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authortessastone

Paranormal Romance Author
New Release: Crowing Aaron (Amazon KU)
Current WIP: Claiming Aya/The Blackwoods

What happens when the future Anora everyone fears

What happens when the future Anora everyone fears comes sooner than anyone expected?

Humans have tried to harm her son, Solomon, and she’s had enough. How does she react?

The prologue is free to read on my website: authortessastone.com/blog

I’m looking at a release date sometime in October. I’m pushing through the draft, and I can’t wait to share the final story with you!

Thank you to my artist for bringing this scene to life. You did an amazing job capturing Anora embracing her darkness.

And thank you to my readers for being patient with me. It’s been a ROUGH year, but I’m hoping to finish out on top!

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Hey hey! I’m back on the grind and getting ready t

Hey hey! I’m back on the grind and getting ready to post new chapters on Patreon. I hope you enjoyed my gargoyle and dragon shorts, because now we’re headed back to Wintermoon with Claiming Aya!

Just wanted to share a little update on some of my favorite characters.

Happy reading! 🖤✨

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Almost finished! Ready to meet the Mer? Stormscal

Almost finished! Ready to meet the Mer?

Stormscale, Tyrion’s former clan, has strong ties to them. Can Ezra bypass grumpy Valek and convince the pod that Wintermoon is safe territory?

You’re about to find out! Coming soon!

Then finally… The Blackwoods!

Thank you to my artist for bringing Sirena to life. She’s beautiful!

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Happy release day, Elle! The final dragon in the K

Happy release day, Elle! The final dragon in the Kidnapped by the Shifter series is out now. 🐉🔥

Thank you, Elle Madearis and Melody Lynch, for another wonderful Shadow Wolf Creek collab. If you love Black paranormal romance, dragon shifters, fated mates, danger, heat, humor, and chaos, this series belongs on your Kindle.

Kidnapped by the Unhinged Dragon: https://a.co/d/0gtfDLzy
Kidnapped by the Messy Dragon: https://a.co/d/02GoGIjW
Kidnapped by the Obsessed Dragon: https://a.co/d/0iIfn4sX

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Snatching Jackie is officially available in audio!

Snatching Jackie is officially available in audio!

When fate snatches you up, resistance is futile… especially when your mate is a possessive bear shifter.

Jabari has waited centuries for his fated mate, and the moment he catches Jackie’s honey-sweet scent aboard the Wintermoon Cruise, his bear knows exactly who she belongs to.

Jackie only wanted a break from her failing boutique… not a seven-foot bear shifter declaring she’s his mate and whisking her off to Wintermoon territory.

This one has fated mates, possessive bear shifters, supernatural clan life, curvy heroine energy, danger, devotion, and a love that just might be worth being snatched for.

A huge thank you to my incredible narrators, Myles Washington and Ebony Ford, for bringing Jabari and Jackie to life so beautifully.

Listen now on Audible:
https://www.audible.com/pd/Snatching-Jackie-Audiobook/B0H6ZQC6RW

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The way Messy Jay’s book is written might leave yo

The way Messy Jay’s book is written might leave you with some questions—and those questions are answered in Soren’s book, featuring a gargoyle who just moved into Shadow Wolf Creek.

This was originally a Patreon project. Soren and Sable pop up in the collab books, so here you go: a quick short about Soren and his Treasure.

Live now:

Fated To The Gargoyle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDGX4S7Z
Kidnapped by the Unhinged Dragon: https://a.co/d/0gtfDLzy
Kidnapped by the Messy Dragon: https://a.co/d/02GoGIjW

Pre-order now:

Kidnapped by the Obsessed Dragon: https://a.co/d/0iIfn4sX

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🐲 He’s messy, dangerous, and impossible to resist…

🐲 He’s messy, dangerous, and impossible to resist…

In Shadow Wolf Creek, journalist Jalen “Jay” Carter is chasing the truth behind a suspicious cleaning solution tied to shifter magic and corporate secrets. But when Zuri Spencer stumbles into the same deadly conspiracy, Jay does the only thing his dragon instincts demand:

He kidnaps her to keep her safe.

Now Zuri is trapped with a dragon shifter whose scent, secrets, and sizzling attraction are turning danger into desire. With witches, lies, and enemies closing in, Jay and Zuri must uncover the truth before the flames consume them both.

🔥 Dragon shifter hero
💜 Black paranormal romance
🧙🏾‍♀️ Witches, secrets, and corporate magic
💋 Forced proximity + fated attraction
😂 Paranormal rom-com heat

Read Kidnapped by the Messy Dragon now on Kindle:
https://a.co/d/02GoGIjW

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Don’t miss out on the dragons of Shadow Wolf Creek

Don’t miss out on the dragons of Shadow Wolf Creek! Messy Jay is next!

I run this town’s messiest podcast. The only story I’ll never air? How hard I fell for the woman I stole.

Live now:
Kidnapped by the Unhinged Dragon: [https://a.co/d/0gtfDLzy](https://a.co/d/0gtfDLzy)

Pre-order now:
Kidnapped by the Messy Dragon: [https://a.co/d/02GoGIjW](https://a.co/d/02GoGIjW)
Kidnapped by the Obsessed Dragon: [https://a.co/d/0iIfn4sX](https://a.co/d/0iIfn4sX)

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Don’t miss out on the dragons of Shadow Wolf Creek

Don’t miss out on the dragons of Shadow Wolf Creek! Messy Jay is next!

Live now
Kidnapped By the Unhinged Dragon: https://a.co/d/0gtfDLzy

Pre-order now

Kidnapped by the Messy Dragon: https://a.co/d/02GoGIjW
Kidnapped by the Obsessed Dragon: https://a.co/d/0iIfn4sX

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🔥 HAPPY RELEASE DAY! 🔥 Welcome back to Shadow Wo

🔥 HAPPY RELEASE DAY! 🔥

Welcome back to Shadow Wolf Creek — where dragons are possessive, love is dangerous, and fate refuses to be ignored.

🐉 NOW LIVE!
Kidnapped by the Unhinged Dragon
https://a.co/d/0gtfDLzy

✨ PRE-ORDER NOW!

🐲 Kidnapped by the Messy Dragon
https://a.co/d/02GoGIjW

💎 Kidnapped by the Obsessed Dragon
https://a.co/d/0iIfn4sX

Three dragons. Three unforgettable love stories. One town you’ll never want to leave.

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Tomorrow, we return to Shadow Wolf Creek! 🐉🔥 The

Tomorrow, we return to Shadow Wolf Creek! 🐉🔥

The dragons are waiting… are you ready?

Pre-Order Now
Kidnapped By the Unhinged Dragon: https://a.co/d/0gtfDLzy
Kidnapped by the Messy Dragon: https://a.co/d/02GoGIjW
Kidnapped by the Obsessed Dragon: https://a.co/d/0iIfn4sX

Shadow Wolf Creek is calling… and this time, love bites back. 💋✨

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Shadow Wolf Creek has gargoyles! Meet Soren, my g

Shadow Wolf Creek has gargoyles!

Meet Soren, my gentle giant who’s just moved into town with his brother, Sable. Soren unexpectedly finds his fated mate at Stanley’s Diner — a lovely new waitress named Treasure. But Soren and Sable have deeper connections to this town than just Treasure… and Jalen, my messy dragon, is determined to get to the bottom of it.

Ready for some fun? I’m thinking about dropping my gargoyle release the same day so you can enjoy both.

Are you ready to head back to Shadow Wolf Creek? After that, we’re returning to Wintermoon to wrap up a few things before diving into my Monster Romance series. It’s all slowly coming together.

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🎧 Audio Release Day is HERE 🎧 Surviving Josiah: W

🎧 Audio Release Day is HERE 🎧

Surviving Josiah: Wintermoon Vampire Tales, Book 4 is officially live on Audible!

She wanted a love story… but she got a monster who treats violence like a love language.

Josiah is the coven’s mistake made in a Louisiana swamp two centuries ago. Unhinged. Obsessive. Immortal. And the moment he sees Layla, his dead heart starts beating for the first time since 1823.

Layla has always been the good girl—the rule follower, the librarian, the one holding everything together while her world falls apart. But when she meets Josiah, fear isn’t what she feels. It’s something darker. Something dangerous. And for the first time, she doesn’t want to run.

If you love obsessive antiheroes, blood and magic, coven politics, and a heroine willing to explore just how dark love can get—this one is for you. For mature listeners.

Listen now:
https://www.audible.com/pd/Surviving-Josiah-Audiobook/B0H627TVF7

A huge thank you to my incredible narrators Myles Washington and Ebony Ford for bringing Josiah and Layla to life with so much intensity, emotion, and power. You both truly embodied these characters, and I’m beyond grateful.

Let’s celebrate this release 🖤🩸

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Freebie Alert 🌙 Here’s a FREE set of coloring pa

Freebie Alert 🌙

Here’s a FREE set of coloring pages set in the Wintermoon world—the same shifters and characters from the books, now you can color them. 🖤

✨ 8 pages
✨ Free download
✨ Print as many as you want

Grab it here:
https://www.authortessastone.com/product-page/fated-ink-free-coloring-sampler

Huge thank you to my incredible artist for bringing these characters to life. 🎨✨
https://pro.fiverr.com/freelancers/anastasisoroka

If you color one, tag me @authortessastone. I want to see them. 🐺✨

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I love it! 😂 Thank you Myles! Josiah sounds great!

I love it! 😂 Thank you Myles! Josiah sounds great!

Driving poor Andrew nuts 😂😂😂

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I got the messy dragon, y’all. 🎙️🔥 Rom-com seaso

I got the messy dragon, y’all. 🎙️🔥

Rom-com season has officially arrived in Shadow Wolf Creek.

Meet Jalen Carter—journalist, podcaster, and professional secret hoarder. The town calls him Messy Jay because somehow he always knows what’s going on, and if he knows it, it has probably already made its way onto The Shadow Wolf Creek Diaries.

Dragons hoard treasure. Jalen hoards secrets.

This time, the secret he’s chasing involves a powerful corporation with dangerous ties to shifter magic—and digging too deep could get him killed.

When Zuri Spencer accidentally uncovers the same truth, she becomes a target. To keep her safe, Jalen makes a very dragon decision—he keeps her close. 🐉

Now he’s hiding his fated mate, protecting the one woman his dragon refuses to let go, and trying to expose a conspiracy without burning the entire town down.

This is Messy Jay reminding you—where there’s smoke, I’m probably the fire. 🔥

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Alright, let’s get back to work! Two more books be

Alright, let’s get back to work! Two more books before I take a break from Wintermoon—and I’m ready. ✍🏾

I’m on a break from my reader group until both books are finished. I’m no longer available for on-the-spot questions, but I will be hosting a one-hour live Zoom meeting once a month via Patreon. Make a list of your questions and I’ll answer as many as I can during that time. I need a break from peopling to focus on writing. I can feel my autistic sensory overload building, so let me go sit down somewhere.

Claiming Aya—I’m about 80% finished with this one. I’m introducing the Merfolk. Wintermoon is getting mermaids!🧜🏾‍♀️ Ezra and Aya have a complicated love story that will be interesting and frustrating to read. Josiah also appears in this book. He’s back working as a deputy for Wintermoon and just so happens to be writing his own healthy habits book. His beautiful Layla is determined to make sure his debut becomes a bestseller—even if that means terrorizing the residents to ensure his release day goes smoothly.

The Blackwoods—this one has been tough to write. I’m not used to juggling more than two POVs, and this one has four: mostly Angie, Carla, and Josiah. Anora only has a few chapters. But I’m ending Wintermoon with a bang. A big one. You’ll see major character growth in Josiah as he rises to become King of Wintermoon. I’m about 30% in after doing a full rewrite when the original direction didn’t get the reaction I hoped for. So we’re starting over.

I’m writing both books live on Patreon. You can watch everything unfold as I develop the stories, and both books will be dropping soon. I’m officially finished with graduate school, which means I have a lot more free time to write. ✨📚

Chat with you all soon. Just an update. Happy reading, and I hope you’re enjoying your summer.

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Author bio update 2026 👋🏾 Heya! Thanks for stoppi

Author bio update 2026

👋🏾 Heya! Thanks for stopping by my page. There’s not too much to know about me—I’m just a Black paranormal romance girlie writing stories where Black women are loved the way they deserve. 💜

✨ Finished Graduate School (MFA Creative Writing/Fiction) June 28, 2026
✨ Mom of two amazing girls + one stubborn bull mastiff, Shiloh 🐾
✨ Born and raised in Detroit (Cody High grad!) and now living in Wayne, MI.

A few of my faves:
🍕 Pizza, 🌮 tacos, ☕ iced coffee
🎧 Audiobooks (paranormal romance, monster romance, dark romance, and instalove)
🎬 Horror movies—even the D & F-rated ones, I’ll still watch them!

I’m also autistic (diagnosed as an adult) with ADHD and dyslexia—a wild combo, but I’ve learned to turn them into superpowers. I’m a fast writer, a pro daydreamer, and when I stay focused… I feel unstoppable. 🌟

Thanks for all the love and support! 💕 Check out my link in bio and browse my IG for more info.

Happy reading! ✨📚

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📚 Catalog update 2026 Looking for Taking Amaya an

📚 Catalog update 2026

Looking for Taking Amaya and Resisting Damon? Visit my website for more details.

If you can’t find a book on the list, that means it’s not published yet.

You can visit my website for a free pdf file of my catalog with a checklist http://tessastone.com/catalog

My Patreon: http://patreon.com/authortessastone

Links are also in my bio!

Happy reading 💙🐺

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Brand update 2026 ✨ So excited to share this gorg

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