Author: harlo

The Forgotten Ones The past is not yet over. In the last episode, we saw how Falcon’s maker, Arabella, lost her control and departed Charleston in a fury two centuries ago. Now, in the present day, Falcon’s choices have made her vulnerable, and Arabella has returned to prove a deadly point. Meanwhile, Manon encounters…

I waited by the window with my nose pressed to the glass, I watched the mail truck rumble down our street and then roll past. I checked the doorstep seven times before my breakfast plate, And paced around the living room and whispered, “Will it wait?” My very first real novel, printed, bound, and…

New Orleans and the Long Betrayal In the last installment, Charlotte Falcon rejected her maker, Arabella, choosing independence over ownership. But for an immortal, a break-up is not an ending. This post explores Arabella’s long, bitter exile, her decades-long surveillance of Falcon, and the dangerous opportunity she sees in Manon Laurent in the present…

A Romance in Three Parts Last week, I released A Haunting Before I Do—a supernatural thriller that plunges you into a bachelorette night where ghosts are real, vampires are your best friends, and magic comes with a serious learning curve. It’s dark, intricate, and demands emotional investment. It’s heavy. So this week, I wanted…

A quick update from the desk of Harlo Malone. Hi everyone, I’m popping into your inbox today with some very special news. After a long journey of writing, editing, and late-night coffee sessions, my book is officially available! I’ve been living with these words for a long time, and it feels surreal to finally…

The Maker’s Heart In the last episode, Charlotte Falcon defied the mysterious Court, choosing love and freedom over ancient law. But where did Falcon learn to value freedom so fiercely? This episode takes us back two centuries to 1821, where a deadly fever and a powerful vampire named Arabella changed Charlotte’s life forever. Charleston,…

Books, Bipolar, and the “Professional Patient” Life I am thrilled to finally share that my latest book, A Haunting Before I Do, is officially live! It’s been a labor of love, and you can now find it on both Amazon and via Draft2Digital (which means it’s available on Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, and…

Winter Short Stories A story about the intimacy of shared silence, surviving January, and the slow recognition of something new. I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of “wintering”—those necessary periods of dormancy when we retreat inward, when the world asks too much and we need to simply be for a while. January…

The Revolutionary Choice Welcome back to Falcon & Manon: A Charleston Tale. Falcon has admitted the truth and Manon has chosen to stay, accepting the boundaries of their mortal/immortal love. But their defiance has consequences. The powerful and secretive “Court” that governs the vampire world has issued an ultimatum, forcing Falcon to make a…

Winter Short Stories Every January, we promise ourselves we’ll become someone new. We buy the gym membership, the journal, the expensive hobby kit. But what if all those abandoned attempts weren’t failures? What if they were breadcrumbs leading you to who you were always meant to be? — The box was labeled Misc. Storage…

Episode 3: Part 1 Welcome back to Falcon & Manon: A Charleston Tale. Manon has accepted that her lover, Charlotte Falcon, is a vampire, but the truth is only the beginning. Now, they must navigate the complex, centuries-old realities of an immortal life, starting with the intimate and dangerous ritual of feeding. Late Summer…

Morning After & Yule Celebration (FINALE) Welcome to the final installment! Content reminder: This finale contains some mature content (though less explicit than the last installment) and a whole lot of sapphic swooning. Last time, Vera and Fiona saved the Yule Hearth and then… well, they discovered that some kinds of magic don’t require…

The Yule Celebration (FINALE) Welcome to the final installment! We’ve watched Vera and Fiona save the town’s magical Yule Hearth, survive a harrowing night trapped in the archives, and discover that sometimes the most powerful magic is the connection between two people who never expected to find each other. Today, we’re jumping ahead a…