Devon Monk

@devonmonk.com

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Bestselling writer of cozy magical mysteries, urban fantasy, SF, and other fancies. Love action, magic, hope, and people getting their happily ever afters. Knits toys, drinks coffee, stares at clouds. She/her. LGBTQ+ ally. BLM. https://www.devonmonk.com

Publisher Marketplace Deal Report: Audio rights. Gorgon with the Wind by Devon Monk, Imprint: Podium Audio. Devon monk's Gorgon with the Wind, launching the Ordinary Oregon Mystery series, in which a gorgon, a witch, and a psychic investigate magical murders in a charming Oregon beach town populated by vacationing gods, monsters, and supernatural misfits, to Chelsea Villareal at Podium Audio, at auction, in a three-book deal, by Cheryl Pientka at NAncy Yost Literary Agency, on behalf of Natanya Wheeler (world English).
Tiny green enamel turtle pin with stars on her shell, standing on a yellow fountain pen. Turtle, turtle!
Book cover on blue background. Text reads: Millennial Marketing Team: A delightful cozy fantasy mystery where Medusa leaves her solitary life behind and finds herself caught up in a murder investigatoin. Surrounded by witches, psychis, gods, and magical festivals, she'll have to trust new friends—and herself—to uncover the truth before it's too late. GenZ Marketing Team: Vacationing gods, a Valkyrie, Death's book club, and somehow the murder is the least weird thing happening
Blue over the ear headphones, a small red sandisk mp3 player and a square black syntech dongle.
Covers of Gorgon with the Wind and For Whom the Spell Tolls. Text reads: Medusa is framed for murder and she's having none of it. Local Witch Uncovers Undead Jerks and Magical Murder.
Cover of Gorgon with the Wind on colorful background with text: Out now! One magical beach town plus one wacky festival plus one murder equals Medusa (yes, that Medusa) Sherlock Holmsing her butt off.
Symposium 2026 flyer with information and text: A one-day conference celebrating Science Ficiton literature, featuring guest of honor, author Steve Perry. A flying saucer is sucking a business man into a beam of light, and a 1950's styled man and woman seem not to notice or care.
Covers of Gorgon with the Wind and For Whom the Spell Tolls. Text reads: Medusa is framed for murder and she's having none of it. Local Witch uncovers undead jerks and magical murder.
Hand holding two ballot envelopes against a swirly rug background.
Hand holding two ballot enelopes with a swirly rug pattern in the background.
Green hill with sword ferns and underbrush above which tall firs filter sunlight.
Honey bee (I think) just about to land on a Blue Tansy flower. Brilliant greenery in background.
Two book covers: Gorgon with the Wind, For Whom the Spell Tolls. Very magical looking. Text reads: "Medusa is framed for murder and she's having none of it." and "Local witch uncovers undead jerks & magical murder."
Tall greenery with red, purple, and pink blooms.
Cover of For Whom the Spell Tolls with tags saying: Small Town, Cozy, Whodunit, Romantic against a dark background with stars, moons, and purple, blue, and pink crystals.
Field of yellow flowers (either rapeseed or mustard, I don't know) with a path carving through it. In the background are green, forested hills, and a blue sky with fluffy white clouds near the horizon.
Pathway betwen green hedge, yellow pot o' gold, and a red maple tree leads to a little arched blue gate, with cloudy sky and more trees behind it.
Cover of GORGON WITH THE WIND against a bright background. Text reads: Out Now! One magical beach town plus one wacky festival plus one murder equals Medusa (yes, that Medusa) Sherlock Holmsing her butt off.
Video of blue and green ocean waves, frothy with foam, rolling in against the dark stones of the cliff in the low morning light.
A single egg balanced on its end on the corner of an RV kitchen counter. It is surrounded by miscellaneous mugs, a coffee pot, and a Stanley thermos. Equinox egg challenge 2026? Success!
Cover of GORGON WITH THE WIND on a blue background with seashells. Text says: Now Available!! Small Town, cozy, crime solving, romantic.
Cover of GORGON WITH THE WIND on a bright background. Text says: Out Now! One magical beach town plus one wacky festival, plus one murder equals Medusa (yes, that Medusa) Sherlock Holmsing her butt off
Print and ebook covers of GORGON WITH THE WIND on a bright background.
Cover of GORGON WITH THE WIND on a blue seashell background with the words: Now Available! Small town, cozy, crime solving, romantic.
A cluster of sky-blue five-petal flowers with white centers on top of greenery with a mix of clover and other such things.
Cover of GORGON WITH THE WIND on a bright swirly background.
Green, weedy grove. In the foreground are two wooden, toothy, six-armed, green buggy aliens. In the background is their flying saucer, also wood. Way in the back is Bob, the kid alien who wants ice cream, instead.
Hand-drawn sign with a happy Kermit the Frog sitting in the center. Above him are musical notes and a rainbow with the words: "The lovers, the dreamers...No Kings."
Graphic of GORGON WITH THE WIND cover and a list that says: If your wishlist looks like this... Small town, beach town, friendship, crime solving, sleuths, Medusa (yes, that Medusa), gods and monsters (oh my)
Wide green river with forested hill in the background. A bright white sun shines in the deep blue sky. Near the shore is a long wooden dock, a moored wooden boat, and evergreen trees.
Text: Best Sellers in Books, Bookstores & Libraries Mystery eBooks. Beneath that is the cover of GORGON WITH THE WIND with a number one rank. (number 2 rank is The Bookstore at Holiday Bay)
Cover of GORGON WITH THE WIND with a party streamer background. Text: "Out now" "One magical beach town plus one wacky festival plus one murder equals...Medusa, yes, that Medusa, Sherlock Holmesing her butt off."
Flat, glossy black rocks in foreground with calm bay water reflecting blue sky. To the right is a sandy orange rock cropping, with a stripe of green. In the distance is the shore of Depoe Bay, and the Pacific Ocean.
Dark water in foreground with fog rising on the far shore and evergreen trees lining the bank. Snow and evergreen trees on the opposite bank. The sun is a small, intense light through the tree branches
Mossy old apple tree with hedge behind it, orange ladder against it, and a big pile o' sticks at its base.
Coffee shop counter with baked goods, signs, chalk boards. Behind counter are windows with hanging plants and visible in window is driver's side of a car. All accent colors are pink, black, and white.
Cover of GORGON WITH THE WIND with party streamers behind it, and text saying: "Out March 23rd" "One magical beach town, plus one wacky fesitval, plus one murder, equals Medusa (yes, that Medusa) Sherlock Holmseing her butt off.
A knit toy that is a happy chubby green alien with big black eyes and antenna. Stick two fingers in his hands, pull back on his body and launch him across the room!
Cover of GORGON WITH THE WIND with party streamers behind it, and text saying: "Out March 23rd" "One magical beach town, plus one wacky fesitval, plus one murder, equals Medusa (yes, that Medusa) Sherlock Holmseing her butt off.
Green forest undergrowth with a rushing creek running through. Arch-rooted, wind-stripped coastal pine trees rise in the foggy background.
Ebook cover of GORGON WITH THE WIND.
Two dark glasses filled with coffee. Foam art on top looks like hearts rising from a swirl.
Sunrise behind black limbed trees. Clouds in fiery orange at top of the sky, mid sky splashed with blue and violet, the sun a yellow smear over far foothills.
Cover of Gorgon with the Wind with a gold sparkly background. The words Preorder available now! and Magic, Murder, and Mystery are written in black letters.
Close up of tiny blue four-petaled flowers with white and yellow centers surrounded by scalloped green leaves.
Cloud formations against a pocket of blue sky, dark, gray-blue thunderheads building on the horizon line.
Tiny bee head-first in purple bloom of sturdy green rosemary bush.
White nearly frozen spider web hanging between wooden slats, with winter brown-green leafed plant in the background.
Rainbow colored knit otter toy looking cute. Author's hand gently holding toy.
Interior of coffee shop, big red fancy lettering the word COFFEE on the back wall, a few people behind gathered around a wooden counter, and a big ol' wall holding bottles of alcohol to one side.
Dark city street, night sky, over which are words on burning paper that say: Someone wanted me dead. Big deal. The line started on the left. Hellbent by Devon Monk
Cover of Wayward Gods: red-haired woman standing in fronto of man in black tshirt. Both have magic in their hands, and a road with Route 66 sign behind them.
Pink, orange, purple wispy cloud sky create black silhouettes of leafless trees.
Squirrel in the bare branches of a tree, hands to mouth for best nibbling, flat blue-grey sky behind.
Pixel art screen shot of Kirby floating toward a doorway in Kirby Dreamland for Gameboy game.
Bunimal unicorn toy I knit. Looks like flat marshmallow with pink ears, belly, gold horn, hooves, multi-colored mane an tail, and two bright black button eyes.
Dense evergreen trees lining snow encrusted shore at the edge of an icy lake that reflects the shadows and blue sky above.