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Matching Tattoos
Same garden different flowers. We, Emily Stone and Diana Bloom are sisters for those of you who may not be aware. We collaborated to create our first ever publication A World Divided . While both of us have the ability to stand alone as authors in our own right, we are far more successful as a team. We share ideas and concepts to create a cohesive story that we can confidently share with the world. There is an African proverb quoted at the beginning of our book that stat
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Jun 23, 20242 min read


Barnes & Noble Book Signing.
WE ATTENDED OUR FIRST EVER BOOK SIGNING !!!! On May 12th Diana Bloom and I were fortunate enough to experience our first ever book signing at Barnes and Noble in Orlando Florida. For those of you who are current authors or aspiring authors we can’t begin to express how surreal it was to experience our first ever book signing and in a United States Barns and Noble location no less. As Canadian authors recognition on the vast platform of romance publications it is safe to sa
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Jun 23, 20242 min read
Love is in the Air
Wishing everyone a very Happy Valentine's Day! No matter how you choose to celebrate, be it with a partner, a book boyfriend, a FMC, an unhinged badass or even a bottle of wine. Have a wonderful love filled day! Much love from Emily Stone and Diana Bloom
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Feb 14, 20241 min read
Fantasy Worlds
Which fantasy world do you think you could survive? As a fantasy and romance writer there is considerable creative licence that can be taken when you are building and entire world from scratch. There already exist so many worlds that are stunningly beautiful and equally as dangerous already in existence. The ACOTAR city of Velaris for example or Pandora, even Pan Am and Alice’s Wonderland to name a few. The question we are posing to our readers, is what fantasy world do you
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Feb 1, 20241 min read
Sneak Peek
A glimpse into the second instalment of the Phoenix and Calista Saga. The other side... Soaked to the bone, Calista and Phoenix took heavy slow steps out of the river and onto the rocky shore line, edged with a combination of evergreen trees and gold leafed trees, every detail around them pointing to the fact that they were at the northern end of the river near the periphery of Gold Leaf Forest. Waterlogged and panting, they struggled to catch their breath as they collapse
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Jan 1, 20243 min read
Musical Inspirations
When writing and getting into the creative spirit music has always served as in inspirational tool. The characters seem to taken on a new level of realism when they have a song attatched to their creation. What really made me consider this in a creative capacity was when the song “Lion” was used to describe Sarah J Maas’s characters entering the night court. It gave me chills because I could so clearly visualize what was happening and the power that resonated with the scene a
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Sep 16, 20231 min read
Bonus Chapter
As promised here is the original chapter that did not make it into the final publication. This is Luxx's back story. Chapter 14 Luxx Ray of Light There is no saviour like a person who feels your darkest thoughts and emotions and chooses to stand by you. Lev is to Luxx as leaves are to trees, intrinsically connected and dependant upon each other, a symbiotic relationship if ever there was one. In Vulnari and across LaMarra this connection is known as a bond. This bond is only
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Jul 14, 20239 min read
Disney & a Wedding
A Wedding in Ancient LaMarra... Hello readers! Here is a little update since our last blog post. We have taken a little break to celebrate Diana’s birthday in none other than the most magical place on earth. That’s right – Disney World! Disney world is a much loved vacation destination for us as authors especially. The ambiance found in each nook and cranny of the theme parks and hotels is charged with a feeling of otherworldliness. The feeling that you are in a home away
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Jul 7, 20231 min read
All The Tropes
Hello to our regulars and welcome to our new comers! Tropes. What are they and are they all created equal? That’s what we wanted to know too. In the varied worlds of fantasy books there are immeasurable ways to build a world, birth a character and of course let’s not forget the spice. That little niche is where all the tropes like to live and that’s where we the ever-devoted readers settle in and relish or judge what happens within any given story. I, Emily am a solid fan
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Apr 28, 20232 min read
Calling all ARC READERS!
Hello fantasy spice fans and Bookstagram and BookTok people alike. With the first instalment of our debut series A World Divided officially out in the wild and available where books are sold online and in brick and mortar stores; we would like to invite you to become part of our ARC team. For our regulars, thank you for your continued support. For the newcomers, we invite you to become an ARC reader for future publications. What’s an ARC reader? Advance Reader Copies of ne
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Apr 22, 20231 min read
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