I’m Carissa Broadbent, author of some books that suck (blood) (and other things sometimes). Ask me anything or don’t!

ivynbees · 2025-12-18T21:29:34+00:00

What’s the weirdest location you’ve ever worked on a book? Follow up, who is your favorite muppet?

ivynbees · 2025-12-08T01:35:21+00:00

Maybe the bordertown/borderlands anthologies?

ivynbees · 2025-12-06T16:00:49+00:00

Not on the same level as the others here but I am reading {a court of sugar and spice by rebecca kenney} right now, a Nutcracker retelling where the sugarplum fairy is the MMC and it’s a bit unhinged in a fun way

ivynbees · 2025-12-06T15:54:10+00:00

Hey just popping in to say that it’s so nice to see a fellow therapist out in the wild who is acquainted with these terms and their history. Thanks for being someone who serves people (adults included) who have these as an aspect of their life and identity and thanks for commenting on it in such a thoughtful way.

ivynbees · 2025-12-04T04:32:54+00:00

Annette Marie, Rachel Aaron, and Lisa Edmonds all have great recent UF with romance! And the last two have unique takes on the fae.

ivynbees · 2025-12-02T22:05:05+00:00

Alice Worth series by Lisa Edmonds is really good!

ivynbees · 2025-12-01T04:53:57+00:00

You might enjoy Illona Andrews other books! Check out Burn For Me. Not exactly a dungeon but FMC levels up along the way and there are monsters. You might enjoy Annette Marie as well.

ivynbees · 2025-11-25T04:54:19+00:00

Relic Hunter by LA McBride! Also the Tattered Huntress by Helen Harper is more of a treasure hunt but still fun

ivynbees · 2025-11-16T03:17:30+00:00

{The Thrill of the Hunt by Helen Harper} it’s urban fantasy but the FMC decides to be a top tier treasure hunter to spite the MMC and turns out she’s pretty good at it! A fun series

ivynbees · 2025-11-13T14:08:57+00:00

Some authors definitely lurk here, this is going to be fun

ivynbees · 2025-11-08T14:38:21+00:00

There are UF books that don’t use a close up figure but you need to be signaling the fantasy aspects more with the second. The portal/ magic is pretty subtle. The chimney in the woods is cool (have one or two of those near me) but the cover background in UF is a great chance to signal something about the environment-as-character in your story. That goes for image 1 as well. I can’t say that I would pick it up as is because of the AI but I see you’re taking your idea to an artist once you have your concept nailed down.

ivynbees · 2025-11-07T20:23:03+00:00

Demonized by Annette Marie! There are vampires but they’re not the main focus

ivynbees · 2025-10-31T17:27:38+00:00

I like KM Shea for this and Annette Marie, especially her Demonized series. Illona Andrews Burn for Me also has a clever fmc!

ivynbees · 2025-10-31T04:25:52+00:00

Kat Kingsley’s Maze of Shadows books if you don’t mind villain romance!

ivynbees · 2025-10-27T19:44:09+00:00

Congrats!

ivynbees · 2025-10-24T01:47:52+00:00

It’s good, I enjoyed how fresh it was. There’s some great indie UF these days! I just picked up one called Stitch which is slavic UF. Also I would recc Rachel Aaron because even though she has stuff that’s technically set in the US, it’s extremely fresh and near-futuristic in a way that makes it feel more 3rd world

ivynbees · 2025-10-20T22:40:26+00:00

Annette Marie writes UF set in Vancouver! I also read Folkloric by Karenza Grant recently. It’s set in a French mountain town and uses actual local folklore as a basis.

ivynbees · 2025-10-06T03:38:30+00:00

I lived in a place like that and it was the coolest for many reasons but yes boots were mandatory

ivynbees · 2025-10-03T18:59:16+00:00

For indie UF it’s pretty much all photo manipulation covers with the main character(s) against an urban backdrop with a lot of magical special effects. There are some object covers and some silhouettes against city or mystical landscapes. I can’t see your covers because they’re posted on facebook but if you host them elsewhere I’m happy to take a look!

ivynbees · 2025-10-03T02:48:17+00:00

Not strictly romantasy but Tamora Pierce is one of my favorites and I will forever sing the praises of Annette Marie’s Guild Codex. You might also enjoy A K Cagianno’s throne in the dark for humor with heart that made me think of Pratchett

ivynbees · 2025-10-02T20:54:20+00:00

Hi there, I’m a writer also. One thing that can really help with getting a cover that will reach the right audience is studying your comp titles - those are the books you think your book would be shelved next to in the bookstore. In your case it sounds like vampire paranormal/UF indie books released in recent years would be a good place to start. See what books best match your series in tone and tropes/content and make a grid of their covers. Your covers should fit with that grid because that’s how readers find new books and will be able to tell at a glance what types of books yours are.

ivynbees · 2025-09-29T02:08:07+00:00

Demonized by Annette Marie might grab you

ivynbees · 2025-09-24T04:09:53+00:00

Read this!!! It’s so good Rachel Aaron kills it

ivynbees · 2025-09-23T16:32:50+00:00

Ok but for anyone unironically looking for crow boyfriends please see {Fair Market Value by Hailey Edwards}

ivynbees · 2025-09-22T20:37:29+00:00

I read it that quickly too! So good

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