Mothman Is My Boyfriend: Ten Tales of Cryptid Love and Lust

Fall in love with a secret town and its mysterious inhabitants in ten charming tales of human-cryptid romance.

Welcome to Cryptid Creek, an invitation only a rare few receive! Stumble into this hidden place full of undiscovered creatures, from yetis to lake monsters, who will lure you into their cozy community. Stay for the hospitality, the enigmatic fantasy locale, and--most of all--the sense of belonging.

Allow ten of your new neighbors to share their most intimate stories and heart-racing trysts, like:

• Lucy's coffee-shop meet-cute with Mothman
• Sloane's sweet skate-park romance with Fresno, a nightcrawler
• Sasquatch's butch/femme karaoke bar encounter with June

Cryptid Creek chose you, chose to let you in--so if you loved Legends and Lattes and That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf, dust off your cutest outfit and delight in all it has to offer.

Author: McKayla Coyle
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: 05/05/2026
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781683695189


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/01/2026 pg. 57
Publishers Weekly 03/30/2026

About the Author
McKayla Coyle (they/them) is a lesbian writer from Alaska currently living in Washington. They're the author of Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck and the publishing coordinator for Literary Hub, and they hold an MFA in fiction from the New School. In their free time they read a lot of fantasy novels and make a lot of jam.

Wendy Stephens is a spooky artist and illustrator living in the UK, whose digital art combines soft pastel colors with a gothic aesthetic.