Where craft gets serious and stories get spicy. House of the Vixen Blade Press is home to authors Beth A. Freely, Kestral Rook, and Cerridwyn Campbell — and the craft talk behind their books. https://houseofthevixenbladepress.com/https://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mufq6oru7p2pMemory doesn’t need a flashback. It can live in a character’s hands, mid-scene, through objects, scents, and fragments that pull the past into the present. My new post explores how to write memory as muse. https://houseofthevixenbladepress.com/memory-as-muse-writing-the-weight-of-the-past-into-every-scene/ #WritingCommunity31 Aug 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufq6oru7p2phttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mttq7k45rm2sStory vs. narrative — they're not the same thing. New post breaks down 4 types of narrative writing every author should know.  Read it here: https://houseofthevixenbladepress.com/narrative-writing-what-is-it-and-why-do-i-care/ #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersOfBluesky #NarrativeCraft 24 Aug 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttq7k45rm2shttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mtoywdpce22aBig news: I'm bringing everything together under House of the Vixen Blade Press (HVBP) — one home for my imprints Beth A. Freely, Kestral Rook, and Cerridwyn Campbell. Where craft gets serious and stories get spicy. Same me, same stories — just a name that finally fits.22 Aug 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoywdpce22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mt63ve2ot22lSometimes you just have to stop and watch a cult classic you love. If you know me, you know the movie. #therecanbeonlyone #givemetheprize #princesoftheuniverse16 Aug 2026 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt63ve2ot22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mt2n4mla7o2xFriday spotlight: Love of a Samurai. Helena survives a massacre and ends up in a hidden mountain village. Ujio is ordered to train her, expects disobedience, and gets a woman who matches him. Quieter and more bittersweet than most of my catalog — proud of this one. #RomanceAwarenessMonth 14 Aug 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2n4mla7o2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3msy4nkeqqd2kUnpopular opinion: the epilogue isn't always necessary. HFN with the door left open can be more romantic than a wedding-and-kids wrap-up that ties everything too neatly. Come argue with me. #RomanceAwarenessMonth #UnpopularOpinion #RomanceReaders #RomanceTropes 13 Aug 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msy4nkeqqd2khttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3msvm5w5upg2dDeep in medieval England research for Rowan of Aquitaine. The classic Robin Hood story is largely later romanticization — the real politics were far messier. That's exactly the complexity I want for Lady Rowan and Guy of Gisborne's story. #RomanceAwarenessMonth #RowanOfAquitaine #HistoricalResearch12 Aug 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvm5w5upg2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mst3p4jdnj2wForced proximity works because it removes the escape hatch entirely — no ghosting, no convenient exit. "Soft Like Summer's" double-booked cabin is a perfect example: Lana and Ren just have to deal with each other, every morning, no way around it. #RomanceAwarenessMonth #RomanceTropes #AuthorLife11 Aug 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst3p4jdnj2whttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3msqlafhbdj2qFour hours researching pirate ship rigging terminology this week, for one sentence in the actual book. Not wasted time — knowing a world that specifically is the difference between writing it confidently and just gesturing vaguely at 'old-timey boat.' #RomanceAwarenessMonth #WritingResearch 10 Aug 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqlafhbdj2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3msnx2xblu727Happy National Book Lovers Day. The real question of the day: what book made you a reader? Not one you liked — the one that flipped the switch for good. Mine was "The Hobbit." Tell me yours. #bookloversday #nationalbookloversday #readinglife #bookcommunity #bethafreely 09 Aug 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnx2xblu727https://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mslkd4ksp42wNational Book Lovers Day is tomorrow. Today's confession: my TBR pile has developed its own gravitational field with moons. What's the oldest book on yours you swear you'll actually read? #RomanceAwarenessMonth #TBR #authorlife08 Aug 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslkd4ksp42whttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3msj4vk5vsq2wSpotlighting Agents of STARR / Ghost Division — spy thriller romance with real emotional weight. Operatives broken by the work, rebuilding trust in the middle of missions with no clean edges. Start with Inside the Killbox. #AgentsOfSTARR #GhostDivision #SpyRomance #RomanceAwarenessMonth 07 Aug 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msj4vk5vsq2whttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3msgy56bkcs2tThis or that, no cheating! Answer before you scroll and see what everyone else said. #RomanceAwarenessMonth #thisorthat #authorlife06 Aug 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgy56bkcs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3msdyxlonci2u1725 pirate crews ran on written 'ship's articles.' They elected captains, voted out leadership, and awarded actual injury compensation. Not chaos. A system. Branwyn St. Pierre's whole world. #RomanceAwarenessMonth #pirateromance #authorlife 05 Aug 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdyxlonci2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3msch472zns2cEnemies to lovers isn't hatred; it's two people so evenly matched that the friction becomes unbearable. Olivia and Ethan in "Hot Temptation" despise each other for years, right up until a storm strands them together and the act falls apart. #RomanceAwarenessMonth #enemiestoloversromance #authorlife05 Aug 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msch472zns2chttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3ms7qszjvh22xThe blank page still gets me after 30+ books, like it's never met me before. Fix that actually works: write a bad sentence instead of a good one. The page stops being blank, which is 90% of the actual problem. #RomanceAwarenessMonth #tipsandtricks #writing #authorlife04 Aug 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7qszjvh22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3ms4widhdks2hSecond-chance romance confession: it will always hit harder than strangers-to-lovers for me. No illusions left. Just two people who know exactly what they're choosing and choose it anyway. #RomanceAwarenessMonth #seconchanceromance #authorlife02 Aug 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4widhdks2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3ms3664zbc22cDid you know August is Romance Awareness Month? So here's the plan: all month long, I'm going deep. Trope breakdowns, research rabbit holes, series spotlights, book recommendations, the occasional unhinged poll. #romanceawarenessmonth #authorlife #romance02 Aug 2026 04:41 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms3664zbc22chttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mmzwnaotec2s@markhamillofficial.bsky.social found this gem while kicking back before a book signing. You inspired me to write Luke fanfiction as a kid and still inspire the award-winning romance novels I write as an adult. But my hubby's right about one thing: you look like you're gonna spit on the saarlac!30 May 2026 01:47 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzwnaotec2shttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3minlskhkmc24New Book Trailer https://youtu.be/aTpLnDlBijk?si=cdw93vGAZDxEuVAC04 Apr 2026 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3minlskhkmc24https://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mdq6vey7ja2f#EndOfJanuary #AuthorLife #StoryEnergy31 Jan 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdq6vey7ja2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mdnofzdwku2x#BethAFreely #AuthorLife #WriterHumor #BookishLife #RomanceAuthor #SlowBurnRomance30 Jan 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnofzdwku2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mdl5x43hre2qLate January feels like the space between stillness and motion. This is where intention for the rest of the year settles in. #JanuaryMood #CreativeLife #AuthorReflections29 Jan 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdl5x43hre2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mdiniya6zz2rThe struggle is real! #AuthorLife #WritingReality #WriterHumor #WritingCommunity #PlansVsReality28 Jan 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdiniya6zz2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mdg4yvthqi2xI write slow-burn romance as luxury. Soft power instead of chaos. Dangerous men who are emotionally fluent. Intimacy that’s earned, not rushed. If you like romance that lingers instead of shouts, you’re in the right place. #SlowBurnRomance #SoftPowerRomance #CinematicRomance27 Jan 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdg4yvthqi2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mddmkcgttd2fEvery romance reader has a comfort zone. Some like it sweet. Some like it earned. Some like it extra hot. Where do you land on the pepper scale? 🌶️ I promise not to judge…I might, however, recommend a book. #RomanceAuthors #ReadingPreferences #BookTalk #SpiceLevel #RomanceLife26 Jan 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddmkcgttd2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3md6ln6ynpj2x#FictionalWorlds #ReaderDreams #BookCommunity24 Jan 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6ln6ynpj2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3md433veode2wSome books are meant to be devoured. Others are meant to be lingered over. Both matter. #ReadingSlow #BookLove #StoryTime Get your copy today: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FBYFQZS2/23 Jan 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3md433veode2whttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mczkpdufpl2wWhat do you like best? #BookThisOrThat #ReaderPreferences #BookishFun22 Jan 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczkpdufpl2whttps://bsky.app/profile/houseofthevixenbladepress.com/post/3mcx25ppjuz2oIf your TBR pile is a personality trait, Fables & Filth is for you. Join us January 23–26 for a Discord book festival packed with games, trailers, giveaways, and authors who fully support your reading habits here: discord.gg/VQZswnure3 #fablesandfilth #bookfestival #online21 Jan 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:ukiropk5stlp5rlmeitbpsnt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcx25ppjuz2o