Catarine Hancock

from the author of the poetry collections 'how the words come' and 'the boys i've loved and the end of the world', comes a heartfelt and authentic collection of poetry and prose on learning to navigate love and all of its delights and sorrows. 'shades of lovers' is a story of breaking and healing, of forgiving but not forgetting, of understanding and balance. it is not only something to enjoy, but something to learn from. here are the things i did right, and the many things i did wrong. i give them to you, so that when love comes knocking, you will have a sense of what to do when you open the door.

'the boys i've loved and the end of the world' is the long awaited poetry and prose collection by catarine hancock, popularly known by the user @evanescent.love on instagram. she has garnered an audience of nearly 100,000 people, reaching across all races, ages, and genders. known for writing unique, raw and captivating pieces on everything from love and politics, to abuse and womanhood, catarine knows how to tug at both your heartstrings and your mind. her writing ranges from simple to complex, short to long, young to mature. there is something for everybody in this collection-- be it the young teenager going through their first break up, the fiery feminist, or the regular poetry fan. this collection is comprised of pieces written from the time catarine first stepped foot onto the instagram poetry scene in 2013, to just weeks before this book was published. as the book goes on, readers can feel the growth that her writing has undergone in the five years she has spent sharing it. hailed by several as one of the best writers of her generation, catarine has learned the way of evoking all sorts of emotions and thoughts from her readers. she does not shy away from any topic or challenge, and she encourages you, reader, to not shy away from her book, either. cover art by gaylen bailey. interior art by brooke aschenbrenner.

A hundred years ago, the kingdom of Alverin was cursed, the magic banished from the royal family’s bloodline. After centuries of war and atrocities committed against their neighbors, the once-feared kingdom is now without their greatest strength. As their enemies slowly circle closer, the royal family grows more and more desperate to break the curse, arranging marriages with any Wielder of notable strength in the kingdom in an attempt to breed magic back into the bloodline. Kindra Bedelyn is in love with her freedom. But when Prince Jasper Annalindis hears of her extraordinary Firefury abilities, he comes for her hand in marriage, and suddenly, that freedom is gone. Now engaged to a man she hardly knows, Kindra is thrust unwillingly into a world far unlike the one she grew up in: one with angry royals, horrifying secrets, and an infuriatingly likable prince. And as the wedding approaches, she also discovers just how much danger Alverin is in, and how everyone’s lives–including her own–are now on the line. With magic that rivals the God-blessed power of the Annalindis ancestors, she could be what changes the tide in the looming war. But even as her heart begins to soften and she starts to step into her new role, she can’t help but wonder: What if the curse can’t be broken? What if it shouldn’t be?

Following the success of Catarine's shades of lovers , sometimes i fall asleep thinking about you is a look into the process of recovering after a particularly bad love. sometimes i fall asleep thinking about you is a collection of poetry on the feeling of never getting closure, that lingering longing you still get even when you know you shouldn’t, and how it feels to finally be able to say, “I have finally let you go,” after years of struggling to find the words. Find out why this book is viral on TikTok.

'the boys i've loved and the end of the world' is the long awaited poetry and prose collection by catarine hancock, popularly known by the user @evanescent.love on instagram. she has garnered an audience of nearly 100,000 people, reaching across all races, ages, and genders. known for writing unique, raw and captivating pieces on everything from love and politics, to abuse and womanhood, catarine knows how to tug at both your heartstrings and your mind. her writing ranges from simple to complex, short to long, young to mature. there is something for everybody in this collection-- be it the young teenager going through their first break up, the fiery feminist, or the regular poetry fan. this collection is comprised of pieces written from the time catarine first stepped foot onto the instagram poetry scene in 2013, to just weeks before this book was published. as the book goes on, readers can feel the growth that her writing has undergone in the five years she has spent sharing it. hailed by several as one of the best writers of her generation, catarine has learned the way of evoking all sorts of emotions and thoughts from her readers. she does not shy away from any topic or challenge, and she encourages you, reader, to not shy away from her book, either. cover art by gaylen bailey. interior art by brooke aschenbrenner.