THIS IS A PRE-ORDER; ORDERS WILL SHIP FEBRUARY 9th 2026

Is your favorite fantasy the kind where sarcasm is a survival skill and baking is a legitimate form of diplomacy?

Do you love watching oddballs and outcasts find belonging—not because they fit in, but because they fit together?

What if your magical quest came with talking dragons, sweet queer love, lost witches, and companions who never set out to be heroes—but are anyway?

Then Cookies and Claws is for you! At its heart, Cookies and Claws is a story about finding where you belong—even if that place is a bit chaotic, a little magical, and full of people who drive you absolutely mad (but who’d fight a witch for you anyway). It’s for anyone who’s ever felt too weird, too soft, too sarcastic, or just not what the world expected. There’s magic, mayhem, and monsters—but also queer joy, loyalty, and love.

Prince Theo would rather bake than rule. But when dark magic creeps across his kingdom, he’s forced to trade the warmth of the kitchen for the dangers of a quest. Dragons are attacking Astoria, whispers stir of a long-vanished witch—and Theo ends up among a ragtag group of “heroes” who barely fit the title.

Can a reluctant prince, a sarcastic dwarf, a stoic knight, and a dragon save the realm?

This first book in the Sugar and Scales trilogy is packed with humor, heart, and a slow-burn m/m romance, all wrapped in enchanted forests, rising danger, and the occasional slice of blueberry cobbler. Perfect for fans of Howl’s Moving Castle, cozy queer fantasy, and stories where the kitchen is more important than battlefields (but there is still a battle).

The Special Edition Hardcover

This is the showstopper, the wedding cake, the creme de la creme—the edition you’ll want to display proudly (or hoard like a dragon)

📚 Not just written by me, but crafted by me: map, art, foil, design—every single detail inside and out
✨ Case laminate hardcover with shimmering gold foil details
🌈 Printed, themed endpapers
🐉 Cute, matching edges
🗺 Full-color, full-page map
⚫ Detailed black and white head-and-tail bands
🎨 Full-color, full-page chapter illustrations for many of the chapters
🖋️ Bonus sketches in the edges of the chapters
🌹 Custom interior design
🍪 Theo’s best chocolate chip cookie recipe included
✍️ Digitally signed
💫 The special edition hardcover with art, the map, and all the other things will never be on the big retailers, and you’ll get it long before everyone else

It’s the ultimate collector’s treat, baked to perfection.