#Shot In The Dark

[kendsleyauthor]

SHOT IN THE DARK is available now! 📚🧚🏻‍♀️

Get your paperback, hardcover, or e-book below! 🥰✨

AMAZON || ETSY || BARNES & NOBLE

The day has finally arrived!! Whether you're an old friend of the Shot in the Dark series or if you've never read our work before, we're certain you're going to have a blast on this adventure!

Mary and I have poured all our love into this project and we couldn't be prouder with the final product!

Happy reading!! And if you enjoy, don't forget to leave a review. It helps us more than you know!

And of course, our ask boxes is always open for questions and thoughts as you're reading!! 😘✨

@marydublinauthor

SYNOPSIS:

Welcome to a world where fairies and monsters roam alongside mournful spirits.

For decades, no threat has touched Elysia. The underground village where Sylvia has lived alongside her fellow fairies is well-fortified, providing safety in its earthen walls

But Sylvia craves more.

Her curiosity leads her to trespass the strict boundaries of her village, leading her to cross paths with violent creatures she has heard of only by firelight whispers.

Human hunters--Jon and Cliff--who's suspect Sylvia's involvement in a string of gruesome disappearances.

A harrowing captivity transforms into an unlikely alliance when Sylvia saves John's life by sealing a magical pact with the enigmatic Ancients--fae powers who demand a cryptic price.

Sylvia is left with no choice but to stay by Jon's side while he and Cliff hunt for a ruthless werewolf, determined to free herself from the Ancients' settlement.

As the dangerous hunt unfolds, Sylvia finds that not all legends about hunters are true.

The world is wider than she ever could have imagined in Elysia.

She realizes she and Jon may have more in common than she could have ever imagined--and icy hostility melts into forbidden attraction.

Can Sylvia sever the enigmatic bond in time, while protecting her heart in the own process?

[j2h5b5]

It didn’t take a genius to realize that Steve Harrington was devoted to his kids.

And they were indeed Steve’s kids. He knew it, they knew it, anyone who saw him with them knew it, including, oddly enough, the children’s actual parents. They might not have understood exactly why their offspring were so tightly intertwined—with each other and with Steve and with the small assemblage of Hawkinsians that included the chatty and rather eccentric girl who worked with Steve at the local video store, a straight-laced honor student turned journalist who had recently taken up a distinct interest in (and displayed an alarming talent for) deadly weaponry, the lead singer of a heavy metal band who was also known to be a petty drug dealer, and, perhaps most baffling of all, the former police chief.

The biological parents might not have known why, but they knew that these people made up their kids’ other family—their Chosen Family, as it were. And not a single one of them—for reasons rooted in either blissful ignorance, parental inadequacy, self-absorption, or just relief that someone else was handling the hard stuff—was about to interfere in that.

[marydublinauthor]

Little personal post! Last night @kendsleyauthor and I were featured with another local author at a fantasy panel via our local indie bookstore! (Anne joined via discord on my phone!) We got to talk about world building, magic, The Heart Between Kingdoms and Shot in the Dark!

Dreaming forever that I can do this full time someday 🥺

So wild to be talking about Jon and Sylvia and Cliff to THE WORLD IN PERSON?? After all this time!

[tea-potato-gt]

My reactions and memes I thought of while reading the new “Shot in the Dark” book by @marydublinauthor @bittykimmy13 @kendsleyauthor for the first time! 🥰😆

Part 2 here / Part 3 here / Part 4 here / Predictions

*spoilers*

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

*looks at this post* me trying to imagine Russell Crowe with wings.

Who’s Damian? 👀👀👀

Chapter 3

This exchange, “Do you want more wine?” “I think i love you, Sylvia” was giving…

Chapter 4

Alice being baby, 🥺🥺 “a gift for keeping me company” 😭😭👻🤍

“Someone was in the house with me. Humans.” 🧠My brain🧠:

Okay, Alice to the rescue?! Slay queen! Slaaaayyy!… *Alice’s face distorts* OMG I shouldn’t be reading this so late at night 😟😨😭🫠🫥😰 I is scared 😟

Chapter 5

OooOoo Jon’s POV 👀👀 *looks through book* no Cliff Pov? 🤔 I guess Cliff is also 3rd wheeling his own book lol 😂

What a crazy how I met your mother situation. Jon: “Oh yeah, my best friend shot her.🧚‍♀️🔫 Then we kidnapped her and held her hostage for days. 🤷‍♂️”

Chapter 6

The boys at Sylvia (from this chapter onwards):

How Sylvia sees herself Vs How the boys see Sylvia:

Jon speaks Spanish??? 👁️👄👁️ that’s new

Chapter 7

Cliff and “The Other” 💀💀💀 (get wrecked Jon)

Draw me like one of your human girls🧚‍♀️✍️📖🧍‍♂️

Sylvia asking what everthing is has extended my life by three years 😌🥺😊

Chapter 8

How Sylvia sees her interactions with the boys:

Sylvia: “by your definition, you are a monster.”

*“The Other” gives Sylvia a handkerchief to keep warm* Part of me: aww that’s so nice 😊 The other part of me: Eeeeewwww 😷🤮🤢 who knows where that thing has been??? Girl don’t touch it!

*Sylvia escapes from the box and planning to go outside* Me: okay then what? You can’t fly? How can you escape if you don’t heal your wing?? 🙄

Chapter 9

Sylvia: I’m NEVER gonna tell these hunters ANYTHING 😤😡🤬

*Jon gives her a piece of chocolate 🍫 and shows her basic human decency*

Sylvia: “I lied to you”

Chapter 10

The boys based on their physical descriptions, or lack there of…

Apparently, Jon is built like a freaking tank💪, while Cliff is just a dude🧍‍♂️? 🤷‍♀️

Jon: “What, are you gonna leave again? Over this?” Sylvia🧚🏼‍♀️:

Sylvia: Okay! From this point on, I won’t say ANYTHING else to these hunters. 😤😡🧚🏼‍♀️

*gets a Pop Tart*

Sylvia: “my sister would live these”

*And here we see the start of Sylvia’s Pop-Tart addiction.*

Chapter 11

The disrespect the boys showed to my girl Alice😭

The boys at Sylvia after she reveals her magic:

Chapter 12

Jon at Cliff after he gets bit:

Sylvia asking for help to heal Jon. Voice: “You ask a gift of us?”

Jon and Sylvia at eachother:

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It was at this point, while reading, I looked up from the book and realized the sun was rising. 🌅🌄

👁️👄👁️

Part 2 coming soon!

[tippenfunkaport]

So Cute

Missing scene set right after Shot in the Dark where...

Bow asks Entrapta and Wrong Hordak to join the BFS (and is shot down, rip)

Catra confronts Bow about all the "so cute" stuff from Krytus

the gang finally arrives on Etheria!

(Missing Scene, 1,063 words)

Read on AO3

[springs-hurts]

my judgement isn’t very good, is it? Time and again I’ve been betrayed and lied to, by the people I care about the most. I am a King, not a mushroom, Merlin.”

A mushroom – kept in the dark and fed shit.

Whoever has written it...holy shit! You're awesome 🤧❤

[aprillikesthings]

s5 ep8 Shot in the dark

woohooo

Off topic but while looking for fan art of Catra from the portal (ugh I need to try different tags) I instead saw a bunch of anti-Catra and anti-Catradora and anti-spop blogs and jfc people need to get a life and touch some grass and if I'm saying that--

(I mean, I did leave the house today with Saer and their mom, we went to Powell's books where I spent too much money but I got a couple of wlw manga and a Judith Butler book among a few other things, and also we went to a vintage clothing store that seemed to have NO END but I bought one thing there, a lavender satin bathrobe, the short kind; the only thing wrong with it was that it's a bit faded in some places and it's a little small on me but it's a bathrobe, and it was like $26 AND 100% SILK)

a question many astronauts have surely asked as well!

these two squabbling but not actually fighting always sounds like flirting, it doesn't help that a split second after that screenshot, Catra actually smiles for a second

Look. I love them.

Bow: "Adora, Catra's right" Everyone's eyes: go wide Bow: "...that felt weird to say"

the startled noise they all make when he starts talking lolol

but Catra has some flashes (from when she was in the hive mind) and says Krytis is a planet, nice. There's something there Horde Prime doesn't want them to know--so they head for Krytis, roll intro theme

:O

oh man they really did start changing this up every episode. Look at poor Perfuma's face.

Anyway on Krytis they find an old Horde ship and everyone else is trying to figure out what happened but poor Catra is remembering what it was like to be chipped :(

there's a cute moment when she notices her tail is all fluffy from fear and smooths it out before joining the others

there's a "crack" video where Entrapta's little walk here is dubbed with a clip from an ancient Spiderman show's theme song

ahaha

LOOK AT HER the way Bow says this is so great

POOR CATRA

Adora laughs longer than anyone else after Catra gets the helmet off and Catra blushes and smiles and everyone stands around not wanting the ruin the moment--and then Entrapta finds something and squeals and startles the shit out of everyone and it's SO GREAT

Catra: "So, wait, the plan is to barge ahead into the structurally unsound building to find some mystery person that we know nothing about, in hopes that they somehow know how to defeat Horde Prime?"

Bow: "You know, we were just gonna recklessly blast our way through that blockade until you stopped us. So this whole thing is basically your idea."

Catra's starting to realize what DORKS they all are and that good-natured teasing is just part of the deal

the GLEE with which they are including her

I didn't mean to get a screenshot that makes it look like Adora is staring at Catra's butt, but(t) I'm not mad about it

Meanwhile, on Etheria:

yikes

"and yet we're still stuck with you?"

HAH

Back on Krytis Wrong Hordak is having an existential crisis as he realizes Horde Prime is not perfect

Catra fuckin' slices a door into the wall

Bow: dunno if that's safe Glimmer: yeah I'm not sure about this either Adora: MY GIRLFRIEND IS STRONK and has v sharp claws isn't she perfect

seriously tho Adora is BLUSHING

Catra's face

Glimmer's too, actually

oh god it's the bit where Catra keeps sneezing at the spore things in the air and Bow is just like 🥺

Adora's reaction to this conversation is also priceless

Anyway a second later, Catra leans on the wall and sinks into it, she shrieks and Adora yells "CATRA!!" and when they pull her out the wall starts sending out HUGE MURDER SPIKES

Back on Etheria:

Castaspella: "You said you had a plan. The only reason I'm following you is because if anyone would know about mind control, it's you." Shadow Weaver: "Mind control? Is that what they told you? No. My gifts were always far subtler."

I dunno, I think torturing kids is hardly "subtle." But abuse is often hard to spot while it's happening to you.

y'know, like this shit

Okay in fairness she says she was less powerful as well and now he's chipped he's under control by the enemy and they're not strong enough to fight him

On Krytis, the Squad realizes they've gotten confused/turned around in the abandoned ship--"Isn't this where we started?!" There's a growling noise. The hallway somehow gets longer while they're walking in it. Creepy as fuck.

Oh and also it turns out Horde Prime and the First Ones fought over Krytis ages ago and Prime won but then abandoned the place anyway.

Entrapta: also there's someone right behind you

yay i know who this is lol

ALSO Catra insisting on protecting everyone is v cute

also it took me three times to get this screenshot ahahaha

and when she tackles it they both disappear

the audible PANIC

OH HEY i hit the image limit okay hold on

[vibinglikethat]

Shot In The Dark by @marydublinauthor and @kendsleyauthor is finally hereeeeee I'm so excited to read it!! I've read the original book a couple times and I'm super curious as to how different this one is gonna be. Jon and Sylvia my absolute beloveds 🫶🏻🥰

the cover is absolutely gorgeous btw

[britishtea67]

Guess who drew fanart as a way to cope while I sob my eyes out?

ITS YA BOI!

Characters, au and fic are all made by @twaigsayswhat

This is currently a Wip, but I decided to post the sketch onto here :3

[ligercat]

You have to know when to give the target help and comfort... and when to take it away.

[hope-now-and-live]

Le canzoni che ascolti mentre ti stai preparando per uscire danno tutta una shape differente alla giornata 😁❤️🔥

[Vi regalo il mio mood, magari vi dà quella botta di caffeina che serviva].

[marydublinauthor]

Sylvia x Poptarts coming at you MAY 14!!

Preorder (ebook) available now!

SYNOPSIS:

Welcome to a world where fairies and monsters roam alongside mournful spirits.

For decades, no threat has touched Elysia. The underground village where Sylvia has lived alongside her fellow fairies is well-fortified, providing safety in its earthen walls.

But Sylvia craves more.

Her curiosity leads her to trespass the strict boundaries of her village, leading her to cross paths with violent creatures she has heard of only by firelight whispers.

Human hunters— Jon and Cliff— who suspect Sylvia’s involvement in a string of gruesome disappearances.

A harrowing captivity transforms into an unlikely alliance when Sylvia saves Jon’s life by sealing a magical pact with the enigmatic Ancients— fae powers who demand a cryptic price.

Sylvia is left with no choice but to stay by Jon’s side while he and Cliff hunt for a ruthless werewolf, determined to free herself from the Ancients’ settlement.

As the dangerous hunt unfolds, Sylvia finds that not all legends about hunters are true.

The world is wider than she ever could have imagined in Elysia.

She realizes she and Jon may have more in common than she ever could have imagined— and icy hostility melts into forbidden attraction.

But… that’s impossible.

Can Sylvia sever the enigmatic bond in time— protecting her own heart in the process?

Find out SHOT IN THE DARK, our Supernatural meets Fern Gully urban fantasy novel.

SHOT IN THE DARK is an action-packed novel that explores the courage it takes to embrace our true identity entwined with haunting themes of forbidden love and found family.

@kendsleyauthor

[tea-potato-gt]

More reactions and memes I thought of as I read the new “Shot in the Dark” book by @marydublinauthor and @kendsleyauthor

Part 1 here / Part 3 here / Part 4 here / Predictions

*spoiler ahead*

Chapter 13

Squirrels after they get bit by Werewolves:

Sylvia *starts talking about Alice’s music box* Me: NooOoOoOo Sylvia shut up!!! 😭😭😭 Alice: “My sweet visitor. My friend.” Me:

Sylvia: “No offense, but I never want to see either of you again.” 💀💀💀 (Get wrecked again Jon)

What do you feel after you kidnapped an innocent fairy and held her hostage for days? 🎤 Jon:

Chapter 14

No, Damian! No! I was rooting for you!! 😭😭😭

The disrespect these fairies are putting on Sylvia’s dead father’s name 💀💀💀 👁️👄👁️

Ayden be like: “I know I have to brand you as a traitor, which will ruin your life, but Imma give you a Badass tattoo.” 👨‍🎨🎨🖌️🔥

POV you pirated Sylvia’s trial scene…🏴‍☠️

Chapter 15

What Hazel hopes happens to Jon:

What probably would happen:

Chapter 16

Jon apparently:

Sylvia if she tried to swim…

Jon and Sylvia flirting in the bathroom:

Sylvia casually undresses… Jon: 😳😳😳

Chapter 17

Jon and Cliff trying to have a conversation about Sylvia while she’s in the room:

Chapter 18

Me @ Sylvia as she drools over Jon’s gray T-shirt 🤤

Chapter 19

Damian trying to kill Jon: 💨🌬️💀

Horny jail meme again, this time for Cliff:

Chapter 20

Them trying to unlock the door: (Tik Tok audio)

Jon: How did you get passed security, the fortress is impenetrable?

Sylvia🧚🏼‍♀️: Door was unlocked

Cliff: Son of a Bitch!

🚪🔓🤷‍♀️

Sylvia: “No wonder you guys don’t have any friends” 🤣💀💀💀 (get wrecked again)

Jonathan “I like stealing” Nowak

If Jon is short for Jonathan. Is Cliff short for “Clifford?” Like the giant DOG??? 💀💀💀 or “Clifton?” How did I not realize that sooner? 😭😂🤣

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Bonus Chapter 9

Jon and Sylvia:

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Thanks for reading!

Part 3 coming soon! 😌😤🧚🏼‍♀️👁️🫦👁️

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

But a shot in the dark one step Away from you A shot in the dark not a thing That you can do A shot in the dark always Creeping up on you

Ozzy Osbourne -  Shot in the Dark

[takeyourpillsbitchh]

GALLADRABBLES: Shot in the Dark 🌟

Hi, babies🩵 So lots have happened the last few months. I won’t go into to much since this post is for GALLADRABBLES. But my sons in school now so I feel like I have some time to finally come back here to my Gallavich babes, I’ve missed y’all🥹

Without further ado, here’s my submission for this weeks @galladrabbles with the prompt of leap of faith by baby @lizelandre ☺️

Read from the beginning here.

**

Mickey Milkovich remembers him. Mickey swiped right on his dating profile and actively chose to message him after seeing his face and recognizing him.

He thinks back. He had a huge crush on Mickey. Had fantasies about him. The bad boy persona was always a turn on. His rough demeanor. His south side attitude. The tattoos. It was always attractive.

Never in a million years did he think Mickey was gay and he sure as hell never thought he’d meet him again on a dating app.

So he takes a leap of faith. Messages back.

“Hey, Mick. Long time no see.”

[loverusts]