H. L. Moore

H. L. Moore

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Author of the "Death's Embrace" queer fantasy romance series, and the "Tales from the Jovian Empire" sci-fi novella series. https://linktr.ee/author.hlmoore

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RELEASE TOUR: Search for the Lost | J. Scott Coatsworth & Kim Fielding Today I am delighted to help promote a new release from my friend J. Scott Coatsworth and his talented co-writer Kim Fielding: Search for the Lost, Book 2 of the "Chaos and Order" series. Congrats on the new release, Scott and…

authorhlmoore.comRELEASE TOUR: Search for the Lost | J. Scott Coatsworth & Kim FieldingToday I am delighted to help promote a new release from my friend J. Scott Coatsworth and his talented co-writer Kim Fielding: Search for the Lost, Book 2 of the "Chaos and Order" series. Congrats on the new release, Scott and Kim! I can't wait to read it. SOMETIMES ORDER BECOMES CHAOS… Leopold Lane—after being “collected” for the Office of the Lost by Crispin Eladrin Moss’caladin—is tucked away cozily with his beloved office fae in their treehouse. Happily ever after, right? Not so fast. Before Leo can even get settled, Crispin’s mother disappears, leaving Crispin in charge and his brother Aspin in a panic.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO R. SINCLAIR! My good friend R. Sinclair has recently been announced as a finalist for the BBNYA 2026 Awards for her sci-fi thriller novel Fracture! BLURB Most people would kill to escape death row. Meredith Dufresne – marked as ‘compliant and charming’ and a ‘low risk inmate’ in…

authorhlmoore.comCONGRATULATIONS TO R. SINCLAIR!My good friend R. Sinclair has recently been announced as a finalist for the BBNYA 2026 Awards for her sci-fi thriller novel Fracture! BLURB Most people would kill to escape death row. Meredith Dufresne – marked as ‘compliant and charming’ and a ‘low risk inmate’ in her stellar incarceration record, thank you very much – signs her life over to Thanatos Industries instead for the chance to terminate her sentence. The job: taming a highly aggressive, malignant AI. The catch: it’s already killed 23 of its previous hosts. Meredith isn’t stupid.
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FREE EBOOK | “HEART OF DUST” Heart of Dust is available for just one week for free on Kobo in the "First eBook in a Series for Free" promo! DOWNLOAD HEART OF DUST FOR FREE HERE Doran had a problem, and it wasn't that he'd been stabbed. Iole City is in turmoil. Doran Ó Seanáin, leader of the Black…

authorhlmoore.comFREE EBOOK | “HEART OF DUST”Heart of Dust is available for just one week for free on Kobo in the "First eBook in a Series for Free" promo! DOWNLOAD HEART OF DUST FOR FREE HERE Doran had a problem, and it wasn't that he'd been stabbed. Iole City is in turmoil. Doran Ó Seanáin, leader of the Black Lung Gang, is determined to challenge the Archon, Arajon’s tyrannical ruler, for his brutal treatment of the miners. But Doran has more to deal with than getting stabbed and a city-wide lockdown that’s seeing his gang of ex-miners slowly starved out of their base.
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BLOG TOUR & EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: Ameliorate (Shattered Numbers #2) | R. Sinclair Today I am thrilled to participate in the OWI Blog Tour of my good friend R. Sinclair's latest release - Ameliorate, Book 2 of the Shattered Numbers Duology! Fracture and Ameliorate are sci-fi thrillers, set in a far…

authorhlmoore.comBLOG TOUR & EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: Ameliorate (Shattered Numbers #2) | R. SinclairToday I am thrilled to participate in the OWI Blog Tour of my good friend R. Sinclair's latest release - Ameliorate, Book 2 of the Shattered Numbers Duology! Fracture and Ameliorate are sci-fi thrillers, set in a far future where AI programs can become malignant and overwrite a human host's brain. The duology follows con-artist convict Meredith Dufresne, who teams up with the AI "V" jammed into her head to go on the run from shady mega-corporation Thanatos Industries/Varro Technologies and the unnerving, predatory Mr Smith. I've previously raved about how much I loved the first book, …

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📢📚💙📚📚🖤🤎💜🖤💚🌈🌈📚🪐 Check out my crowdfunding campaign for my queer, dystopian, sci fi series on @backerkit.com www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... #booksky #queersky

backerkit.comThe Elite and the Rogues SeriesThis engaging and entertaining queer, dystopian, sci fi series is being remade with new covers that better reflects the genre and content. Book 1, The Elitist Supremacy is an Indie Ink Awards…
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SPFBOXI | Semi-Finalist Announcement! I am thrilled to share that Heart of Dust was announced as a semi-finalist pick from Bromantasy in Team Abel! You can read Bromantasy's review here on Goodreads. I am so fortunate and honoured to join my fellow semi-finalists (Under an Ever-Setting Sun by…

authorhlmoore.comSPFBOXI | Semi-Finalist Announcement!I am thrilled to share that Heart of Dust was announced as a semi-finalist pick from Bromantasy in Team Abel! You can read Bromantasy's review here on Goodreads. I am so fortunate and honoured to join my fellow semi-finalists (Under an Ever-Setting Sun by Matthew Phillips; The Honorable Con by Michele C. Shaw; The Standard Book of Anything by Andrea H. Rome; Soul Cage by L. R. Schultz; and Strands of Time and Magic by Andrew Platten) for consideration for a finalist pick by judge Abel Montero over the next couple of weeks.

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FREE ON KOBO | Sci-Fi & Fantasy Editor’s Pick “Death’s Embrace Box Set” If you missed out on last week's promotion for a free copy of Heart of Dust, the first book of Death's Embrace, don't despair - because this week, Death's Embrace: Box Set 1-4 is available FOR FREE on Kobo as the Sci-Fi &…

authorhlmoore.comFREE ON KOBO | Sci-Fi & Fantasy Editor’s Pick “Death’s Embrace Box Set”If you missed out on last week's promotion for a free copy of Heart of Dust, the first book of Death's Embrace, don't despair - because this week, Death's Embrace: Box Set 1-4 is available FOR FREE on Kobo as the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Editor's Pick! The promotion is only running until 24 May 2026. Don’t miss your chance to pick up the entire series (or at least, the entire series so far!) for free today! GET THE BOX SET HERE!
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FREE ON KOBO | Sci-Fi & Fantasy Editor’s Pick “Death’s Embrace Box Set” If you missed out on last week's promotion for a free copy of Heart of Dust, the first book of Death's Embrace, don't despair - because this week, Death's Embrace: Box Set 1-4 is available FOR FREE on Kobo as the Sci-Fi &…

authorhlmoore.comFREE ON KOBO | Sci-Fi & Fantasy Editor’s Pick “Death’s Embrace Box Set”If you missed out on last week's promotion for a free copy of Heart of Dust, the first book of Death's Embrace, don't despair - because this week, Death's Embrace: Box Set 1-4 is available FOR FREE on Kobo as the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Editor's Pick! The promotion is only running until 24 May 2026. Don’t miss your chance to pick up the entire series (or at least, the entire series so far!) for free today! GET THE BOX SET HERE!
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"Heart of Dust" is currently available for FREE on #Kobo! Don't miss your chance to start the acclaimed queer fantasy series today! https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/heart-of-dust-1

authorhlmoore.comHEART OF DUST | FREE ON KOBO!Heart of Dust, the first book of the Death's Embrace series, is currently available FOR FREE on Kobo in their "First eBook in a Series for Free" promotion! The promotion will run until 17 May 2026. Don't miss your chance to start the series right now for free! GET IT HERE!
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COVER REVEAL | The Elitist Supremacy by Niranjan Today I'm thrilled to help out my friend Niranjan, indie author of queer sci-fi and fantasy books including Blade Broken, in launching their campaign for new covers for their The Elite and the Rogues series… starting with a cover reveal for Book…

authorhlmoore.comCOVER REVEAL | The Elitist Supremacy by NiranjanToday I'm thrilled to help out my friend Niranjan, indie author of queer sci-fi and fantasy books including Blade Broken, in launching their campaign for new covers for their The Elite and the Rogues series… starting with a cover reveal for Book 1, The Elitist Supremacy! The series is a queer dystopian sci fi with morally grey characters, a technologically advanced world, a galactic tyrant with immortal goons, an underground rebellion, an AI with snark, and an immortal criminal who’s the lynchpin. The blurb for Book 1, and the cover reveal, are below the cut!

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Fragments of Us (The Echelon 1.5) (Keylin and Bertram) (Pre-Order) A Doomed Love. An Inexorable Law. An impending war and buried secrets. Keylin, daughter of Lord Giles, goes from a noblewoman about to be married to the love of her life to a slave, owning not even her own person. The laws of…

authorniranjan.inFragments of Us (The Echelon 1.5) (Keylin and Bertram) (Pre-Order)A Doomed Love. An Inexorable Law. An impending war and buried secrets. Keylin, daughter of Lord Giles, goes from a noblewoman about to be married to the love of her life to a slave, owning not even her own person. The laws of Castrial are binding, and even nobles are not exempt from it. The man who has brought her father to justice is also the man who owns Keylin: Alaric, the Shield of Castrial.
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Draft2Digital just dropped the news on their blog that they'll be charging everybody who sells less than a hundred dollars a year a maintenance fee. Note, they already make a commission off of every sale. draft2digital.com/blog/underst...

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H. L. Moore
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I am 45,000 words into my first draft of "Shadow of Vengeance" (Book #5 of Death's Embrace). I like to storyboard certain scenes and emotions via memes. This is the latest.

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DEATH’S EMBRACE | SERIES TOUR The series tour for Death's Embrace, hosted by Gay Book Promotions, is underway! Check out the first lot of posts, which includes exclusive interviews and excerpts. Thank you to all the participating blogs! This list will be updated as the tour progresses. To…

authorhlmoore.comDEATH’S EMBRACE | SERIES TOURThe series tour for Death's Embrace, hosted by Gay Book Promotions, is underway! Check out the first lot of posts, which includes exclusive interviews and excerpts. Thank you to all the participating blogs! This list will be updated as the tour progresses. To celebrate the tour going live, Heart of Dust and Soul of Ash, the first two books in the series, are now just $0.99 on Kindle and Kobo! Start the series today!
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Death’s Embrace Series Tour – H. L. Moore DEATH’S EMBRACE SERIES TOUR Author and Publisher: H. L. Moore Cover Artist: Damonza Pairing: MM (slow burn) Genres: Fantasy (coalpunk) The stories are best read in order. Universal Buy Links for the Series DEATH’S EMBRACE SERIES BLURB Doran Ó Seanáin,…

authorhlmoore.comDeath’s Embrace Series Tour – H. L. MooreDEATH’S EMBRACE SERIES TOUR Author and Publisher: H. L. Moore Cover Artist: Damonza Pairing: MM (slow burn) Genres: Fantasy (coalpunk) The stories are best read in order. Universal Buy Links for the Series DEATH’S EMBRACE SERIES BLURB Doran Ó Seanáin, former miner and leader of the Black Lung Gang, and his best friend, Lien, are almost at […] Death’s Embrace Series Tour – H. L. Moore
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Thank you @iwc-indiewriters.bsky.social ! It's true - my book "Heart of Dust" is in the running for SPFBO11, and my good friend @author.rsinclair's incredible novel "Fracture" is in the running for SPSFC5!

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CONGRATULATIONS TO R. SINCLAIR & H. L. MOORE! IWC is proud to share that two of its founding members, H. L. Moore (author of the Death's Embrace series) and R. Sinclair (author of the Shattered Numbers duology) are both in the running for the two highest profile self-published fantasy and sci-fi…

indiewriterscollective.wordpress.comCONGRATULATIONS TO R. SINCLAIR & H. L. MOORE!IWC is proud to share that two of its founding members, H. L. Moore (author of the Death's Embrace series) and R. Sinclair (author of the Shattered Numbers duology) are both in the running for the two highest profile self-published fantasy and sci-fi book competitions online! R. Sinclair's Fracture (reviewed by Estora on LimFic) is in the running for the…
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Hi fellow indie authors & amazing readers - I'm reaching out to see if anyone is willing to test a theory with. I have had ZERO sales of my ebooks on KDP all month, which is odd... I usually get 3-5 sales without any marketing. I've done features this month and not a single bite on Amazon [1/2]

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25 SPFBO11 books for $25! For a limited time, 25 incredible books from the SPFBO11 competition (including my own book Heart of Dust) are available on Itch.io for just $25! This amazing collection has been arranged by the wonderful Niranjan, whose novel Life Remains is also in Phase 1 of the…

authorhlmoore.com25 SPFBO11 books for $25!For a limited time, 25 incredible books from the SPFBO11 competition (including my own book Heart of Dust) are available on Itch.io for just $25! This amazing collection has been arranged by the wonderful Niranjan, whose novel Life Remains is also in Phase 1 of the competition. Don't miss out on this opportunity to grab 25 indie novels and support the authors in the competition!
H. L. Moore
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25 SPFBO11 books for $25! For a limited time, 25 incredible books from the SPFBO11 competition (including my own book Heart of Dust) are available on Itch.io for just $25! This amazing collection has been arranged by the wonderful Niranjan, whose novel Life Remains is also in Phase 1 of the…

authorhlmoore.com25 SPFBO11 books for $25!For a limited time, 25 incredible books from the SPFBO11 competition (including my own book Heart of Dust) are available on Itch.io for just $25! This amazing collection has been arranged by the wonderful Niranjan, whose novel Life Remains is also in Phase 1 of the competition. Don't miss out on this opportunity to grab 25 indie novels and support the authors in the competition!

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Rari reviews the From Me to You Anthology "Before I knew it, it was 4 am and the book was done...just go read this book! Speculative fiction about characters and connections, filled with queer rep and queer normative worlds." www.queerscifi.com/review-from-... #Fantasy #SciFi

queerscifi.comReview: From Me to You AntholgyGenre: Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Demi, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Poly Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon | Publisher About The Book Every day we make new connections, whether it is in...
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On the 3rd Orbital Anniversary, a mining ship vanished. 12 years later, Agent Carlisle is on the cusp of discovering what happened to it, if she can get the crew of a cleaning company to talk. A short sci fi horror comedy for fans of Event Horizon and Dead Space! www.limfic.com/book/ship-of...

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SPFBO 11 | First Chapter reads! With SPFBO11 Phase 1 underway, I thought I would share the love for my fellow contestants in Abel Montero's group by started a "first chapter" read of other books in the competition. Heart of Dust has been assigned to Team Abel judge Bromantasy, who has an amazing…

authorhlmoore.comSPFBO 11 | First Chapter reads!With SPFBO11 Phase 1 underway, I thought I would share the love for my fellow contestants in Abel Montero's group by started a "first chapter" read of other books in the competition. Heart of Dust has been assigned to Team Abel judge Bromantasy, who has an amazing Instagram everyone should check out. Alongside Heart of Dust, Bromantasy is judging four more books: Devil Inside (The Devil Diaries #1) by Tom Lloyd, Dad Magic (The Monarch Children #1) by Benjamin Twigg, Dream (The Oneroi Cycle #1) by Anita Primrose…
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Fundamentally untrue. Some of the most thoughtful and interesting reviews I've received for my books have been 3-star reviews. It's not a bad rating. It generally means the reader enjoyed it. A 1-star review can be humbling but what makes them have "dignity" where a 3-star review doesn't?

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3-stars is the greatest insult you can give. 1-stars have dignity! 3-stars is the kiss of death. #writing #writingcommunity #author #books

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Additionally - at the end of the day, someone has taken the time to read a book, rate it, and review it... and the ratings/reviews are not for the author. They're for other readers. The author cannot and should not control how people respond to their works.

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Not to mention, when I seek out books to read, I simply do not trust books that only have a perfect 4 or 5 star track record. I like reading 3 star reviews because those often strike the balance between blind 5-star reviews and 1-star hate fests.

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It's me! Thanks for the spotlight!

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Check out H.L. Moore MM Fantasy H. L. Moore (she/they) is the author of the Death’s Embrace fantasy series and the Tales from the Jovian Empire sci-fi novella series. www.queeromanceink.com/mbm-book-aut... @hlmoore.bsky.social