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Kat Z

@katlynzehnacker.bsky.social

Writer | Wife | Cat Mom | Coffee Addict | Bookworm https://www.katlynzehnacker.com

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EvelynHail, PhD@evelynhail.bsky.social · 3mo ago

HEARTLESS HUNTER X SLAVIC FOURTH WING 🎭 She, a humble servant posing as Duchess, is his executioner-to-be. 🐉 He, the arrogant Dragon Prince, must save a kingdom from the encroaching Ever-Dark. 🖤 Neither anticipated falling for the one destined to be their undoing. #questpit #NA #R #F #DF #Q

A gothic-style book cover titled "Root and Ruin." Centered is a glowing, cyan-blue dragon coiled into a circle, its scales etched with faint, runic symbols. Golden, gnarled roots extend downward from the dragon like branching veins against the pitch-black background. Text at the top reads "Enemies to Lovers," "Fated Mates," and "Fake Identity," with "An Agent’s Guide" in the top right. Subtitle reads "80k • NA Slavic Romantasy," and the bottom logline says, "She is sent to kill the dragon. Instead, she might become his only salvation."A graphic titled "The Comps" in golden lettering. It displays four book covers arranged in a grid: "Heartless Hunter" by Kristen Ciccarelli, "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros, "Shadow and Bone" by Leigh Bardugo, and "The Witcher: The Last Wish" by Andrzej Sapkowski.A self-made fantasy illustration showing a halfway transformed, dark-haired man, Prince Konstantin Veliki, with a silver crown and dragon wings. He is carrying a woman, a humble servant Iva, masquerading as a Duchess Zora, in a long, flowing cream-colored gown as they fly through the air. She is his guest but unbeknownst to him, she is plotting to poison him. In the background, a sprawling forest surrounds a magic academy, Kolegium with colorful, traditional Slavic-style onion domes—gold, silver, bronze and green. Each of the domes represents air, water, fire and earth magic respectively. Snippet text at the bottom reads: "Do you always sequester your guests and take flight with them?"A self-made illustration set in the catacombs under the magic academy, Kolegium, featuring classical-style statues on the walls. Iva, in dark armor, rides a bright, light blue-scaled dragon; it is Prince Konstantin Veliki in his dragon form. They face off against a monstrous, ethereal shadow dragon composed of wispy, black smoke and glowing eyes — this is Konstantin’s fallen father Tibor Veliki. A brilliant golden sphere of light, relic of the Slavic god of light, Belobog, called Spark of Creation, floats on a pedestal between them. Text at the bottom of the snippet reads: "Let us dance, little one," the Shadow Dragon hisses in a dry whisper of the fallen. "A worthy foe," Konstantin responds. We take to the air to meet the darkness. Two gargantuan winged silhouettes hover in the abyss, suspended in a precarious balance. They mirror one another; two sides of the same coin, champions of Belobog and Chernobog.
Kat Z@katlynzehnacker.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Now querying: THE GRAVES WE DIG, featuring: 🪦A girl ignoring her supernatural gifts 🪦A serial killer 🪦Victims who won't stop leading her to their bodies 🪦A found family hunting things that go bump in the night (even if it may be one of their own...) #querying #ya #paranormal

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Grace Morrow@authorgmorrow.bsky.social · 2y ago

SOC X ALL OF US VILLAINS The Regime's most ruthless criminals are forced into a deadly competition where the winner will become a rare magic user and the next leading Saint. 🃏 Multiple POVs ⛓️ Found family 💣 Let's burn this place to the ground #P2Ppit #YA #S #F

A guide to a game of sinners and saints Picture of wings with the text: PITCH A GAME OF SINNERS AND SAINTS is a thrilling adventure YA Fantasy that combines the intrigue and thievery of Roshani Chokshi's THE GILDED WOLVES, with the glamorous, high-stakes tournaments of Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman's, ALL OF US VILLAINS and the found family dynamics of SIX OF CROWS. With pics showing the book coversPicture of character art with the text and tropes: THREE OUTCASTS FORCED TO COMPETE FIVE DEADLY ROUNDS ENSURING THEY WON'T SURVIVE MUITI-POV HUNGER GAMES STYLE COMPETITION SINNERS BECOMING SAINTS POLITICALLY CORRUPT GOVERNMENTS FOUND FAMILY MORALLY GRAY CHARACTERSMeta data dump
Ann Glimmer@annglimmer.bsky.social · 2y ago

An agent's guide to TRUE HATE'S KISS A jarl’s daughter must trick her enemy into kissing her to break a deadly curse on her family ⚔️Feuding clans=Enemies to lovers+Forbidden love 🐉Scandinavian folklore ✨Magical swords and potions 🔥Viking vibes #P2Ppit #UA #Romantasy #NA

An agent’s guide to TRUE HATE’S KISS A jarl’s daughter must trick her enemy into kissing her to break a deadly curse on her family ~115 000 words New Adult Romantasy By Ann Glimmer When a man from the enemy clan murders Älva’s father, she swears revenge. But then her family is cursed to die. The only way to break the curse? A TRUE HATE’S KISS The man she hates the most must kiss her of his own free will.Scandinavian Iron Age (almost Viking Age) Pretending to woo him while betraying him Feuding clans = true enemies-to-lovers + forbidden love Knife to throat Complicated family dynamics Magical swords and potions  Fairytale creatures based on Scandinavian folklore I trailed my hands up his muscular chest, locking eyes with him in what I hoped was an enticing gaze. “What do you want me to do?” His slow, predatory smile sent a shiver down my spine. “I want you to lose your mind so completely, you’re no longer aware of the sounds coming out of your mouth.” I swallowed. That was absolutely not what I’d expected him to say. Sliding my hands around his neck, I rose onto my toes, closing in on his mouth, but he dodged past my face, pressing his lips against my neck instead. My mind tangled with incoherent thoughts as his calloused hands stroked down my back to my hips. He tugged at my dress, but my belt held it in place. His fingers grazed my stomach and found the buckle, undoing it. With a thud, it fell to the floor. My knife! Now it was out of reach. Panic surged hot and cold through my veins. He was undressing me. By the spirits, he was undressing me! Why wouldn’t he kiss me? Wasn’t that how these things were supposed to start? The men I’d been with before had always kissed me as soon as we’d slipped away to be alone. His lips brushed my neck, sending shivers tingling down my spine. He tugged at my dress again, and my mind blanked as I raised my arms, allowing him to pull it over my head.
Kat Z@katlynzehnacker.bsky.social · 2y ago

A warrior princess forced into an arranged marriage to end a brutal war hunts for kingdom-shattering secrets — a hunt that, if discovered, will leave her country a ruin, her people suffering the consequences, and the man who adopted her dead. #P2P #romantasy #A #NA

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MJ Huntsgood@mjhuntsgood.bsky.social · 2y ago

#onsub Everyone believed serial killer Gentle Jack died along with 99% of the world 15 years ago during the Flare, but he's back--& he's got a message for private investigator Zan Anderson. With her loved ones in danger, can she solve the mystery before time runs out? #P2Pit

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Kat Z@katlynzehnacker.bsky.social · 2y ago

2024 ended hard for me after many personal set backs and being forced to put my health first. I've only been able to write intermittently, but writing is such a core part of me that NOT writing made it worse. Well, I'm finally back to writing. And so grateful I could sob. #writingcommunity

MJ Huntsgood@mjhuntsgood.bsky.social · 2y ago

I am so incredibly honored to have my story, "Justice In New Texas" featured in the Hooghly Review's special murals edition, inspiring and edited by an amazing guest editor. This space western was fun to write and I'm so pleased that you loved it. Thank you for allowing me to work with you!

The Hooghly Review@thehooghlyreview.bsky.social · 2y ago

At long last, 𝑀𝑈𝑅𝐴𝐿𝑆 is live!🎨📸🖋 The most unique issue we have produced yet. thehooghlyreview.com/issues/murals/ @fbereaud.bsky.social invites you all to wander with him through these pages—free to download or flip through, featuring Roberto R. Pozos & 60 contributors from across the globe.🌏

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