L.L. Madrid's Blog
September 28, 2025
My Lips, Her Voice Blurb Reveal 4!
I’m delighted to share this blurb for My Lips, Her Voice from the immensely talented Jamie Pacton. I recommend checking out all her books but I especially love her sapphic romantasy, The Absinthe Underground. 💚🧚🏻
“A twisty tale of dangerous mines, all-too-human monsters, vengeful ghosts, lost sapphic loves, and family secrets that haunted my dreams and kept me guessing until the very end. Read this one with the lights on!”
—Jamie Pacton, bestselling author of The Absinthe Underground
“A twisty tale of dangerous mines, all-too-human monsters, vengeful ghosts, lost sapphic loves, and family secrets that haunted my dreams and kept me guessing until the very end. Read this one with the lights on!”
—Jamie Pacton, bestselling author of The Absinthe Underground
My Lips, Her Voice Blurb Reveal 3
I first met Alisa at their event for Smothermoss, a gothic tale of two sisters living in Appalachia, when a brutal murder takes place near their rural home. It’s a stunning book, and I’m honored that Alisa read and blurbed Lips!
"The ultimate insider's tour of an Arizona ghost town haunted by missing girls and murdered miners. Madrid weaves fierce teenage relationships, ghost possession, and psychic visions into a harrowing tale that's literally about finding and claiming your own voice. Moody, tense, and atmospheric, it all comes to a point in an ending that gave me actual chills."
—Alisa Alering, author of Smothermoss
"The ultimate insider's tour of an Arizona ghost town haunted by missing girls and murdered miners. Madrid weaves fierce teenage relationships, ghost possession, and psychic visions into a harrowing tale that's literally about finding and claiming your own voice. Moody, tense, and atmospheric, it all comes to a point in an ending that gave me actual chills."
—Alisa Alering, author of Smothermoss
September 24, 2025
My Lips, Her Voice Blurb Reveal #2!
Ann Fraistat is a talented, best-selling author of hopeful horror, and she had such nice things to say about My Lips, Her Voice!
“My Lips, Her Voice is an exquisite debut, beautifully bittersweet and cutting as a pickaxe. The bloody mystery of Copper City beckons you in and then sends you racing through the scraggly pines of its desert woods, haunted by specters, decaying mines underfoot, all the way to its explosive ending. Don’t miss out on this one.”
—Ann Fraistat, bestselling author of A Place for Vanishing and What We Harvest
“My Lips, Her Voice is an exquisite debut, beautifully bittersweet and cutting as a pickaxe. The bloody mystery of Copper City beckons you in and then sends you racing through the scraggly pines of its desert woods, haunted by specters, decaying mines underfoot, all the way to its explosive ending. Don’t miss out on this one.”
—Ann Fraistat, bestselling author of A Place for Vanishing and What We Harvest
September 23, 2025
My Lips, Her Voice Blurb Reveal
I owe such a debt of gratitude to Andrea Contos. She pulled me out of the Pitch Wars slush, and I was so lucky to be her mentee. She taught me a great deal about writing, the publishing industry, and how to give back to one's community.
Andrea is an award-winning mystery and thriller writer who writes beautifully messy girls.
In honor of Bi Visibility Day, I recommend picking up Andrea’s gorgeously heartbreaking debut, Throwaway Girls.
I'm so honored to share what she had to say about My Lips, Her Voice.
"Lush, atmospheric, and with a setting so strong it serves as a main character, My Lips, Her Voice is a story that will cling to you long after the last page. Madrid expertly blends a deep and complex cast of characters and their journeys through love, grief, and friendship, with a taut and hypnotic mystery that spans generations, before winding to a pulse-pounding conclusion. As beautiful as it is thrilling, My Lips, Her Voice is a must-read!”
—Andrea Contos, ITW Award-winning author of Throwaway Girls, Out Of The Fire, and Tell Me No Lies
Andrea is an award-winning mystery and thriller writer who writes beautifully messy girls.
In honor of Bi Visibility Day, I recommend picking up Andrea’s gorgeously heartbreaking debut, Throwaway Girls.
I'm so honored to share what she had to say about My Lips, Her Voice.
"Lush, atmospheric, and with a setting so strong it serves as a main character, My Lips, Her Voice is a story that will cling to you long after the last page. Madrid expertly blends a deep and complex cast of characters and their journeys through love, grief, and friendship, with a taut and hypnotic mystery that spans generations, before winding to a pulse-pounding conclusion. As beautiful as it is thrilling, My Lips, Her Voice is a must-read!”
—Andrea Contos, ITW Award-winning author of Throwaway Girls, Out Of The Fire, and Tell Me No Lies
September 13, 2025
Kirkus Reveiw!
Kirkus Reviews gave My Lips, Her Voice a lovely write-up!
Some of my favorite bits:
“A sharp and atmospheric whodunit and a queer ghost story packed full of twists that will leave readers guessing.”
“Copper City feels like a character in itself, packed with small-town lore and a bloody history that haunts its inhabitants.”
“Madrid does a flawless job at helping readers to differentiate between each young woman as their collective story unfolds. Each have distinct voices, and all four are deeply flawed and feel undeniably like teenagers trying to find their place in the world.”
“An intriguing and atmospheric queer mystery that’s peppered with the supernatural.”
You can find the full review here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...
Some of my favorite bits:
“A sharp and atmospheric whodunit and a queer ghost story packed full of twists that will leave readers guessing.”
“Copper City feels like a character in itself, packed with small-town lore and a bloody history that haunts its inhabitants.”
“Madrid does a flawless job at helping readers to differentiate between each young woman as their collective story unfolds. Each have distinct voices, and all four are deeply flawed and feel undeniably like teenagers trying to find their place in the world.”
“An intriguing and atmospheric queer mystery that’s peppered with the supernatural.”
You can find the full review here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...
August 9, 2025
MY LIPS, HER VOICE Giveaway!
You have 30 days to enter to win a free print copy of My Lips, Her Voice!!!
June 27, 2025
First My Lips, Her Voice Blurb Reveal!
I'm pleased to share the first blurb for MY LIPS, HER VOICE, from River K. Scott, author of The Rangers of the Rift series!
If you're seeing this before July 5th, head over to my Instagram @llmadridwrites for a chance to win a copy of River's book!
“A desert gothic that clings to you like sand, My Lips, Her Voice threads the raw intensity of Sadie through needles of cozy, creeping horror as sharp as cholla spines. Equal parts tender and pulse-pounding, L. L. Madrid’s debut is a must-read for fans of multi-generational thrillers where spectral vengeance collides with feminist resilience. At its heart shimmers a queer love story that thirsts for justice—bold and forbidden as the ironwood tree guarding the town’s bloodiest grave. A grim reminder: some roots grow twisted in the dark.”
—River K. Scott, author of Dying Ember, Olden Ash
If you're seeing this before July 5th, head over to my Instagram @llmadridwrites for a chance to win a copy of River's book!
“A desert gothic that clings to you like sand, My Lips, Her Voice threads the raw intensity of Sadie through needles of cozy, creeping horror as sharp as cholla spines. Equal parts tender and pulse-pounding, L. L. Madrid’s debut is a must-read for fans of multi-generational thrillers where spectral vengeance collides with feminist resilience. At its heart shimmers a queer love story that thirsts for justice—bold and forbidden as the ironwood tree guarding the town’s bloodiest grave. A grim reminder: some roots grow twisted in the dark.”
—River K. Scott, author of Dying Ember, Olden Ash
June 15, 2025
MY LIPS, HER VOICE Preorder Campaign
If you order My Lips, Her Voice before October 14, 2025, you’re eligible for exclusive preorder swag. Only the first 100 claims will be fulfilled—don’t miss out!
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February 4, 2025
May 26, 2024
MY LIPS, HER VOICE coming fall 2025
I’m beyond thrilled to announce that my debut YA thriller, MY LIPS, HER VOICE, will be coming out in the fall of 2025. I’m so grateful to my agent Ellen Goff and to Amanda Manns at Creature Publishing for enabling me to share my creepy, misfit girls with the world.
