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Peculiar Tastes: A Contemporary Fantasy Romance Series

Created by Bonkers Romance

Enter the Shadow Market with 6 brand new spicy books! Demons, gorgons, mermen, and the fae await! Accept your invitation...if you dare.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Locking Addresses!
about 1 year ago – Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 01:06:31 PM

Hey all! 

The locking addresses reminder emails are going out this afternoon. If you've moved, please keep an eye out for the email and change your address. 

If you haven't moved since you filled out the survey, no further action is required.

Please be sure to check your Spam folder just in case. Sometimes they end up there.

If you were one of the Apple Privacy Relay folks, please use the link we provided you to update your address if you need to.

We will update once shipping begins properly (we are still on track for mid-February)! We can't wait to get your rewards to you!

January Update
about 1 year ago – Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 02:44:21 PM

Hey all!

A quick update on this end. We have the space set up for shipping and we're wrapping up prep on things. We're on track to start shipping the second week of February. We will send the 3 day reminder about locking orders on 2/1. Please keep an eye on your email.

All the authors have returned the signed bookplates so that's the next step finished! We'll be putting those on the books soon, and then it'll be time to ship.


With that in mind, a small update there. We had originally partnered with an artist who printed the first run of bookplates herself. Because of the size and time constraints with this shipment, she was unable to take it on. We had some issue finding a manufacturer who could replicate the printing with the foil, so we went with the next best option and had a secondary design created by Shannon Donahue with a new manufacturer in mind. They turned out stunning, and we can't wait for you to see them foiled in person.


Here's a mockup of the designs:

Happy holidays and shipping update!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 04:55:43 AM

Hey all!

We hope you're having a nice restful holiday season! 

We're hard at work getting various things lined up for the second half of fulfillment. The books and boxes have arrived to us safely, so now we will spend January getting things set up and the bookplates put into them.

We are projecting to begin shipping in February, well ahead of our original April estimate. About a week before we're ready to begin shipping, we will send out a reminder via Backerkit to update your address if you've moved since filling out the survey. At that time. please double-check your address and information to ensure your package gets to you safely. A shipping email with tracking information will be sent to your email as the packages are shipped out in waves. Katee and her husband are handling this wave, so please be patient while we work through the orders.

Enjoy a chaotic shipping picture!

Flyby Update!
over 1 year ago – Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 10:13:17 PM

Hey all!


We're going to be quiet here for a bit until it's time to ship the April Shipping swag boxes and books. The books have reached port in LA, so we expect them to arrive sometime before the end of the year. There are a few moving parts still in play (bookplates, boxes, etc.) and then we'll need to prep all the books by applying the bookplates.

We expect to begin shipping in late January/early February, barring something wild happening. 

There are a scattering of October swag boxes still in the wind, so if you haven't filled out your survey, please do so.


Happy holidays!

Shipping Update!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 11:02:30 PM

Hey all!


It's been a whirlwind fall! We've shipped out all but a handful of the October Swag boxes, and the remainder of the Art-Only rewards will be sent out in the next week or so. We're right on track!


Our printer has also graced us with a picture of the April books. These will be coming to us by ship, so we're not 100% certain when they'll actually make it TO us, but we believe we're right on track to ship the April books plenty ahead of April. It will definitely be after the new year, though. 


We will, of course, keep you updated!

If you were in an October shipping tier (it will be IN the tier name), and have filled out your survey, and you haven't gotten a shipping notification from us, please let us know via message here on Kickstarter. We'll get you sorted out!


As a reminder, if you are an April shipping tier, your rewards are not expected to ship until after the new year.


Happy spooky season!