Thea Verdone

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Thea writes spicy romances about imperfect people haunted by inner demons and dark histories.

Whether it's a crumbling gothic mansion, the ocean at night, or a castle on a tidal island, her settings are as alive as any other character.

When she's not making her friends laugh, or her readers cry, she can be found reading, learning how to draw (very badly), or in nature.

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Thea Verdone Aww thank you so much. You can get the short stories by subscribing to my newsletter at https://theaverdone.substack.com . I'll also being releasing a…moreAww thank you so much. You can get the short stories by subscribing to my newsletter at https://theaverdone.substack.com . I'll also being releasing a bonus epilogue soon too, so definitely sign up. Regarding What Death Forgets, that's a hard question to answer definitively. It's about 95% done but I've been wading through rewrites while battling some health issues. I aspire to have it out by the end of this first quarter, but it depends on my health <3

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What Death Forgets by Thea Verdone
"what death forgets

Thea Verdone is an author you really should know at this point. She’s AMAZING. It’s not a secret I adored Never Leave, Never Lie so I’m so happy she grazes us with another book.

What Death Forgets is a book for all the dark girls, a" Read more of this review »
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"Very artistic, sensational, gothic, beautiful, and mysterious.

I don’t know why, but when I started reading and I met lev x ash in what death forgets. Their aura/relationship reminds me (flashback) of this one scene in the originals (tv show) of cami" Read more of this review »
What Death Forgets by Thea Verdone
"Oops… Thea did it again! 🤣

This is no sophomore slump from Thea Verdone. I absolutely loved this big gay gothic ghost story!

It could not be more different from her debut novel, Never Leave Never Lie, and that isn’t a bad thing. She tried new things, " Read more of this review »
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“Without music, there's nothing to keep the fear and the shame and the sadness away and all I feel is everything and I don't want to feel anything anymore.”
Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie
tags: music

“You expect me to tell the truth, but you’re lying to yourself,” Alek said. “You think you want me, but you don’t. You think I’m worth loving, but I’m not. You say you’ll never leave, but you will.”
Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie

“Loving you is the only thing I don't regret," Alek tried very hard to say in English.”
Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie
tags: love

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“You expect me to tell the truth, but you’re lying to yourself,” Alek said. “You think you want me, but you don’t. You think I’m worth loving, but I’m not. You say you’ll never leave, but you will.”
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“Alek tangled their tongues in a kiss that tasted like salt and the end of everything and it wasn’t enough. Ian could drown him in an ocean of tears and slit their palms in a blood bond, and none of it would ever be enough.”
Thea Verdone, Never Leave, Never Lie

“Ian discussed each house he had worked on like it was a person with its own secret history, like the simple act of rehabilitating an abandoned house was akin to traveling back in time.”
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