Dark fae mafia romance · high heat · guaranteed HEA

A bargain
written in blood.

She agreed to ninety days of ward work. His hands were never part of the bargain. Neither was the way she wanted them.

Bound by a Twisted Vow · November 2026
Noct, a tattooed fae lord in a black shirt and tie
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Bound by a Twisted Vow Sigil Sworn · Book One

He controls an empire. She is about to ruin his self-control.

Everyone knows you never make a blood bargain with a fae.

Especially not with Noct Devine, the most feared fae lord in Seattle. Out of options, Reyne agrees to ninety days of witch service to pay her debt.

One thing is very clear:
Her body is not part of the deal.

There’s just one problem.
Fae feed on pleasure. The sexual kind.

And the blood bond between them creates a feedback loop. Noct can taste Reyne’s pleasure, feed it back to her, and make everything she feels even more intense.

They try very hard not to want each other.
That goes spectacularly to hell.

Noct tells himself he only needs one taste. Just enough to satisfy his hunger.

But Reyne’s pleasure is the most delicious thing he’s ever tasted.
And one taste makes him ravenous.

Reader promises

  • 90-day blood bargain
  • Forced proximity
  • Enemies to lovers
  • Fated mates
  • Found family
  • Ancient fae lord
  • Defiant ward witch
  • Pleasure feeding
  • Obsessed MMC
  • Morally grey MMC
  • Touch her and die
  • Guaranteed HEA
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Dark paranormal romanceNovember 2026
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The Sigil Sworn Trilogy

One couple. One continuous story. Three books.

Read in order. Books one and two end on cliffhangers.
Reyne and Noct earn their HEA in book three.

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Obsessed is only the beginning

MINE.

He doesn’t become less dangerous when he falls for her. He becomes dangerous on her behalf.

Noct keeps the empire, the appetite, and every lethal instinct. Reyne keeps her power, her choices, and absolutely no interest in making his life easy.

Forced proximity. A bargain neither can afford to break. Enough heat to make ninety days feel both far too long and nowhere near long enough.

Touch her and die.

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Hi, I’m Valentina

I like my men scorching hot, my women sassy as hell, and my endings happy.

Everything else is negotiable.

I’m a romance reader first—the one who says one more chapter and then the sun is coming up.

I write the books I want to lose sleep over: dangerous men, women who remain fully themselves, and sex that matters because these two people have finally run out of places to hide.

I wanted Noct and Reyne to give you the whole ride: the buildup, the collision, the release, and that moment when you realize you should have gone to sleep three chapters ago.

I had a blast creating these two. I hope you have even more fun letting them wreck your sleep.

Valentina
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