Serena Valentino

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Horror

Serena Valentino is an acclaimed author known for her Disney Villain Novels and comic book series.
Her unique storytelling style combines mythos and guile, creating frightening worlds with extraordinary female protagonists.
Valentino's Disney Villain series, which includes titles like Fairest of All and The Beast Within, has earned her critical acclaim.
The series is ongoing, with new books planned through 2022.
Valentino's work in comics includes GloomCookie and Nightmares & Fairy Tales.
She resides in New Orleans with her pets and can be contacted via email.
Her books are recommended to be read in a specific order for optimal enjoyment.

Books by Serena Valentino

Poor Unfortunate Soul

by Serena Valentino • 2016

A sea witch, three grieving sisters, and a pact of hate that will drown them all.

3.57

30k+

🦑 Villain Origin Story 💔 Sibling Betrayal 🌊 Magical Bargains 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

Poor Unfortunate Soul

A sea witch, three grieving sisters, and a pact of hate that will drown them all.

by Serena Valentino 2016 224 pages

3.57

30k+ ratings

🦑 Villain Origin Story 💔 Sibling Betrayal 🌊 Magical Bargains 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

Mother Knows Best

by Serena Valentino • 2018

To claim her necromancer mother's magic, a young witch sacrifices her sisters and her humanity.

3.97

17k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🥀 Gothic Fairy Tale 💀 Necromancy 🩸 Generational Curse

Mother Knows Best

To claim her necromancer mother's magic, a young witch sacrifices her sisters and her humanity.

by Serena Valentino 2018 400 pages

3.97

17k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🥀 Gothic Fairy Tale 💀 Necromancy 🩸 Generational Curse

Evil Thing

by Serena Valentino • 2020

Before the puppies, Cruella De Vil was just a girl who wanted her mother's love.

3.97

12k+

🖤 Villain Origin Story 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 💔 Toxic Mother Wound 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere

Evil Thing

Before the puppies, Cruella De Vil was just a girl who wanted her mother's love.

by Serena Valentino 2020 352 pages

3.97

12k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin Story 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 💔 Toxic Mother Wound 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere

Cold Hearted

by Serena Valentino • 2021

A loving widow crosses into a fairy tale kingdom and watches herself become its villain.

4.03

10k+

🏰 Cinderella Retelling 🖤 Villain Origin Story 😔 Sympathetic Villain 📖 Fairy Tale Subversion 🏚️ Domestic Gothic

Cold Hearted

A loving widow crosses into a fairy tale kingdom and watches herself become its villain.

by Serena Valentino 2021 304 pages

4.03

10k+ ratings

🏰 Cinderella Retelling 🖤 Villain Origin Story 😔 Sympathetic Villain 📖 Fairy Tale Subversion 🏚️ Domestic Gothic

Never, Never

by Serena Valentino • 2022

The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.

4.00

8k+

🖤 Villain Origin 🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch 🏝️ Neverland Reimagined 📜 Doomed By The Narrative 🌑 Gothic Fairy Tale

Never, Never

The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.

by Serena Valentino 2022 256 pages

4.00

8k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin 🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch 🏝️ Neverland Reimagined 📜 Doomed By The Narrative 🌑 Gothic Fairy Tale

Fire & Fate

by Serena Valentino • 2023

Exiled to the Underworld, Hades asks three witches to split his fate, shattering time itself.

3.83

6k+

🔮 Mythological Retelling 🖤 Villain Origin Story 🧙 Witch Sisters 💕 Found Family 🩸 Costly Resurrection

Fire & Fate

Exiled to the Underworld, Hades asks three witches to split his fate, shattering time itself.

by Serena Valentino 2023 208 pages

3.83

6k+ ratings

🔮 Mythological Retelling 🖤 Villain Origin Story 🧙 Witch Sisters 💕 Found Family 🩸 Costly Resurrection

Kill the Beast

by Serena Valentino • 2024

Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.

3.94

4k+

🌑 Twisted Fairy Tale 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💔 Friends To Enemies 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🐺 Cursed Transformation

Kill the Beast

Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.

by Serena Valentino 2024 432 pages

3.94

4k+ ratings

🌑 Twisted Fairy Tale 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💔 Friends To Enemies 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🐺 Cursed Transformation

Heartbroken

by Serena Valentino • 2025

A queen awakens in broken Wonderland: no past, no peace, only a rage she never chose.

3.76

2k+

👑 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fairytale 🕰️ Loyal Companion 🔮 Magical Curse

Heartbroken

A queen awakens in broken Wonderland: no past, no peace, only a rage she never chose.

by Serena Valentino 2025 336 pages

3.76

2k+ ratings

👑 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fairytale 🕰️ Loyal Companion 🔮 Magical Curse

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