Author: britneyjackson

Goldie award-winning (💙!) sapphic fantasy author • awkward neighborhood lesbian • mom • musician • autistic and shy • lesbian pirates, queer vampires, and women with weapons • she/her • 🏳️‍🌈

Snippet and Sapphic Dragon Books

Em has five dragons. Maria has…Em. 🐉

"What she wanted?" Emilia repeated. "You think Catherine's ambitions have ever been that simple? Oh, you think the captain's ambitious. You think she's obsessive. You think she's manipulative, but she's none of those things, compared to Catherine. Why do you think Catherine keeps winning?" Zain lifted his chin. "I knew Catherine." "You think you did," Emilia said, "but trust me. No one knows Catherine. Not until you've been part of her game—and lost. There were a thousand ways Catherine might've survived, but do you know what none of those would've done-that this one did?" She pointed her finger at Zain. "This. You're the one giving Catherine what she wants, quartermaster." — from GODDESS OF THE SEA, LESBIANS, PIRATES, & DRAGONS: BOOK 2, by Britney Jackson.
Goddess of the Sea

This snippet from Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) fit the #lesficfri theme: “finger.”

This week, I also want to thank everyone who voted for Pirates of Aletharia in the recent I Heart SapphFic poll! It was voted first in best sapphic dragon books. 💚💚💚💚💚

Congratulations also to J.C. Rycroft and Emily Noon! 💚

You can see all three books here:

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I hope you’re having a wonderful week. 💚

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Author Copies and Another Thank You

Release month for Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) has ended, and in the midst of migraines, anxiety, and a kid’s ear infection, I have thoroughly failed promote it. (Not that I’ve ever been good at promoting anything. 😅)

But my author copies came in, and I wanted to share them with you! 💙

It’s always magical to see the words that occupied my heart and mind for so long printed on the pages of a book—to hold them and touch them. 💙

It can be hard to focus on the magic, though, when I’m exhausted and my head’s all full of fear and doubt. But actually…that’s when it’s most important. Right? 💙

Also, my thank you post for Goddess of the Sea reminded me that it’s been a while since I did one for Book 1, and since it recently passed 1,300 reviews & ratings on Amazon, it felt like a good time for a new one. 💙

So, thank you for every review you’ve left on Amazon, Audible, and everywhere else. You’re amazing, and I’m eternally grateful for you all. 💙

P.S. – From the time I wrote this to the time I went to share it, the world already feels like a darker place. To all of you who are here in the U.S., I’m sending so much love today. I wish I had words, but all I can feel is fear right now. I hope you’re all right—as much as you can be, anyway. 💙

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Release Day 💙

Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) is out! 💙

🏳️‍🌈 lesbian pirates (obviously)
🏴‍☠️ healing from trauma
🐉 dragon-riding
🐈 the best slayer of rats
⚔️ (more) flirty sword-fighting
⚓️ a certain navy admiral and her games
🧜‍♀️ sirens
🐙 one gullible kraken
🌊 sapphic sea goddess

I really hope you enjoy it! 💙

Blue sea background with the cover of Goddess of the Sea, Book 2 of Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons.
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P.S. – The paperback should also go live any time now, if it hasn’t already. They don’t give me a specific time for it. It’s just whenever they put it through. 💙

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Aletharian Appendices

Have I ever shown you my world-building notebooks? Some of them are pretty! (On the outside, where I haven’t scribbled.)

If they seem excessive, keep in mind I started building Aletharia years before I started writing Book 1. (And okay, maybe I’m a bit obsessive about these things, too. 😅)

With the first book, I didn’t think an appendix was necessary because Em was our only magic-wielder, and I figured it was self-explanatory that Em being a healer meant she wielded healing magic, not combat magic.

The second book, however, explores more of Em’s side of Aletharia, which means it includes more magic-wielders and magical creatures. I still wrote it with the goal of you not needing an appendix, but during my final rewrite, I decided to add one, just in case.

So, I went to work at trying to reduce my many disorganized notebooks into a few short appendices. If you’ve ever condensed a lot into a little, you know it’s easier said than done. 😅 In the end, I’d condensed them into four appendices, which I then added to the new book.

So, if you need the extra details (or if you’re like me and just enjoy them), you’ll be able to find them at the end of your book. 💙

P.S. – The blue parchment notebook was my original visual inspiration for Maria’s captain’s log—though hers is brown and…less pretty. 😂

And for anyone who might’ve missed it, ebook and print editions of Goddess of the Sea will be available any time now at this link:

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Sirens of Aletharia

I went ahead and added our sirens, Nerissa and Queen Amathea, to the Lesbian Pirates page—since you MAY be meeting them soon (no spoilers).

Keep in mind these are never totally accurate. There are limits to what I can customize. They aren’t this thin, for one (but then, neither is Em). Aletharian sirens are naturally plus-sized, but you’ll know that by the time you meet them.

As to whether or not you’ll like them, it’s hard to say. I enjoy Nerissa a bit, but Maria decidedly does not. 😂 She’s a very hungry siren. I’ll leave it at that.

You probably won’t have much of an opinion of Amathea until Book 3. That’s intentional. After all, our characters don’t either. Right now, she’s just a beautiful queen with sharp teeth and a hunger for flesh. Literally. 😜

And of course, I used the same picrew as usual to make these because I like its fantasy features.

And for anyone who might’ve missed it, ebook and print editions of Goddess of the Sea will be available soon at this link:

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