Cara N. Delaney 💖💜💙

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Bisexual author of queer romance & fantasy. She/they. Now in Kobo Plus: OF POTIONS AND HONEY! Cosy romantasy, small towns and new beginnings. 👉 books2read.com/potions-and-honey Books: books2read.com/CaraNDelaney Contact form: caradelaney.com

A picture split in half vertically. On the left, a white woman with long blonde hair, wearing a red dress and a black cloak, looking slightly down at the camera from beneath her crown. She stands in front of a tree and holds a sword. The photo was taken by Dmitry Vechorko. On the right, white space with the following text: Read unlimited fantasy on Rakuten Kobo Plus - kobo.com/p/kobo-plus-fantasy-reads
The cover of the book "Blade of the Crown" by author Cara N. Delaney. The background is the ocean, choppy with waves. The sky is grey and dark blue with storm clouds. Silver ornaments decorate the corners and the top and bottom edges. In the foreground is a golden crown in a classic shape. A slender sword with an ornamental cross guard goes through it vertically. The title is written in a silver, slightly translucent font, with one point of the crown filling the "A" of "blade". The author's name is in white at the bottom. Cover design by Covercreator.uk
A digital drawing of a very fluffy calico cat. The cat is white with large patches of orange and brown. She is shown from the side, tail in the air, and facing the viewer. Her face has a cluster of smaller patches, with a white stripe down her nose and to the side. She's looking at the viewer with yellow eyes and a slightly smug expression. She is walking through high, green grass with patches of wispy yellow. The drawing is signed by the artist - Gwent.
A promotional graphic for the romantasy book "A Melody in the Deep" by author Cara N. Delaney. On the left is the following text: When you’re an honest businesswoman just trying to make a living at sea, but your crew fishes a beautiful woman out of the water who refuses to tell you who she is, and soon that’s going to be the least of your problems... The text is accompanied by the cover on the right. It shows a mermaid's tail, dark blue with a yellow pattern, against a turquoise and blue underwater background.Below the cover is a URL: tinyurl.com/melody-deep, as well as the information that the book is free in Kindle Unlimited.
The book cover for the romantic fantasy novel "Of Potions and Honey" by author Cara N. Delaney. The colour scheme is earthy autumn colours with a warm reddish-brown background. A bubbling cauldron is in the centre, surrounded by foliage, flowers, and mushrooms. Hints of trees are framing the upper half. Additional decorative ornaments are framing the title and author name. Cover design by Miblart
The cover for the novella "Dark Heart of Ilmoure" by author Cara N. Delaney. Pictured is a woman in white clothes with her back to the viewer. She is standing in front of a dark, foreboding house, about to enter. The windows are black and there is no view of the inside. The title is in red at the top, the author's name in white at the bottom.
The cover for the book "Tomb of Heart and Shadow" by author Cara N. Delaney. The title is a bright golden orange colour. Underneath is a pale golden arcane symbol made up of interlocking circles and triangles. The background is a stone-like pattern in a purple color. In the top left and bottom right corner, there are flowery ornaments in a brighter blue. The author's name in white is at the bottom. Cover design by covercreator.uk
A colourful cartoon graphic of a beach, with the ocean in the background. A young white girl in a pink dress sits under a beach umbrella, reading a book. A dragon floats above the waves, and a seagull peeks in from just out of frame. Text reads: Kobo Plus Fantasy Reads - Read and listen to fantasy & sci-fi books for free with Kobo Plus. URL: kobo.com/p/kobo-plus-fantasy-reads
A graphic in soft, earthy colours. It's decorated with a pink typewriter sprouting flowers in one corner, and an orange flower in another. The text reads: Progress report: July Words written: 4,637 (and then some...) Projects worked on: Mystery Project #1, Mystery Project #2 Primary Project? About that...
A background showing a woman's exposed upper chest and throat. A hand is reaching for the necklace draped over her bare skin. At the top, the tagline "Sweet & Spicy" is framed by a lollipop on one side and a chili pepper on the other. The rest of the text reads: Romance and Erotica Book Bundle. 24 authors. 36 books. $30. tinyurl.com/july-romance
A dark blue graphic showing a picture of a scary hallway. Blood spatters and a ghost decorate the margins. Text reads: Summerween Bundle 41 spooky boosk, games, TTRPGs and more for $20 tinyurl.com/summerween-bundle July 1st to 28th
A dark blue graphic showing a picture of a scary hallway. Blood spatters and a ghost decorate the margins. Text reads: Summerween Bundle 41 spooky boosk, games, TTRPGs and more for $20 tinyurl.com/summerween-bundle July 1st to 28th
A moodboard-style graphic. It is divided into nine rectangles. From top left to bottom right, they show an old-fashioned sailing ship engulfed in fog; a close-up shot of the ocean's surface, as of the viewer is drifting in the water; a top-down shot of a sandy beach squeezed in between large rock formations; a campfire on a beach; the cover of the book "Blade of the Crown" by author Cara N. Delaney in the middle square; a female figure mostly concealed by thick fog, with only her outstretched hand clearly visible; a message in a bottle sitting at the waterline on a rocky beach; a close-up of a pair of intertwined hands; a shot of a sunset over the ocean.
A promotional graphic in soft green hues. It showcases the cover of the book "Of Potions and Honey" by Cara N. Delaney. The caption reads: "Can I sign you up for a cosy romantic fantasy with a sapphic bi4bi couple? When Mira inherits her late uncle's potion shop, she finds more than just a new job. Can she find her footing in sleepy Emberglen, or will she lose it all again?" Universal link: books2read.com/potions-and-honey Or read for free with Kobo Plus!
Cover of the book "The Re-Emergence" by Alan K. Dell. A spaceship looms large in the foreground in front of a bright blue planet. A much smaller station hovers nearby, dwarfed by the imposing ship.
Short video of a Word doc. A line is being selected, its font size changed to 11pt. The cursor is then put at the start of the next line. Upon pressing backspace once, somehow an entirely new line of text appears in the file for no apparent reason. The text overlay reads "Some characters haunt the narrative. This one haunts my fucking files" followed by a crying emoji.
A background of a flat beach with a steep cliff in the distance. In the bottom left corner are 3D mockups of the book "Blade of the Crown" by author Cara N. Delaney, once as a paperback and once on a Kindle device. The caption reads: "A princess struggling to feel worthy of the crown X A royal bodyguard with grand aspirations; An ambush that strands them on a strange island; Secrets that could cost them everything; And feelings that neither of them can afford..." Next to the books, it reads: "Read for free on Kindle Unlimited!", followed by a URL: tinyurl.com/bladeofthecrown
Photo of a grey chicken in the dirt, standing next to a big bush. She looks rather unbothered. The picture is captioned "Crime Chicken - The chicken that commits crimes!", with sparkles around "Crime Chicken".
Cartoon rabbit Bugs Bunny wearing a very fancy suit and looking slightly smug. He says: "I wish all Christian-conservative politicians who buy surrogate babies overseas because it's illegal here a very go fuck yourselves and your disgusting double standards."
The book cover for the romantic fantasy novel "Of Potions and Honey" by author Cara N. Delaney. The colour scheme is earthy autumn colours with a warm reddish-brown background. A bubbling cauldron is in the centre, surrounded by foliage, flowers, and mushrooms. Hints of trees are framing the upper half. Additional decorative ornaments are framing the title and author name. Cover design by Miblart
The book cover for "Of Potions and Honey" by author Cara N. Delaney. The colour scheme is earthy autumn colours with a warm reddish-brown background. A bubbling cauldron is in the centre, surrounded by foliage, flowers, and mushrooms. Hints of trees are framing the upper half. Additional decorative ornaments are framing the title and author name. Cover design by Miblart
Background of a bride staring out a window, looking forlorn. Text reads: Two desperate strangers. A marriage meant to give them peace. A deadly conspiracy threatening their lives. Feelings that were never meant to be. Below, the cover of the romantasy book "Tomb of Heart and Shadow" by Cara N. Delaney is shown. It is available at all major retailers and free in Kobo Plus. Links can be found at books2read.com/tomb-heart-shadow
Alt text: A background showing a woman's exposed upper chest and throat. A hand is reaching for the necklace draped over her bare skin. At the top, the tagline "Sweet & Spicy" is framed by a lollipop on one side and a chili pepper on the other. The rest of the text reads: Romance and Erotica Book Bundle. 24 authors. 36 books. $30. tinyurl.com/july-romance
A dark blue graphic showing a picture of a scary hallway. Blood spatters and a ghost decorate the margins. Text reads: Summerween Bundle 41 spooky boosk, games, TTRPGs and more for $20 tinyurl.com/summerween-bundle July 1st to 28th
A bright red notebook on a dark wooden surface. A black pen is secured to one side in a matching pen loop. On the front is a sticker, a drawing of a happy golden retriever with suspiciously green eyes and two sets of ears.
A graphic in soft, earthy colours. It's decorated with a pink typewriter sprouting flowers in one corner, and an orange flower in another. The text reads: Progress report: June Words written: 5,727 Projects worked on: Idk, a bunch The Starlight Key total words: Let's not talk about it...
A chart of five books by author Cara N. Delaney, and the representation featured among their main characters. The chart is decorated with rainbows and elements of bisexual and lesbian Pride. The books are: - Blade of the Crown with masc lesbian x fem bisexual - A Melody in the Deep with lesbian x bisexual - Dark Heart of Ilmoure with tomboy lesbian & bisexual - Of Potions and Honey with Bi4Bi Tomb of Heart and Shadow with Bi4Bi
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The cover for the book "Tomb of Heart and Shadow" by author Cara N. Delaney. The title is a bright golden orange colour. Underneath is a pale golden arcane symbol made up of interlocking circles and triangles. The background is a stone-like pattern in a purple color. In the top left and bottom right corner, there are flowery ornaments in a brighter blue. The author's name in white is at the bottom. Cover design by covercreator.uk
The book cover for the romantic fantasy novel "Of Potions and Honey" by author Cara N. Delaney. The colour scheme is earthy autumn colours with a warm reddish-brown background. A bubbling cauldron is in the centre, surrounded by foliage, flowers, and mushrooms. Hints of trees are framing the upper half. Additional decorative ornaments are framing the title and author name. Cover design by Miblart
A promotional graphic for the romantasy book "A Melody in the Deep" by author Cara N. Delaney. On the left is the following text: When you’re an honest businesswoman just trying to make a living at sea, but your crew fishes a beautiful woman out of the water who refuses to tell you who she is, and soon that’s going to be the least of your problems... The text is accompanied by the cover on the right. It shows a mermaid's tail, dark blue with a yellow pattern, against a turquoise and blue underwater background.Below the cover is a URL: tinyurl.com/melody-deep, as well as the information that the book is free in Kindle Unlimited.
A colourful graphic with a light purple background. It announces a Bi & Pan Authors for Pride Month book bundle. 19 books for $18. The graphic is decorated with bi and pan pride flags as well as a heart with the colours of the progress pride flag.
The cover of the book "Blade of the Crown" by author Cara N. Delaney. The background is the ocean, choppy with waves. The sky is grey and dark blue with storm clouds. Silver ornaments decorate the corners and the top and bottom edges. In the foreground is a golden crown in a classic shape. A slender sword with an ornamental cross guard goes through it vertically. The title is written in a silver, slightly translucent font, with one point of the crown filling the "A" of "blade". The author's name is in white at the bottom. Cover design by Covercreator.uk
A graphic in beige and red, with a chequered border. If shows 3D mock-ups of several paperbacks from the sapphic romantasy genre. The books shown are A Melody in the Deep, Tomb of Heart and Shadow, Blade of the Crown, and Of Potions and Honey, all by author Cara N. Delaney. At the top, text says "Fun reads that also look good on your shelf! Buy local, buy paperbacks!" in red font. At the bottom, there is a link: books2read.com/CaraNDelaney
A Pride-themed book graphic showing the covers for "Tomb of Heart and Shadow", "Of Potions and Honey", and "Dark Heart of Ilmoure". Text says "Pride Bundle - Two novels and one novella for $7.99. June 14-30!"
An orange and white cat is lounging in a sunny spot on a wooden floor.
A black graphic decorated with ribbons in Pride flag colours. It announces a LGBTQ+ SFFH book bundle containing 23 books for $10, running from June 1-13. The books shown are: - Secondhand Origin Stories by Lee Brontide - The Day We Ate Grandad vy C. M. Rosens - Synthetic Sea by Franklyn S Newton - A Memory of Blood and Magic by K. N. Brindle - The Devil in the Woods by S. Jean - Odder Still by D. N. Bryn - Kiss of Death by Bryony Rosehurst - A Crimson Covenant by Amiee Donnellan - Where Dreams Are Lost by Stuart Tudor - Lock the Last Door by Vincent Lore - Puppetry by Nina Waters - Dark Heart of Ilmoure by Cara N. Delaney
Pride Book Fair 2026 Bundle #4: A Good Day to Pride Hard; a black graphic with over thirty-five covers of various LGBTQIA+ fiction books available on itch.io.
A chart of five books by author Cara N. Delaney, and the representation featured among their main characters. The chart is decorated with rainbows and elements of bisexual and lesbian Pride. The books are: - Blade of the Crown with masc lesbian x fem bisexual - A Melody in the Deep with lesbian x bisexual - Dark Heart of Ilmoure with tomboy lesbian & bisexual - Of Potions and Honey with Bi4Bi Tomb of Heart and Shadow with Bi4Bi
The cover for the book "Tomb of Heart and Shadow" by author Cara N. Delaney. The title is a bright golden orange colour. Underneath is a pale golden arcane symbol made up of interlocking circles and triangles. The background is a stone-like pattern in a purple color. In the top left and bottom right corner, there are flowery ornaments in a brighter blue. The author's name in white is at the bottom. Cover design by covercreator.uk
A list of retailers labelled "published". The list includes Apple, Tolino, and notably Hoopla, which is marked with a yellow "long processing times" banner.
A black graphic decorated with ribbons in Pride flag colours. It announces a LGBTQ+ SFFH book bundle containing 23 books for $10, running from June 1-13. The books shown are: - Secondhand Origin Stories by Lee Brontide - The Day We Ate Grandad vy C. M. Rosens - Synthetic Sea by Franklyn S Newton - A Memory of Blood and Magic by K. N. Brindle - The Devil in the Woods by S. Jean - Odder Still by D. N. Bryn - Kiss of Death by Bryony Rosehurst - A Crimson Covenant by Amiee Donnellan - Where Dreams Are Lost by Stuart Tudor - Lock the Last Door by Vincent Lore - Puppetry by Nina Waters - Dark Heart of Ilmoure by Cara N. Delaney
A brightly coloured flowery graphic, announcing that the two books shown are now in wide distribution. The booms are Of Potions and Honey, with the URL books2read.com/potions-and-honey, and Tomb of Heart and Shadow, with the URL books2read.com/tomb-heart-shadow. In the upper right corner, a small icon signifies that no AI was used in the making of the books.
The cover for the book "Tomb of Heart and Shadow" by author Cara N. Delaney. The title is a bright golden orange colour. Underneath is a pale golden arcane symbol made up of interlocking circles and triangles. The background is a stone-like pattern in a purple color. In the top left and bottom right corner, there are flowery ornaments in a brighter blue. The author's name in white is at the bottom. Cover design by covercreator.uk
Pride Book Fair 2026 Bundle #4: A Good Day to Pride Hard; a black graphic with over thirty-five covers of various LGBTQIA+ fiction books available on itch.io.
A graphic in soft, earthy colours. It's decorated with a pink typewriter sprouting flowers in one corner, and an orange flower in another. The text reads: Progress report: May Words written: 12,897 Projects worked on: The Starlight Key & Mystery Project #1 Mages of Arkasa total words: 6,134
A book graphic featuring the cover of "Tomb of Heart and Shadow" by Cara N. Delaney. The cover us purple, with blue-ish flower ornaments in the corners, a pale golden magic symbol in the centre, and the title in bright gold. Text around the cover reads: "Leaving KU on may 29! tinyurl.com/tomb-heart-shadow"
A book graphic in earthy browns and greens. Features is the cover of the book "Of Potions and Honey" by Cara N. Delaney. The text reads: Now in wide distribution! - cosy fantasy - bi4bi romance - small town with ~interesting~ residents - running a potion shop is hard - it's harder when the big river is trying to stop you Find it at Kobo, Barnes&Noble, Apple and many more! books2read.com/potions-and-honey
The book cover for "Of Potions and Honey" by author Cara N. Delaney. The colour scheme is earthy autumn colours with a warm reddish-brown background. A bubbling cauldron is in the centre, surrounded by foliage, flowers, and mushrooms. Hints of trees are framing the upper half. Additional decorative ornaments are framing the title and author name. Cover design by Miblart
The book cover for "Of Potions and Honey" by author Cara N. Delaney. The colour scheme is earthy autumn colours with a warm reddish-brown background. A bubbling cauldron is in the centre, surrounded by foliage, flowers, and mushrooms. Hints of trees are framing the upper half. Additional decorative ornaments are framing the title and author name.
A balding white man in a blue shirt kneels next to a comically large domino setup. The smallest domino about to fall is labelled "Johnnie Walker creating the Moorhuhn games as part of a novelty ad campaign". The largest domino at the other end is labelled "The rise of the modern German Nazi party".
The cover for the novella "Dark Heart of Ilmoure" by author Cara N. Delaney. Pictured is a woman in white clothes with her back to the viewer. She is standing in front of a dark, foreboding house, about to enter. The windows are black and there is no view of the inside. The title is in red at the top, the author's name in white at the bottom.
The cover of the book "Blade of the Crown" by author Cara N. Delaney. The background is the ocean, choppy with waves. The sky is grey and dark blue with storm clouds. Silver ornaments decorate the corners and the top and bottom edges. In the foreground is a golden crown in a classic shape. A slender sword with an ornamental cross guard goes through it vertically. The title is written in a silver, slightly translucent font, with one point of the crown filling the "A" of "blade". The author's name is in white at the bottom. Cover design by Covercreator.uk
Yellow text in front of a black background dotted with distant stars. The text, written in the blocky signature font of the Star Wars franchise, says: May the Fourth Be With You
A graphic in soft, earthy colours. It's decorated with a pink typewriter sprouting flowers in one corner, and an orange flower in another. The text reads: Progress report: February Words written: 18,135 Projects worked on: Mages of Arkasa & Mystery Project #1 Mages of Arkasa total words: 0, followed by a crying emoji
A graphic with a white background and pink and blue flowers. Text reads: "Happy May Day! Today we celebrate, and we remember. Celebrate how far we’ve come. And remember that workers’ rights are not freely given - they are taken. Paid for by those who came before us, and those still marching in the streets today. Keep fighting, so tomorrow can be better than today. May 1st - International Workers' Day"
A video thumbnail from the Youtube Channel "Kyle Hill". The icon is an attractive blond man with long hair. The image is of Chernobyl's second sarcophagus, showing fire damage, captioned "devastating damage report". The video itself is titled "Chernobyl's Breach is Worse Than Anyone Thought".
A pink graphic decorated with rainbows in the colours of the lesbian pride flag. A stack of books is in the bottom left corner, three translucent hearts in the top right corner. Text reads: Lesbian Visibility Week Itch.io Bundle! April 20-26 94 sapphic and lesbian books for $40 tinyurl.com/tiny-lesbians
An orange and white cat atop a cat tree. His front paws are crossed and he's looking very smart. Someone drew glasses and a tie on him in MS Paint.