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Fantasy, Romance, Gay and Lesbian

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Raelynn Davennor writes fantasy romance and fairytale retellings—usually of the darker variety—and is the author of the Curses of Never and The Phantom of Notre Dame series, both of which became viral BookTok hits.

She is known for her diverse and morally complex characters, as well as her ability to craft heart-wrenching plots that explore heavy themes. While she is a firm believer that light cannot be fully appreciated without first traveling through heaps of darkness, Raelynn always ensures that her characters find their well-deserved happily ever afters—especially the LGBT+ ones.

When not obsessing over her latest idea, she enjoys pampering her menagerie of pets and pretending she isn’t an adult.

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Average rating: 3.56 · 2,841 ratings · 774 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Land of Never After (Curses of Never, #1) 3.43 avg rating — 1,104 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hells of Notre Dame (The Phantom of Notre Dame, #1) 3.42 avg rating — 755 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sea of Eternal Woe (Curses of Never, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 281 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dance with the Devil (Curses of Never, #0.5) 3.62 avg rating — 283 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragon Lake: A Swan Lake Retelling 3.59 avg rating — 175 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Serpent and the Swallow 3.72 avg rating — 72 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Psalm of Ashen Silk (The Phantom of Notre Dame #0.5) 4.31 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Waltz to Remember: A Dragon Lake Story 4.21 avg rating — 28 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Forest of Blackened Trees: Return to Neverland (Curses of Never Book 3) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lyres, Legends, and Lullabies: An Annotated Score Collection 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Curses of Never (4 books)
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The Phantom of Notre Dame (1 book)
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R.L. Davennor made a comment on James Myers’s review of The Psalm of Ashen Silk (The Phantom of Notre Dame #0.5) " Hi, thanks so much for your review! I did want to note that my version of Esmeralda is canonically Roma, and she and her people are not omitted from t ...more "
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R.L. Davennor and 1 other person liked Joshua (ithildins)'s review of A Forest of Blackened Trees: Return to Neverland (Curses of Never Book 3): "Release Date: Apr 2026, waiting and hoping! Yay! Another edition with the cover now! Finally! Thank you, librarians!"
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“Love is not possession. It is allowing another person the freedom to be who they truly are and allowing yourself the same.”
― R.L. Davennor, The Hells of Notre Dame

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“The entire city had come to watch me die, and I couldn’t decide whether that was unsettling or comforting.”
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“Love may be patient, and love may be kind, but one thing love wasn’t was freedom. The more time I spent with Esmeralda, the more I felt tethered to her, like she was my yoke and my savior all at once.”
― R.L. Davennor, The Hells of Notre Dame

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