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Serena Valentino


Serena Valentino has been weaving tales that combine mythos and guile for the past decade. She has earned critical acclaim in both the comic and horror domains, where she is known for her unique style of storytelling, bringing her readers into exquisitely frightening worlds filled with terror, beauty, and extraordinary protagonists. The books in her best-selling Villains series are best enjoyed when read in the following order: Fairest of All, The Beast Within, Poor Unfortunate Soul, Mistress of All Evil, Mother Knows Best, Odd Sisters, Evil Thing, Cold Hearted, Never Never, Fire and Fate, and Kill the Beast. She is also the author of Evil Thing: A Villains Graphic Novel, Fairest of All: A Villains Graphic Novel, and the standalone novel Raising the Horsemen.
Heartbroken
Kill the Beast
Raising the Horseman
Fire and Fate
Fairest of All
Disney Villains: How the Villains Ruined Christmas
Never Never-Villains, Book 9
Cold Hearted-Villains, Book 8
Evil Thing-Villains, Book 7
The Odd Sisters-Villains, Book 6
Mother Knows Best-Villains, Book 5
Mistress of All Evil-Villains, Book 4
Poor Unfortunate Soul-Villains, Book 3
Beast Within, The-Villains, Book 2

Books

Heartbroken
Kill the Beast
Raising the Horseman
Fire and Fate
Fairest of All
Disney Villains: How the Villains Ruined Christmas
Never Never-Villains, Book 9
Cold Hearted-Villains, Book 8
Evil Thing-Villains, Book 7
The Odd Sisters-Villains, Book 6
Mother Knows Best-Villains, Book 5
Mistress of All Evil-Villains, Book 4
Poor Unfortunate Soul-Villains, Book 3
Beast Within, The-Villains, Book 2

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