• May Madness Sale! Crocodile Tears, Book One of the Dark Water series, is REDUCED to 99c/99p for ten days only — ending May 15th. As Walter’s World subscribers, you’re finding out FIRST, before the rest of the internet descends.
• If you’ve already read it, this is your moment to nudge a friend. (Or a stranger. I’m not picky.)
• No prizes for guessing who won the “Who would you like to be your owner in the Dark Water storyverse?” poll! The winner, by a whopping 34 votes ahead of the others — and the only correct answer, obviously — was JOSIAH RAINE. Alex came in a respectable second.

  To the four of you who voted for George: please seek therapy. Immediately. I think you might be even more messed up than me, and I WROTE him.

• In other news — we’re off to New York on Thursday! We’ve got tickets to see Luke Evans in The Rocky Horror Show (we are devoted Luke Evans fans) and Tom Felton in The Cursed Child. We’ll be gone for seven days, so expect plenty of Big Apple Adventures in the next newsletter.
• If you’d like any of my book covers on merch, such as t-shirts, mugs, bags, notebooks, etc., check out my Redbubble store.

In Other News:

• Featured author for this newsletter is Riley Bauer with Tape to Tape, an MM hockey romance about Matteo Marchetti, a hockey player who falls for his very professional physical therapist during rehab, where blurred lines, growing tension, and chaotic teammates turn his “just a trope” expectations into a real love story he never saw coming.

• There’s also the usual selection of MM-themed promotions and book fairs for you to enjoy.

• Enjoyed any of my books? Reviews, social media posts, and personal recommendations all help them reach new readers—and I’d be so grateful.

🌺Hello, From Xanthe Walter

May 5th, 2026

• May Madness Sale! Crocodile Tears, Book One of the Dark Water series, is REDUCED to 99c/99p for ten days only — ending May 15th. As Walter’s World subscribers, you’re finding out FIRST, before the rest of the internet descends.
• If you’ve already read it, this is your moment to nudge a friend. (Or a stranger. I’m not picky.)
• No prizes for guessing who won the “Who would you like to be your owner in the Dark Water storyverse?” poll! The winner, by a whopping 34 votes ahead of the others — and the only correct answer, obviously — was JOSIAH RAINE. Alex came in a respectable second.

  To the four of you who voted for George: please seek therapy. Immediately. I think you might be even more messed up than me, and I WROTE him.

• In other news — we’re off to New York on Thursday! We’ve got tickets to see Luke Evans in The Rocky Horror Show (we are devoted Luke Evans fans) and Tom Felton in The Cursed Child. We’ll be gone for seven days, so expect plenty of Big Apple Adventures in the next newsletter.
• If you’d like any of my book covers on merch, such as t-shirts, mugs, bags, notebooks, etc., check out my Redbubble store.

In Other News:

• Featured author for this newsletter is Riley Bauer with Tape to Tape, an MM hockey romance about Matteo Marchetti, a hockey player who falls for his very professional physical therapist during rehab, where blurred lines, growing tension, and chaotic teammates turn his “just a trope” expectations into a real love story he never saw coming.

• There’s also the usual selection of MM-themed promotions and book fairs for you to enjoy.

• Enjoyed any of my books? Reviews, social media posts, and personal recommendations all help them reach new readers—and I’d be so grateful.

👀 In This Newsletter

🌊 Dark Water Box Set

A four-book series featuring broken boys, epic MM romance, and a dark, compelling plot with twists nobody ever sees coming… will you?

KU | Audio | Ebook | Paperback

All About Romance Favourite Book 2025 | Joyfully Jay Reviews Best of 2025

All four books also available individually. Series must be read in order!
Crocodile Tears | Ghost Eye | The Lost Zone | The Quarterlands