Clara & the Devil: Volume 1

by Olivie Blake, Little Chmura

He’s tall, dark and infernal. She’s ready to be corrupted . . .

Clara thought she had the rest of her life figured out. But when an unusual tourist – tall, dark, and satanic – comes to town, Clara’s careful plans start to unravel fast. She thought she’d graduate college with the support of her best friend, Jonah. Then she’d marry her adoring boyfriend, work at her local library and settle down in her small seaside hometown. But now things seem far from simple.

And even while the stranger, who openly calls himself the devil, strikes up a situationship with Jonah, he continues to tempt Clara with reckless talk of power, ambition, and lust. Over the course of one sultry summer, tensions between Clara, Jonah and the devil mount to an intolerable degree. Clara is forced to confront the desires she’s kept secret her whole life, even from herself.

This is a deliciously dark tale of Faustian bargains and seduction from Sunday Times bestselling author Olivie Blake and fan-favourite artist Little Chmura. This graphic novel kicks off a sultry series that explores artistry and power through the temptation of the seven deadly sins.

‘A masterpiece of mystery, sensuality, and anticipation, with the kind of atmospheric, haunting artwork that simply won’t allow you to look away’
—Ali Hazelwood, bestselling author of Bride and The Love Hypothesis

‘Clara & the Devil is an artistic seduction of the highest order, an invitation to sin itself. I can’t recommend it highly enough’
—Alix E. Harrow, Sunday Times bestselling author of Starling House

‘A striking, sensual beauty, Clara & the Devil turns sin to dreamy splendour’
– Chloe Gong, bestselling author of Immortal Longings

‘Sumptuously illustrated and sinfully tempting, Clara & the Devil is a bittersweet fairy’
M. L. Rio, USA Today bestselling author of If We Were Villains

Audible Audio

Expected publication May 12, 2026

About the author

Olivie Blake is the pseudonym of Alexene Farol Follmuth, a lover and writer of stories, many of which involve the fantastic, the paranormal, or the supernatural, but not always. More often, her works revolve around what it means to be human (or not), and the endlessly interesting complexities of life and love.
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Olivie has penned several indie SFF projects, including the webtoon Clara and the Devil with illustrator Little Chmura and the viral Atlas series. As Follmuth, her young adult rom-com My Mechanical Romance releases May 2022.

Olivie lives in Los Angeles with her husband and new baby, where she is generally tolerated by her rescue pit bull.