Charla Ayers

Shrike is my debut atmospheric, dark academia romantasy that is drenched in Irish folklore and mythology. Shrike explores themes of self-discovery, desire, and learning how to navigate the intricacies of evolving relationships while monsters nip at your heels.

15K in less than 2 months AND nearly 150 copies sold. Thank you to every single person reading, supporting, and sharing. You are making dreams come true. 🥹

THE FOXGLOVE KING x ALCHEMISED Rage isn’t always loud. Women must often harness their anger to safely move through oppression. Rory Alwine knows this too well. She and her daughter are thrust among demigods where she will have to play into male egos to survive. Sacrificial religion and misogyny await. But can she stifle her defiant nature to keep from a fate no woman should meet? #PitDark #A #DR #DF

THE FOXGLOVE KING x ALCHEMISED A dark romantasy story with older characters and a mother as the protagonist? Rory shuns the status quo of the aristocracy she was raised in. But when she and her daughter are stranded on the demigod side of the continent, she must slip back into the role she resisted and team up with an ostracized demigod to uncover that humans are being used for power and breeding. #PitDark #A #DF #DR

THE FOXGLOVE KING x ALCHEMISED When Rory Alwine uncovers that the demigods of the continent might be human trafficking, she hesitantly teams up with a powerful, ostracized demigod to survive in a place that the Divine have forbidden her to be. Who can she trust amid the misogyny, vitriolic religion, and militia uprisings? #PitDark #A #DF #DR

👻Samhain setting 👻Folklore meets occult horror 👻Celtic practices & Norse mythology #Ghostpit #A #H #WIP

There are no heroes, just b*stards too angry to die. 🩶Desert setting 🩶Grimdark military 🩶Enemies while lovers #ghostpit #A #F #WIP

THE FOXGLOVE KING x ALCHEMISED Rory’s lifetime of defiance against oppressive forces is challenged when she and her daughter become refugees among demigods in a land where the Divine have forbidden humans to be. But did they end up there by accident? Rory will uncover that other humans are trapped there as well—trafficked humans that will keep demigods in power… and populated. #PitDark #A #DF #DR

THE FOXGLOVE KING x ALCHEMISED Rory and her daughter are stranded on the forbidden side of the continent among magical demigods, where defiance is paid in blood and bold female voices must be harnessed to ensure survival amid misogyny, classism, sacrificial religion, and human trafficking. Rory will have to decide who to trust or face a fate worse than death. #PitDark #A #DF #DR

THE FOXGLOVE KING x ALCHEMISED Rage isn’t always loud. Women must often harness their anger to safely move through oppression. Rory Alwine knows this too well. She and her daughter are thrust among demigods where she will have to play into male egos to survive. Sacrificial religion and misogyny await. But can she stifle her defiant nature to keep from a fate worse than death? #PitDark #A #DF #DR

Who else is doing #PitDark this week? It is my first pitching event and I’m excited but nervous. Does anyone want to be on my list? I want to hype others up as well! Leave a comment and I’ll add you!

@authorBBLorik Wow! Thank You.

@cmorganayers ♥️ I’m quite literally going to pause reading my current book to start this the moment it gets here

Today is the release day!!! I’ve been waiting for this book since I first saw Charla pitch it! My hardback is being shipped to me as we speak 🥹

@MLA_Matthew 🥹🥹 Thank you. 🖤🖤

@cmorganayers All the congrats! Can’t wait for my copy to arrive.

📣TOMORROW IS PUB DAY! 📣 I cannot believe it's here and that this story is now yours. If you are interested in a signed copy or the infamous Dominus oil, they are now available on my site under SHOP! Thank you for each and every reader, post share, support, and review.

Leather-bound journals ✍️ 
Hidden weapons in the walls ⚔️ 
Tea that tastes like betrayal ☕ 
A pocket watch counting down to midnight 🕰️ 
Irish folklore coming to life 🌙 
Academic rivals who hate how much they want each other 🔥 SHRIKE- Coming 10/13/2025

Early readers are loving Shrike! 🖤 Preorder Shrike here: books2read.com/u/m0Pzl0

@DelandJessica Yesss!!!!

Not to alarm anyone, but VAGUE THINGS are officially happening over here 👀👀👀😱 But I'm not going to say anything else in case I jinx it again 😬 #WritingCommunity #amquerying

LINKS: EBOOK: a.co/d/ftomyZV BARNES & NOBLE: barnesandnoble.com/s/charla%20aye…

Shrike is my debut atmospheric, dark academia romantasy that is drenched in Irish folklore and mythology. Shrike explores themes of self-discovery, desire, and learning how to navigate the intricacies of evolving relationships while monsters nip at your heels.

🕯️OCTOBER IN NIGH🕯️ Shrike is currently being finalized, and preorders will be available SOON. 👀 What format are you most excited for? #IndieAuthor #AuthorLife #IndieBooks #SelfPublished #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfInstagram #BookDesign #Debut