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Layla Kara

Goodreads Author

Born

in Baku, Azerbaijan

September 11

Website

https://www.laylakara.com

Genre

Fantasy, Fiction, Romance

Influences

Jay Kristoff, Keri Lake

Member Since

October 2018

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I write dark fantasy about fallen angels, broken gods, and the quiet violence of love, faith, and survival. I’ve been drawn to gothic worlds since I was a child.

I was born in Azerbaijan and later immigrated to the United States. I live here now with my two sons, husband, mother, and three dogs.

When I’m not writing, I work in construction, read an unreasonable amount of dark fantasy and horror, and obsess over myth, folklore, and the places where monsters and saints blur into one.

My debut novel, Forbidden Sanctuary, is the first book in The Fallen Grace Chronicles, coming out March 15, 2026.

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Average rating: 4.05 · 39 ratings · 36 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Forbidden Sanctuary 4.03 avg rating — 38 ratings — 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
	A Hollow Mercy: The Fallen Grace Chronicles. Book Two by Layla Kara (Goodreads Author), Robin Leeann (Editor), Cherie Foxley (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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There are moments in life that hollow you out and keep the shell breathing.

They take your hands first. Your voice follows. Morning becomes an obligation your bones resent. It always begins small. A speck. A grain of something misplaced. It settles somewhere behind your ribs and waits. It feeds. It grows teeth. It grows weight. One day it becomes a stone lodged in your chest, pressing into your

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That Sik Luv

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Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy (The Murderbot Diaries, #2.5)

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