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Jake Vanguard

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Born

Germany

Website

https://jakevanguard.carrd.co/

Genre

Fantasy, Gay and Lesbian

Member Since

January 2022

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Jake Vanguard (they/them) is an indie author of queer dark fantasy, science fantasy, horror, and a slice of erotica. In their stories, they love exploring queerness and contradictions, love and connections, family and friendship.
The first two books of the Deity Chronicles trilogy – FIRST SNOW and FIRST ROSE – are available now, as well as the paranormal novel, HIGANBANA (Angelverse 1), with more to come.
REMNANTS OF RELICS is their first curated anthology, a product of love and community, about the struggles and joys one works with when losing or gaining a new part of themselves.

When not writing, they love gaming and cuddling their kitties.

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Average rating: 4.42 · 89 ratings · 66 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	First Snow 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Higanbana (Angelverse, #1) 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Me to You: Anthology of Human Connections by A.E. Bratchford (Goodreads Author) (Curator), Laura (Hummingbird Editing) (Editor), Avrah C. Baren (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Remnants of Relics: An Anthology of Loss & Gain by Jake Vanguard (Goodreads Author) (Curator), A.E. Bratchford (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Annalisa Ely (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ouroboros it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Rose it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indie Bites: Pirates & Prophecies by Josie Jaffrey (Goodreads Author), Ceril N Domace, Danielle Bongiovanni 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Can Always Tell by Sirius . (Goodreads Author), M.C. Crane, Enoli Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pain For A Price 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kintsugi (Angelverse, #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Deity Chronicles (2 books)
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Jake Vanguard (Goodreads Author)

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Angelverse (2 books)
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Jake Vanguard rated a book it was amazing You and I Are Eternal by S. Jean (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Eerie, dark, but in a way hopeful. It's no surprise I loved You and I Are Eternal since I love S. Jean's writing style a lot. The main character is on a mission, has been for many years, and we're here to witness the end of his journey. Through vivid ...more
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Eerie, dark, but in a way hopeful. It's no surprise I loved You and I Are Eternal since I love S. Jean's writing style a lot. The main character is on a mission, has been for many years, and we're here to witness the end of his journey. Through vivid ...more
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“My dear princeling of the Underworld, my Equinox—has no one told you about Chaos?”
― Jake Vanguard, Ouroboros

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“Everything with you goes wrong, anyway. It has from the moment we met.”
― Jake Vanguard, First Snow

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“I care more for you than words can describe.”
― Jake Vanguard, First Snow

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“Happy endings are a luxury of fiction.”
― Trudi Canavan, Priestess of the White

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“This lifetime is yours to make what you will of it”
― Eliot Schrefer, The Darkness Outside Us

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“Akkarin: I watched the first woman I loved die. I dont think I can survive losing the second.
Sonea: I love you too.”
― Trudi Canavan, The High Lord

tags: love

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“There's always a bit of truth in each rumour, the trouble is finding out which bit.
- Tayend”
― Trudi Canavan, The Novice

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“He had given her too much. He had given her everything.”
― Trudi Canavan, The High Lord

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