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@ericahollis.bsky.social

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a YA author who writes about magic and family drama. HEARTS FORGED IN DRAGON FIRE ('23). she/her. queer. black lives matter. trans rights are human rights. free palestine. https://entangledpublishing.com/books/hearts-forged-in-dragon-fire

A screencap from The Golden Girls' episode "Dorothy's New Friend". Dorothy looks upset and asks, "Barbara, why are you a member of a club like that?"
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a background of a forest and a girl in armor holding a sword. The tagline is: "If she fails... everyone dies."
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book is shown in print, on a smartphone, and on an e-reader. The background is an image of a purple-toned mountain range, a castle, and dragons in the sky. The tagline is, "Once burned, twice as sly."
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is shown on top of a lavender background. Purple arrows point at the cover, each with text listing a different trope. The tropes listed are: "fish out of water", "mildly broody love interest", "friends to lovers", and "opposites attract".
"Katabasis" by R.F. Kuang
A 9x9 grid of aesthetic images, from left to right, top to bottom: a pile of gold and silver coins, a campfire, a moss-covered stone wall with a stained glass window, the phases of the moon, a girl in a black cloak standing in the snow, a suit of armor, a quiver of arrows, a map, and a stone castle tower.
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a purple-white gradient background with a TV static texture. In purple text: "The sapphic romantasy about saving the city from a despotic evil dragon and also resolving your mommy issues you never knew you needed."
The "distracted boyfriend" meme, with a man walking with his girlfriend and checking out another girl. The girlfriend is labeled "the manuscript I'm supposed to be working on" and the other girl is labeled "Date Everything".
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a lavender and dark purple background with a TV static pattern. Next to the cover is the text: "The sapphic romantasy about saving the city from a despotic evil dragon and also resolving your mommy issues you never knew you needed."
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a purple gradient background. The tagline is written in white text above the cover: "Talking to dragons sounds fun until it's on you to save the city." Below the cover: "a YA sapphic romantasy"
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is shown on top of a lavender background. Purple arrows point at the cover, each with text listing a different trope. The tropes listed are: "fish out of water", "mildly broody love interest", "friends to lovers", and "opposites attract".
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a purple gradient background. The tagline is written in white text above the cover: "Talking to dragons sounds fun until it's on you to save the city." Below the cover: "a YA sapphic romantasy"
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is shown on top of a lavender background. Purple arrows point at the cover, each with text listing a different trope. The tropes listed are: "fish out of water", "mildly broody love interest", "friends to lovers", and "opposites attract".
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book sits on a wooden table next to a gold candelabra, a purple rose, and some chainmaille. The tagline is: "The only way to defeat a dragon is to outsmart it..."
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a wooden surface next to a purple rose, a candlestick, and chainmaille. There's an excerpt from the book: "The warmth of her hand is more than enough to make me feel safe, no matter how close we are to falling off the edge."
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is shown on top of a lavender background. Purple arrows point at the cover, each with text listing a different trope. The tropes listed are: "fish out of water", "mildly broody love interest", "friends to lovers", and "opposites attract".
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a purple gradient background. The tagline is written in white text above the cover: "Talking to dragons sounds fun until it's on you to save the city." Below the cover: "a YA sapphic romantasy"
The cover for "Skye Falling" by Mia McKenzie. The cover shows the title falling through a purple sky, over the Philadelphia skyline and a neighborhood with several silhouetted people out walking around or sitting on their porches. There is also the text: "By the author of The Summer We Got Free".
The cover for "Heiress Takes All" by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka. In front of a black fleur-de-lis background, a white and gold wedding cake. The title has been carved out by someone's hand reaching from offscreen, revealing the interior is red. The tagline is: "Till theft do us part."
The cover for "Shady Hollow" by Juneau Black. The cover is illustrated in a pencil style, with the title and author's name surrounded by trees. A red fox wearing a yellow dress stands looking offscreen. At the bottom is a pond, and at the top of the cover is a knife, the words "A Murder Mystery," and two beavers in sweaters looking at each other across a night sky. At the bottom is a review: "'Watership Down meets Mickey Spillane. A mystery of rare and sinister charm.' - Alan Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of the Flavia de Luce series"
The cover for "Fake Dates and Mooncakes" by Sher Lee. The cover is in pastel blue, orange, and yellow tones. Two boys of east Asian descent are in a bakery smiling at each other. One, with black hair, stands behind the counter with one elbow on the tabletop, wearing a t-shirt and an pron. The other, with brown hair, sits on a stool in front of the counter, wearing orange slacks, a cream-colored top, and brown dress shoes. On the floor in front of him is a corgi. The counter is mint green with Chinese characters painted in white.
The cover for "Red, White & Royal Blue" by Casey McQuiston. The book's title and the author's name are in silver lettering overtop a Union Jack, which is colored sky blue, light pink, and red. The tagline reads, "True love isn't always diplomatic."
The cover to "Say a Little Prayer" by Jenna Voris. The cover depicts a white girl with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a white crop top and jean shorts smiling at the viewer, holding her hands together as if in prayer. Her hands form the "A" in "say". She is surrounded by clouds. The word "prayer" has both an angelic halo and a devil tail. Behind the girl is a second girl with longer auburn hair, wearing a yellow button-up and a green plaid skirt. The background depicts a green field and a church in the distance. The sky is blue and pink. The tagline reads: "Love is patient, love is kind, love is gay."
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is shown on top of a lavender background. Purple arrows point at the cover, each with text listing a different trope. The tropes listed are: "fish out of water", "mildly broody love interest", "friends to lovers", and "opposites attract".
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire". The book's cover is displayed on a rainbow pastel background, along with two stickers: a purple dragon silhouette, and a hand holding a rainbow gay pride flag. In white text, surrounding the cover: "dragons!!", "lesbians!!", "violence and property damage!!", "queer fantasy!!".
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a lavender and dark purple background with a TV static pattern. Next to the cover is the text: "The sapphic romantasy about saving the city from a despotic evil dragon and also resolving your mommy issues you never knew you needed."
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a wooden surface next to a purple rose, a candlestick, and chainmaille. There's an excerpt from the book: "The warmth of her hand is more than enough to make me feel safe, no matter how close we are to falling off the edge."
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire". The book's cover is displayed on a rainbow pastel background, along with two stickers: a purple dragon silhouette, and a hand holding a rainbow gay pride flag. In white text, surrounding the cover: "dragons!!", "lesbians!!", "violence and property damage!!", "queer fantasy!!".
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a lavender and dark purple background with a TV static pattern. Next to the cover is the text: "The sapphic romantasy about saving the city from a despotic evil dragon and also resolving your mommy issues you never knew you needed."
"Have it All" by Beverly Anne Michel, Book 1 of the All the Way trilogy
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire". The book's cover is displayed on a rainbow pastel background, along with two stickers: a purple dragon silhouette, and a hand holding a rainbow gay pride flag. In white text, surrounding the cover: "dragons!!", "lesbians!!", "violence and property damage!!", "queer fantasy!!".
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a purple gradient background. The tagline is written in white text above the cover: "Talking to dragons sounds fun until it's on you to save the city." Below the cover: "a YA sapphic romantasy"
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is shown on top of a lavender background. Purple arrows point at the cover, each with text listing a different trope. The tropes listed are: "fish out of water", "mildly broody love interest", "friends to lovers", and "opposites attract".
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a purple gradient background. The tagline is written in white text above the cover: "Talking to dragons sounds fun until it's on you to save the city." Below the cover: "a YA sapphic romantasy"
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a lavender and dark purple background with a TV static pattern. Next to the cover is the text: "The sapphic romantasy about saving the city from a despotic evil dragon and also resolving your mommy issues you never knew you needed."
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is shown on top of a lavender background. Purple arrows point at the cover, each with text listing a different trope. The tropes listed are: "fish out of water", "mildly broody love interest", "friends to lovers", and "opposites attract".
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a pastel blue and purple background. The text reads: "This is a story of girl meets girl. A story of opposites attract and first love. Also, a story of how family and a temperamental dragon can f*ck you up."
A 9x9 grid of aesthetic images, from left to right, top to bottom: a pile of gold and silver coins, a campfire, a moss-covered stone wall with a stained glass window, the phases of the moon, a girl in a black cloak standing in the snow, a suit of armor, a quiver of arrows, a map, and a stone castle tower.
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed on a wooden surface next to a purple rose, a candlestick, and chainmaille. There's an excerpt from the book: "The warmth of her hand is more than enough to make me feel safe, no matter how close we are to falling off the edge."
A 9x9 grid of aesthetic images, from left to right, top to bottom: a pile of gold and silver coins, a campfire, a moss-covered stone wall with a stained glass window, the phases of the moon, a girl in a black cloak standing in the snow, a suit of armor, a quiver of arrows, a map, and a stone castle tower.
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is on a wooden table next to a purple rose, a candlestick, and some chainmaille. The tagline is, "The only way to defeat a dragon is to outsmart it..."
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book is shown in print, on a smartphone, and on an e-reader. The background is an image of a purple-toned mountain range, a castle, and dragons in the sky. The tagline is, "Once burned, twice as sly."
A 9x9 grid of aesthetic images, from left to right, top to bottom: a pile of gold and silver coins, a campfire, a moss-covered stone wall with a stained glass window, the phases of the moon, a girl in a black cloak standing in the snow, a suit of armor, a quiver of arrows, a map, and a stone castle tower.
A Polaroid of a castle tower. The Polaroid is captioned: "visit morwassen's pass! (note: we're not responsible if the dragon kills you)" The background is of a pile of coins of various types on a white surface.
A Polaroid of a snowy forest with the caption: "visit morwassen's pass! (note: we're not responsible if the dragon kills you)" The background is a close-up of a suit of armor.
A Polaroid photo of a pair of hands holding a sword. The photo is labeled: "visit morwassen's pass! (note: we're not responsible if the dragon kills you)" The background is of a snowy forest
Two spotlights shown overtop a black background with stars. In white text under the spotlight, it reads: "A YA romcom, maybe perhaps coming someday (but not soon) THEATER KID ON MAIN (i'm a theater kid so all the jokes about it are fine ok)"
A purple bingo board with lavender and white squares, titled: "HEARTS FORGED IN DRAGON FIRE" BINGO. Beneath the title is, "which ones did you experience while reading?" The squares are as follows: the reader things, "good lord, this family is a mess" the reader gets attached to a side character the reader cringes at the description of an injury the reader wants Maryse and Lotte to kiss already FREE SPACE: the reader wants to slap Cornelis the reader squees over the fluffy first love the reader wants to give Lotte a hug the reader learns more about dragon lore than they ever cared to the reader has an "OHHHHHH" moment when a mystery is solved At the bottom: @ericahollis.bsky.social
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is displayed next to the tagline: "If she fails... everyone dies." The background shows a girl in armor holding a sword in a forest.
A 9x9 grid of aesthetic images, from left to right, top to bottom: a pile of gold and silver coins, a campfire, a moss-covered stone wall with a stained glass window, the phases of the moon, a girl in a black cloak standing in the snow, a suit of armor, a quiver of arrows, a map, and a stone castle tower.
"The Foxhole Court" by Nora Sakavic
The "Bart hitting Homer with a chair" meme. Homer, sitting in the bathtub oblivious to what's behind him, is labeled: "Me, eagerly starting a cute queer romcom about 2 ex-besties competing for the same girl" Bart, standing behind him holding a chair over his head, is labeled: "Amanda Woody, ready to pulverize me with the most devastating scenes"
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book's cover is shown on a wooden surface next to some chainmaille, a purple rose, and a candlestick, and the tagline: "The only way to defeat a drag is to outsmart it..."
"Rent a Boyfriend" by Gloria Chao
A promotional image for "Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire" by Erica Hollis. The book is shown over a forest background with a girl holding a sword. The tagline is: "If she fails... everyone dies."
A black and white photograph of Gwen E. Kirby
A photograph of Sandra Cisneros
A photograph of Maggie O'Farrell
A purple bingo board with lavender and white squares, titled: "HEARTS FORGED IN DRAGON FIRE" BINGO. Beneath the title is, "which ones did you experience while reading?" The squares are as follows: the reader things, "good lord, this family is a mess" the reader gets attached to a side character the reader cringes at the description of an injury the reader wants Maryse and Lotte to kiss already FREE SPACE: the reader wants to slap Cornelis the reader squees over the fluffy first love the reader wants to give Lotte a hug the reader learns more about dragon lore than they ever cared to the reader has an "OHHHHHH" moment when a mystery is solved At the bottom: @ericahollis.bsky.social
A photograph of Alison Bechdel.