White square graphic. In center is black text that looks handwritten, reading "Anne Rollins." Image of a woman reading a book leans against the A. Above the name are pink hearts. Below the name, pink text reads "Regency Romance & Fantasy Romance."

““It is only a novel… or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed…”

— Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

Cover for the book “Garden Folly Magic,” by author “Anne Rollins.” The central figure is a woman with red-gold hair wearing a pale dress, who stands with her back to the viewer. She stands in an outdoor setting under a full moon. On the left hand column is the publisher’s name, “Dragonblade.” On the top right corner is the logo “moonrise.” In the foreground is a pink rose in bloom.
Purple book cover for "Twelfth Night Sorcery" by author "Anne Rollins." The cover depicts a white woman with pale blonde hair standing with her back to the viewer. In the foreground is a gold filigree masquerade mask. The art is framed by a vintage-looking gold filigree border. On the right-hand margin is a vertical box that reads “Dragonblade.”
Green book cover for "Falling Star Enchantment" by author "Anne Rollins." The cover depicts a white woman facing away from the viewer, staring at a full moon and a shooting star streaking across the night sky. The woman wears a green dress and has dark, curly hair, cut in a bob. On the right hand side of the cover, in the foreground, there is a glass apothecary bottle, a white flower, and the logo for the “Cambion Club” series of Gaslamp fantasies. The cover art is framed by a vintage-looking silver filigree border. On the right-hand margin is a vertical box that reads “Dragonblade.”

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