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Raythe Reign's Ever Dark
by Raythe Reign
Ever Dark is a gay paranormal romantic serial story performed by a full cast of professional voice actors! Some episodes edited to be PG-13, but the full unedited episodes are available in our private subscription and the audiobooks as well.We post 1 episode every week, and the story will be completed at 147 episodes.
Episodes
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October Newsletter 2026 - Halloween Livestream & Fan Showcase, Chicago Magical Society, Free Stuff
LINKS - Follow our IG for Chicago Magical Society art as it comes out: https://www.instagram.com/raythereign/ - Ever Dark Nights: https://shop.raythereign.com/books/ever-dark/nights (we ordered 15 hardcovers and a few have sold, but we should have plenty if you want one when they finally print...
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September 2026 Raccoon Newsletter, Harvest Edition (with cicadas)
This is a chatty audio newsletter that (believe it or not) got edited down, usually for spoilers. If you want the short concise version, read the newsletter. If you're not on our list yet, "buy" our Book 1 Free Pack for free and you'll be on it:...
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Big Gay Artbook Kickstarter Update: Week 2
We're livestreaming next week, so if you missed it, you can join in on streams on July 10 and July 17. Look on our Live tab for the link: https://www.youtube.com/@RaytheReign/streams How is the project going? Have a peek here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/raythe-reign/the-big-gay-art-book
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Come to the stream tomorrow for the Big Gay Artbook Kickstarter!
Tomorrow we're launching our Kickstarter with a livestream! Join us here at 1PM Central: https://youtube.com/live/AYVyHLDyBmA?feature=share And be sure to take the poll on our Kickstarter blog about what kind of cake we should have:...
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Our Big Gay Artbook Kickstarter launches June 26 // info, Q&A etc
Follow the project page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/raythe-reign/the-big-gay-art-book See the banana video here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZYioUnBhGO/ YouTube version with slideshow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0m-_We3Uzs
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The AO3 fic winner & Raythe takes polls
We did a podcast update! Raythe dramatically reads the first part of LeisurelyPanda’s fic And takes some of the polls on the Dragon’s Reign Spotify chapters Comments about Illarion & Caspian’s awkward flirting on Chapter 17 of Ever Reign We talk about the next fan prompt - any ideas for a…
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Progress Log #1 - Ever Dark Special Editions
Some of you might know that we're doing a showboat celebration printing of Ever Dark. It's been... a process. Here to talk about this process are Raythe and Sylvia Frost as they discuss making this a truly special edition. If you want to be notified about EDSE progress, obviously we'll post here...
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Ever Dark Academy is starting soon! Our editing policy, expectations, etc.
We're starting production of the EDA podcast! On YouTube, it'll be on the same channel as Ever Dark because we have playlists. On Spotify etc, it will have its own feed, which can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0yaYmQ79zNQ1beaR80oLLU?si=qVsLsWRtQD2GMgqNj4Gr5Q There's very little...
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Dragon's Reign Sequel - How It's Going
Now that Raythe's written 8 BIG chapters of Ever Reign, she talks about how it's been going! Ever Reign is starting like any other story, as a Members-only serial on RaytheReign.com. If you want to read it and join the comment section, sign up here: https://raythereign.com/index.php/membership-plans
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Membership Site Wish List for 2026!
2014 called, they want their Joomla site back! In this podcast, we discuss what we want and what we think is possible for improving the Members' site experience on RaytheReign.com And yes, we are committed to the quest for the dragon plushies! Join us here and possibly get your own myspace-like...
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Ever Reign (Dragon's Reign Sequel) - Your Comments & Questions #1 | READ NOTES
When we made our announcement about Ever Reign last week, we managed to be confusing and got questions from some of our new readers and listeners. We also got a lot of enthusiastic comments about Caspian, Hermes and Illarion! OLD Dragon's Reign podcast (very amateur!):...
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The SEQUEL to Dragon's Reign starts December 22 2025
Illarion gets a boyfriend, and he's a CAT PERSON! Tilly, Illarion and the dogs are left in charge while the adults are on vacation. That's right it's the epic sequel to Dragon's Reign starting this month for Members with 4 chapters on the schedule. See the art in the youtube version:...
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December 2025 updates - Dragon's Reign, 2025 calendars, and more
2025 RR Art Calendars: https://shop.raythereign.com/shop/2026-raythe-reign-wall-art-calendars-limited-edition/
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Ever Dark Academy Livestream: Oct 24th 6PM Central
We finally got coordinated enough to get SIX actors from Ever Dark Academy on a livestream with us! October 24 at 6PM Central: Edward, Adam, Hannah, Broadus, Bran, and Liz https://youtube.com/live/sPSn0EYV4i4?feature=share 00:14 Q&A - EDA character art! Which character do YOU want to see? 01:02...
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Ever Dark Academy: Chapter 2, Part 2/2
And that's the end of our 2-chapter preview of Ever Dark Academy. ⭐ If you LIKED it, we hope that you will subscribe to this channel for updates on the February podcast. ❤️If you LOVED it, we hope that you'll become a Member of Raythe Reign so you can listen to the chapters of EDA we've posted…
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Ever Dark Academy: Chapter 2, Part 1/2
Do you like having shorter episodes? You'll still get the same chapter, just broken up into installments. Some readers love the long episodes and some of them think that anything over 15 minutes looks indimidating. Tell us where you fall in the comments!
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Ever Dark Academy: Chapter 1, Part 2/2
And here's Chapter 1, Part 2 of Ever Dark Academy! Come tomorrow for Chapter 2, Part 1, or join the Membership to hear up to Chapter 9 (we just started posting!) https://raythereign.com/index.php/membership-plans
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Ever Dark Academy: Chapter 1, Part 1/2
Ok we're like those little kids who spoil Christmas surprises in November. We aren't *officially* launching Ever Dary Academy, but so many people just wanted to hear the first 2 chapters that we had to put them up! ~ ⭐How far is the Member podcast?⭐ Chapters are uploaded to the Membership every...
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Ever Dark Academy Podcast is coming to Members in September, public podcast later
We got held up with ambition and ideas, but we're running the Ever Dark Academy podcast for Members starting in September. (We ARE bringing it to the public with a bigger experience than we had before, which was... just running the chapters.)
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Kickstarter Update - August 2025
Where are we with order fulfillment? We are super close to uploading the list to the printer, so please please get your address updated if you need to. Email [email protected] and we'll check.
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RR Podcast - Live from the New House!
The RR Team records our first podcast in Raythe's new house, and we are very chatty! Get the updates on shipping hardcovers, where we are on Ever Dark Special Edition Kickstarter delivery, and more. Kickstarter updates tab:...
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Join our "End of Kickstarter" Celebration Livestream: May 23, 1PM Central on YouTube
Our first Kickstarter is almost done! We really hope you can join us for our ending stream at 1PM Central on Friday : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpCKeNwp-Sg And be sure to tell us in the comments: what kind of cake should we have on Friday?
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Kickstarter Livestream #2 on Monday May 12, 1PM
Join us on the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttabYfHmf9E See our Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ever-dark/ever-dark-a-gay-vampire-romance-series
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Ever Dark Special Edition Kickstarter Tier Info
Here's the info taken from our Friday livestream on YouTube about our Special Edition printings for Ever Dark. Definitely look at the Kickstarter page so you can SEE what we're talking about: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ever-dark/ever-dark-a-gay-vampire-romance-series/description
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Queer Remantic Fantasy Series Launch Q&A - The Night Prince
We just launched Book 1 of The Night Prince, our queer romantic fantasy series which will be a loooong journey. Raythe answers some nuts-n-bolts questions like, "when's the next book? is there audio?" BookFunnel page with all currently available formats, including audio and paperback:...
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Ever Dark Chapter 147 - What's Next?
What's next is EVER DARK ACADEMY! We're going to take a break and get organized, but we have some awesome behind the scenes material from the actors to run in the meantime! Join our email list to get updates here: https://shop.raythereign.com/free-book-email-list/
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Ever Dark is ENDING! Join us for the livestream
Join us for the Ever Dark ending livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/live/_oh_nWwBlZM
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Ever Dark Chapter 146 - Dream
We really hope you'll join us for the YouTube premiere and livestream after for the final episode of Ever Dark! Check the live tab here for the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@RaytheReign/streams
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The M/M Couples of The Night Prince | Raythe's new queer cozy fantasy series
Quick update on what Raythe's been doing (as you wait for Ever Dark to finish...) Book 1 of The Night Prince is coming out on April 24, and Raythe talks about how she wrote the two main M/M couples of this story. Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Night-Prince-Book-Fantasy-Romance-ebook/dp/B0DWHFP2YB...
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Ever Dark Chapter 145 - Party Time
What's your favorite Ever Dark character? Do you have any theories about what will happen in Ever Dark Academy? Tell us in the comments! JOIN THE EMAIL LIST HERE: https://shop.raythereign.com/free-book-email-list/ It's the most reliable way to know about free books, when the new podcast episodes...
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Ever Dark Chapter 144 - Whole
144... 145... 146... 147... and then? It's Academy time! Buy Book 1 of Ever Dark Academy on Amazon or our own shop. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ever-Dark-Academy-Vampire-Romance-ebook/dp/B0DSR5YG94 Shop: https://shop.raythereign.com/shop/ever-dark-academy-volume-1-ebook/ PRINT BOOKS won't be...
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Ever Dark Special Editions Progress: Using Kickstarter to reach queer-friendly audiences
The whole reason we took this project to Kickstarter vs just doing it on our own shop was the hope that we would reach new audiences in search of queer art. Will that happen? We'll find out in May... Support this project, even if you don't want to buy the books, by clicking 'notify me on launch'…
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Ever Dark Chapter 143 - Edge (slightly edited for disturbing content)
5 more left until Ever Dark is COMPLETE, after 2.5 years. Never let it be said that we don't commit. Tell us about your Ever Dark journey: when you first found this story, what were you expecting? This chapter has been slightly edited for descriptions of torture. Sign up for our email list here…
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Responses to your Kickstarter poll comments + WE GOT PROOFS!
Click the 'notify me' button here to juice the Kickstarter algorithm: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ever-dark/ever-dark-a-gay-vampire-romance-series Join our mailing list: https://shop.raythereign.com/free-book-email-list/ Our YT community tab for photos, new art, etc:...
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Ever Dark Chapter 142 - Confidence
6 chapters left in this vampire story (and then we go on to Ever Dark Academy, hopefully without much of a gap!) Sign up for our email list here so you won't miss what's happening with this podcast: https://shop.raythereign.com/free-book-email-list/ If you want to read Ever Dark Academy and Ever...
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Ever Dark Chapter 141 - Return
We're almost done with Ever Dark, but we hope that you join us in June for Ever Dark Academy. We'll be posting more about that as we get closer to the time... Sign up for our email list here so you won't miss what's happening with this podcast: https://shop.raythereign.com/free-book-email-list/…
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Why we're making our MM Romance subscription site as valuable as we can.
"Are you worried that Amazon will ban spicy romance and queer stories?" We've put off answering this question - and edited out a LOT because it was too long and less focused than it could have been. But yeah, we ARE worried. We've had run-ins with Amazon before, and this is why we will NEVER rely...
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Ever Dark Chapter 140 SUMMARY
This chapter is literally all sex and can't be run on the public podcast! If you want to hear the uncensored chapter, you have two choices: 1) Join the Membership and hear ALL of Ever Dark, not to mention the chapters of Dragon's Reign and Night Prince we've posted so far....
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Ever Dark - Chapter 139 SUMMARY
This chapter is literally all sex and can't be run on the public podcast! If you want to hear the uncensored chapter, you have two choices: 1) Join the Membership and hear ALL of Ever Dark, not to mention the chapters of Dragon's Reign and Night Prince we've posted so far....
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Ever Dark Chapter 138 - Promises
There are only 10 episodes left of Ever Dark, but Ever Dark Academy is in production! We hope that you join us in June for the start of a new vampire adventure with a new vampire M/M couple. Between the end of Ever Dark and the start of Academy, we have some 'behind the scenes' content from the...
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Is Ever Dark Academy a *real* BL academy romance?
Raythe tried to scratch her academy itch with EDA... did she succeed? Is this a true academy-style story? 02:19 Responding to emails 4:30 Ever Dark Academy questions 06:45 Raythe's Harry Potter hot take 10:11 What we love about The Magicians Ever Dark Academy Book 1 comes out on Amazon on Feb 14…
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Ever Dark - Chapter 137 - Trust
Seeing this for the first time? Start with chapter 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v4tf8aERKI We're podcasting a lot more! Call it our new year resolution. If YOU have any topics you'd like us to talk about, put them in the comments! Ever Dark Equinox is the third installment in the Ever...
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Ever Dark Academy 1 (M/M romance series) launches February 14
Ever Dark Academy is the sequel series to Ever Dark, but you don't need to have read / listened to Ever Dark to jump in. Launch date for book: February 14 2025 (https://www.amazon.com/Ever-Dark-Academy-Vampire-Romance-ebook/dp/B0DSR5YG94) Launch date for audiobook: June 2025. Raythe shares what…
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Ever Dark Chapter 136 - In Time
Seeing this for the first time? Start with chapter 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v4tf8aERKI Curious about Raythe's other M/M stories? Check out the library here: https://raythereign.com/index.php/library/the-library Every subscription and purchase from the shop is meaningful to us!…
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Ever Dark Chapter 135 - Shadow And Light
Seeing this for the first time? Start with chapter 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v4tf8aERKI Check out our monthly calendar, where Raythe has something new to see, read, or hear every day of the month: https://raythereign.com/index.php/calendar Listen to Hero on YouTube, a 3-part gay...
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BIG GAY PROJECTS (2025) | Raythe Reign year outlook (go ahead and laugh at our plans)
Part 2 of the podcast from yesterday, when we really got off track. This is everything that we've scheduled in 2025. Join the mailing list to see if we stay on track: https://shop.raythereign.com/free-book-email-list/ Join the subscription here: https://raythereign.com/index.php/membership-plans
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Our tiny LGBT+ community MATTERS and here's why
With the ...uh ... coming crazy, we thought it was important to talk about why our community actually matters, even though we're not anyone prominent in the gay entertainment or podcast space. We cringe if we talk about this stuff, all we want to do is publish stories. But we decided it's…
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Ever Dark Chapter 134: A Strange Kind Of Deja Vu
Seeing this for the first time? Start with chapter 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v4tf8aERKI We have exclusive audio chapters in the Membership, including the original (sometimes hilariously edited) Dragon's Reign, and Raythe's narration of the fantasy series The Night Prince. You get…
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Ever Dark Chapter 133: Adapt
Seeing this for the first time? Start with chapter 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v4tf8aERKI If you don't like to read unfinished stories, we don't blame you! But there are TONS of completed stories in the Members-Only archive. Sign up here and read them all, including the completed...
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Ever Dark Chapter 132: Your Palace Or Mine?
Seeing this for the first time? Start with chapter 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v4tf8aERKI 15 chapters left until the end, but if you're dying to know what happens next, Ever Dark Academy, the 169 chapter sequel, is COMPLETED. Ever Dark Equinox, the next installment (and Caemorn's…
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Ever Dark is a gay paranormal romantic serial story performed by a full cast of professional voice actors! Some episodes edited to be PG-13, but the full unedited episodes are available in our private subscription and the audiobooks as well.We post 1 episode every week, and the story will be completed at 147 episodes.
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