Genre:
Fantasy Romance
Themes:
Body Positivity
Fairytale
Fated Mates
Femme / Femme
Friends to Lovers
Historical
Holiday
Ice Queen
Interracial / Multicultural Relationship
Kink
Magic
Misfit / Socially Awkward
Secret Crush
Steam Punk / Gaslamp Fantasy
Heat Level:
Medium (sex scenes are included and may use mildly graphic description)
Archetypes:
Fashion Designer / Dressmaker / Tailor
Librarian / Bookseller
Psychic / Medium
Witch
Geographic Location:
United Kingdom: England
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Historical
Manor House / Estate
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Protagonist Identity:
Black / African American
Trigger/Content Warning:
References to Child Abuse & Past Assault, Blood & Mating Bites, Contraceptive Tampering & Patriarchal Hogwash
Scaling the Moon
The Wildeward Academy Series, Book 2.5
By Gwyneira Blythe
Two sapphic witches let desire lead them this holiday season, but is their flirtation only skin deep or are they meant to be more?
When magical women are rare, two ladies will dare to let desire lead them this holiday season.
Gorgon-blooded witch Evetta St. Aubert has been abandoned by everyone all her life. A small detail she won’t let hold her back from being the perfect rule-following prefect over her dorms. When winter break comes, that perfect skin is shed to reveal more monstrous desires. Every year, she takes a lover, but none have stayed.
Seamstress and dreamer, Gemma Stein, is considered a pariah due to the vitiligo on her skin. Her father’s machinations would see her bound to his plans with little regard for her true desires. When she has the opportunity to spend more time with the woman of her dreams, their connection soon weaves them tighter than ever before. Yet, if her father has his way, she’ll have no choices left.
Is their flirtation only skin deep or can Evetta and Gemma navigate the trials ahead together?
One thing is certain, they can’t go back to how things were.
Standalone sapphic romance with a Happily-For-Now ending. Gemma and Evetta continue as side characters in The Wildeward Academy series.
Previously published as “Scaling the Moon” in the I Am The Fire: Limited Anthology from Nov 2022-Jan 2023. Rights have been reverted back to the author. Now with more polish!