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Harley Laroux
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Queer Author of Adult Romance | A Vow Fatale - Spring 2026 | Agent: Weaver Literary Agency | they/she | www.harleylaroux.com
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House of Rayne in spicy microtropes 🌶✨️

Looking to get a very particular itch scratched? Do you want sapphic ladies falling in love while running from ghosts? How about a sarcastic-but-protective Muscle Mommy? Or an anxious-but-loyal GF who will risk her life for you (and your dog)?
Character art depicting the main characters of House of Rayne by Harley Laroux stand in the foreground. Rayne has long brown hair and golden-brown skin, with a muscular build. Salem is shorter than Rayne, with short brown hair and cream-white skin. The background is red, with the silhouettes of trees. Microtropes from House of Rayne by Harley Laroux are listed against a red background. Face your fears for me, what's your safeword, bondage, yes madam, she snips her panties off with garden shears, she talks her through it, shine that boot for me, ready to take my strap pretty girl — all are listed as microtropes.
October 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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House of Rayne is a USA Today Bestseller! 🥹🖤

My first sapphic romance and my first fully trad published novel — and y'all made it a bestseller. Thank you, thank you, thank you 😭
The book House of Rayne by Harley Laroux sits on a blood-spattered white sheet in a foggy room.
October 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Looking for a creepy, queer, romantic read for your Halloween TBR? 😉🌈✨️

House of Rayne is available now in ebook, hardcover, and audio! Walk the dark halls of haunted Balfour Manor, explore the eerie isolation of Blackridge Island, and if you hear a familiar voice calling from the forest — RUN.
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October 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Looking for a possessive, protective, kinky book girlfriend? Allow me to introduce you to Rayne, the stoic daughter of a preacher who lives only to survive — that is, until she meets Salem.

House of Rayne, a sapphic gothic romance, is available now in hardcover, ebook, and audio!
A graphic depicting an open book lying facedown, titled House of Rayne by Harley Laroux. In the background is blood spatter and a lighthouse. Sticky notes are scattered around, covered with the text, "Protect Salem."
October 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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House of Rayne, a sapphic gothic romance, is available now from your favorite book retailers!

This creepy, cozy, kinky read is perfect for your October TBR!

What to expect:

• Adult Sapphic Romance
• Insta-lust | Forced Proximity | Forbidden | Hurt / Comfort |
• High Heat
• Beware of scares!
A white human hand holds up a hardcover edition of House of Rayne by Harley Laroux. The background is lush and green, full of grass and trees.
September 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Hiiii, um, so, I wrote a book about angsty sapphic ladies falling in love, a haunted B&B, mimic encounters, and a whole web of dark mysteries to uncover — AND IT COMES OUT TOMORROW!
A white human hand holds up a hardcover copy of House of Rayne by Harley Laroux. The background is green and lush, full of trees and grass.
September 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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It's time for some Goodreads giveaways! ✨️ U.S. residents enter before 10/11 for your chances at winning a Hardcover Deluxe Edition of House of Rayne, a paperback of Her Soul to Take, or a paperback of Her Soul for Revenge 📚
September 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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I HAVE A BOOK COMING OUT IN ONLY 5 DAYS ABOUT ANGSTY HORNY SAPPHICS RUNNING FROM GHOSTS, FIGHTING MONSTERS, & DIGGING UP GRAVES AND IT WOULD BE SO COOL IF YOU READ IT & LOVED IT & MAYBE ANNOTATED THE PAGES & RECOMMENDED IT TO YOUR FRIENDS & YOUR LOCAL BARISTA! K THX ILY BYYYEEE
A hardcover edition of House of Rayne by Harley Laroux. The book sits on a bench in the forest, with a still green pond in the background.
September 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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"You look beautiful," hits different when you've grown up alone on an isolated island. Rayne, the orphan daughter of a dead preacher, has only one thing on her mind: kill the creature. End the curse and survive another winter.

That is, until a beautiful woman from the mainland shows up.
An open book with purple flowers laying across the pages.
August 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Pardon me, I'm going to be staring at this stunning art of Rayne & Salem for the next million years.

@/teya021 absolutely blew me away with this. They look so soft & beautiful & IN LOVE 😭 Is it October yet? Because I NEED to share this book with y'all.

Spooky sapphic season can't come soon enough!
An illustration of two women leaning toward each other, about to kiss. One has her hand tangled in the other's hair, while her partner delicately touches her face.
July 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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This spooky season, prepare for an island getaway... House of Rayne, a sapphic gothic romance, releases September 30th!

💜 Adult Sapphic Romance
💜 Horror Vibes
💜 Family Secrets, Grave Robbing, & Unsolved Murder
💜 High Heat

Preorder is available now!
kensingtonbooks.com/pages/houseofraynepreorder/
A graphic for the upcoming sapphic gothic romance book, House of Rayne by Harley Laroux. The overlaid text reads, You are everything I wasn't supposed to have. A graphic for the upcoming sapphic gothic romance book, House of Rayne by Harley Laroux. The overlaid text reads, I wanted to see her eyes flutter shut in ecstasy, her chest rise and fall with gasps of pleasure. A graphic for the upcoming sapphic gothic romance book, House of Rayne by Harley Laroux. The overlaid text reads, She looked like a dream, staring at me with those wide, wanting eyes. A graphic for the upcoming sapphic gothic romance book, House of Rayne by Harley Laroux. The overlaid text reads, No one had ever looked at me like that. Peering into the cavern of my soul, her light shining inside and terrifying everything that hid in the dark.
May 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Audiobook Announcement ✨️

The day is finally here! I get to announce the narrators for House of Rayne’s audiobook: Jaclyn Kelso as Rayne, and Allie Shae as Salem 😍

I've been squealing and kicking my feet waiting to tell y'all. I know this audio is gonna give the good shivers, I'm so excited!
May 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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House of Rayne, a sapphic gothic romance, is releasing September 30th!

🪻 Adult Sapphic Romance
🪻 High Heat
🪻 A haunted B&B, an isolated island, & a dangerous winter storm
🪻 Grave robbing & dark family secrets

Preorder ➡️ www.kensingtonbooks.com/pages/houseo...
The background depicts a person riding a bicycle through a steep forest trail. The overlaid text reads, Rayne’s gaze was bright and dangerous in the greenhouse’s dim light. “I know. You like the adrenaline rush. The unknown. The fear.” She narrowed her eyes, reading me like an open book. “You’re obsessed with it. Addicted to it. Just like…” The background depicts a person riding a bicycle through a steep forest trail. The overlaid text reads, She winced, and fell silent, but I couldn’t let those unspoken words go. “Just like what?” The background depicts a person riding a bicycle through a steep forest trail. The overlaid text reads, Her fingers traced up my arm, to the damp sleeve of my shirt, then to the cold, wet collar. Her answer was a whisper, her eyes fixed on my throat. The background depicts a person riding a bicycle through a steep forest trail. The overlaid text reads, Just like I’m addicted to you.
May 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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House of Rayne releases September 30th, & is available now to preorder!

kensingtonbooks.com/pages/houseofraynepreorder

💀 Adult Sapphic Romance
🪻 High Heat
💀 A haunted B&B, on an isolated island
🪻 "She'll do anything to protect her girl."
💀 World's Bravest Dog
🪻 Dark magic, darker family secrets
House of Rayne, a sapphic gothic romance by Harley Laroux, is releasing September 30th. This story is full of dangerous secrets, dark magic, and sinful spice.
April 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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✨️ C O V E R R E V E A L ✨️

Once the island has you, it will never let you go.

I am so thrilled to reveal this luscious cover for House of Rayne, my upcoming sapphic gothic romance from Kensington Books!
A display of the upcoming sapphic romance publication from Harley Laroux. The hardcover book for House of Rayne features stenciled edges, soft touch cover with gold foiling, full color printed case jacket, 2-page art insert, and designed endpapers.
April 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Spent the day in Port Townsend doing a little House of Rayne-themed photoshoot 🌧
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March 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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You may know me as an author, but in reality, I am a professional food dispenser and lookout tower 🫡
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March 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Opening lines... 🖊

House of Rayne, a sapphic gothic romance, is coming Fall 2025.

• Adult Sapphic Romance
• Bi4Bi
• A cursed island and a Haunted Bed-&-Breakfast
• High Heat | Kinky
• Religious trauma, an unsolved murder, and something lurking in the woods
An open notebook displays the text, The deer hadn’t been dead for long; rigor mortis had yet to set in. Fresh crimson blood glistened on exposed organs and clotted on shattered bone.
February 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Do you have a craving for something creepy AND spicy?

Do you like FREE paperback books?

Well then, I have the perfect giveaway for you... 👀

Until 2/8, you can enter to win one of 25 paperback copies of Her Soul to Take!

goodreads.com/giveaway/show/404539-her-soul-to-take
January 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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House of Rayne, a sapphic gothic romance, will be releasing Fall 2025 💜🌈

• Adult Gothic Romance
• Bisexual Sapphics (FF)
• A haunted B&B on a cursed island
• Protective FMC + Anxious Sunshine FMC
• religious and family trauma
• bonding through music
• "Let me take care of you."
A laptop sits on a table against a backdrop of splashy bisexual colors, green leaves, and white flowers. The text on the screen reads, “what do you need?” The desperation in my voice caught me off guard, my words strained and tight. “You,” she said, striking a match that lit a fire in my veins. “All of you.” The title of the book, House of Rayne, is displayed at the bottom.
January 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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January 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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You'll want to avoid this book if you...

• Don't like messy characters who have a lot of growing to do
• Don't want to read about a former cheerleader getting her comeuppance from the guys she bullied
• Aren't into punk dudes with boyfriends AND a girlfriend
• Can't handle everyone being bi 🩷💜💙
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January 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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I found a lil snow ❄️

Spending the weekend in Colorado with family. The air is crisp, the sky is cold blue, and the air is a little thinner than I'm used to.

Will be back to writing shenanigans next week!
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January 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Trust me, these pics go together 😏
Artwork by Rosie's Fables of the three demonic male main characters from the Souls Trilogy by Harley Laroux. From left to right: Callum,the tallest, appears shirtless with black eyes, tousled black hair, and large bat-like wings. In the middle is Leon, with short blonde hair and tattooed arms. On the right is Zane, with buzzed brown hair and full-body tattoos. A photo of a Hefty brand trash bag container,with the tagline "Made to Fit."
January 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Now entering ✨️ aggressively pink ✨️ era.
January 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM