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I'm a trans woman author from New Zealand, who likes to write queer fantasy/urban fantasy with queer casts and transfemme mc's, usually sapphic. I started writing and posting on the webnovel sites as a hobby in 2019, and it has grown into being a lot more than what I initially thought. Writing is now a passion, as I really want to be able to share the worlds and characters that I have created and love very much. They do, after all, mean a lot to me.

My biggest complete series is Soul Flames, high fantasy with dragons, their riders, and the journey to deal with the evil that has plagued the world. I also have a shifter romance series (Paths for short, featuring dragons! then wolves!, book 2 due out this year), a litrpg book (Esper, with a cut ...more

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	Best Friends' Promise (Blood and Shadows #1) by Issy Waldrom (Goodreads Author), Mackenzie Sutton 4.54 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heart's Claim (Where Our Paths May Cross, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Esper and the Witch 4.48 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dawn Weaver: A tale of Dragon Riders 3.85 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Lies Within 4.77 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soul Flames Volume 1 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soul Flames Volume 2 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soul Flames Volume 3 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heart's Whispers: A Sapphic Shifter Romance (Where Our Paths May Cross Book 2) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soul Flames Volume 4 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Heart's Whispers is out now!

It's taken a while to get it down, but I'm excited to announce that Heart's Whispers, the sequel to Heart's Claim, is now out! Amazon and itch thus far, with the rest of the usual storefronts and the paperback coming in the next few days.

Candace has her turn in the spotlight this time, struggling with her attraction to Myla, a new addition to the branch, as they investigate a anomaly that appears, Read more of this blog post »

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Princess Princess Ever After

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Issy Waldrom and 1 other person liked Heather's review of Always, Her: "Sapphic. Vampire. Fae. Against the odds. Soulmates. I’ll love you in this lifetime and the next, and the next and… This was a beautifully written story about two women that love and find each other in every lifetime but are they cursed or meant to be?" Read more of this review »
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Issy Waldrom and 1 other person liked 3DKing's review of Technically Faking: "This is a great fake romance story without the typical drama. Both women are smart and their communication is mostly a delight."
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I honestly think that this is the best book of the series so far. The six vampire children, who were rescued in the previous book, add a different depth to this story, and seeing Marienne and Tamsin interact with them is adorable. It's found family a ...more
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I honestly think that this is the best book of the series so far. The six vampire children, who were rescued in the previous book, add a different depth to this story, and seeing Marienne and Tamsin interact with them is adorable. It's found family a ...more
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It's an enjoyable story that is not overly deep, a tale of healing and finding where you belong. It is fairly fast paced, shifting focus part way through once a certain event happens, but it does work quite well for what it is. Hurt/comfort, pack dyn ...more
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