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Pheretima: Princess Of The Dawn
162 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 7, 2026
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Jack D. Ace
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Hey there, fellow travelers of the dark… I’m Jack. Jack D. Ace. Welcome back to the stretch of road we’ve been driving down together. It’s been an incredible ride so far, and with 16 books now out in the wild, we are nowhere near done. We’ve had a blast exploring the shadows, and the engine is still running hot.By day, I’m still elbow-deep in code and servers in a glass tower in Manhattan. But by night, the real work begins. My writing has grown into a twisted playground of shifting genres and dark themes, proving that terror and obsession come in many different forms.Whether you are looking for bone-chilling horror or heart-pounding suspense, there is a corner of my universe waiting for you:
Veiled Vows (7 Books): Dive deep into my gripping, high-stakes Dark Romance Thriller series following Elena Voss. It is a world of blackmail, dangerous bargains, and psychological mind games where love and survival collide.
Ghoul Car (3 Books): The supernatural horror trilogy that started it all. Born from late-night talks with my friend and Goodreads horror legend, Peter, this series proves that some curses never fade—they just wait for you at the next mile marker.
Pheretima: Princess Of The Dawn: Step back in time with this haunting historical piece exploring the lore of Pheretima, the fierce and tragic precursor to Dracula himself.
Standalone Nightmares: From the bleak, historical horrors of The Bitch of Buchenwald and Plague House: The Nazi Formula's Curse to the gritty, unsettling depths of Death By The Salesman: A Tale Of True Crime to quintessential summer horror The Siren's Deadly Caress or the dark world of mortician Declan Crowe in Embalmed Shadows I love pushing the boundaries of what makes your skin crawl.
From visceral true-crime details to historical curses, mythological horrors and toxic romances, I write the stuff that hits you right in the gut.
To everyone who has picked up a book, left a review, or shared this journey with me: thank you. We’ve shared so many thrills already, and there is much more to come soon!
Buckle up, because this road keeps going, and the next turn is going to be the darkest one yet.
Hey there, fellow travelers of the dark… I’m Jack. Jack D. Ace. Welcome back to the stretch of road we’ve been driving down together. It’s been an incredible ride so far, and with 16 books now out in the wild, we are nowhere near done. We’ve had a blast exploring the shadows, and the engine is still running hot.By day, I’m still elbow-deep in code and servers in a glass tower in Manhattan. But by night, the real work begins. My writing has grown into a twisted playground of shifting genres and dark themes, proving that terror and obsession come in many different forms.Whether you are looking for bone-chilling horror or heart-pounding suspense, there is a corner of my universe waiting for you:
Veiled Vows (7 Books): Dive deep into my gripping, high-stakes Dark Romance Thriller series following Elena Voss. It is a world of blackmail, dangerous bargains, and psychological mind games where love and survival collide.
Ghoul Car (3 Books): The supernatural horror trilogy that started it all. Born from late-night talks with my friend and Goodreads horror legend, Peter, this series proves that some curses never fade—they just wait for you at the next mile marker.
Pheretima: Princess Of The Dawn: Step back in time with this haunting historical piece exploring the lore of Pheretima, the fierce and tragic precursor to Dracula himself.
Standalone Nightmares: From the bleak, historical horrors of The Bitch of Buchenwald and Plague House: The Nazi Formula's Curse to the gritty, unsettling depths of Death By The Salesman: A Tale Of True Crime to quintessential summer horror The Siren's Deadly Caress or the dark world of mortician Declan Crowe in Embalmed Shadows I love pushing the boundaries of what makes your skin crawl.
From visceral true-crime details to historical curses, mythological horrors and toxic romances, I write the stuff that hits you right in the gut.
To everyone who has picked up a book, left a review, or shared this journey with me: thank you. We’ve shared so many thrills already, and there is much more to come soon!
Buckle up, because this road keeps going, and the next turn is going to be the darkest one yet.
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May 7, 2026
When I first read those few chilling lines in Herodotus about Pheretima — the queen who was eaten alive by worms after raising forests of impaled bodies and decorating them with severed breasts — something in me snapped. I knew instantly that I had discovered something extraordinary: the real historical predecessor to Dracula. Not a fictional character. Not a later legend.
A flesh-and-blood ancient queen who was impaling people, displaying grotesque trophies, and drinking in power through sex and terror centuries before Vlad Tepes was born. Pheretima is the missing link. The original dawn-haunter. The first vampire archetype born in sunlight instead of darkness. A woman so vicious, so sexually dominant, and so monstrously brilliant that she haunted me for months. I became completely obsessed with telling her story the way it deserved — raw, explicit, brutal, and unapologetic. This book is my love letter to one of history’s most terrifying and fascinating women. If you enjoy extreme erotic horror, dark historical fiction, and villainess stories that don’t hold back, I truly believe Pheretima: Princess of the Dawn will blow you away. She’s not just a queen. She’s a legend. And now, finally, her tale has been told. I really hope you like my tale the way I loved writing it. Best regards, Jack
A flesh-and-blood ancient queen who was impaling people, displaying grotesque trophies, and drinking in power through sex and terror centuries before Vlad Tepes was born. Pheretima is the missing link. The original dawn-haunter. The first vampire archetype born in sunlight instead of darkness. A woman so vicious, so sexually dominant, and so monstrously brilliant that she haunted me for months. I became completely obsessed with telling her story the way it deserved — raw, explicit, brutal, and unapologetic. This book is my love letter to one of history’s most terrifying and fascinating women. If you enjoy extreme erotic horror, dark historical fiction, and villainess stories that don’t hold back, I truly believe Pheretima: Princess of the Dawn will blow you away. She’s not just a queen. She’s a legend. And now, finally, her tale has been told. I really hope you like my tale the way I loved writing it. Best regards, Jack
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