Jess Mahler

Jess' weird fish-out-of-water life has left them with an enduring love/hate affair with common tropes. The relationship counselor recommended they break it off, but they just keeps coming back to play with tropes (and fuck them up) some more.

In between their tropic indulgences, they write queer fantasy with aromantic, neurodivergent, and generally 'weird' characters, take care of their family, argue halakha, and try to do a bit of educational activism on the side.

They're active on Tumblr, Mastodon, and a few other spots around the web.

Contact Information:

Email Address: jess@jessmahler.com

Books By Jess Mahler

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Summary: A PI looking for a missing kid in a city of monsters is met with a fae challenge. If she wishes to find the boy, she must endure the touch of fire and ice... A short story featuring temperature play and a prejudiced woman learning to do better.

Fire and Ice

Jess Mahler

Pairings: F-F

Published: 08/01/2025

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Character Identities: Click here to revealBisexual, Gay, Polyamorous, Transgender (Click here to hide)

Summary: A storm at sea leaves twin hearts broken... and when the twins enter town, they leave broken hearts in their wake. Trouble is brewing in Illyria. Steadfast and stubborn Duke Orsino won't take no for an answer from Countess Olivia, yet Olivia's proud heart beats only for Cesario. The catch? Cesario used to be known as Viola. Viola lost her twin brother Sebastian at sea and entered Orsino's household disguised as a man. Now, Cesario is falling for his master, the duke – while helping Orsino court Countess Olivia! Is it because Cesario used to be Viola that he is falling in love with a man? And if so, why does he vow that the dead will walk the earth before he answers to Viola? Outside of town, a man who wears Cesario's face is recovering from long illness, cared for by the darkly handsome sailor and war veteran Antonio. When this stranger, so recently recovered, decides to travel to Illyria, he walks into a love triangle he never could have imagined. And Antonio will take his life in his hands to follow the man he has come to love. Will Illyria still be standing when the storm-lost twins are done with it? The strands of passion and destiny lead to strange places; find the impossible happily ever after in this retelling of Shakespeare's classic queer love story. Discover, in a story that has enthralled audiences for ages...

What You Will

Jess Mahler

Pairings: M-M, M-M-F

Published: 08/21/2023

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Character Identities: Click here to revealBisexual, Genderqueer (Click here to hide)

Summary: A chance meeting on a beach. A last-minute rescue. Secret pledges and disapproving family members. These are the things that make a great love story. But this isn't a love story -- not yet. With Lilah's life on the line, ey will take the chance that Noble Bethania offers em. But with that chance comes risk. Love may come later, but first, they will need to trust. First Came Trust is a short story with a HFN ending.

First Came Trust

Jess Mahler

Pairings: M-F

Published: 12/21/2022

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Summary: Time is running out. After saving the world twice, Xander, Jameson and friends plunge headlong into a new crisis. The ithani―the aliens who broke the world―have reawakened from their hundred millennia-long slumber. When Xander and Jameson disappear in a flash, an already fractured world is thrown into chaos. The ithani plans, laid a hundred thousand years before, are finally coming to pass, and they threaten all life on Erro. Venin and Alix go on a desperate search for their missing and find more than they bargained for. And Quince, Robin and Jessa discover a secret as old as the skythane themselves. Will alien technology, unexpected help from the distant past, destiny and some good old-fashioned firepower be enough to defeat an enemy with the ability to split a world? The final battle of the epic science fiction adventure that began in Skythane will decide the fate of lander and skythane alike. And in the north, the ithani rise….

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Summary: All three novellas in the MMM Regency An Unlikely Alliance trilogy by Ellie Thomas are compiled for this box set. In these stories, bratty private secretary Clem, semi-criminal hard man Abe, and shy gentleman Humphrey discover that mutual passion leads to romance and even lasting love when they band together to defeat a mutual enemy. Contains the stories: An Unlikely Alliance: In Regency London, private secretary Clem encounters shy gentleman Humphrey with satisfying results. From then on, it seems natural to include Abe, Clem’s regular lover, in their frolics. Apart from willing bedfellows, Clem is used to being alone and unsupported. But will the alliance between the three men prove more substantial than mere passing pleasure? An Increasing Entanglement: Clem, Abe and Humphrey are struggling to maintain their romantic connection in the hustle and bustle of Regency London. When one of their trio is threatened, will the others dash to his rescue? And might this be the making of their romance? An Uncommon Alignment: In Regency London, Clem, Abe and Humphrey are spending the summer together, in the hope of consolidating their romance. But amongst the demands of everyday life, an old enemy reappears to threaten their harmony. Can the trio defeat Richard Farquarson for once and all? And might they find a way to remain together forever?