Paranormal and romance-focused book store located in Poughkeepsie, NY!
The Blank Slate Shop was brought to life by Elva Stefanie. Dominican, queer, celebrity tattoo artist whose world has always been shaped by ink, imagination, and the kind of stories that linger in your bones.
Entirely self-funded and built from the ground up, this space is Elva’s love letter to creativity and community.
After more than a decade tattooing across the country and building a world of art that feels both intimate and mythic, she dreamed of a place where her two great passions—books and art—could coexist in one magical, tangible setting.
Here, shelves overflow with vampires, fae, athletes, chefs, witches, indie gems, and signed books from authors around the world. The shop also features exclusive artwork, prints, and merch—each piece designed or curated by Elva Stefanie, blending her iconic tattoo style with the enchanting atmosphere of the stories she loves.
The Blank Slate Shop was created to give her community something rare:
A cozy, inclusive, art-rich haven where every visit feels like stepping into a story.
Welcome to a little corner of the Hudson Valley where queer creativity, Dominican magic, and bookish passion come together.
Get ready for a magical weekend on
October 23-24, 2026, as Spellbound in the Valley brings spooky vibes and bookish fun to the enchanting Hudson Valley, NY!
100+ authors and vendors featuring:
dark romance, dark fantasy, paranormal, monster, horror, thriller and everything that goes bump in the night.
Releases August 4th, 2026
This deluxe edition paperback features gorgeous stenciled edges! From Emily Rath, New York Times bestselling author of the Jacksonville Rays hockey romance series, comes something entirely new…and just a little bit haunted.
The haunt is over. This is the hunt. I will have them for my own.
Dáinn the Devourer has spent the last two hundred years of his undead life reluctantly bonded to a dark witch, doing her dirtiest work. Devouring corrupt souls may not be satisfying for a wraith, but it keeps him fed. Sent on a job to Burr Island, Dáinn is forced to devour the soul of a rival witch.
But Jasper Prescott is no corrupt magical misfit. He’s powerful and beautiful, with a soul worth savoring. Dáinn is eagerly devouring the witch when he’s abruptly stopped. By a human no less. With one word, Birdie Rhodes does what no being has ever done: she takes his breath away. Now the witch, the wraith, and the human are set on a path that could lead to their destiny…or their ruin.
Desperate for his freedom, Dáinn makes a deal with Jasper: kill my mistress, and I’ll let you keep living. But Jasper wants more than just to live. He has a coven to protect. Their secrets are being threatened by magical forces on and off the island. Bound together in this strange new deal, Jasper fights his growing attraction to the wraith, who is far more human than he appears. And Dáinn fights the urge to devour the delectable witch whole.
The only one who can save them is Birdie Rhodes, hapless historian and sometimes shop girl. Birdie only came to Burr Island for summer work. She has no idea magic is even real. She certainly has no idea she’s now the only thing standing between her witch boss and the hungry wraith aching to devour them both.
As magical forces of darkness loom at Burr Island’s shores, Jasper and Dáinn are both determined to keep Birdie close in Devour Me, book one in a dark, spicy paranormal romance trilogy.
Incentives - Bookmark, Art, & Book Plate
Blurb
A pixie stolen from her world.
Two brothers battling for her claim.
Magic hums beneath Belle’s fingertips—an unexplainable spark she’s used to chase stability in a life that’s been anything but steady. But when pirates from a realm hailed Neverhaven abduct her, she discovers her magic isn’t just metaphorical. As the last living pixie, true power pumps through her veins. No time to savor her newfound abilities, as Belle is strapped into a power-restricting Darling and sold to the kingdom’s ruler. Lord Pan demands she produce a magical heir through one of his two sons: Peter, a tragically beautiful waste of potential, or Rourke, his deranged stepson, scarred by a crocodile attack, and rebuilt with the beast’s remains, plus a hooked hand. Whichever son claims the pixie first will inherit the throne.
Terrified of her captors yet drawn into their broken worlds, Belle discovers Peter and Rourke are as bound to Pan’s cruelty as she is. To survive, she must resist her captors, her chains, and the dangerous fire threatening to consume her in a gilded cage where love and power are weapons.
Incentive: Signed Bookplate, Exclusive Art Print
Blurb:
In Ponderosa Springs, to love is to look back.
Andromeda Van Doren and Ezra Caldwell were once inseparable—childhood best friends until a destructive cycle of heartbreak turned them into strangers. One always turned back. The other never learned when to walk away.
Reunited in Ponderosa Springs, they are drawn into each other’s orbit once more. Old wounds reopen, memories play on repeat, and a tension neither can resist simmers just beneath the surface. Every glance, every touch is a reminder of what they lost—and what they may never escape.
When a secret admirer emerges with a vendetta and threats turn violent, Ezra reminds Andromeda whose obsession eclipses all others.
Her shadow.