We Survivors Audiobook! Cover Reveal & Casting Announcement

The We Survivors-related news I’ve been teasing on social media is finally here!

On October 22nd, We Survivors will turn five years old. To celebrate, there will be a new paperback edition with updated formatting and some fun bonus content (stay tuned!). And there will also be something readers have been requesting for years… a We Survivors audiobook! I’m ecstatic to finally be making it happen.

Here’s the audiobook cover, designed by Mallory Rock of Rock Solid Book Design:

Who will be narrating this audiobook? Let me introduce you to… Darby Kennerly!

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Songs of Snow Book Launch

It’s here!! My wintry, Icelandic mythology-inspired YA Fantasy Songs of Snow is now available and making its way out into the world.

Paperbacks are only $12.99 through Amazon, Barnes & Noble (coming soon), or me directly (through IngramSpark). They’re also available for a little more from many of your favorite online retailers–I recommend Bookshop.org, which supports your local indie bookstore!

EBooks are $3.99 and available exclusively through Amazon. Songs of Snow is free to read if you have Kindle Unlimited!

You can also add Songs of Snow on Goodreads. There will be a signed paperback giveaway next month, and if it’s added to your TBR already, you’ll be automatically notified!

ebook and paperback image of the book Songs of Snow by L.J. Thomas. text reads "a new Nordic fairytale" and "available now". Book cover shows two young women, a blonde one with a bow and arrow and a red-haired one creating a swirl of snow/water magic.
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Songs of Snow Preorder Goodies & The Bloody Key Signed Paperback Giveaway

I’m so excited to share the wonderful Songs of Snow character art that Amanda S. Dumky created! I love how she brought Elín and Kata to life. If you preorder the Songs of Snow e-book or order a paperback within the first week of publication, I’ll send you a personalized postcard of this character art!

Preorder here and enter info for your postcard here.

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2023 Year in Review & What’s Next

As 2023 has just drawn to a close, I wanted to make a quick post reviewing last year and talking about what’s next for me in 2024! If you saw any social media posts from me yesterday, you probably know what’s next, but if not… read on to find out!

It’s no secret that one of my biggest accomplishments this year was publishing my Gothic Bluebeard retelling, The Bloody Key! Since I never got around to doing a launch blog post, here’s the beautiful cover again…

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The Bloody Key Cover, eARCs & Pre-Order Promotion!

If you’ve been following me on Instagram or Twitter, you’ve probably noticed a lot of fun, The Bloody Key-related updates! I wanted to make sure I shared everything here as well, since we are now less than a month from launch!

First, I’d like to share the beautiful cover for The Bloody Key: A Bluebeard Retelling! Elaine Ho (Art of Elaine Ho) did an incredible job on the illustration, bringing the girls and the atmosphere of their flight from the castle to life. The dresses especially are so detailed and stunning–I’m in love! Then Mallory Rock (Rock Solid Book Design) put on the final touches to make it the perfect Gothic cover!

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A New L.J. Thomas book is coming your way!

Wow, I cannot believe it has been almost two years since I wrote a blog post for this site! If you’ve been following me on Twitter or Instagram, you know that I’ve been active and writing during that time, but just didn’t have much to share. Until now!

I’m excited to share with you all that my second novel, The Bloody Key: A Bluebeard Retelling, will be published on April 25, 2023!

The cover will be revealed in a few months! Until then, I’m using this simple design to represent the story.
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