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“The Fairy Garden” by Rhosyn Goodfellow

The theme we offered as inspiration to our authors for the month of March was “The Language of Flowers,” and this week’s release is the first of two stories we got written to that theme! Rhosyn Goodfellow offers up a story about a child in danger, the grandmother who loved her, and the fairies she hopes will assist her when she needs their help most…

Title: The Fairy Garden

Author: Rhosyn Goodfellow

Genre: Modern with Magic

Rating: General Audiences

Trigger Warnings: bad parenting, child abuse, death of a grandparent (off-screen), gore (non-graphic descriptions), violence (non-graphic descriptions)

Relationship: family

Character Features: child

Tags: attempted murder, child point of view, fae and fairyfolk, fraught family dynamics, the language of flowers, past tense, poisoning, pov third person limited, present tense, serious illness

Summary:

“It’s best to avoid fairies, but once they notice you, you’d best make friends right quick.”

Nana Iris warned Lily about the dangers of consorting with fairies, but with Nana Iris gone, there’s no one but Lily to make amends when Lily’s soon-to-be step-father disturbs Nana Iris’s fairy garden. If Lily’s lucky, maybe she’ll make a new friend; she could really use one right now.

Read Lily’s story now, and find out if Lily’s lucky enough to make a much-needed friend…

Love Rhosyn Goodfellow’s writing? They’re also a contributor to our just-released anthology She Wears the Midnight Crown. Check it out!

If stories told from a child’s point of view, about children in danger finding aid in unexpected places are your cup of tea, we’ve got a couple others for you to check out, too! Take a peek at The Offered Ones by A. L. Heard and Widow’s Black by Nina Waters.

Who we are: Duck Prints Press LLC is an independent publisher based in New York State. Our founding vision is to help fanfiction authors navigate the complex process of bringing their original works from first draft to print, culminating in publishing their work under our imprint. We are particularly dedicated to working with queer authors and publishing stories featuring characters from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Love what we do? Want to make sure you don’t miss the announcement for future giveaways? Sign up for our monthly newsletter and get previews, behind-the-scenes information, coupons, and more!

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“He Bears the Cape of Stars” and “She Wears the Midnight Crown” Books and Merchandise Now on Sale!

Duck Prints Press’s anthologies He Bears the Cape of Stars and She Wears the Midnight Crown, featuring 34 stories by 34 authors exploring the potential for mlm and wlw relationships growing and changing during unusual masquerades, are now available! From science fiction to fantasy to modern to historical, these anthologies take the reader to many different settings, with larger-than-life characters exploring the world around them, the people they meet, and themselves! The casts are as diverse as Pride itself, and whether they’re looking for love, a second chance, a companion, or a friend, these books have a little bit of everything!

HE BEARS THE CAPE OF STARS, featuring 17 mlm stories, is available for sale on:

The Duck Prints Press Website | Barnes and Noble | Kobo

SHE WEARS THE MIDNIGHT CROWN, featuring 17 wlw stories, is available for sale on:

The Duck Prints Press Website | Barnes and Noble | Kobo

…and many other major e-book sales platforms! And you can request your library purchase it through the e-book lending program of their choice!

AND THAT’S NOT ALL!

Extra merchandise from the masquerade anthologies crowdfunding campaign is now on sale too! Did you miss the campaign? Are you dying for an amazing tote bag, a gorgeous bookmark, an aromatic candle, a glossy sticker or two, a new patch, or some lovely queer art for your walls? You can get this merch, and lots of merch from our past campaigns, from our website NOW!

She Wears the Midnight Crown merchandise: art print | bookmark | dux sticker

He Bears the Cape of Stars merchandise: art print | bookmark | dux sticker

Other campaign merchandise: chibi masquerade patch | scented candle | tote bag

Was there campaign merch you wanted that’s not available on our store? We have very limited quantities left of our enamel pins, and we have a whole heck of a lot of seconds (as in, damaged copies) of the print books! If your interested, feel free to drop us a line on any of our social media platforms or at info at duckprintspress dot com – we’d be delighted to hook you up!

Come now to the Duck Prints Press website and GET YOUR BOOK ON! You’re not going to want to miss these amazing collections or any of the gorgeous merch!

(and if you can help us spread the word by sharing this post, we’d appreciate it a lot, too!)

Who we are: Duck Prints Press LLC is an independent publisher based in New York State. Our founding vision is to help fanfiction authors navigate the complex process of bringing their original works from first draft to print, culminating in publishing their work under our imprint. We are particularly dedicated to working with queer authors and publishing stories featuring characters from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Love what we do? Want to make sure you don’t miss the announcement for future giveaways? Sign up for our monthly newsletter and get previews, behind-the-scenes information, coupons, and more!

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New Erotica Release: “Lust” by Nina Waters

This Saturday, have we got some spice for y’all!

Title: Lust

Author: Nina Waters

Genre: Modern with Magic (Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics)

Rating: Explicit

Relationship: m/m

Trigger Warnings: bigotry (anti-werewolf) (mentions of)

Character Features: actor, alpha, bipoc, interspecies relationship, non-human character, omega, porn star, werewolf

Tags: creature transformation (dog/wolf), doggy style, first time together, knotting, past tense, possessive behavior, pov third person limited, public sex, rimming, rough sex, scent bonding, sex with sentient animals

Teaser:

The scent of musk and anticipation hung heavy in the studio air. The musk was unavoidable—the set dressers sprayed it during every clean-up session to cover up the stink of the many sex scenes filmed in the room—but the anticipation was unusual. Surprised, Daniel sniffed again; he was roughly 86.3% sure that he wasn’t the source of that aroma. He sure as hell could have been, though. Fuck, did he want this. He was slick and half hard just thinking about it.

Length: 15 pages/4,766 words

If shape changer werewolf smut is your jam, you’re not gonna want to miss Lust by Nina Waters! Get your copy NOW!

This is Nina Waters’s first published erotica with Duck Prints Press, but not their first published title! Love Nina Waters’s words? Check out their other titles: novel A Glimmer of Hope, novelette Puppetry, and short stories The Last Letters of Mrs. Victoria Holmwood, and Widow’s Black!

Who we are: Duck Prints Press LLC is an independent publisher based in New York State. Our founding vision is to help fanfiction authors navigate the complex process of bringing their original works from first draft to print, culminating in publishing their work under our imprint. We are particularly dedicated to working with queer authors and publishing stories featuring characters from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Love what we do? Want to make sure you don’t miss the announcement for future giveaways? Sign up for our monthly newsletter and get previews, behind-the-scenes information, coupons, and more!

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New Release: “Warmer Lights” by Era J. M. Couts

Title: Warmer Lights

Author: Era J.M. Couts

Genre: Modern

Rating: General Audiences

Relationship: m/m

Tags: berlin, fluff, germany, present tense, reunions, second chances, second person, sports (dancing)

Teaser:

In the beginning, it feels like a game.

A playful game, where there’s laughter and giggling and energy to no end. A game where every move is fun, every day is fun, every breathing second is fun.

You’ve just met someone, and it’s exciting and pure and intense.

Length: 7 pages/1,430 words

This Saturday we bring you second chances, short and sweet! Check it out now!

Who we are: Duck Prints Press LLC is an independent publisher based in New York State. Our founding vision is to help fanfiction authors navigate the complex process of bringing their original works from first draft to print, culminating in publishing their work under our imprint. We are particularly dedicated to working with queer authors and publishing stories featuring characters from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Love what we do? Want to make sure you don’t miss the announcement for future giveaways? Sign up for our monthly newsletter and get previews, behind-the-scenes information, coupons, and more!

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New Erotica Release: “We All Need to Get By” by Lyn Weaver

For this Saturday’s new story release, we share with y’all the first-written story set in a world that will soon have three installments on our Patreon/ko-fi. Lyn Weaver’s Sunrise Over the Black Forest ‘verse is an poignant m/m human/vampire story with a heaping dose of sex to love, mutual pining, and idiots who won’t use their words. Meet Kel and Sevan, and sink your teeth into their debut story…

Title: We All Need to Get By

Author: Lyn Weaver

Genre: Fantasy with Technology, Gothic

Rating: Erotica

Relationship: established relationship, friends with benefits, interspecies relationship, m/m, relationship of convenience

Character Features: in a religious order, magic use, non-human character, panic attacks (mentions of), self-esteem issues, vampire

Tags: biting, blood drinking, blood play, church setting, coming untouched, dubious consent (mild), multiple orgasms, mutual pining, overstimulation, past tense, pov third person limited, priest kink (minor), vampiric feeding

Teaser:

Kel hadn’t set out to become a vampire’s snack. Like most things in his life, it had just sort of happened. He’d done something stupid because it had looked like fun, realized exactly where that path would lead him if he continued down it, and then somehow been surprised when he ended up exactly where he’d thought he would. The very first time Sevan had showed up in the old church, looking to thank the new neighbour for banishing that dreadful aura of zealotry that had been clinging on for centuries, Kel had looked at him and thought, I’m gonna end up being sucked dry, aren’t I?

Length: 14 pages/4,290 words

Take a bite out of this awesome story!

Love Lyn Weaver’s work? She and many other authors also contributed to our anthology And Seek (Not) to Alter Me: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.”

Hungry for more m/m erotica this weekend? Check out our m/m tag! We’re up to 9 m/m stories to heat up your Saturday!

Who we are: Duck Prints Press LLC is an independent publisher based in New York State. Our founding vision is to help fanfiction authors navigate the complex process of bringing their original works from first draft to print, culminating in publishing their work under our imprint. We are particularly dedicated to working with queer authors and publishing stories featuring characters from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Love what we do? Want to make sure you don’t miss the announcement for future giveaways? Sign up for our monthly newsletter and get previews, behind-the-scenes information, coupons, and more!

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New Novelette Release: “In Good Company” by Nicola Kapron

If you love your stories dark, your doves dead, and your husbands murdery, have we got a story for you…

Title: In Good Company

Author: Nicola Kapron

Genre: Modern

Rating: Mature

Trigger Warnings: body horror, child abuse, death of a child (past), death of a parent (past), harm to children, suicide (past) (mentions of), violence (graphic descriptions), vomiting (mentions of)

Relationship: enemies to friends, friends to enemies (platonic), m/m, murder husbands

Character Features: bipoc, doctor, murderer, ptsd, serial killer, vigilante

Tags: attraction at first sight, drug addiction (mentions of), drug use (non-consensual), human trafficking (mentions of), imprisonment, kidnapping, past tense, pov third person limited, terminal illness (mentions of), war crimes

Teaser:

Haruki no longer remembered what had been going through his head the first time he’d killed. All he recalled was the sight of those he’d once loved with all the helpless force of a scared, scarred child covered in red and utterly still. He hadn’t felt grief or triumph when he realized they weren’t struggling anymore. He’d just felt—

Empty.

Better to be hollow than to despair.

Length: 29 pages/11,761 words

What’s Saturday without a little scare? Read your fill with In Good Company by Nicola Kapron!

Want more stories filled with dark feels? Nicola Kapron has got you covered! Check out The Act of Salvation and Campfire Stories!

This is the second story of February aligned with the month’s theme, “Storm’s Coming.” Our first, Lightbringer by boneturtle, also brings the eerie m/m feels. Check it out too!

Who we are: Duck Prints Press LLC is an independent publisher based in New York State. Our founding vision is to help fanfiction authors navigate the complex process of bringing their original works from first draft to print, culminating in publishing their work under our imprint. We are particularly dedicated to working with queer authors and publishing stories featuring characters from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Love what we do? Want to make sure you don’t miss the announcement for future giveaways? Sign up for our monthly newsletter and get previews, behind-the-scenes information, coupons, and more!

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New Release: Lightbringer by boneturtle

Happy February everyone! As much of the US suffers through a deep freeze, what better moment to bring some light and warmth into your day? The theme for our February stories is “Storm’s Coming,” and Lightbringer, by boneturtle, is our first release for that – a novelette sure to leave the reader with a lovely glow.

Title: Lightbringer

Author: boneturtle

Genre: Fantasy

Rating: Mature

Trigger Warnings: body horror (mild)

Relationship: arranged marriage, established relationship, fake marriage, m/m

Character Features: amnesia, deity, immortal, non-human, shapeshifting

Tags: angst, character injury (permanent), happy ending, hurt/comfort, martyrdom, mythology (original), past tense, penis in anus sex, pov first person, pov third person limited, pov third person, present tense, reincarnation, reunions, second chances, winter solstice

Teaser:

There is a village at the far edge of the world where the people return to the same life each time they die. Endlessly, they forget and live each of their lifetimes as though it’s their first. They climb the mountains, and fish in the frozen lakes, and eat what the forest provides. They are improbably happy, and they pray to no one.

Except for once, each year, when the light fades.

Length: 30 pages/10,284 words

Price: $2.99 USD

Join us for an adventure spanning eons and a love for the ages – read Lightbringer now!

Want more m/m on this February day? We’ve got you covered! Check out Alec J. Marsh’s short stories “Heart’s Scaffold” and “Study Hall,” “Pas de Deux” by Aeryn Jemariel Knox, or sink your teeth into the Welcome to Pine Hills University ‘verse with Tris Lawrence’s books!

Who we are: Duck Prints Press LLC is an independent publisher based in New York State. Our founding vision is to help fanfiction authors navigate the complex process of bringing their original works from first draft to print, culminating in publishing their work under our imprint. We are particularly dedicated to working with queer authors and publishing stories featuring characters from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Love what we do? Want to make sure you don’t miss the announcement for future giveaways? Sign up for our monthly newsletter and get previews, behind-the-scenes information, coupons, and more!

Want to support the Press, read about us behind-the-scenes, learn about what’s coming down the pipeline, get exclusive teasers, and claim free stories? Back us on Patreon or ko-fi monthly and read your fill!

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New Erotica Release: Snowbound and Love Sick

This last Saturday of January, we’re posting the third and final of our “Snowed In” theme stories for the month – Snowbound and Love Sick, a story in which author A. L. Heard grabs the main character from her novel Hockey Bois and puts them in an alternate setting where instead, they met in college!

Title: Snowbound and Love Sick

Author: A. L. Heard

Genre: Modern, Fanwork

Series: Hockey Bois (alternate universe using the same main characters)

Rating: Explicit

Relationship: idiots to lovers, m/m

Character Features: athlete, homosexual, oblivious

Tags: alternate universe, attraction at first sight, college setting, dirty talk, first kiss, first time together, frottage, getting together, mutual pining, past tense, pov third person limited, sports (hockey)

Teaser:

Just as he got a pot of water on the stove for some pasta, Nick heard thundering footsteps coming up the front steps. The door swung open, and Brady walked in, snow dusting his beard and clinging to his jacket.

Brady Jensen. Ugh, where to start? They’d met at freshman orientation, when Nick had fallen hard and fast for the brooding, dark-haired, blue-eyed cutie from his dorm. Brady was tall, fit, and worst of all, smart as hell with his awful (read: hot) applied mathematics and computer science double major. Actually, scratch that. Worst of all: Brady played hockey for their school’s D1 team. Not only were athletes hot, but hockey was the be-all and end-all of sports as far as Nick was concerned. His biggest mistake had been watching Brady’s games, because d-a-m-n.

Basically, Brady was designed to be Nick’s dream guy… except that he was completely straight.

Length: 21 pages/7,706 words

Price: $1.99 USD

Warm up the January chill (or, for those in the southern hemisphere, add some steamy to a summer night) with this all-new short story by A. L. Heard!

Can’t get enough “Snowed-In” stories? Check out “Best Friends AND…” by Tris Lawrence and “A Mutual Interest” by Alec J. Marsh!

Who we are: Duck Prints Press LLC is an independent publisher based in New York State. Our founding vision is to help fanfiction authors navigate the complex process of bringing their original works from first draft to print, culminating in publishing their work under our imprint. We are particularly dedicated to working with queer authors and publishing stories featuring characters from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Love what we do? Want to make sure you don’t miss the announcement for future giveaways? Sign up for our monthly newsletter and get previews, behind-the-scenes information, coupons, and more!

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New Release: “A Mutual Interest” by Alec J. Marsh

Do you know about our theme months? Well, every month we give our authors a prompt, and they can choose to write a short story to that prompt! The theme for January is “Snowed In,” and Alec J. Marsh has written our second snowed-in together story. Learn all about A Mutual Interest…

Title: A Mutual Interest

Author: Alec J. Marsh

Genre: Fantasy with Technology

Rating: General Audiences

Trigger Warnings: death of a parent (past), harm to animals

Relationship: f/m, f/m (past), friends to lovers, friends with benefits (past), m/m (past)

Character Features: bisexual, criminal, magic use, member of a resistance movement, veteran

Tags: break-up (past), dystopia, first kiss, getting together, love declaration, love triangle, past tense, pov third person limited

Teaser:

Tirsa stopped arguing with Jeromy after they reached the outskirts of the city, and by the time they’d made it to open countryside she had fallen asleep, snuggled against the window of the jeep under his coat. He didn’t mind her arguing, not exactly, but she was arguing against her own best interests. She deserved a weekend off.

The traffic grew thicker as they neared the army checkpoint into Kestilav Province, and Jeromy pulled to a stop. Tirsa didn’t stir, and her breathing whistled a little bit. Jeromy’s heart squeezed with fondness.

Length: 20 pages/7,282 words

Price: $1.99 US

Can’t wait to see how Jeromy and Tirsa’s relationship will develop during their journey? Check out Alec’s newest release now!

Did you know? This is Alec’s fourth publication with Duck Prints Press! Check out his other works here (though watch out, some of them are spicy!).

Who We Are: Duck Prints Press LLC is an independent publisher based in New York State. Our founding vision is to help fanfiction authors navigate the complex process of bringing their original works from first draft to print, culminating in publishing their work under our imprint. We are particularly dedicated to working with queer authors and publishing stories featuring characters from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Love what we do? Sign up for our monthly newsletter and get previews, behind-the-scenes information, coupons, and more.

Through the month of January, 2023, all new monthly backers on our Patreon and ko-fi can claim a merchandise freebie in addition to all their backer rewards – which, depending on your backer level, could include a free copy of this story! Why not take a peek at what we have to offer?

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New Erotica Release: “Fortune Favors Felines” by R. L. Houck

This week’s erotica offering? Some aftercare, hurt/comfort, and support for a hurting dom from their loving sub!

Title: Fortune Favors Felines

Author: R. L. Houck

Genre: Modern

Rating: Erotica

Relationship: dom/sub, m/nb, established relationship

Character Features: agender, asexual, bipoc, dom, masochist, sub, sex-averse

Tags: aftercare, bathing together, sadomasochism (consensual), cunnilingus, dom drop, hair washing, humiliation (off-screen), kissing, love declarations, missionary position, penis in vagina sex, pov third person limited, present tense, whipping (off-screen)

Teaser:

“Tash?” Avery places a hand on Katashi’s shoulder, but all he does is blink once. Beneath Avery’s fingers there is ice-cold skin and tense muscle.

They frown and lean in closer, the height of the observation deck forgotten as they examine Katashi’s vacant stare. “Kitty? Kitty, you’re freaking me out here. Look at me, sweetie?” Avery moves their hand from Katashi’s shoulder to his chin and pulls. He doesn’t resist as his head turns. It takes a second, but recognition finally lights up his eyes, and the tight ball of anxiety in Avery’s chest loosens.

“—hello, Avery.”

Length: 15 pages/4,956 words

Price: $1.99 US

Check out Fortune Favors Felines NOW!

Love dom/sub fics? Check out “Heart’s Scaffold” by Alec J. Marsh. Want more smut-and-feels stories? Take a peek at “In the Moonlight” by E. V. Dean!

Who We Are: Duck Prints Press LLC is an independent publisher based in New York State. Our founding vision is to help fanfiction authors navigate the complex process of bringing their original works from first draft to print, culminating in publishing their work under our imprint. We are particularly dedicated to working with queer authors and publishing stories featuring characters from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Love what we do? Sign up for our monthly newsletter and get previews, behind-the-scenes information, coupons, and more.

Through the month of January, 2023, all new monthly backers on our Patreon and ko-fi can claim a merchandise freebie in addition to all their backer rewards – which, depending on your backer level, could include a free copy of this story! Why not take a peek at what we have to offer?