![A modified trope map graphic for The Strangers' Sanctuary. Over a blurred background of a Tuscan landscape, the text reads: When home betrays you, build a new home * queernorm world & mostly queer cast * thorny themes, cozy setting * small-town festivals & gatherings * supportive mentors * found family (when the first one fails you) a small-scale fantasy novel with trauma, triumph and community In the center, the book cover [art by May Barros]: two people leaning against a fence, looking out over a hilly landscape.](https://www.serobertsonfiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/strangers-trope-map-sans-arrows-2160-x-1130-1.png)
Out Sept. 1, 2025: The Strangers’ Sanctuary
When home betrays you, build a new home Two former classmates, faithless priest Placida and traumatized shrine guard Lunden, are tasked with […]
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AI Use (or lack thereof) Statement
Hi. This isn’t a mea culpa or a request for respect. Just an attempt at transparency. All works of mine up to […]
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How I Became a Therapist in Another World: Vol. 1-4 Omnibus
Genre/keywords: fantasy isekai but make it tired, millennial, and gay; let’s throw all the tropes in a blender with a giant pile of feelings […]
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The Healers book 1 of 3: The Healers’ Road
Genre/keywords: slice-of-life fantasy, queernorm, shouting-distance-from-cozy fantasy but check the content warnings first please, character-driven, road trip from hell, unlikely friendship, please note: […]
Read moreEvent Calendar for 2026
Last updated Feb. 22, 2026 Upcoming events and sales that are not secret! May 8: Cozy the Day Away (not confirmed, but […]
Read moreOne more store!
All of the Healers/Strangers books and both Therapist omnibuses are now available as ebooks on bookshop.org. They were already available in paperback […]
Read more2025 Retrospective: Year 11: A Big Wide World Out There
I have developed a tendency to do year-end wrap-up posts in mid-December. I am not good with delayed gratification. [Updated Jan. 8 […]
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Post-Sale Stats: Cozy Up with Fantasy, Dec. 2025
Previous outing for this sale: July 2025 (why not another Fire Emblem header? Just for funsies) What I ran: Therapist Omnibus 1, […]
Read moreSmashwords End of Year Sale
All 6 of my books on Smashwords – the Healers series, The Strangers’ Sanctuary, and two How I Became a Therapist in […]
Read more2026 roadmap
2025 isn’t over yet, but the roadmap is outdated enough to start fresh. Updated Nov. 10, 2025. The Basics: Releases Other Goals […]
Read moreA note on availability
I realized that I hadn’t updated this front page in a while on the topic of stores/availability. So here’s where we are […]
Read morePost-Sale Stats: Cozy the Day Away Oct. 2025
Previous sale posts: Narratess Aug. 2025; Cozy Up with Fantasy July 2025; CDAS May 2025 The usual disclaimer: These posts are not […]
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Oct. 11-12 – Cozy the Day Away is back!
Set your alarms and stack up your blankets; the Cozy the Day Away sale is on its way back. On Oct. 11 […]
Read morePost-Sale Stats: Narratess Indie Book Sale, August 2025
First of all: My goals with these stats posts are not to complain, but to have a concrete record for myself about […]
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