I’m Ariella. Welcome to my little corner of the internet.
When I’m not battling demons, the patriarchy, or laundry, you can find me writing contemporary and fantasy romance books with middle-aged, bisexual, ADHD characters. Those characters bang a lot so if you’re under 18 or not a fan of that sort of thing click away now.
I’ve also got this blog called The Dopamine Trail because I have an unrelenting desire to put words out into the void. I’ll tell you about author life and my garden and any other random shit I feel like writing about. It’s chaos over there. But the good kind.
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Roots in Ink
Book 1
Middle-aged coworkers fall in lust at first sight and attempt a casual fling while protecting illegal magical relics from being destroyed.
Bound by Ink
Prequel Novella
Magical healers fall madly in love while solving a deadly medical mystery. The events of the diaries from Roots in Ink as they happened in real time.
Healed with Iron
Book 2
Coming February 23, 2027
She hates him, but she used illegal magic to save his life and together they’re hiding from their past.
Chasing Ember
Novella
A yoga studio owner and an acclaimed musician have a midlife crisis in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Radio Romance
Novella
After fifteen years of flirty interactions, an entertainment journalist and a Hollywood heartthrob are finally single at the same time.
Let it Rain
Novella
During the roadtrip from hell, middle-aged adults flirt awkwardly until falling into just one bed.
I don’t borrow as many books as I used to, but working from the library is pretty on brand for me. Roots in Ink, Bound by Ink, Chasing Ember, and now Healed with Iron have all been written or revised in libraries. I’m in a library writing this post right now.
Keep readingI for sure know that the Big 5 publishing companies have the cash to make their books more accessible and offer more large-print editions without jacking up the price. Indie authors like myself can figure out a place in the middle that increases accessibility without severely increasing the price of the book.
Keep readingI write bisexual main characters because I was a teen in the 1990s. I write bisexual main characters for the readers who relate to those 13 words. I write bisexual main characters so more people can see themselves in the books they read, but that’s an oversimplification.
Keep readingThe template for the setting of Roots in Ink has always been the Vanderbilt Mansion and Museum in Centerport, NY. I grew up on Long Island and its familiarity allowed me to focus my creative efforts on building Liam and Emma’s story, rather than building a world completely from scratch.
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ariella@sweetmagnoliamedia.com
