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A dazzling estate haunted by an old ghost. Arthurian stained glass and a zodiac floor stained with blood. The shadowy specter of assault. And a Flyers season about to become the stuff of legend...

Becca Bamburg, local ghost blogger, is determined to get inside the haunted Slaughterbridge estate and uncover more about the spirit that has walked its halls for one hundred years. When she learns that the rundown property is being restored by the newest owners of the Philadelphia Flyers, it feels like kismet. She has a connection to the Flyers through her childhood friend, Nate Bellamy, the young generational talent that might lead the team to glory.

What she doesn’t know is that Nate sees this as his chance to finally win Becca’s affection—and that he’s enlisted the help of charming and newly-traded Dillon Fowler, a former number-one draft pick who’s learned to let go of his own dreams. Dillon, acquired to be Nate’s right-hand man, is ready to help him both on and off the ice, even while he tracks a mystery of his own.

And the deeper Becca digs into Slaughterbridge, the closer she gets to the rotten secret that haunts Slaughterbridge just like its ghost…

Lancelot in November is the latest book in Phoebe Woods’s hockey-verse, following King of Cups.

Cover by @redbelles

Available in ebook now via all major retailers - paperback coming soon. | Amazon | Apple | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords | Kobo | Fable | Vivlio

I’m also on Goodreads! And see here for the Spotify playlist for the book.

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long time no chat, tumblr!

my next book in my hockeyverse, Lancelot in November, will be coming out via all major retailers on July 24. more details coming soon!

I am beyond excited to share this story - featuring some of my favorite things, including the Philadelphia Flyers, Arthuriana, ghosts, astrology, American history, jewelry, fashion, decadent estates, PINING and YEARNING, and musings on generational talents.

(thanks, as always, to the wonderful @redbelles for this banner and the soon-to-be-revealed cover!)

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Now is your best chance to find my book available for a promotional price at @Smashwords as part of their 2023 End of Year Sale! KoC is on sale for $2.99 only on Smashwords until the end of the year!

Find my book and many more at https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos/ through January 1!

hockey season is almost upon us and my cozy mystery/romance about the Boston Bruins is available in eBook and paperback through all major retailers, if you're missing the Bruins or you're still emotionally distraught from Bergeron's retirement like I am ;__;

(thanks to @redbelles for the beautiful banner and cover design!)

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I updated my Substack!

on the docket for this month: Have some updates on sales, Book 2, and the secret novel I just wrote.

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I updated my Substack!

on the docket for this month: Have some updates on sales, Book 2, and the secret novel I just wrote.

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I'm doing nano this year for book 2!

my goal is to make 50,000 words of progress on my manuscript for the second book in my hockeyverse. add me and tell me what you're working on!

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my september substack post is live!

on the docket for this month: let's talk more about self-promotion, planning for book 2, and have some young!andrei content if you're interested.

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hockey season is almost upon us and my cozy mystery/romance about the Boston Bruins is available in eBook and paperback through all major retailers, if you're missing the Bruins or you're still emotionally distraught from Bergeron's retirement like I am ;__;

(thanks to @redbelles for the beautiful banner and cover design!)

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I’ve had a few chapters stuck in my brain so I wrote them out. Is it bad to write the story up to these points? I’ve never been an outline type of writer in school or otherwise I’m not sure of how to approach this any other way

Hi, thank you for this question. Any way you approach writing is perfectly valid as long as it works for you! There is no rule to write linear. I personally often write the things I am most excited about first, just to get things going or if I struggle with other parts of the story.

There is also no rule that you have to outline. A lot of people are "discovery writers", meaning they just go with the flow at first and see how the story develops. Too much planning actually inhibits their writing process. Whereas other people actually need to planning process of an outline to get their creativity going. It's a spectrum and I myself fall into the middle, where I need some planning of big plot points, but let myself have a lot of room to be flexible. Every writer needs to figure out their own preferences and they can also change depending on the individual project.

There is no bad way to approach writing as long as it works for you.

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the first substack post is live!

On the docket for this month’s post: we have some raw talk about post-publication, some updates on Book Two, and some bonus content from King of Cups, featuring Andrei.

(also note that you must subscribe to gain access, but it's FREE!)

(also also - thanks to @majicmarker for editing the bonus chapter. she just published her own book and it's lovely! check it out here. she is also open for editing consultations!)

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like the Bruins? Tarot? Romance? Mystery? good news—I wrote a book with all of those!

In Boston, hockey is a religion—he's a god, and she's not sure what she's supposed to believe in.

Eloise Davies is broke as a joke that wasn't funny the first time. Since leaving her job as a bench chemist, Eloise has pursued her dream in private investigation, all the while struggling to actually get anywhere. Her last-ditch effort is a case with the Boston Bruins, whose most promising recruit may have a darker past than a bright future. To get close to him and whatever he's hiding, Eloise will go undercover—that is, if she can get past the captain first.

Jacques Lavesque's picture-perfect image is starting to crack around the edges. He's in the middle of a contentious—but secret—separation from his wife, and on the cusp of what could be the most important hockey season of his career thanks to a closed-off rookie and the return of a controversial teammate. He is at an unfamiliar impasse, especially when it comes to the guilt-ridden allure of Eloise the intern. There's something about her that he just can't shake, and maybe doesn't want to shake.

As Jacques and Eloise circle each other—delicately, warily, but nevertheless magnetically—they will peel back layers of themselves to the people they want to be. But before they can get to those deeply-rooted hopes, they'll have to survive the emotional impact of this season—and all the secrets that come with it.

available in ebook and paperback on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes&Noble, Smashwords, and Kobo!

(credit to @redbelles for the cover and the above banner—open for commissions!)

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i made a substack!

it's basically in place of a traditional newsletter. i will be updating the substack once a month(ish) with bonus chapters from other characters' POVs as well as updates on the next book of the hockeyverse. since i am so active on tumblr and instagram, this substack will be focused on my writing, and not on life updates.

it's free, but you have to subscribe to access. the first post is coming august 15, and will feature a bonus chapter from a... ahem... controversial character's perspective.

join me!

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“Bergeron came so close to not making the team that he was informed of his cut prior to the Bruins’ first 2003 preseason game, but his play and character so impressed the Boston coaches and management that they couldn’t justify sending him back for what would have been just his second year of junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. “I remember at the time I kept talking to [then-Bruins scout] Daniel Doré, and I kept calling him and saying, ‘When are you sending Patrice back home?‘” Réal Paiement, Bergeron’s QMJHL coach, said this week. “[He said,] ‘Very soon, Réal. Very soon.’ A week later, I’d call. ‘So when will you send Patrice back?’ And he would say, ‘Very soon, but you know, the guys really like him.“ “I called him the next week and [he said], ‘You know what, Réal? He’s coming, he’s coming. We’re going to send him back, but the coaches really like him now.’ The next week was, 'You know what, Réal? We’re going to keep him.’ He wasn’t in their plans at the beginning; he just grew on them as he had grown on us.””

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where to buy King of Cups

In Boston, hockey is a religion—he's a god, and she's not sure what she's supposed to believe in.

Currently available:

Amazon

Smashwords - Note that through Smashwords, you can put the book on any device, including Kindle and your laptop.

Apple Books

Barnes & Noble

Kobo

Coming soon:

Overdrive

Bibliotheca

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🌲 where to find me 🌲

King of Cups - universal link to purchase KoC through multiple retailers

Instagram - promotional videos and little life updates

Website - sign up for my quarterly newsletter with deleted scenes, side characters’ POV, character birth charts, and other bonus content

Spotify - book playlists/soundtracks

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as the book goes live at various retailers (currently available on B&N and kobo, with others coming in the next few days), i wanted to take a moment to show off the beautiful cover, which was done by @redbelles (who is open for commissions!).

since the book is ultimately part of a series, she not only had to come up with a lovely cover but also create a design that could ultimately work in conjunction with future covers. i ALSO wanted it to have the bruins colors, and hint at some of the story’s motifs.

I can’t get over how beautiful it is!

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while i anxiously await my book going live at each retailer over the next few days, here's the playlist!