SAVAGE BLOOMS cover (& series) reveal

surrender to your wildest desires

Welcome, seeker of sensation! Throw open all the windows to the summer thunderstorms and put your favorite moody record on. Today I’m revealing the much-anticipated cover for SAVAGE BLOOMS!

You’ve heard of letting the soft animal of your body love what it loves, now it’s time to surrender to your wildest desires 😈

Welcome To A Realm of Unearthly Delights

SAVAGE BLOOMS is the first book in the Unearthly Delights trilogy — yes I chose the series title three days ago; hot girls work on their own timeline. Unearthly Delights a dark romance series about forbidden longing, ancestral curses, faery bargains, and of course, putting four ferally horny twentysomething weirdos in a crumbling manor and turning up the heat until they all catch fire. It’s an unconventional m/f/m/f romance with lots of kink and complicated feelings, threaded through with Celtic folklore and Arthurian motifs and gothic melodrama V.C. Andrews would probably be proud of, may she rest in peace. The content warning list is LONG, the total number of chili peppers is FIVE, the prose is PURPLE, the frame narrative does WEIRD AND EXPERIMENTAL THINGS with POV!

As the kids say, we are so back.

I had my fingers crossed for a cover that was just as dark and delicious as the story inside, and a cover that would help me widen my audience into category romance as well too.

And baby, the Orbit team freaked it.

There’s so much to love here. The iron-plated fronds, the erotic fruit, that scandalous raspberry color, the aged patina, the thorny plants, and the thistle necklace! I think this visual really captures the sensuality and the scariness and the wild magic of the book. I am so thrilled to reveal the ~branded~ font for my author name too. All my Orbit titles from now on are gonna be recognizable with those spiked Ts and Ns! Very big “look mom, I made it!” moment for me.

New to the Unearthly Delights series? Take a look at the back cover copy to meet the doomed-by-the-narrative-in-an-oh-so-hot-way characters of your dreams and nightmares.

Wuthering Heights meets The Cruel Prince in the new Celtic-inspired erotic fantasy romance from Sunday Times bestseller S.T. Gibson, author of the cult phenomenon A Dowry of Blood.

For as long as Adam can remember, the legends passed down from his world-traveling grandfather have called him to a crumbling manor in the Highlands. His closest friend Nicola longs for the same adventure, as well as for Adam himself. She'll follow him just about anywhere -even to the remote wilds of Scotland-if it pushes the pair to surrender to their shared attraction.

But when a storm strikes and strands them unexpectedly, Adam and Nicola find themselves at the mercy of the eccentric owner of the infamous house, Eileen, as well as her brooding groundskeeper, Finley.

Trapped by the weather, and bound by ancient faery magic, Nicola and Adam get more than they bargained for as they become entangled in Eileen and Finley's world of mind games, deceit and forbidden desire. As ancestral sins are unearthed, Adam and Nicola will have to reckon with the spell Eileen and Finley have cast over them - and whether or not they even want to be free.

Preorders make a huge impact on a book’s success. They’re the determining factor in me hitting bestseller lists, getting increased marketing and publicity support, and being stocked in more large chain and local indie bookstores. Books really do live and die on preorders, so if you’re interested in SAVAGE BLOOMS, I encourage you to grab your copy now! You won’t be charged until the book ships, and you can always change your mind an cancel, no harm no foul. But I personally think October is going to be such a sumptuously dreary time to read this gothic extravaganza, so how fun would it be to secure a surprise for your future self!

Preorder Incentive

To say thank you to everyone who preorders a hardcover, audiobook, or ebook edition of SAVAGE BLOOMS, I’m whipping up an exclusive bonus scene! This scene will only be available to those who send me proof of purchase (you can always black out your personal info on your receipt for security) before publication day on October 7th. Any receipts submitted to the form after that day will not be accepted, sorry!

Drop your name, email, and receipt into the form below once you’ve preorder and I’ll make sure you’re on the VIP list. Bonus scenes will be emailed out the week of release!

Events

Imaginarium Book Festival in D.C. is sold out, and I’m so excited to see any readers who come to see me and Laura Samotin at our booth! Laura and I have been whipping up a co-written speculative crime romance, and folks who come to the booth for a visit might get a hint about what we’re working on 👀

RomanceCon general and day passes are still available for any Midwest fans! I should be tabling and on programming at this one for multiple days, so there’s plenty of Saint to go around. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

I’ll be through later in the month with more life updates and my everything-I’ve-been-loving-lately roundup, but I couldn’t wait a moment more to share this gorgeous cover with you. This month’s essay is still coming too, on my top tips for writing polyamorous/why choose romance, so be sure you’re a paid subscriber so you don’t miss that one!

That’s all I have for you for now, dear reader! Be safe and well until we meet again.

-S