Fantasy Author and Educator

I’m a fantasy and sci-fi author writing books full of magic, heart, romance, mystery, and misfits. When I’m not writing my next book I’m almost definitely reading, blogging about all things bookish, and teaching others how to finish their book and navigate their publishing path.

About Allyson

Allyson Dahlin grew up on a farm, raised by a Francophile father who influenced her fascination with the real Marie and Louis. She worked for a time as a counselor at a boarding school for girls with complex trauma and then as an SEO ninja, which involves copywriting, a little editing, and believe it or not, no martial arts. She lives with a professor and a corgi in beautiful upstate New York. Cake Eater is her first novel.

CAKE EATER

The Cake Eater book cover. It shows Marie Antoinette gazing anxiously into a vanity mirror with her phone poised. There are flowers, makeup, and cakes on the vanity. The title is bold and says CAKE EATER. Allyson Dahlin. Blue and pink colors

Decadent, thrilling, and romantic, this Black Mirror-esque retelling of the reign of one Marie Antoinette is perfect for fans of The Belles and American Royals.

The year is 3070, and Marie Antoinette has just arrived at the glittering, thrilling palace of Versailles to marry the shy, soft-spoken Louis-Auguste.

But beneath the luxurious world lies a sinister underbelly and an uncompromising elite who want to keep Marie and Louis pawns in a deadly game.

Will history repeat itself? Or will these doomed lovers outwit their enemies and escape their grisly fate?

Cake Eater will take readers to a dazzling world full of breathless luxuries, deadly secrets, and a thrilling romance that attempts to rewrite history itself.