SHADOWS. SPICE. SUPERNATURAL SECRETS.

"I write for the ones who crave the dark—the kind of love that burns, the kind of magic that bleeds, and the monsters who will do anything to keep what’s theirs. Welcome to the academy. Try not to lose your heart—or your soul."

Brightwater by K.S. Valentina
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NEW SERIES
A gothic Southern why-choose monster romance.

Vauclain Monsters

A property in Gravier. A covenant nobody told her was a feeding arrangement. Della Vauclain inherited the work and is rewriting it from the inside — with four monsters who have been at the fence the whole time.

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Brightwater

Book Five of the Vauclain Monsters series. Feu opens the door — Della follows the light.

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Last Frost - A Vauclain Monsters Novella

Last Frost

A Novella · Hortense's POV

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Boundwater - Vauclain Monsters Book 1

Boundwater

Book One

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Breakwater - Vauclain Monsters Book 2

Breakwater

Book Two

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Groundwater - Vauclain Monsters Book 3

Groundwater

Book Three

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Deepwater - Vauclain Monsters Book 4

Deepwater

Book Four

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Brightwater - Vauclain Monsters Book 5

Brightwater

Book Five · Out Now

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Homebound - Vauclain Monsters Book 6

Homebound

Book Six · The Final Book · Aug 1

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COMPLETED SERIES
Dark academia. Reverse harem. The Obsidian Marrow.

The Iron Vow Society

Welcome to The Obsidian Marrow, where magic is a weapon and love is a weakness. Survive the classes, survive the monsters, and maybe — just maybe — you'll survive graduation.

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Study in Scarlett

Study in Scarlett

Book One

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Tithe of the Sovereign

Tithe of the Sovereign

Book Two

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Ashes of the Vow

Ashes of the Vow

Book Three

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What the Nothing Holds

What the Nothing Holds

Book Four · The final lesson

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THE COVENANT

Which Monster
Has Your Name?

Seven of them. Seven ways to be kept.
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THIS MONTH · ISSUE NO. 06
Brightwater is live — plus the Homebound finale, a new series, and a book worth your time
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