AJ Lancaster

Tag: How to Find a Nameless Fae

  • How to Find a Nameless Fae is Out!

    My feel-good fantasy romance retelling of Rumpelstiltskin is out! I am vibrating with excitement.

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    Cover of How to Find a Nameless Fae. A man, a woman, and a cat on a floral green background. The woman is flourishing a dagger at the man. The man has cat ears and a tail.

    What happens when a first-born bargain goes wrong?

    Princess Gisele has spent her life preparing for an evil fae sorcerer to claim her. That was the bargain her mother was tricked into: one royal first-born in exchange for spinning straw into gold.

    But it’s been decades, and he still hasn’t shown up.

    The unfulfilled fairytale-debt, however, is refusing to lie quietly. When its chaotic magic reaches unbearable levels, Gisele takes matters into her own hands. Terrifying fae sorcerer or not, she’ll hunt him down and force him to stop ruining her life.

    But instead of an evil mastermind, she finds the scholarly, nameless lord of a magical house. He wants nothing to do with the angry knife-wielding spinster on his doorstep. Unfortunately, the fairytale-debt has other ideas.

    Now magically bound to her lifelong nemesis, the only way to break the magic between them is to work together to find the nameless fae’s lost name. Assuming they don’t strangle each other first.

    HOW TO FIND A NAMELESS FAE is a cozy fantasy romance retelling of Rumplestiltskin with spice, featuring a middle-aged heroine, a buttoned-up hero, and an interfering sentient house.

    Advanced Praise for How to Find a Nameless Fae

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    “Imagine Rumpelstiltskin but in a cottagecore, fantasy, romantic comedy kind of way.”


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    “Lancaster truly has a way with making lovable and a little unhinged characters that you will be rooting for from beginning to end.”

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    "I fell into the world of faerie and never wanted to leave."


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    “At its heart, this story explores loneliness, how it affects all kinds of people, the doubts it plants, and the yearning it brings. But it’s also about finding your people, and I think it’s safe to say that Gisele and Mal finally found theirs 💕”

  • Cover Reveal: How to Find a Nameless Fae

    I can finally reveal this BEAUTIFUL cover, designed by Holly Dunn:

    The cover image of How to Find a Nameless Fae. It is green with a frame made of intertwining wildflowers. Two figures are featured, facing each other in an antagonistic pose. The woman is wearing a purple dress and holding a dagger threateningly. The man has cat ears and a tail and is in an apologetic pose. A ginger cat sits at his feet.

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    What happens when a first-born bargain goes wrong?

    Princess Gisele has spent her life preparing for an evil fae sorcerer to claim her. That was the bargain her mother was tricked into: one royal first-born in exchange for spinning straw into gold.


    But it’s been decades, and he still hasn’t shown up.


    The unfulfilled fairytale-debt, however, is refusing to lie quietly. When its chaotic magic reaches unbearable levels, Gisele takes matters into her own hands. Terrifying fae sorcerer or not, she’ll hunt him down and force him to stop ruining her life.


    But instead of an evil mastermind, she finds the scholarly, nameless lord of a magical house. He wants nothing to do with the angry knife-wielding spinster on his doorstep. Unfortunately, the fairytale-debt has other ideas.


    Now magically bound to her lifelong nemesis, the only way to break the magic between them is to work together to find the nameless fae’s lost name. Assuming they don’t strangle each other first.


    HOW TO FIND A NAMELESS FAE is a cozy romantasy retelling of Rumplestiltskin with spice, featuring a middle-aged heroine, a buttoned-up hero, and an interfering sentient house.

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    But wait, there’s more!

    Pre-order Nameless and Get A Bonus Novella

    How To Find A Nameless Fae is set in the same world as my novella How To Marry A Winged King, but they are each standalones that can be read in any order (though there is a small cameo of the Winged King characters in Nameless Fae).

    I originally wrote Winged King under a tight wordcount constraint for an anthology. Since then, I’ve re-edited and expanded it, giving it a bit more room to breathe. The new version is about twice as long as the original story (roughly 20k words total).

    I’ve decided to offer this new version as a pre-order reward for How To Find a Nameless Fae, which means that if you pre-order Nameless Fae, you can get the new version of Winged King to read right now, FREE.

    Just fill out this form with proof of your pre-order to claim the reward!

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