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H.C. Vale

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H.C. Vale has always carried stories in her head—entire worlds, characters, and plot twists just waiting for a place to land. After years of imagining them, she finally picked up the pen and brought them to life. Now, she writes stories filled with love, heartache, healing, and heroines who refuse to go quietly.

She lives with her husband, two Siberian huskies, and five cats (yes five—certified crazy cat lady status unlocked). When she’s not writing, she’s usually lacking sleep and over-caffeinating to compensate, hanging out with friends and board gaming, playing video games, or dancing poorly in the crowd at a concert. Music fuels her creativity. Lately it’s the haunting sounds of Sleep Token, which is almost always playing while she write ...more

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Where the Light Begins (Crown of Nyvenya, #1)

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It's been just a little over a month since Where the Light Begins was released, and I am still pinching myself.

Thank you to everyone who has picked it up, added it to your shelves, or shared it with a friend. You are helping keep Nyvenya's magic alive.

I've been relistening to the playlist I made while writing Where the Light Begins, and I am diving back into the world. I am officially in the hea Read more of this blog post »

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Published on August 11, 2025 13:13 • Tags: book-update, fae-fantasy, fantasy-romance, fantasy-series, indie-author, romantasy, where-the-light-begins, where-the-tide-turns, writing-update

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
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