Vaela Denarr (She/They) and Micah Iannandrea (They/Them) are a queer and nonbinary author pair writing about love, hope, monsters and better worlds. With the exception of their Crimson Tears series and associated prequel, they write in non-colonial, anti-orientalist settings: Worlds and conflicts not rooted in colonial violence and oppression. Though they contain some darkness and heavy themes, morally grey characters and complicated relationships, the focus is ultimately on hope, community, and the complexities of hate and love. Vaela is a polyamorous transfem nonbinary butch lesbian drawing on her deeply held convictions about love and her experience with trauma and PTSD to bring to life visceral and beautiful characters, damaged and worthy of love. Micah is a nonbinary pan/demisexual artist who supports Vaela through xer day to day despite living half a world away.
The Gift of Blood
Series: Crimson Tears
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: A kickboxing lesbian is turned into a vampire against her will and struggles for control over her new reality so she can protect the supernatural community that welcomes her.
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Hunger, yearning lesbians, and monstrous love. Monsters are real, and Ryann is one of them. Chosen as a weapon in a war that is not her own, she finds an outlet for her anger in the fighting pits beneath Toronto, and on the hunt for the vampires that changed her. Whatever the cost, she’ll take back her life, her control—or make them fear the hunger they’ve roused in her. Burdened by monstrosity, Meg, assassin of the Scorching Dawn, drowns her pain in the blood of her enemies. When the call comes to slay the monster whipping the city’s beasts into a frenzy, she welcomes the hunt. And in Ryann, she finds a violent thirst for blood—and the opportunity to feed her own. Shadows surround the city. The beasts within cower as the foundations writhe. Drawn to one another by a mutual hunger, Ryann and Meg must learn to trust each other—or perish in the dark.
They Who Brought the Storm (Starbinder)
Series: Starbinder
Series Number: 0
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Blurb: In a world where dragons rule in secret over humans, one human strikes a deal with a dragon—servitude for protection—not knowing the danger they'll both be in.
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Dragons rule in secret, known only to a few chosen humans—and Rhi, who strikes a deal with a dragon: Servitude for protection. Rhi is small, anxious, and gifted with magic that disables them more than it helps—Powerful magic, which many would stop at nothing to obtain. In their desperate search for safety, Rhi turns to none other than one of the secret dragon masters of Habitat Seventeen, Laura, Lady of Ash. Exposing Rhi’s forbidden knowledge could garner Laura the recognition and allies she needs. Instead she offers them a choice: She will shield them from their pursuers, and they’ll be her hunting dog. Loyal, obedient, and exactly what she needs to deal with a pervasive monster situation in her territory before the other Starborn catch wind of it. Rhi tentatively agrees, but the plan is complicated by the watchful eye of Calia, a bloodthirsty dragon with much to gain from their failure. And Rhi, grappling with their magic and desperately angling for control, doesn’t realize that being with Laura will put them closer to danger than ever before until it’s too late.
On Wings of Fallen Stars (Starbinder, #1)
Series: Starbinder
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: When stars fall on her territory, a dragon strikes a begrudging deal with her former lover to protect them.
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“Love is the sharpest of blades, and a fallen star can undo even a dragon.” When stars fall from the sky, pulled down by ancient magic, Laura of the Ash Clan is determined to protect her territory. Accused of breaching Starborn law by dragons seeking an advantage, she relies—begrudgingly—on Calia, a dragon with whom she shares deep familiarity and history, one who is unafraid to face assassins and brave an ancient forest of necromantic rot. But in the end it is Laura who rules, and she who must protect what’s hers—even at the cost of her own heart. Nomi’s druidic pilgrimage, her long awaited chance to see the world, begins with her in the wrong place at the wrong time. Alone and far from home, she finds refuge with Laura of the Ash Clan, ruler of a vast forest. But Laura has her own troubles—conspiracies, secrets and heartbreak—that occupy her, and before long Nomi finds herself drawn not to the road, but to Laura and the beautiful dragon devoted to her. As more stars fall and long-dead secrets are clawed from the grave, Laura and Calia take comfort in Nomi’s curious excitement for their world. But the world of the Starborn is not as bright as it seems. Danger lurks in the shadows, and a fallen star can undo even a dragon.