Happy Friday to you, my dears and Froomies!

What a hectic week for me, and I am certainly happy for the end of the work week. Not that it was too taxing, we just wrapped up book faire at my job. I totally miss the book faire days when I was a kid, but it is nice to return to a sense of normalcy!
But now it is Friday and time for the author shout out!

So, today's author spotlight goes to......

(Drum roll please)

AZALEA CROWLEY!

If you have never had the chance to read a book by Azalea, you are missing out on a beautiful and unexpected blend of genres that fit together so seamlessly. "Cozy" Horror romance isn't something that I would have ever had on my radar, but they have a way with words that encapsulates my attention. Monster romance is a marketable genre in this day and age, the parallels between man and monster is not a new concept, but hardly do I ever see the monster paired with someone who is often known as the "weird girl". The person who is often ostracized by societal norms for either being labeled as the creep, or has a disability that causes them to be othered by society. But the romance is never portrayed as the "thing that saves the FMC", however in the context of Wicked Flavors for example, the love of the monster makes the FMC "worse" but in all the best ways. She becomes weirder, grows more into herself, and embraces the newness her encounters with her monster paramour, becoming a sort of pink cozy horror being that transforms into the "monster" herself.

Neon pastel cozy horror romance is a jumble of words, but it works so well!

As a creative and a reader, Azalea wears many hats. One is also as a sensitivity reader, of which they go into detail on their page.

To learn more about the books Azalea writes, including fantasy with TTRPG aspects, check them out at:

https://www.azaleacrowley.com/