Year
2026
Language
English

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Prepare to meet The Royal Demon Slayer in R.J. Valldeperas' adult romantasy debut!

Forged from the flesh of a fallen god, they call to her.

Supay lives under a curse of eternal death. For the greed of their god, the people are damned to live as human… And then again as Muki.

For Solana, survival means staying sharp and staying alone. Armed with only a blood-forged dagger, she's carved out a life as Supay's fiercest Demon Slayer, freeing souls even as she's trapped by duty.

But when a twist of fate offers her the title of Royal Demon Hunter-to capture, not kill-Solana finally finds a path to the freedom she's always craved… but draws her closer to the darkness threatening Supay-darkness that calls to her soul alone.

Torn between turning her back on a fight she never asked for and the pull of loyalties old and new-including an irresistible connection to a man who should be her enemy-Solana must decide…

Choose fate and freedom?

Or death, destruction… and revolution.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Raquel Valldeperas, writing as R.J. Valldeperas, is a Peruvian/Venezuelan writer and a powerhouse creative based in South Florida, where she lives with her husband and five children. With a background in education, photography, and content creation, Raquel is a natural storyteller and self-promotion dynamo. Her debut young adult novel THEIR WILL UNDONE (Quill Tree) publishes winter 2026.

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"Lovers of dark romantasy, prepare to lose sleep over Daughter of the Dark by R.J. Valldeperas. This one's got everything we crave: a vividly imagined world with fascinating lore, a high-stakes plot with twists that left me breathless, and the sizzling, earned chemistry of a TRUE enemies-to-lovers slow burn. Plus a relatable heroine who's messy, real, and impossible not to root for. I said "just one more chapter" way too often. You will, too."
Kris K. Haines, author of The Memory Puller series
"This stunning new romantasy is about to be your new obsession."
Cosmopolitan
"In her adult debut, Valldeperas launches the "Daughters of Auquis" series and brings to life this gripping dark romantasy, set in a South America-inspired world."
Library Journal

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