I had this pipe dream, almost a year ago, after hearing about another anthology that didn’t center own-voices. I felt a little powerless bc I was just a reader, what could I do. But I had connections and a platform, and influence, small but mighty.

24 hrs later I had Eva in my pocket, and a list of authors I was hopeful would say yes. This anthology was born out of a desire to see intersectional own-voices sapphic stories amplified. I wanted more nonbinary, trans, disabled, fat, masc, butch, stud, chronic illness, neurodivergent, immigrant rep in my sapphic romance. I wanted way more Black and Brown stories featured.

I wanted a reflection of my life, my found family, my community. So I made it happen. But I didn’t want to profit off of the author's work. In fact, I didn’t want to profit. I wanted to ensure that the proceeds from these stories went to support individuals represented in them. The National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network was the perfect organization to partner with. All of the proceeds from the anthology will go to QTBIPOC folks getting scholarships for mental health services with service providers that share their identity. 

As a therapist, and someone in therapy, I can speak to the importance of having a therapist who can deeply empathize with your experiences. 

I hope you pre-order this book because you want to see more of what real life looks like, even in fantasy and monster romance we can find parts of ourselves. I hope you pre-order this book because you want to support the most vulnerable individuals in our community. But mostly, I hope you pre-order this book bc it was more than a labor of love, it was a love letter to the underrepresented, the folks in our community that often go ignored or erased, a love letter telling them that they matter, that we want to hear their stories, that their stories are worth sharing.

As I work behind the scenes for the next several volumes I hope you know that your support on this project is priceless, and pre-ordering the first volume ensures that more stories get told.

You can find it available for pre-order on amazon. Physical copies will be available on June 3rd, release day.