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ALT Book cover for WAKE: Maelstrom Book 1 by Jessica DeLand. Against a swirling purple, star-speckled background, a red-haired ballerina in a black leotard and pink pointe shoes curls inside an intricate gold geometric teardrop symbol, her wrists bound behind her. A sweeping blue-and-rust feather curves along the left side. The title WAKE Maelstrom Book 1 appears in white lettering across the top with Jessica DeLand in white at the bottom.

ALT A dark-skinned girl in a sheer victorian gown cradling her pregnant belly, held onto by two werewolf claws from either side. The title, "Wildbred", reads across the top, with the author "Riley Founder" below.

ALT THE PITCH: A girl whose family tragedies have left her aimless moves to rural England to start a new life, only to fall into a world of utter wonder and mythological creatures. In a place known as Grimside ruled by wolvish beasts known as lycans, two princes of dwindling bloodlines set their sights on making her their mate to carry their heirs, all while the exiled king schemes to take her for himself.

ALT For Enjoyers Of: -Lords of Arcadia, beginning with The Care and Feeding of Griffins, by R. Lee Smith -Feathers So Vicious, by Liv Zander -Court of the Vampire Queen, by Katee Robert -Run & Hide, by Beatrix Hollow

ALT A TASTE: He bent, tracing his lips up her spine, and when she reached back for him, she felt the coarse fur along his forearms, the prickle of it as he let his control lapse by small degrees. She turned to face him, and their mouths met, not with hunger but with a shared gentleness that surprised her. He kissed her slow, then slower, as if memorizing the shape of her lips. She bit him, once, to see what he would do. He laughed. A low, rumbling sound, and kissed her deeper. He shifted, moving her so that her head rested on the black pillow, then spread her arms out above her, pinning her wrists with just enough force to remind her he could, if he wanted, hold her there forever. She flexed, testing, but he gave a little, not enough for her to break free, just enough so that she knew he was paying attention. He worked his way down her body, mouth and tongue and teeth each laying claims across the territory from her neck to her stomach. When he reached the summit of the curve of her b

ALT MOODBOARD TOP ROW: stars in space, the figure of a person’s lap while holding lots of flowers over a mattress, a bundle of fruits MIDDLE ROW: a statue of a winged figure held by a mortal, an eclipse, a hand holding a golden chalice BOTTOM ROW: a candelabra lit on the wall, the shadow of a female-presenting person with long hair and plant leaves, a figure covered in a red veil






























