Author of Slow-Burn Romance

Crystie Locke

Stories written in candlelight, for readers who believe in happily ever after.

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Crystie
at her writing desk
The Author

Hello, I'm Crystie

Tea-drinker, hopeless romantic, chronic over-writer of swoony first chapters.

I write the kind of love stories I want to disappear into: slow-burns with too much eye contact, banter that hides something tender, and endings that make you want to start the book all over again.

When I'm not writing, you'll find me rearranging my bookshelf by vibe instead of alphabet, drinking too much Earl Grey, and falling in love with my own characters a little more than I probably should.

Thank you for being here. Pull up a chair — there's a story waiting for you.

Crystie
From My Desk to Your Shelf

Coming Soon

New stories currently being inked.

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The Ink
Between Us
Book One · Hearthbound Series

The Ink Between Us

A ghostwriter and the reclusive novelist she's hired to shadow discover that some stories are better written together — and some feelings can't stay between the lines.

✦ Releasing Autumn 2026
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A Letter
for Later
Book Two · Hearthbound Series

A Letter for Later

Childhood pen pals reunite a decade later, never knowing they've been writing to each other all along. One small-town bookshop. One box of unsent letters.

✦ Releasing Winter 2026
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