VALERIE
GARDINER

Dark Romance Author

"We are all searching for someone whose demons play well with ours."

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VALERIE GARDINER

About the Author

Ukrainian-born author currently based in Canada. Drawn to the darker sides of human nature, she explores complex emotions and psychology in her writing.

When she's not creating stories, Valerie enjoys hiking and discovering Canada's breathtaking trails. She is also an avid cat lover.

The Series

THE OMENS OF DEATH

The Purgatory - Book Cover
The Omens of Death — Book One

THE
PURGATORY

"Which part of you had to die?"

Being a neuroscientist means I understand how the mind works, how obsession takes root, and how desire rewires us in ways we can't control.

Coming Soon

Release Date: August 13, 2026

Being a neuroscientist means I understand how the mind works, how obsession takes root, and how desire rewires us in ways we can't control.

I just never expected to become someone else' experiment.

On a dark night in May, a man broke into my lab, searching for something that didn't belong to him. He didn't find what he came for. Instead, he found me.

He should have disappeared after that night.
He didn't.

Now he keeps returning, appearing where he shouldn't, at moments that feel too precise to be coincidence. Watching. Waiting. Studying me in ways no one ever has.

He isn't a villain. Not by my standards, anyway.
Neither am I.

We both live in the dark. We both cross lines we can't uncross and justify them anyway.

What started as curiosity has become something far more dangerous. Because when obsession is mutual, it stops being a game.

It becomes a collision.

And when darkness finally meets its equal, will it destroy or bind us together in ways we can never escape?

TRIGGER WARNINGS

Content Advisory

Please Read Before Proceeding

  • Human experimentation
  • Graphic violence
  • Blood play
  • Breath play
  • Knife play
  • Restraints
  • Manhandling
  • Psychological manipulation
  • Torture themes
  • Trauma and PTSD themes
  • Dark relationship dynamics
  • Captivity
  • Graphic injuries/gore
  • Murder
  • Rape references
  • Sadism / masochism themes
  • Dominance / submission dynamics