Author of A Series of Rooms

[aj-barlowe]

IT'S HERE! The cover & blurb for Liam & Jonah's sequel novella, Doors & Windows <3

In a new city, free from the circumstances that tried to keep them apart, Liam Cassidy and Jonah Prince finally have a chance to kindle the love that has blossomed between them—this time on even footing.

Liam has always dreamed of a bigger, brighter life. Now he has everything he needs to build one: new friends, a college in his dream city, and Jonah Prince only a subway ride away.

Out of the grasp of the people who hurt him, Jonah has been given a second chance at life—and love. He only wants to prove himself worthy of it. But scars don’t fade overnight, and some baggage can’t be dropped at the door.

Set between the final chapter & the epilogue of A Series of Rooms, this is the story of Liam & Jonah taking their first unsteady steps into a relationship they can call by name.

(art by @ouijacine)

[industrations]

​i really wanted to draw them exploaring cabeswater

[pippinscribs]

sigh, it’s impulsively devote yourself to a magical forest season folks

[keeper-of-all-the-random-things]

What happens when you get @aj-barlowe Doors & Windows two days earlier than expected and the stamp you ordered a day late?

The first book with my library stamp! Yay!

[ouijacine]

hello 👋 I'd like to ask you if have any artwork with Liam and Jonah from A Series Of Rooms? I love your art style and the cover you did for the book was absolutely stunning.

There’s is a novella coming soon and I may have drawn the cover for it ….

[aj-barlowe]

The cover art in question :)

Y'all, how lucky am I to have found Jess?

[artemisiamezzanotte]

Devoured A Series of Rooms by @aj-barlowe

What a great story this was, Liam and Jonah are two sweeties 🩷

It has AFTG and A Little Life vibes.

Great for any AFTG fans who just finished the golden raven and are waiting for their next fix!

(I’m waiting for pt 3 to be published because I Iike reading series all together) (things in instalments are basically slow torture imo).

[whumpsday]

Hi, I hope you're doing well :) If you maybe remember you recommended the book A series of rooms a few months ago-I finally had the time to read it and I really enjoyed it! If you have any other book recommendations like this one please share them :)

yay i'm so glad you enjoyed :D

@aj-barlowe, the author of a series of rooms, actually came out with a sequel to it TODAY, so really good timing on this ask!

if you want more whumpy books, check out @thewhumpyprintingpress! everything there is awesome (and i'm in a few of the anthologies 😉). you can find their bookshop page here, which also includes books by participating authors (including a series of rooms!) and non-wpp book recs, and you can find their ko-fi here. i especially recommend magnanimous moonrise & savage sunset by @not-a-space-alien!

[aj-barlowe]

It's release day!

Doors & Windows: A Liam & Jonah Novella is out NOW!

If you haven't read their first book, A Series of Rooms, now's the perfect time :)

Doors & Windows is a followup novella to A Series of Rooms and is not intended to be read as a standalone.

In a new city, free from the circumstances that tried to keep them apart, Liam Cassidy and Jonah Prince finally have a chance to kindle the love that has blossomed between them-this time on even footing. Liam has always dreamed of a bigger, brighter life. Now he has everything he needs to build one: new friends, a college in his dream city, and Jonah Prince only a subway ride away. Out of the grasp of the people who hurt him, Jonah has been given a second chance at life-and love. He only wants to prove himself worthy of it. But scars don't fade overnight, and some baggage can't be dropped at the door. Set between the final chapter & the epilogue of A Series of Rooms, this is the story of Liam & Jonah taking their first unsteady steps into a relationship they can call by name.

[verdiris]

✨️"If Chicago was the place where Jonah had learned how to survive, New York was where he learned how to live." 🏳️‍🌈✨️

(Book is A Series of Rooms by @aj-barlowe 💜)

[aj-barlowe]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? LOOK AT THESE GUYS. THEY'RE SMILING! THEY'RE HAPPY! THEY'RE IN LOVE!

The incredible, legendary Léa Charbonnier (c_leadraw) has brought Liam & Jonah to life in the most perfect way.

I'm so excited to share this scene (and others) with you in Liam & Jonah's sequel novella Aug 1 <3

[aj-barlowe]

Kindle pre-order is open!

[aj-barlowe]

I just started A Series of Rooms, and I love it! Super-stoked that there’s gonna be a novella coming out soon too ❤️

Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear you're loving it and that you're stoked for the novella.

Hoping to post the cover reveal and official blurb for the novella soon :)

[aj-barlowe]

SURPRISE! Liam & Jonah Are Getting a Novella!

Doors & Windows: A Liam & Jonah Novella

Set between the final chapter & the epilogue of A Series of Rooms, this is the story of Liam & Jonah taking their first unsteady steps in a new city, in a new life, and putting a name to this burning thing between them.

Coming this summer :)

Author rambles beneath the cut:

These two lovebirds weren’t quite done with me yet. As I sat down to write my next book (with some progress made, rest assured!), they wouldn’t let go of me, whispering in my ear that there was still a piece of their story that wanted to be told.

What started as a short story quickly unraveled to a full blown novella (and frankly, began to push the limits of what constitutes a novella word count).

The ending of A Series of Rooms leaves Liam & Jonah in a good & hopeful place, but I think it’s clear to anyone who knows their story that building the kind of intimate relationship they want to have will be no easy feat. The baggage they carry is not the sort that can be dropped on apartments floors. nor can their broken hearts simply be put in a drawer (iykyk).

Survivors of trauma deserve their happily ever afters, too. Even if the road there looks a little different. Forever is theirs for the taking, but it may require some messy, clumsy, stumbling steps to get there.

I am so, so happy to finally share this news with you—and I hope you’re just as happy to hear about it. A little Friday treat, for old time’s sake.

*updates about official blurbs, cover reveals, pre-orders and more to come!

[aj-barlowe]

Hiya!

I woke at 4a from a dream about Jonah and Liam. I don’t remember exactly what happened, but there was a flash of the book cover and then random scenes in a montage to the song Hand in Hand by Walking on Cars.

It was still going when I woke up again at 7:30. I wish I remembered more of it.

Am now listening to this song for the first time :,)))

"Strangers connect tonight But we don't know why And we don't know how But we could fall into each other now"

HELLO

*cries and adds to ASOR playlist*

[aj-barlowe]

hi!! i just wanted to thank you for writing a series of rooms <3 its an instant favorite and i immediately had to buy the paperback after finishing the ebook. i am never going to stop thinking about jonah and liam i fear...

Ahhh hello! (congrats on being my very first tumblr ask)

Thank you so much for saying that (and for buying the book! twice!)

[artemisiamezzanotte]

Devoured A Series of Rooms by @aj-barlowe

What a great story this was, Liam and Jonah are two sweeties 🩷

It has AFTG and A Little Life vibes.

Great for any AFTG fans who just finished the golden raven and are waiting for their next fix!

(I’m waiting for pt 3 to be published because I Iike reading series all together) (things in instalments are basically slow torture imo).

[aj-barlowe]

EBOOK SALE!

This weekend only, grab the ebook of A Series of Rooms on Kindle for 99 cents :)