2nd place Finalist in BBNYA 2022, this queer dark fantasy Norse myth retelling is perfect for fans of Circe, The Witch's Heart, and The Silence of the Girls.

Perhaps you know the myths.

Furious, benevolent Gods

A tree that binds nine realms.

A hammer stronger than any weapon.

And someday, the end of everything.

But few have heard of me.

Looking back, it's easy to know what choices I might have made differently. At least it feels that way. I might have given up on my title. Told my father he was useless, king of Gods or no, and left Asgard. Made a life somewhere else.

Maybe I would never have let Loki cross my path. Never have fallen in love.

But there's no going back.

We were happy once.

And the price for that happiness was the end of everything.

Sigyn:

We survived Ragnarok and tried to usher in a new era.

Now the realms consist of two minuscule factions encamped in the remnants of Asgard and Vanaheim. But the gods are greedy. Anyone not under Asgard's control must fall.

When they come, they're going to win.

The realms are empty.

There's no one left to help us.

No one except the dead in Helheim.

_________

Loki:

When I died, I took everyone with me.

Almost everyone.

I've waited for Sigyn every day, but she never comes.

Never dies.

Everyone down here knows what I did.

Who I am.

And I must live-exist-with the weight of that guilt, those scars.

She's going to come back someday, and I'm going to be alright.

Be better.

I'd do anything for her. I'd do anything to be with her.

If only she'd ask.

_________

Epilogues for Lost Gods is a story about grief and healing, and is the final chapter of The Goddess of Nothing At All

Penny Harbour was once a booming coal mining town, full of industry and possibility. But jobs like that come at a price. Accidents. Cave-ins. Explosions. The residents fed the ground with their blood, and coal dust settled inside them. Eventually, the world moved on from coal. The mines closed, the jobs left, and the grief stayed rooted in the people.

Laurel is trying to carve out a decent life in what remains of the town. Her family has lived in the Harbour for generations. She's seen the best and worst it has to offer. But no matter what she wants for herself, her husband's boot is still on her neck. She's survived him for two decades, and she's just about out of reasons to stay.

Just up the hill, Spencer is wading through his eternity mourning the deaths of his great loves. Penny Harbour is his own personal purgatory. He's a queer vampire in a dying, conservative rural community, and everyone's blood is full of grit and ashes. It's the perfect place to slip into isolation and punish himself for all he's lost.

But Penny Harbour has a life all its own. Children with a penchant for lighting fires. Unmarked graves when mines used to be. Traditions built to lift each other out of grief. Personal hells that live behind closed doors. And when the town sinks its teeth into someone, it would sooner rip their throat out than let them go.

Part romantic vampire horror, part rural Atlantic Canadian memorial pyre, Coal Gets In Your Veins is a novel about generational trauma and what it will do to keep its claws in you.

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This book is part of a queer paranormal horror series with romantic themes and handles heavy, complicated topics such as generational trauma, spousal abuse, grief, and cheating. A full list of trigger warnings can be found on Cat's website.

This hardcover is treated as a special edition, complete with art under the dust jacket, an extra short story, and art by Lilith_Saur!

2nd place Finalist in BBNYA 2022, this queer dark fantasy Norse myth retelling is perfect for fans of Circe, The Witch's Heart, and The Silence of the Girls.

Perhaps you know the myths.

But few have heard of me.

Looking back, it's easy to know what choices I might have made differently. At least it feels that way. I might have given up on my title. Told my father he was useless, king of Gods or no, and left Asgard. Made a life somewhere else.

Maybe I would never have let Loki cross my path. Never have fallen in love.

But there's no going back.

We were happy once.

And the price for that happiness was the end of everything.

Penny Harbour was once a booming coal mining town, full of industry and possibility. But jobs like that come at a price. Accidents. Cave-ins. Explosions. The residents fed the ground with their blood, and coal dust settled inside them. Eventually, the world moved on from coal. The mines closed, the jobs left, and the grief stayed rooted in the people.

Laurel is trying to carve out a decent life in what remains of the town. Her family has lived in the Harbour for generations. She's seen the best and worst it has to offer. But no matter what she wants for herself, her husband's boot is still on her neck. She's survived him for two decades, and she's just about out of reasons to stay.

Just up the hill, Spencer is wading through his eternity mourning the deaths of his great loves. Penny Harbour is his own personal purgatory. He's a queer vampire in a dying, conservative rural community, and everyone's blood is full of grit and ashes. It's the perfect place to slip into isolation and punish himself for all he's lost.

But Penny Harbour has a life all its own. Children with a penchant for lighting fires. Unmarked graves when mines used to be. Traditions built to lift each other out of grief. Personal hells that live behind closed doors. And when the town sinks its teeth into someone, it would sooner rip their throat out than let them go.

Part romantic vampire horror, part rural Atlantic Canadian memorial pyre, Coal Gets In Your Veins is a novel about generational trauma and what it will do to keep its claws in you.

-

This book is part of a queer paranormal horror series with romantic themes and handles heavy, complicated topics such as generational trauma, spousal abuse, grief, and cheating. A full list of trigger warnings can be found on Cat's website.

Arden has lived in the woods near the deeply religious town of Arrothburg all her life, practicing magic and keeping balance with nature. She heals the sick, as her mother did before her. No matter how deeply the people of the village hate witches, they still arrive at Arden's cabin in the dead of night, looking for help that their pastor, mayor, and doctor would never provide.

Verity is trapped in a life she doesn't want. Her mother was burned as a witch six years ago, forcing Verity into the role of caretaker for her father and her younger siblings. The Good Book asks her to serve, and so she does. But it also asks her to endure the ungodly, debilitating agony of her monthly bleeding. No medicine, no comfort, no protests. If God is kind, why is she so cursed?

When a chance encounter between them leaves both their skin charred at a single touch, Arden and Verity are left with questions that may get them killed.

Does something wicked live inside Verity?

If Arden is the only true witch for miles, who is burning on the pyres?

Will they be next?

This collection of short stories is for readers of Cat Rector's The Goddess of Nothing At All and Epilogues for Lost Gods. Each story delves a little deeper into the lives of Sigyn, Loki, and the people closest to them.

In Winter Comes for All Hearts, Idunn retreats into her own mind to keep from living the horrors of being held prisoner in Thjazi's keep. In Oh Goddess, Loki realizes he can't lie about his affections for Sigyn much longer. In Sacrifices, Sigyn and Alruna find themselves enamoured with one another, but as per usual, Odin has other plans.

With nine distinct stories, this book explores the heights and depths of pain, love, desire, and family.

A full list of trigger warnings can be found on the website CatRector.com, as well as inside the book before each story.

This collection of short stories is for readers of Cat Rector's The Goddess of Nothing At All and Epilogues for Lost Gods. Each story delves a little deeper into the lives of Sigyn, Loki, and the people closest to them.

In Winter Comes for All Hearts, Idunn retreats into her own mind to keep from living the horrors of being held prisoner in Thjazi's keep. In Oh Goddess, Loki realizes he can't lie about his affections for Sigyn much longer. In Sacrifices, Sigyn and Alruna find themselves enamoured with one another, but as per usual, Odin has other plans.

With nine distinct stories, this book explores the heights and depths of pain, love, desire, and family.

A full list of trigger warnings can be found on the website CatRector.com, as well as inside the book before each story.

Arden has lived in the woods near the deeply religious town of Arrothburg all her life, practicing magic and keeping balance with nature. She heals the sick, as her mother did before her. No matter how deeply the people of the village hate witches, they still arrive at Arden's cabin in the dead of night, looking for help that their pastor, mayor, and doctor would never provide.

Verity is trapped in a life she doesn't want. Her mother was burned as a witch six years ago, forcing Verity into the role of caretaker for her father and her younger siblings. The Good Book asks her to serve, and so she does. But it also asks her to endure the ungodly, debilitating agony of her monthly bleeding. No medicine, no comfort, no protests. If God is kind, why is she so cursed?

When a chance encounter between them leaves both their skin charred at a single touch, Arden and Verity are left with questions that may get them killed.

Does something wicked live inside Verity?

If Arden is the only true witch for miles, who is burning on the pyres?

Will they be next?

This hardcover is treated as a special edition, complete with art under the dust jacket and an extra short story in the back!

Sigyn:

We survived Ragnarok and tried to usher in a new era.

Now the realms consist of two minuscule factions encamped

in the remnants of Asgard and Vanaheim.

But the gods are greedy. Anyone not under Asgard's control must fall.

When they come, they're going to win.

The realms are empty.

There's no one left to help us.

No one except the dead in Helheim.

_________

Loki:

When I died, I took everyone with me.

Almost everyone.

I've waited for Sigyn every day, but she never comes.

Never dies.

Everyone down here knows what I did. Who I am.

And I must live-exist-with the weight of that guilt, those scars.

She's going to come back someday, and I'm going to be alright.

Be better.

I'd do anything for her. I'd do anything to be with her.

If only she'd ask.

_________

Epilogues for Lost Gods is a story about grief and healing, and is the final chapter of The Goddess of Nothing At All