Nico • Author/Artist/Publisher

"You'll know if I'm going to hurt you" "...it's the suspense not the pain."

"You'll know if I'm going to hurt you""...it's the suspense not the pain."
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/youll-know-if-im-going-to-hurt-you

Dispatch from the Reading Cave Alchemised, Manacled, emotional dev, + New Audio

Dispatch from the Reading CaveAlchemised, Manacled, emotional dev, + New Audio
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/dispatch-from-the-reading-cave

Chapter 4: A Taste of Darkness Kiss in the Coil, A Dark Romantasy

Chapter 4: A Taste of DarknessKiss in the Coil, A Dark Romantasy
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/chapter-3-a-taste-of-darkness

Chapter 1: Marked by Fate Kiss in the Coil, A Dark Romantasy

Chapter 1: Marked by FateKiss in the Coil, A Dark Romantasy
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/chapter-1-marked-by-fate

Storm Season @ WindyCon 51 The Holiday SHOPPING Edit - Artists, Makers, & Strange Magic

Storm Season @ WindyCon 51The Holiday SHOPPING Edit - Artists, Makers, & Strange Magic
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/storm-season-windycon-51

October Literary Fever #1: The Phantom in the Box Daphne du Maurier & the Body Gothic: On haunted houses, hormonal tides, & the contradictions that make us human.

October Literary Fever #1: The Phantom in the BoxDaphne du Maurier & the Body Gothic: On haunted houses, hormonal tides, & the contradictions that make us human.
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/october-literary-fever-1-the-phantom

Nothing in you is Impure Mars & Mercury in Scorpio; The Holy Whore (& Forbidden Fruit)

Nothing in you is ImpureMars & Mercury in Scorpio; The Holy Whore (& Forbidden Fruit)
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/nothing-in-you-is-impure

Can’t wait — there may be some sleuthing afoot

House Tour Stacktember 2025 Prompt: Buried Alive!

House TourStacktember 2025 Prompt: Buried Alive!
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/house-tour

The Bellevue Schoolhouse Debate, 1835 Stacktember 2025 Prompt: The Threshold

The Bellevue Schoolhouse Debate, 1835Stacktember 2025 Prompt: The Threshold
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/the-bellevue-schoolhouse-debate-1835

The Lover's Tongue Stacktember 2025 prompt: The Offering

The Lover's TongueStacktember 2025 prompt: The Offering
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/the-lovers-tongue

Restaurant Dickey Stacktember 2025 prompt: The Bargain

Restaurant DickeyStacktember 2025 prompt: The Bargain
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/restaurant-dickey

Behenian Rhapsody: Under His Eye with Erica Graves & JR Phillips A recording from Nico Harlakenden's live video

Behenian Rhapsody: Under His Eye with Erica Graves & JR PhillipsA recording from Nico Harlakenden's live video
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/behenian-rhapsody-under-his-eye-with

Behenian Rhapsody: BookTok Indie Author Awards with Author Ron Shaw A recording from Nico Harlakenden's live video

Behenian Rhapsody: BookTok Indie Author Awards with Author Ron ShawA recording from Nico Harlakenden's live video
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/behenian-rhapsody-indie-booktok-awards

STCKTMBR: Blood in the Mouth, Fruit in the Hand "Survival w/o desire is just breath in & out until the soil closes over"

STCKTMBR: Blood in the Mouth, Fruit in the Hand"Survival w/o desire is just breath in & out until the soil closes over"
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/stcktmbr-blood-in-the-mouth-fruit

Can’t keep a good dog down.
PREORDERS ARE LIVE!! 👹✨🖤

God burns the orchard but THE FRUIT REMAINS Pikul, surviving art shows, pawn shop rooms, and the promise of 100 strange books

God burns the orchard but THE FRUIT REMAINSPikul, surviving art shows, pawn shop rooms, and the promise of 100 strange books
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/god-burns-the-orchard-but-the-fruit

Stfu 41% funded???? Back this special edition before it’s GONE

Behenian Rhapsody: The Reversed Star Synchronicity, contradictions, & starlight

Behenian Rhapsody: The Reversed StarSynchronicity, contradictions, & starlight
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/behenian-rhapsody-the-reversed-star

Friday Night Weirds A recording from Nico Harlakenden's live video

Friday Night WeirdsA recording from Nico Harlakenden's live video
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/friday-night-weirds

33% funded! Lots of freebies! Audiobooks

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AND AND AND! Your story is so good! “What lies buried…BELOW”
(Emphasis mine 🖤😏)

Forbidden Fruit: Special Edition Speculative Fiction Book A city archivist in a dead-end job wakes up when his life starts changing. Collection of scifi/horror/fantasy/occult fiction.

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These beautiful black page darlings are limited to only 250 copies ever, and offer dark and delicious sci-fi fantasy and horror 🖤😏 discount live only today/tomorrow!! $45 jumps to $60 for this thick hardcover

I made a special edition book!!

The Portal Opens Your initiation awaits

The Portal OpensYour initiation awaits
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/the-portal-opens

I'm Falling Victim to Black Roses Sat in the garden of sin, like an angel with dirty wings

I'm Falling Victim to Black RosesSat in the garden of sin, like an angel with dirty wings
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/im-falling-victim-to-black-roses

I'm Drinking Coffee While We Bomb Iran 'Persist Tenderly; Deliberately'

I'm Drinking Coffee While We Bomb Iran'Persist Tenderly; Deliberately'
https://nicoharlakenden.substack.com/p/im-drinking-coffee-while-we-bomb

Outside and inside of upcoming Forbidden Fruit!

Outside character by Nicoletta Ceccoli interior by yours truly! #art

Oh gosh! I can’t tell you how excited I am that the opening of my #romantasy serial, Kiss in the Coil, is going to be featured in the first ever ICC collection! ✨🖤