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Sylvie Helstaff
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They/Them 💖💜💙
🔞 Monster Romance author/artist.
100% human-made art and writing only.
🚫NO GenAI🚫
Latest novel: Lust and Found, ebook and paperback NOW AVAILABLE!
https://sylviehelstaff.com/
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At the beginning of HOUND FOR HELL, Tristen has fucked around (tried to exorcise the wrong person) and is about to find out (be taught the error of his ways by a fallen angel) though Zophiel's methods may be a bit unorthodox.

#monsterromance #wip #wipsnips
Tristen bristled. She was treating him like a dog. It was humiliating. He was a grown man and an ordained priest, not some golden retriever she picked up at the pound. Yet, here he was, collared and chained, sitting on what he just now realized to be a human-sized dog bed. “I’m not a pet,” he protested, “you can’t just keep me chained here like this!” “Can’t I?” she asked, arching a perfectly sculpted brow in his direction. “Not so fun when you’re the one kidnapped and bound, is it, pup?”
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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When you’re trying to get some writing done, but the dog is staring at you like this 😂 guess it’s dog-petting hours instead
Closeup of an Alaskan malamute staring at the camera
November 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Rainy evening reading: delving into the art of book for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. This book is a TOME. I adored the movie and it is an absolute feast of gorgeous design, so excited to stare at all the details in this lovely giant book.
Hardcover art book of del Toro’s Frankenstein Interior title page of the Art of Frankenstein book Interior Costume Design Page from the Art of Frankenstein book with a photo of Elizabeth in the carriage Interior page from Art of Frankenstein with a loose leaf sketch of the flayed man
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Women want one thing*, and it’s disgusting.

*to join a man-eating lesbian mermaid polycule

sylviehelstaff.com/swim-with-me...
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Text: Sylvie Helstaff. Swim with me, Darling. A sapphic Horrormance Image: illustration of a siren with green hair and huge black eyes mostly submerged in dark blue water and looking at the viewer. Her hair swirls on the surface forming the word Swim. Fireflies float in the air above the water which has hot pink light reflections on it. Framed by ferns in the foreground.
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Artists! Quote with your 💛 yellow 💛 art!
full color of a male demon with curly ginger hair, horns, and tiger stripes posing with his arms above his head, wearing a blue patterned vest and criss-cross black mesh shirt
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want

Opening sentence(s) from HOUND FOR HELL (wip)
Tristen’s heart beat a frantic rhythm against the cage of his ribs as he woke up in the last place a priest ever expects to find himself: Hell. The exorcism had not gone according to plan. Based on his current predicament, one might even venture to call it a failure of spectacular proportions.
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Indie Ink Awards 2025 are open for nominations!

If you read and enjoyed LUST AND FOUND, please consider nominating it for:

-Best book cover and cover artist
-Trans or Nonbinary Representation
-LGBTQ+ Representation
-This Book Made Me Hungry/Thirsty

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Stained glass style illustration of a non-binary person in the center with a purple tail wrapped over their shoulder, they are standing in a garden of flowers with two demons behind them. Author name Sylvie Helstaff appears at the top of the frame and book title "Lust and Found" in gold text at the bottom
November 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Artist! Post your best elf art!
A muscular green orc woman with a long braid and small tusks wearing loose pants, trousers, and an armored crop top carries a caked up elf man over one shoulder. He wears a sheer long sleeve crop top with a sparkly leaf pattern, matching pants with a slit up the sides, and too much jewelry. Hearts and sparkles surround his gleeful, blushing face and he has one foot kicked up with pointed toes.
November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Out of context snip from my #WIP, Hound for Hell

Things are weird in the infernal realm and sometimes there are tentacles where you least expect 😂

#monsterromance #queerromance
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“Varkan?” Tristen asked, still staring at his unscathed hand. “A warning would be nice the next time there are going to be surprise tentacles.”
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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In light of the SNAP cut off, I’m offering free ebook copies of my queer monster romance novel, Lust and Found, and my sapphic horrormance novelette, Swim With Me Darling, to readers who donate to my local food bank.

See sylviehelstaff.com for full book info

Donate here: www.lafoodbank.org
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Text. Sylvie Helstaff. Support a Food Bank and get books! Donate to lafoodbank.org $5 = 1 book, $10+ = both books! Send proof of donation to sylviehelstaff@proton.me. Books: Lust and Found or Swim With Me, Darling. See sylviehelstaff.com for book information. Check out this spreadsheet for more authors participating. Together we can help keep our communities fed! tinyurl.com/ebooks4food
October 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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I’m joining fellow authors in offering free ebooks to folks who donate to a food bank in my area (Los Angeles)

$5 donation = one book, $10+ gets you both of my recent releases!

See the linked post for more info from participating authors and sylviehelstaff.com for content warnings/book info!
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Stained glass style illustration of a non-binary person in the center with a purple tail wrapped over their shoulder, they are standing in a garden of flowers with two demons behind them. Author name Sylvie Helstaff appears at the top of the frame and book title "Lust and Found" in gold text at the bottom Text: Sylvie Helstaff. Swim with me, Darling. A sapphic Horrormance Image: illustration of a siren with green hair and huge black eyes mostly submerged in dark blue water and looking at the viewer. Her hair swirls on the surface forming the word Swim. Fireflies float in the air above the water which has hot pink light reflections on it. Framed by ferns in the foreground.
October 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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From my #WIP Hound for Hell, the sequel to Lust and Found.

Our priest MC, Tristen, getting to know his big scary demon roommate a bit better.

#monsterromance #queerromance
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The writing was at once ferocious and erudite, the musings of a poet with a bestial heart and a cultured mind. Tristen felt as if he understood the demon better for having read it. He also felt embarrassingly turned on by some of the poems, needing a moment to compose himself before returning to the kitchen to face the book’s writer.
October 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Did I NEED to render my nsfw of Zophiel the fallen angel and her priest puppy, Tristen, to look like stained glass? Lol, no, but I’m sure as fuck doing it anyway.

Pre-raphaelite stained glass smut illustration coming soon 😅
#monsterromance #oc #ocart
Closeup of an illustration of an angel wearing gold armor and a blond man with dog ears wearing a gold metal clerical dog collar and a harness
October 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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“I think I enjoyed it more than I should have.”

This might be my favorite review of my sapphic horrormance, Swim With Me, Darling yet 😅

Does your Halloween read list have man-eating lesbian mermaids on it? If not, I can fix that for you! sylviehelstaff.com/swim-with-me...
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Screenshot of a review 4 stars “I think I liked it more than I should have.” Sapphic Monster Polycule, Yearning, Body Horror, Snackrifice, Cursed Lake, Supporting Women’s Wrongs, Man-Eating Sirens, Horror Romance Image: background of underwater cave entrance. Image of an illustrated book cover with a half submerged siren with green hair and large unsettling eyes in midnight purple water with pink reflections. Fireflies hover above and the scene is framed by greenery.
October 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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I SAW SLEEP TOKEN WITH MY OWN HUMAN EYES 👁️👄👁️
Photo of Sleep Token on stage with blue light and lasers
October 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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This is my #OC Rowan, main character of my monster romance novel Lust and Found.
Fun facts:
-transmasc nb bartender
-can wield hellfire (mostly on purpose)
-accidentally summoned an archdemon
-went through an exorcism (unsuccessful) and then a wedding (successful!)

tinyurl.com/lustandfound
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Text Reads: "Rowan. A twenty-six year old bartender, Rowan Bell recently moved to Brightworth after inheriting their eccentric great aunt’s home. There they accidentally complete a dormant ritual left by the late witch, which summons a demon and opens their eyes to the magical abilities they never knew they had. With the help of their aunt’s former coven, an amorous archdemon, and a growing crew of queer friends, maybe they’ll finally find the sense of belonging they’ve always craved." Illustratrion of a transmasc nonbinary person with medium length dark hair and blue highlights, smokey eye makeup, wearing a black button up shirt, silver necklaces, and a gold cuff bracelet Stained glass style illustration of a non-binary person in the center with a purple tail wrapped over their shoulder, they are standing in a garden of flowers with two demons behind them. Author name Sylvie Helstaff appears at the top of the frame and book title "Lust and Found" in gold text at the bottom
October 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Artist! Quote with your strong woman art!💪

My Dnd GM gave me a beautiful orc NPC girlfriend for my astral elf druid, so I had to draw him absolutely delighted at being carted off to get wrecked by her 😂

Her name is Zorugh Backbreaker, she works for the God of Death and I love her

#OC #ocart
A muscular green orc woman with a long braid and small tusks wearing loose pants, trousers, and an armored crop top carries a caked up elf man over one shoulder. He wears a sheer long sleeve crop top with a sparkly leaf pattern, matching pants with a slit up the sides, and too much jewelry. Hearts and sparkles surround his gleeful, blushing face and he has one foot kicked up with pointed toes.
October 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Tenebrae, my shadow elemental OC, because he can turn into a 12ft tall indestructible spiky tower of rage

Some days I feel that way anyway, but he's got the claws (& lack of impulse control) to do something about it

Plus, his husband is a hot witch 🥰

📚 sylviehelstaff.com/shadow-flame/
#ocart
Full body illustration of a male shadow demon with grey transparent skin, visible skeleton, and flowing shadow tendrils emerging from dark foliage and lit by offscreen fire
October 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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As if I wasn't already so fucking excited to see this movie, the whole thing looks amazing, BUT...

Look at this hot skeleton person 😍😍😍

Hello??? I'm in love.
a red skeleton wearing gold armor with a gold crown and red wings stands in the middle of a flaming room
October 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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A moment of vulnerability as Zophiel explains the reasons behind her fall from "grace" to Tristen, a human priest who finds himself in the fallen angel's custody following a failed exorcism.

#WIP #monsterromance 🌈💜 💙📚
text on a blue stained glass background: “I couldn’t bear it,” she said, softly. “They made me an angel of compassion and then asked me to stand by while people suffered. I couldn’t do it. So… I left, knowing I could never go back.” It had been a long time since Zophiel felt tears stream down her face, she didn’t quite recognize the feeling at first. It wasn’t until Tristen reached up and brushed the moisture from her cheek that she realized. The priest looked as surprised as she felt by the gesture, rolling the glittering, starlight-like liquid between his fingers with an expression of awe. Hound for Hell Sylvie Helstaff sylviehelstaff.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Working on art of Tristen getting up to some very wholesome Sunday activities. A different kind of religious experience courtesy of the fallen angel Zophiel 🙏
Both characters from my upcoming book Hound for Hell (and as side characters in Lust and Found out now!)
#WIP #OC #ocart #monsterromance 💙📚
Cropped sketch of a shirtless man with dog ears in a bejeweled harness and collar sweating
September 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Did you know that you can get my sapphic horrormance novelette, Swim With Me, Darling on Libby?

If your library doesn’t have it yet, just click “Notify Me” to let them know you want to read about ravenous, queer, polyamorous mermaids!

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Info: sylviehelstaff.com/swim-with-me...
Screenshot of the Libby App with Swim With Me, Darling by Sylvie Helstaff. Cover image shows illustration of a half submerged mermaid with green hair in dark water with hot pink reflections and fireflies above
September 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Artists! Post your hot men art! 🔥

Pretty and infernal or big and monstery, sometimes all of the above
full color of a male demon with curly ginger hair, horns, and tiger stripes posing with his arms above his head, wearing a blue patterned vest and criss-cross black mesh shirt A half body illustration of a male demon with purple skin, glowing sigil tattoos, and gold claws and jewelry. His hands are in prayer position and he stands in a dark, moonlit room illustration of a seated male demon with orange marmalade scale pattern, short white hair and fluffy samoyed-like ears, pink and black eyes, and short horns wearing a gold collar, gold and silver harness with jeweled accents and matching loincloth. Full body illustration of a male shadow demon with grey transparent skin, visible skeleton, and flowing shadow tendrils emerging from dark foliage and lit by offscreen fire
September 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Tristen has unwittingly activated one of Izra's autistic hyperfixations. Our priest is about to get a Ted talk on pet play from his new infernal acquaintance.

I hope this doesn't awaken anything in him 👀 (spoiler alert: it does)
#WIP #monsterromance
Text on a blue stained glass background: “Zophiel lets you have a job?” Tristen asked, incredulous at the notion. “I don’t understand. If you can leave anytime you want, then why… why do you let her treat you like…?” He wasn’t sure how to phrase the question, trailing off in embarrassment. Tristen gestured to the collar that Izra wore, hoping he would understand what he was asking. “Like a dog?” Izra said, finishing the sentence for him with an unabashed smile. Tristen nodded. “Because we both enjoy it,” the demon explained, looking at the priest with a curious tilt of his head. “She would never make me do anything I didn’t want to, Tristen.” The priest gawked at him in open disbelief. “Why would you want that?
September 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Did I miss the Rapture?
I was busy writing bisexual priest pup play redemption arc smut…
Anyway, Happy #BiVisibilityDay to all who celebrate! From a bi author who has many bi human and monster characters you can read about 💖
Half body illustration of a pensive blonde man wearing a gold collar, sheer tunic top, float pants, and holding a rosary in one hand
September 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM