Demon Realm. All are glad to be reunited, but it seems to stir up some bad memories for the Royal Gardener...
Soon after, the envoy from the Temple of Iescula, Goddess of Seiges and Plants, arrives - and he's not happy about the human gardener tending his Lady's beloved plants...
In Which a Demon King Has a Realization and Attempts to Court His Human Gardener
Jurao realizes he does, in fact, have a crush on Braelin - after a bit more encouragement, anyway.
After this realization soon comes another - that he has no idea how courtship works, or if Braelin would be interested in courting him. Fortunately, his friends are ready to help - especially the exciteable princess who comes to confirm the rumors of his romantic interest...