Laurel/Refia Lockhart

Check out all my projects on my #Wattpad! my.w.tt/x1vaBd8OtL

just a little rundown of all my books so far. I write queer YA gothic horromances and dark adult psychological suspense 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↔️ with a lil dystopian incoming (art by ladyeruart and akkito_)

@PaperFury I know, right! Some of us just want the vibes without the problems other people find in them

god forbid someone just wants to collect books and live in a mossy cottage deep in the darkest part of the woods and nest there pleasantly while the locals accuse them of being a witch

@PaperFury Hazelthorn made me feel seen, heard and accepted in a way that nothing else has to date. It was something I didn’t know I needed until I found it, & reading helped me more than words can explain. Thank you so, so much for writing it! 🖤

i’m an autistic author who has officially published three autistic books now😭🥹 The Boy Who Steals Houses (autistic acceptance) You Did Nothing Wrong (critique of parents of undiagnosed autistic kids but also about unsupported mothers left to drown) Hazelthorn (autistic rage)

very very cool to be holding the Book Of The Month edition of my twisted dark little horror You Did Nothing Wrong 😭😭 never dreamed how far this book would go when i was writing it back in 2023

Did the anime aura thing…

@PaperFury Already have both preorder, can’t wait till they arrive!

if you like gothic botanical horror then you need my unhinged monstrous boys. Scorpion Deep is about falling in love with an eldritch sea god and Hazelthorn is about being buried alive in the garden by the boy you loved. they’re on sa|e at B&N right now!!!

just leaving this here as a little release week treat for everyone who wants my debut adult gothic domestic horror meets haunted house horror

@PaperFury I’ve been loving the read so far! These pictures are gorgeous!

meet the characters of my darkly unhinged debut adult gothic horror You Did Nothing Wrong 🖤🥀 im sure they are, in fact, totally innocent as the title suggests (it’s out now!!) art by Akkito_

my debut adult horror is OFFICIALLY OUT!! I could not be more excited and freaking proud of this darkly twisted haunting little book. so grateful to everyone who has loved and supported You Did Nothing Wrong im so ready to haunt you forever 🥹🖤👻

a family can be you, your creepy child, the man you just met, and his fcked up haunted house if you want it to be (You Did Nothing Wrong is out tomorrow)

maybe you were not made to labour but rather to obsess over haunted forests full of mossy eldritch trees and mushrooms and old books full of unhinged little fairy tales

@PaperFury Congrats! Definitely well earned!

Don’t Let The Forest In is BACK ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST!!! i’m so excited i don’t even know what to do with myself 😭 thank you for all the love for the new paperback of my dark academia forest rot gothic horror.

I rescued a cat that was outside for a month and a half during the Chicago cold snap. She went to the vet today for a wellness check. No FIV. No chip. Healthy. TEN MONTHS OLD. I am furious. Stop letting your fucking cats outside, especially kittens. Fuck you if you disagree.

@PaperFury @bookofthemonth I’ve never hit the “add to box” button faster! So excited to start reading!

Very very excited to share that You Did Nothing Wrong is a @bookofthemonth add-on selection for March! Could not be more grateful!! (This also means you can get it early 👀) For all those craving a gothic haunted house horror, this one is going to bite you back.