RLA Publishing

09/21/2025

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Step into Edwardian England with Primrose Eversley in Compass of Secrets — a spellbinding cozy mystery where books whisper, artifacts hold power, and a jeweled compass reveals secrets no one dares speak aloud.

When Primrose inherits her estranged father’s antique bookshop in Haworth, she discovers more than dusty shelves. Hidden rooms, mysterious journals, and a town full of whispers pull her into a world where history and the supernatural collide. With danger lurking behind every locked door, can she uncover the truth before it claims her too?

📚 Perfect for fans of:
✔ Historical mysteries
✔ Strong female leads
✔ Magical realism & secret societies
✔ Bookshop settings with hidden intrigue

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09/20/2025

✍️ Writing a book is exciting—but it can also feel overwhelming and lonely.
That’s where a book coach comes in.

✨ A coach keeps you focused, builds your confidence, and guides you step by step from idea to finished manuscript.

💡 Struggling with distractions, self-doubt, or knowing what to do next? You don’t have to do it alone.

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09/19/2025

🔍 Fiction Friday Prompt (Mystery)

A small-town bakery has everyone hooked on their irresistible pastries… but when a string of bizarre crimes begins to follow each new menu item, a local journalist starts to suspect the “secret ingredient” might be something far darker than sugar and spice.

🍰 Write a story where your character uncovers the truth behind the bakery’s recipe book—and must decide whether to expose the secret or become its next victim.

09/05/2025

📖✨ Romance Fiction Friday Prompt

Imagine this:
You’re wandering through the quiet aisles of a bookshop. You open a novel, and inside is a folded note—handwritten, heartfelt, and brimming with words of love.

The catch?
It isn’t addressed to you… yet it feels like it was written for you.

💌 Who wrote it?
💌 Was it left there by mistake—or destiny?
💌 And do you follow the words to the person behind them?

✨ Write the scene. Tell us what happens next.

09/04/2025

✨ Meet Primrose Eversley ✨
Librarian. Inheritor of secrets. Reluctant sleuth.

At 33, Primrose never expected to trade her quiet life in America for her late father’s antique bookshop in the moody town of Haworth. But behind its worn brick walls and green velvet curtains, she finds more than shelves of dusty tomes. She finds journals, locked rooms, and artifacts that whisper of mysteries waiting to be solved.

With her quick wit, quiet courage, and the help of a watchful owl, Primrose steps into a world where every book may hold a clue—and every secret could change her life forever.

🕵️‍♀️ Are you ready to follow Primrose into The Compass of Secrets?
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08/31/2025

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Some compasses point north.
This one points to secrets… and someone willing to kill to keep them hidden.

When Primrose Eversley inherits her late father’s antique bookshop in the quaint Edwardian town of Haworth, she expects dust and ledgers—not a jeweled compass that points to hidden clues.

But when a notorious book collector is found dead, the whispers of her father’s past resurface. With the help of Rowan Ashcroft, a journalist harboring secrets of his own, and her ever-watchful owl, Athena, Primrose must unravel a conspiracy buried deep within the cobbled streets of Haworth.

Will she decipher the compass’s message before history repeats itself? Or become the next unsolved mystery in town?

✨ Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries with a touch of magic, literary puzzles, and slow-burning intrigue.

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08/27/2025

Unlock the magic behind unforgettable worlds! 🌍✨ My latest blog post dives into how culture, geography, history, rules, and sensory details can level up your storytelling. Want to craft immersive, believable settings that your readers will get lost in?

Click the link to read “World‑Building Tips for Writers” now and start building stories that stay with readers long after they've turned the last page. 📚 Link in bio!

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08/22/2025

🌧️ Magical Realism Writing Prompt 🌧️

It begins to rain—but this storm is unlike any other. Each raindrop carries a memory. Some are yours, some belong to strangers, and some come from people long gone. Your protagonist is caught in the downpour and suddenly sees fragments of lives they’ve never lived.

➡️Do they try to hold onto these memories?

➡️Do the borrowed memories change who they are?

➡️What happens when they find a memory that feels too real to be a stranger’s?

Will they walk away drenched in borrowed lives—or find a truth they were never meant to know?

🔖 Share a snippet of your take in the comments!

08/15/2025

🔥 Fiction Friday Prompt 🔥

The sky is black. Ash falls like snow. When the supervolcano erupts, the world changes in an instant.

A single parent must lead their children hundreds of miles to safety—through freezing darkness, burning debris, and desperate strangers who will do anything to survive.

💭 What do they take with them when they flee?
💭 Who do they meet along the way—friend, foe, or someone in between?
💭 How do they keep hope alive when every step feels impossible?

✍️ Let this prompt push you past your comfort zone. Build tension, dig deep into your characters’ choices, and explore what survival really costs.

If you write something from this, share it with us in the comments or tag me—let’s inspire each other to keep creating!

08/08/2025

🐎 Fiction Friday — The Horse That Wouldn’t Be Ridden

In a dusty corral stands a black stallion no one can break.
This morning, the corral gate swings wide… and the stallion is gone.

What happens when the most dangerous horse in the territory disappears?Who took it—and why? 🐴

What secret does this stallion carry?

✨ Drop your story in the comments and let’s see where your imagination runs.

07/25/2025

🪐 Fiction Friday Prompt: "The Last Illegal Memory" 🧠

In a world where memories are stored, sold, and regulated by the government, your character stumbles across an unregistered memory chip marked “DO NOT INSTALL.”
They install it anyway.

🔹 What memory plays out?
🔹 Whose memory is it?
🔹 Why was it banned?
🔹 What changes in your character once it’s over?

Write a flash fiction story (under 500 words) beginning with the line:
“I know better than to plug in strange memories—but curiosity is stronger than common sense.”

07/19/2025

🕯️ Fiction Friday Writing Prompt: Gothic Fantasy Edition 🦇

This week’s challenge: Write something dark, moody, and magical.

🖤 Prompt:
A castle that only appears when the moon turns red. A letter arrives with no return address, sealed in wax with your family’s crest. The message is clear: “Return before the blood moon. Or everything dies with you.”

Now it’s your turn.

✨ Write a short scene, drabble, or opening paragraph inspired by this prompt. Bonus points for:
• Haunting imagery
• Cursed bloodlines
• Forbidden love or ghostly warnings

🖋️ Tag me or drop your story in the comments so we can all bask in the eerie brilliance.