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Queer Historical Fiction Book Bracket: Round 1A

Choose a book:

Whyborne & Griffin series by Jordan L. Hawk

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite

Voting ended onJun 7, 2025

Book summaries and submitted endorsements below:

Whyborne & Griffin series (Widdershins, Threshold, Stormhaven, Necropolis, Bloodline, Hoarfrost, Maelstrom, Fallow, Draakenwood, Balefire, Deosil, and other stories) by Jordan L. Hawk

A reclusive scholar. A private detective. And a book of spells that could destroy the world.

Love is dangerous. Ever since the tragic death of the friend he adored, Percival Endicott Whyborne has ruthlessly suppressed any desire for another man. Instead, he spends his days studying dead languages at the museum where he works. So when handsome ex-Pinkerton Griffin Flaherty approaches him to translate a mysterious book, Whyborne wants to finish the job and get rid of the detective as quickly as possible.

Griffin left the Pinkertons after the death of his partner. Now in business for himself, he must investigate the murder of a wealthy young man. His only clue: an encrypted book that once belonged to the victim.

As the investigation draws them closer, Griffin’s rakish charm threatens to shatter Whyborne’s iron control. But when they uncover evidence of a powerful cult determined to rule the world, Whyborne must choose: to remain safely alone, or to risk everything for the man he loves.

Widdershins is the first novel in the Whyborne & Griffin series, where magic, mystery, and m/m romance collide with Victorian era America. Buy it today and join the adventure.

Setting: 1890s Massachusetts

Historical fiction, fantasy, romance, mystery, Lovecraftian, series, adult

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite (Feminine Pursuits #2)

Endorsement from the submitter: "Sapphic romances where the women have interesting jobs"

When Agatha Griffin finds a colony of bees in her warehouse, it’s the not-so-perfect ending to a not-so-perfect week. Busy trying to keep her printing business afloat amidst rising taxes and the suppression of radical printers like her son, the last thing the widow wants is to be the victim of a thousand bees. But when a beautiful beekeeper arrives to take care of the pests, Agatha may be in danger of being stung by something far more dangerous…

Penelope Flood exists between two worlds in her small seaside town, the society of rich landowners and the tradesfolk. Soon, tensions boil over when the formerly exiled Queen arrives on England’s shores—and when Penelope’s long-absent husband returns to Melliton, she once again finds herself torn, between her burgeoning love for Agatha and her loyalty to the man who once gave her refuge.

As Penelope finally discovers her true place, Agatha must learn to accept the changing world in front of her. But will these longing hearts settle for a safe but stale existence or will they learn to fight for the future they most desire?

Setting: Regency England (1820)

Historical fiction, romance, politics, Regency, 1820s, adult

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Has anyone read or written any fic about how and when Moiraine learned to weave balefire?

Link pls 🥺👉👈

Or reblog with headcanons

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hi hi! I just read through your superhero verse stuff and :o :D IT’S SO GOOD I’m so obsessed with it! I fr finished reading it and went to search tumblr. like. like if the freth heroes had a real fandom 😭 depiction of in-universe blogging so good I forgot that the rpfery was actually fake person fiction 😭

also. all the character dynamics make me ill (positive). baletach!, they’re so!! and the kiddos are so so wonderful I loev them. their dynamic is so good n well written :D started at the bottom stayed at the bottom 😎 firecinder also makes me lose my mind. toxic unreciprocated yuri!! augh. I um. I may or may not be making a good luck babe animatic of them they make me !! :p if the firecinder edit to that song “doesn’t exist” then nooo it does now. (by now I mean. uh. soon probably 😅) uh so yeah anyway here is a lil reference I made for myself for that :>

hopefully my handwriting is legible 😅 but yeah! thank you for writing such an incredible story :>

OMGGGG she's so pretty I love this thank you so much for the art!! I really appreciate the detailed notes and thought put into costume design :DD 🫶 It's actually inspiring me to think about my own designs and how they would interact in the world.

The helmet -> mask change slaps soooo much. Pre-rebellion Bale being a soldier for HQ with her whole face hidden and then when she announces she's alive, you can see she's a real life person who made her choice to fight against HQ. There's not much need to hide identities because the heroes do not have civilian jobs, but I guess the more famous heroes prefer to hide their faces so they can go out and about. Plus Balefire being a minor when she debuted so it makes sense for her to show less skin.

Lightweight armour! I think both Bale and Tach gradually wore lighter/weaker armour as they grew more confident in their dodging skills. Tach is still heavily armoured because that's what he prefers but I think the trade-off for speed is having low defence. It's why they got KO'd immediately by the nightmare gas Mutant (since if they can't avoid something, they're immediately susceptible to it).

Firecinder toxic yuri is sooo. It was an accident 🤡 I feel like I made Uma as like, "straight girl in a close homoerotic female friendship" for funsies and 🤡. My current story for them is that Uma picked up a shy Lillian during the Academy years because She Loves Rooting For The Underdogs. Uma's always been super protective of whom she considers as a sweet and harmless person, and was unfortunately completely oblivious to Lillian crushing on her. Lillian (and Kai) have both matured and grown since the break up, but to Uma (with her saviour complex), Lillian will always be her former best friend/damsel in need of protecting. Which is why she still gets tunnel vision to save her. (Like when Bale decided to go off on her own during the final showdown after Mirage saved Cinder, absolute clownery of a woman.)

Anyways Uma is gonna show up to the Arcinder wedding with her nemesis dangling on her arm soo 🤡 (I've written 2/3 of that fic in like October last year so that will likely be my next major protect).

Firecinder snippet (it’s totally healthy and normal behaviour to point this out to your former bestie on her wedding day):

❤️❤️ :D

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WITCHY world:

- terms and definitions, examples and information in general; "beginner friendly"

- Witches are human beings whom practice witchcraft. It takes a lot more than simply doing spells, it takes a lot of studying and learning about yourself before you can cast a spell as well as call yourself a witch. It is about your connections and place in the universe as well as about learning how to work with natural cycles and the flow of the universe. Here are some types of witches: sea, crystal, moon, green, grey, lunar, elemental, technology, astrology, kitchen, electic etc.

There are many things to be mentioned, explained and all, but we won't get too deep into it this, time. You can follow my blog and stay tuned for me.

Add me on instagram as well if you want to be up to date for my free tarot readings as well as astro consultations. From time to time I will be live on IG doing free one question read, both astro and tarot.

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Tools used by witches:

The Athame - tool of the element fire or air

The Bell - tool for invocation

Cauldron - tool of the element water

Censer - tool of the element air

Chalice - tool of the element water

Pentacle - tool of the element Earth

Wand - tool of the element Fire or Air

Familiars:

spirit beings that witches make a pact with.

Pacts include: exchange for offerings, lending of power, protection and companionship.

Familiars are not permanently bound to their witch. You may have many familiars in your lifetime. They can also shapeshift and appear differently during their time, with their witch.

Task they perform: spying, companionship, protection, knowledge, aid, travel between worlds, assisting a witch develop their abilities.

Offerings: energy, a foothold in our realm, spirit, milk, honey, incense, various food items.

You should of course research whom you are working with, be it an animal familiar, deity or whomever.

SOME TERMS:

CONJURATIONS = in traditional and most contemporary usage refers to a magical act of invoking a spirit, or using incantations or charms to cast a magical spell ( it is used as a term of casting spells in some magical traditions, such as Hoodoo. )

INCANTATION = series of words said as a magic spell or charm.

GROUNDING = an ancient custom and essential to successful spellwork.

In many Pagan traditions, grounding, centering and shielding are techniques that form a basis of energy work and eventually, of magic itself.

ASTRAL PROJECTION = also known as " astral travel" is term used in esotericism to describe an intentional out of body experience, that assumes the existence of a soul or consciousness called an "astral body" that is separated from physical body and capable of traveling outside of it throughout the universe.

GRIMOIRE = (book of spells) is a textbook of magic, typically, including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells charms and divination, and how to summon or invoke supernatural entities such as: angels, spirits, deities and demons.

TASSEOGRAPHY = divination method that interprets patterns in tea leaves, coffee grounds or wine sediments.

THEOSOPHY = (" Divine Wisdom") an occult religious movement established in United States in late 19th century. They teach about God and the world based on mystical insight. They promote unity.

AKASHIC RECORDS = compendium of all universal events, showing people who access it, their past, present and future selves (all which ever existed or are about to exist).

ANCIENT THEBAN = witches alphabet (has less letters than an english one, so some symbols are repeated.)

COVEN = gathering of at least three witches who come together to practice witchcraft.

BALEFIRE = An open fire, usually used in a ritual or spell and they are lit during pagan festivals.

Be careful and research a lot before you do any kind of spell work or anything. I am writing my own shadow book since 2020 and I am researching even to this day and I have never tried doing any kind of spell.

Of course If you want, feel confident or generally feel the need to do them, do the protection spell first and start from a more simple ones.

Good luck and take care, I hope you found my blog interesting and that you will follow me for more.

I am posting interesting things and you can even give me an idea on what you want next.

Add me here as well;

IG: reina.priestess

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Have you read Balefire by Jordan L Hawk (2018)?

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Voting ended onMar 16, 2025