Ornery Owl Ventures
Welcome to Ornery Owl Ventures! Please read below for a description of our services.
Hello, and welcome to Ornery Owl Ventures. I'm your hostess with the mostest. Please allow me to introduce myself.
During the daylight hours, I'm Mild-Mannered Cara Hartley, a friendly, if sometimes cheeky, editor who wants to help authors make their stories the best they can be. Editing can be expensive, but I offer lots of discounts to keep my services affordable.
However, you may have heard whispers of my secret identity. Those rumors are true. At night, I become The Terrible Old Woman, a writer who edits on the side. I also mismanage my very own private publishing company.
Naughty Netherworld Press promotes the nonfiction works and poetry of Cara H/Ornery Owl, the dark fantasy and sweet romances of C. L. Hart, and the spicy romantic comedies and sci-fi farces of Lil DeVille.
My book blog, Readers Roost, promotes books by indie & small press authors. I always welcome guest posts.
Write what you want to read, not what's trending.
Updates
Nov 26
Trying to restart my stalled Substack with no help from Substack. Boo hiss on their lack of support.
Jun 23
https://buff.ly/YRnsLdO If you love poetry, check out Soul Chaser, the latest anthology from Dragon Soul Press.
Jun 23
https://buff.ly/lHnPuIp Check out my July WIP project. Also, the Soul Chaser poetry anthology from Dragon Soul Press releases today!
Apr 7
https://ornerybookemporium.blogspot.com/2025/04/love-me-after-my-death.html Love Me After My Death is a new romantic drama from bestselling author Tina Donahue. Read an excerpt and find out where to pick up a copy.
Apr 6
https://ornerybookemporium.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-real-beltane-anthology-cover-reveal.html The new Beltane anthology is popular on Amazon! Packed with stories and poems, proceeds benefit Quill Cottage Wildlife, a 501C3 nonprofit dedicated to rescuing orphaned wild animal babies.