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A reintroduction

Hello Undines,

First of all, thank you so much for signing up for my newsletter. I'm so glad you're here!

I’m Riona, a neurospicy author who is obsessed with folklore and fairy tales. I am a proudly-identifying weirdo for a lot of reasons.

This is my pen name. I began publishing books for younger readers and adults who aren’t looking for spice under a different name several years ago. ‘Riona’ is just over a year old.

Recently my daughter’s friend told me she loved my books (published under my other name). It made me feel so warm inside, and relieved that I use two different names to publish my books. The last thing I want is to actively put adult romance in teenagers’ hands.

What else?

I’m a big fan of trying things out and pivoting when necessary.

I love the seasons, especially cool and cold weather, and dark hot chocolate year-round (even in July, when I'm sweating).

So far I’ve read 58 books this year.

I read more non-spicy books than spicy books in a given month.

Did I mention I'm obsessed with acquiring an obsessive amount of knowledge about fairy tales?

And finally, I’m working on an obscure fairy tale retelling featuring MCs who are in their late 30’s/early 40’s, neurodiverse coded, and they have a thought or two about academia.

That's all for this Undine Letter! What season is your favorite? Want to tell me how many books you’ve read this year or what you’re a fan of? Hit reply to this email and let me know. Let’s chat!

Happy reading,

Riona Beck

P.S. If you're interested in my rewriting progress from last month about Night, I'm sharing about that after the book deals.

P.P.S. I'm always curious about the kinds of books you want to read, so I created this short poll for you.