Tessa Hastjarjanto

@tessahastjarjanto.com

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Devil's Deal // Tales of Lunis Aquaria // Creator of worlds // Book reviewer and blogger // Writer // Dog mom // Owner of @Narratess 🇳🇱/🇮🇩

Collage of the Infernal Contracts books surrounded by roses. Devil's Deal, Lucifer's Favour, and Beelzebub's Bargain by Tessa Hastjarjanto
Cover for A Dress To Kill For by Tessa Hastjarjanto. A pale woman in a Victorian dress opens a black curtain to walk through it. The black dress has a gradient into a deep crimson at the bottom.
This summer, something wicked your way comes... Summerween bundle, July 1st to 28th 2026. https://itch.io/b/3743/summerween-bundle
Disability Pride Month flag overlaid with the words “Disability Pride Month Bundle - 33 Scifi, fantasy, and horror books for $33 - July 1 - 17” and the covers for Moonshadow’s Guardian, Inarora's Excursion, TEMPEST, TAKE ME HOME, Beyond Bringers, A Stage over Ruthless Stars, Sidetracked Part 1, LET THIS UNDO YOU, Where We Converge, The Old Goat and the Alien, Their Village, Their Fortress, Valyo Rising, A Study on Magic and Crystals, Behind the Mask, Carved by Water, The Tenderness of Being Alive, GULA: A Poem for the End Times, Haunting the Scavenger, Lessons in Life & Love among Centaurs, Abominations: Poems of Feminine Monstrosity, Transformation, and Horror, Enemies to Enemies, Testing Grounds, Demonic Resonance Therapy, and more
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Cover for Undine's Blessing by Tessa Hastjarjanto
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Image of the poem Forever Night by Tessa Hastjarjanto, with art of a crow by Lumitar as the background. Forever Night Green with envy, because I found you No matter what I do Her grasp won’t fade It’s a curse I want to escape She holds me tight, I suffocate No matter what they think or feel I promise you You are the one I choose I’ve got nothing left to lose Your bright light keeps their darkness at bay The hateful words they say With a single touch they fade away No matter what they think or feel I promise you I will be yours For all time To lift this dreaded curse A dark path we must traverse Let’s escape beyond their reach To be together, for eternity We will not be alone Our future is set in stone And under this moonlight It will be Forever night
Collage of all three books from the Infernal Contracts series written by Tessa Hastjarjanto. The three books are placed on a black and grey background, with red roses surrounding them. The cover for Devil's Deal features Ben and Danny. The cover for Lucifer's Favour features Lucifer. Beelzebub's Bargain features Nora.
a score of 20/80 on the unc test, resulting in low unc risk
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White shepherd dog running across the beach with Stick. There's a double rainbow in the sky she clearly doesn't appreciate as much as we did.
Sassy white shepherd dog with a ball in her mouth. Throw, don't take.
Arrow meme for the book Undine's Blessing by Tessa Hastjarjanto. Description of the cover: a young girl in white shift swims underwater pointing upward to the light coming through the surface. Behind her is a large tentacle. The floor is covered in skulls. Small fish swim around her. Text: Undine's Blessing. Tropical Island. Sense of Wonder. Talking animals. Adventure. Elemental Magic. Octopus Friend. Nymphs.
Arrow meme for A Dress to Kill For by Tessa Hastjarjanto - say 'yes' to the dress - friends who? - I've got a cane and I'm not afraid to use it - Stabby - rising in society - pain is pleasure Available on all retailers
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Cover for A Dress to Kill For by Tessa Hastjarjanto "Feminine rage and high fashion horror" Free Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text. Text: Indie Book Sale indiebook.sale Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror 11 - 13 April Banner designed by Arden Powell
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Cover for A Dress to Save Me by Tessa Hastjarjanto You're cordially invited to the wedding of Lady Sophie Linsberg and the Duke of Falbry. For years, her father had moved Sophie through society as his pawn, forging alliances to expand his empire. Now, he was ready to sell her off for the deal of a lifetime. Her lifetime. Trapped in a marriage she never wanted, Sophie clings to one final hope: a future she chooses for herself. But before she can claim her freedom, she must first find the courage to save herself. A Dress To Save Me is a Victorian dark fantasy short story for fans of Jane Eyre and Crimson Peak.
Cover for A Dress to Kill For by Tessa Hastjarjanto How much are you willing to sacrifice to gain everything you ever wanted? Lady Claire Rosewood lives on the fringes of society, pitied by the people she used to call her friends, and her husband is no longer the suave businessman he once was. Frustrated with both her status and her marriage, she longs for more. When an opportunity presents itself that allows her not only to be part of higher society, but to mingle with the elite, she needs to make a choice. Every rise to the top comes at a cost, but is she ready to pay with blood? A Dress to Kill For is a horror short story, perfect for those who love The Picture of Dorian Gray and Crimson Peak
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Friendship Centred SFF Book Bundle 37 Books Feb 1st-15th Background photo: four friends standing with arms around each other. Photo by Helena Lones, Itchio Covers: The Unidentified Champagne Charlie and the Amazing Gladys Walking the Knife's Edge Bonkpocalypse Bad Grains A Spark in Space The Damsel AN UNCOMMON CURSE Courage Is the Price Puppetry Duckett & Dyer, Dicks For Hire The Old Goat and the Alien Spirits of the Relentless Without Wings Clipped Sing In Me, Holy One, and Through Me The Lucky Machine The Lost Star Chart Werecockroach Rescue from the Orc Fortress Riyati Ripple Wherever the Stars Call The Crows Woodspell Common Accord Awakenings River of Crows A Study on Magic and Crystals Once Upon A Wave of Witches Fortitude Waters Dust & Lightning The Re-Emergence Undine's Blessing
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My 2025 releases Forever Night: Tragic fairy tale, lost souls, unlikely love, enchanted ravens A Dress to Save Me: Victorian horror, feminine rage, killer fashion, wedding day bliss Tales of Lunis Aquaria: Cozy adventure, talking animals, divine shenanigans, shared world
Ebook out now! A mockup of Tales of Lunis Aquaria Volume 2 by Tessa Hastjarjanto as ebook and paperback.
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The cover for Tales of Lunis Aquaria Volume 2 by Tessa Hastjarjanto
The cover of Gift of the Destroyer by Jeroen Steenbeeke
Screenshot of the Goodreads page of A Dress To Save Me by Tessa Hastjarjanto. It has a five star average with four ratings and three reviews.
Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis, a staff pick
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The cover for A Dress To Save Me by Tessa Hastjarjanto A woman wearing a Victorian ivory dress stands with her back to the camera. The skirt is a gradient of blues to orange to ivory. The bodice has golden stitching and beads. The woman's hair is braided and pinned up. Content warnings: Self-harm, implied physical abuse, on-page attempted rape, blood, partial decapitation, occult, murder, death
You're cordially invited to the wedding of the Duke of Falbry and Lady Sophie Linsberg. My father sold me off to the higest bidder, the one person who can elevate his status and wealth. A brute who killed his previous wives. But that won't be my fate. Coming this Halloween A Dress To Save Me is the second story in the Court of Furies short story series.
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surprised by the ending. I did not expect that ending!! The ending has me SHOOK! Two unfortunate souls seeking solace in each other. An enchantress willing to grant their deepest desires. One chance to escape their gilded cages—if they dare to take it. Forever Night by Tessa Hastjarjanto
Cover for Tales of Lunis Aquaria Volume 2 by Tessa Hastjarjanto, cover art and design by Arden Powell
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Arrow meme, where arrows point from text to the cover of A Dress to Kill For by Tessa Hastjarjanto The text by the arrows: - say 'yes' to the dress - friends who? - I've got a cane and I'm not afraid to use it - stabby - rising in society - pain is pleasure Cover description: Woman with dark red hair wears a Victorian evening gown made form black satin. The bottom of the skirt is blood red, forming a gradient towards the black. She stands with her back towards the camera and holds open the red velvet curtains, walking through them. Shadows surround the whole image. There's red text at the top, Tessa Hastjarjanto (author), and next to the woman, on the shadowed curtain, A Dress to Kill For.
Text Coming Soon above a 3d mockup of Tales of Lunis Aquaria Volume 2 by Tessa Hastjarjanto. A white raven, a galaxy serval cat, and a red fox chill above a floral border surrounding the text Tales of Lunis Aquaria, Volume II. On the bottom is the text Tessa Hastjarjanto. The background is a gradient of pink and turquoise with blue wavy lines running across it. The image is framed by a straight golden border.
Arrow meme for the book Undine's Blessing by Tessa Hastjarjanto. Description of the cover: a young girl in white shift swims underwater pointing upward to the light coming through the surface. Behind her is a large tentacle. The floor is covered in skulls. Small fish swim around her. Text: Undine's Blessing. Tropical Island. Sense of Wonder. Talking animals. Adventure. Elemental Magic. Octopus Friend. Nymphs.
Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale surrounded by dozens of book covers included in the sale. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text. Text: Indie Book Sale indiebook.sale Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror August 23 - 25 Banner designed by Arden Powell
Review quote: "There comes a time in every reader's life where they need brain bleach from that 100th enemies to lovers YA, grimdark fantasy, or fucking 65th royal ball that our MC suddenly turned every dude's head and now she's getting nailed to a pillar, and in need of something to break the hellscape that is Goodreads." - Goodreads reviewer, 4 stars. Cover of Tales of Lunis Aquaria by Tessa Hastjarjanto
A graphic with 23 covers with text "Narratess Indie Book Sale August 2025. Short Novels Bundle” Witch Test by Katie L. Carroll Whispers in the Dark by Niranjan The Dream Haunters: A Metaphysical Mystery of Magick by Megan Mary Carp in the Pond, Crane on the River by Ruth Miranda Thief, Acolyte, Consort by James Robert Paige The Devil in the Woods by S. Jean Over the Dragon’s Gate by Juliana Jones The Whisperer in White by Y. R. Liu Soultaming the Serpent by Tar Atore Once Upon A Wave of Witches by Helen Whisberry (and Eli Belt) The Warm Machine by Aimee Cozza Skin Deep by Marie Blanchet Mechanical Heart by Beverly Anne Michel The Sunset Sovereign: A Dragon’s Memoir by Laura Huie Riyati Rebirth by Kai Zeal Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson The Moss Dragon of Brittlekeep by Ashley Capes Prophecy Trilogy: New Moon by Liz Bullard Higanbana by Jake Vanguard The Lion by Lee Burton Prince Ewald the Brave by Dylan Madeley Ghosts of the Catabombs by Janna Ruth Blood by D.C. Hart
A graphic with 12 covers with text "Narratess Indie Book Sale August 2025. Horror Bundle” The Killing Song by Felix Graves Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson Water’s Edge by Ellie Lieberman Dark Heart of Ilmoure by Cara N. Delaney The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle by Steve Hugh Westenra Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder by Dianna Gunn My Lord by L. B. Shimaira Coal Gets in Your Veins by Cat Rector The Devil in the Woods by S. Jean Bad Grains by Susanne Schmidt Dirt You Shall Become by Karen Lykkebo A Crack in the World by James Mordechai
A graphic with 24 covers with text "Narratess Indie Book Sale August 2025. Fantasy Bundle #3” The Whisperer in White by Y. R. Liu Higanbana by Jake Vanguard Dame Ophis by Merlina Garance The Lion by Lee Burton Grey Angel by Dani Finn Children of the Dragon by Melissa Stone The Grand Duke’s Masseur by Rori Thornton Ghosts of the Catabombs by Janna Ruth Children by Bjørn Larssen An Uncommon Curse by Devan Barlow The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode Flooded Secrets by Claudie Arseneault Carp in the Pond, Crane on the River by Ruth Miranda Tales of Yamato by Odessa Silver Far Removed by C. B. Lansdell Blood by D.C. Hart A Path of Endless Crossroads by M.C. Burnell Soultaming the Serpent by Tar Atore Durga by Geetha Krishnan Blind the Eyes: Enter the City of Nightmares (Threads of Dreams 1) by K.A. Wiggins How Six Saved the Frogs by Blaine D. Arden Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin by Tabitha O’Connell Between Starfalls by S. Kaeth When the Stars Alight by Camilla Andrew
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Tales of Lunis Aquaria Volume 2 by Tessa Hastjarjanto Kindle eBook Pre-order in review
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Goodreads Reading challenge completed (40/35, or 114%)
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Display of hardcover books. A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan and The Iron Crown by L.L. Macrae.