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My gothic retelling of Eros and Psyche is now available in ebook and paperback!

In an alternate-universe gothic-flavoured Greece, one war consumes the mortal world while another brews in the realm of the gods. Civil war rages on the island of Syros, and Psyche impersonates the goddess Aphrodite in order to win support for her father's cause. When the goddess curses her in revenge, she sends her son, Eros, to finish the job. Newly questioning his place and power, he refuses, and whisks Psyche away to an enchanted palace out of Aphrodite's sight.

Together, Eros and Psyche build a life of their own in defiance of what is demanded of them, but the secrets they keep from each other threaten their ability to keep it. Psyche betrays Eros and they are torn apart, but they know now what life they want and what they're capable of doing to get it. Each of them must challenge their families and embrace their darkness if they want to find each other again in the light.

This is a book I wrote for an audience of me; I was watching Jean Cocteau's La Belle et la Bête, one of my favourite movies, and thought, "I wish there was a book that felt like this movie." So I wrote it! If you enjoy Gothic literature, dark fairytales, and/or Greek myths, this book is for you, too.

You can pick it up at all these storefronts, or directly from me on Ko-fi. Both Patreon and Ko-fi members can pick up the ebook from my Ko-fi shop at a discount; if you're on Patreon, see the post there or in the Discord for details, or if you're on Ko-fi, you can pick up the automatically discounted version!
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a paperback copy of the sharpest thorn on a red velvet background with dead roses and a pale cream-purple ribbon strewn around the sides of the book. the cover shows the antonio canova sculpture of eros and psyche with eros holding a rose. psyche is wrapped in dark fabric, and the background is dark. white cursive text reads 'the sharpest thorn, victoria audley.'

In an alternate-universe gothic-flavoured Greece, one war consumes the mortal world while another brews in the realm of the gods. Civil war rages on the island of Syros, and Psyche impersonates the goddess Aphrodite in order to win support for her father's cause. When the goddess curses her in revenge, she sends her son, Eros, to finish the job. Newly questioning his place and power, he refuses, and whisks Psyche away to an enchanted palace out of Aphrodite's sight.

Together, Eros and Psyche build a life of their own in defiance of what is demanded of them, but the secrets they keep from each other threaten their ability to keep it. Psyche betrays Eros and they are torn apart, but they know now what life they want and what they're capable of doing to get it. Each of them must challenge their families and embrace their darkness if they want to find each other again in the light.


E-book pre-orders are now open at these retailers! Hang tight for paperback pre-orders; I'll let you know when those are live. As always, the best place to get my e-books is my Ko-fi shop, and I'll have a discount for Patreon and Ko-fi members on release day.

The gorgeous cover was done by the wonderful Joanna M. Lawrie, who you can now support on Patreon!
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For those new around here, Author Avengers is an initiative organised by Lou Yardley. We’re a group of authors on Ko-fi who support each other’s work, and each month we all write answers to a prompt chosen by one of us. At the end of the month, we round up everyone’s contributions and encourage anyone who stumbles on our pages to check them out as well!

This month, I set the prompt:

In the dark of night, you hear a voice: the voice you most want to hear in the world, and the one you know is impossible to be hearing again.

Here are all the creative interpretations of the prompt – everyone did an amazing job! Do check them out:

“Reflected Detour” Aradhna K 

“A Voice From The Waves” Morris Wayts 

“By Good Angels Tenanted” Victoria Audley (me!)

“The Christmas Village” Kelsey Clarey 

“A Winternight Reunion” Lou Yardley 

Thanks for reading! We’ll see you next month.

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This month's Author Avengers prompt was set by me! As a vague attempt at giving you the requisite seasonal ghost story, I've written a scene inspired by my gothic retelling of Eros and Psyche, which comes out early next year. You can read the scene for free here on Patreon and here on Ko-fi, and stay tuned for more book news if you like this snippet!

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