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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 13/08/2026

Meet Mahalina and Andreas from my fairy tale romantasy FEATHERS BENEATH THE SKIN 🪽🍃❤️‍🔥 These two never shenan once. They shenanigan and again and again… Thank you to @nathcreare for bringing these sexy chaotic fools to life🫶

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 13/05/2026

I'm now repped by the wonderful Safae El-Ouahabi, Associate Agent at RCW Literary 📚🎉 Safae’s warmth, determination, and excitement for my projects made it easy to see why she'd be a fantastic partner for my writing career 🥳 Here's to the next phase of my author journey 🥂

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 30/04/2026

🗡️KNIGHT & THE MOTHxPRINCESS BRIDE💕 ❤️‍🔥reluctant lovers on an epic quest 🎶 a rakish bard / exiled knight 🦇 Philippine folklore 🍃 sentient forests 🏴‍☠️ shenanigans in a pirate city 🎭 masquerade balls 🌶️ a dash of spice ⚔️deadly trials to false gods 👑overthrowing tyrants #QuestPit #Q #F #R #A 🇵🇭

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 30/04/2026

🗡️KNIGHT & THE MOTHxPRINCESS BRIDE💕 ❤️‍🔥reluctant lovers on an epic quest 🎶 a rakish bard / exiled knight 🦇 creatures from Philippine 🇵🇭 folklore 🍃enchanted sentient forests 🏴‍☠️ shenanigans in a pirate city 🎭sneaking into masquerades 🌶️ a dash of spice 👑overthrowing tyrants #QuestPit #Q #F #R #A

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 29/04/2026

🗡️KNIGHT & THE MOTHxPRINCESS BRIDE💕   A sky maiden lost her wings  A religious tyrant stole them A disgraced knight knows how to get them back…but it won’t be easy ☠️mythical monsters 🍃enchanted woods 🏴‍☠️pirate city  🎭corrupt courtiers  🔪deadly trials  #QuestPit #Q #F #R #A 🇵🇭 Philippine fairy tale

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 29/04/2026

Mahalina lost everything  her people slaughtered 🪦  her home destroyed🔥  her wings gone🪽...or so she thought  A tyrant king stole them A disgraced knight knows how to get them back  ☠️pirate cities🍃enchanted woods🎭masquerade balls🔪deadly trials ...what could go wrong? #QuestPit #Q #F #R #A 🇵🇭

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 19/04/2026

🗡️KNIGHT & THE MOTHxPRINCESS BRIDE💕 ❤️‍🔥reluctant lovers on an epic quest 🎶 a rakish bard / exiled knight 🦇 creatures from Philippine folklore 🍃 sentient forests 🏴‍☠️ shenanigans in a pirate city 🎭 masquerade balls 🌶️ a dash of spice ⚔️ deadly trials 👑 overthrowing tyrants #PosterPit #R #F #A #Q 🇵🇭

PosterPit #PosterPit entry for adult fantasy romance novel FEATHERS BENEATH THE SKIN by Deanna J. Valdez. Inspired by the Philippine Sky Maiden Fairy Tale and 16th century early colonial period. A sky maiden on an epic quest to overthrow the tyrant king. An exiled kingsguard that loves to sing and flirt. Dark creatures, deadly trials, pirate cities, masquerade balls and more. Image of paintings of a crown, a sky maiden/angel with a golden halo.Mahalina was a sky maiden destined for immortality in the heavens until one brutal night COST HER EVERYTHING. Her people slaughtered. Her home destroyed. Her wings cleaved from her back and lost forever....OR SO SHE THOUGHT.

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 18/04/2026

🗡️KNIGHT & THE MOTH x PRINCESS BRIDE💕 A sky maiden lost her wings  A tyrant king stole them An exiled kingsguard knows how to get them back…but it won’t be easy 🦇 mythical monsters 🍃sentient woods ⚔️ pirate cities 🎭 masquerades 🔪 deadly trials ...what could go wrong? #PosterPit #R #F #A #Q 🇵🇭

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 18/04/2026

Mahalina lost everything  her people slaughtered 🪦  her home destroyed🔥  her wings gone🪽...or so she thought  A tyrant king stole them A disgraced knight knows how to get them back  ☠️pirate cities🍃enchanted woods🎭masquerade balls🔪deadly trials...what could go wrong? #PosterPit #R #F #A #Q  🇵🇭

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 15/04/2026

How’s the writing going, you might ask? Well I wrote one line today, and it was the title of a meeting that I invited a friend to so that I can lock down some decisions that I probably should have made weeks ago 🫶

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 12/04/2026

🗡️KNIGHT & THE MOTHxPRINCESS BRIDE💕 Meet Mahalina + Andreas ❤️‍🔥reluctant lovers on an epic quest 🎶 a rakish bard / exiled knight 🦇 Philippine folklore 🍃enchanted sentient forests 🏴‍☠️ shenanigans in a pirate city 🎭 masquerade balls 🌶️ a dash of spice 👑overthrowing tyrants #ProfilePit #Q #F #R #A 🇵🇭

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 11/04/2026

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 11/04/2026

🗡️KNIGHT & THE MOTHxPRINCESS BRIDE💕 A sky maiden lost her wings  A religious tyrant stole them A disgraced knight knows how to get them back…but it won’t be easy ☠️mythical monsters  🍃enchanted woods  🏴‍☠️pirate city 🎭 masquerade balls 🔪deadly trials  #ProfilePit #Q #F #R #A 🇵🇭

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/04/2026

Stay tuned for more updates 🫶❤️‍🔥

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/04/2026

Why is the main character from my new WIP, ❤️‍🔥🍒THE SUN THE MOON THE MONSTER🦇🌶️🌴 a dancer? Because I am! 💃 🪩✨📚💙🪐

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 05/04/2026

I’ve become a meme factory for fantasy romance girlies ✨⚔️❤️🔮📚💙🪐🌶️ (procrastinating on my plotting)

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 02/03/2026

Welcome to the #agentguide for FEATHERS BENEATH THE SKIN 🪽 💕reluctant lovers on an epic quest 🎶 a rakish bard / exiled knight 😉 a dash of humour 🦇 Philippine folklore 🍃 sentient forests 🏴‍☠️ pirate cities 🎭 masquerade balls ⚔️deadly trials 👑 battling religious tyrants #agentsguide #fantasyromance

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 21/10/2025

Lia is a writer 📝 but she can’t seem to finish the epic battle scene at the end of her mega-viral romantasy series 🫠⚔️ James is a boxer 🥊 He doesn’t know how to coach creative crisis, but he needs to drum up business for his failing gym 😅💪 Can they help each other before they knock each other out?

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 21/10/2025

A vicious manananggal desperate to become human is caught between 🌔 the terrifying Moon Goddess (Vegas casino kingpin)🃏🎰 🌞and the handsome Sun God (Hollywood movie star)🍸🎞️ in their war for Bathala’s divine thrown ❤️‍🔥 She must choose where her allegiances lie or risk the wrath of the heavens⚡️

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 19/10/2025

It was an absolute JOY to moderate the WHO’S TELLING THIS STORY (AND HOW?) panel at #CanCon2025 ❤️ We could have gone on forever about POV, first person vs third close narrative, and unreliable narrators!

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 19/10/2025

Pictured: @ellieabouttown.bsky.social and I taking quick breaks to eat and dance between all the fun CanCon activities ❤️ Not pictured: @ellieabouttown.bsky.social and I sprinting to get to panels in time and taking nap breaks in the car 💤 Balance 🫶

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 19/10/2025

#CanCon2025 highlight: THE MONSTROUS RETELLINGS PANEL! Honoured to share the table with fabulous authors @kateheartfield.com, @anuja-v.bsky.social and Derek Newman-Stills 🫶 The room was PACKED the audience was ENGAGED and I had the BEST time!

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 15/10/2025

As a reminder, here’s the talks I’m participating in! 🫶

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 09/10/2025

Excited to be admitted into @futurescapesww.bsky.social Long Manuscript Workshop to work with Editor, Dianna Vega on my romantic fantasy adventure FEATHERS BENEATH THE SKIN 🎉🪽 Can't wait to meet my cohort and dig into the novel I've been obsessing over this year ❤️

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 09/10/2025

With only a ⚔️disgraced knight🔥 to aid her quest, Mahalina battles: ☠️mythical monsters 🍃enchanted woods 🏴‍☠️pirate city 🎭corrupt courtiers 👑ruthless tyrant 🔪deadly trials to reclaim her lost wings🪽and ascend to heaven ..but the real risk is trying not to fall in love⚔️🔥  #DVPit #A #F #R #Asian #LGBT

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/10/2025

When Mariposa’s father disappears, he leaves her a prophecy She must enter the perilous Wishing Wood to find him In a world of 🕯️wishing curses 🎪enchanted markets 🕷️deadly riddles ⚔️impossible trials 💀false gods nothing is certain and nothing is free   #DVPit #A #Novella #DF #H #Asian #LGBT

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/10/2025

Dutiful daughters do not enter the Wishing Wood🕯️ The Good and Gracious Gods condemn wishing above all❤️‍🔥 But when Mariposa’s father disappears he leaves her with a prophecy... Enter the Wood🍂 Face the monsters ☠️ Follow the butterflies crawling up her throat🦋 #DVPit #A #Novella #DF #H #Asian #LGBT

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/10/2025

🌊THE RIVER HAS ROOTS x THE SUMMER WAR🍃 🕯️Dutiful daughters do not enter the Wishing Wood🍂🕷️ But when Mariposa’s father disappears, he leaves her a prophecy🖌️ She must enter the forest to find him, but will she be devoured by the false gods trapped within?🕷️ #DVPit #A #Novella #DF #H #Asian #LGBT

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/10/2025

Mahalina lost everything her people slaughtered🪦 her home destroyed🔥 her wings gone🪽...or so she thought A religious tyrant stole them👑 A ⚔️disgraced knight❤️‍🔥 knows how to get them back  ☠️monsters🍃enchanted woods🎭evil courtiers🔪deadly trials...what could go wrong? #DVPit #A #F #R #Asian #LGBT 🇵🇭

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/10/2025

Do not enter the Wishing Wood🍂 The Good and Gracious Gods condemn wishing above all🕯️ But when Mariposa’s father disappears, he leaves her a prophecy🖌️ She must enter the dark forest to find him, but will she be devoured by false gods trapped within?🕷️ #DVPit #A #Novella #DF #H #Asian #LGBT

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/10/2025

🗡️THE KNIGHT & THE MOTHxEVER AFTER💕 A sky maiden lost her wings A religious tyrant stole them A disgraced knight knows how to get them back…but it won’t be easy ☠️mythical monsters 🍃enchanted woods ☠️pirate city 🎭corrupt courtiers ☠️deadly trials  ❤️‍🔥reluctant lovers #DVPit #A #F #R #Asian #LGBT 🇵🇭

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/10/2025

Mariposa knows only false and fallen gods await in the Wishing Wood🕷️ But when her father disappears, he leaves her with a prophecy🖌️ She must enter the forest to find him🍂 Can she survive the wood's tests or will she be devoured by the monsters within?💀 #DVPit #A #Novella #DF #H #Asian #LGBT

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/10/2025

Mahalina was a sky maiden destined for immortality in heaven🪽 But a tyrant stole her magic wings to fuel his evil reign 👑 Can she reclaim what’s hers against all odds and ascend? OR will she stay and fight for a broken world, even if it costs her immortality?🔥 #DVPit #A #F #R #Asian #LGBT

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/10/2025

🗡️THE KNIGHT & THE MOTHxEVER AFTER💕 A sky maiden on a quest for her stolen wings must fight to reclaim what’s hers. 👑 religion as control 🇵🇭 Philippine fairy tale ⚔️ hot knight 🍃 enchanted forest ☠️ floating pirate city 🎭 masked ball 🌌 deadly trials ❤️‍🔥 reluctant lovers #DVPit #A #F #R #Asian #LGBT

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/10/2025

THE SALT GROWS HEAVY x THE SUMMER WAR 🕯️Dutiful daughters do not enter the Wishing Wood🍂🕷️  But when Mariposa’s father disappears, he leaves her a prophecy🖌️ She must enter the forest to find him, but will she be devoured by the monsters trapped within?🕷️ #DVPit #A #Novella #DF #H #Asian #LGBT

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/10/2025

Welcome to an agent’s guide to FEATHERS BENEATH THE SKIN🪽🍃⚔️ A sky maiden on a quest for her lost wings will reclaim what’s hers or 💀trying… 👑 religion as control 🇵🇭 Philippine fairytale ⚔️ hot chaotic knight 🍃 enchanted forest 🏴‍☠️ floating pirate city 🎭 masked ball 🌌 deadly trial 💕 reluctant lovers

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/10/2025

Welcome to an agent’s guide to GOOD & GRACIOUS GODS🍂🕯️🕷️ Mariposa knows only false and fallen gods await in the Wishing Wood🕷️ But when her father disappears, he leaves her with a prophecy: she must enter the forest to find him🍂  Can she survive the wood's tests or will she be devoured by all within?

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 20/09/2025

I’m so excited to be both a panelist and moderator for some amazing talks at @canconsffh.bsky.social 🫶 get ready to get nerdy about monsters, retellings, sad girl prose, multi POV writing and more 🕯️🍂☕️ 🪐💙📚

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 14/08/2025

Totally devoured this book by @amandaleduc.bsky.social 🧚🧜‍♀️💕 A fantastic and insightful read for anyone who loves to read and write fairy tales!

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 27/07/2025

Omg this is the only comment on my story thus far and I’m 99% sure it’s my mom like 🫠😆🥹🫶

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 11/07/2025

Ay nako! 💙📚 Obsessed with my cute little T that I made to celebrate my aswang horror story in the July issue of Flash Fiction Online 🫶 www.flashfictiononline.com/product/flas... Am I doing promo right? Idk but I’m having fun haha

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 08/07/2025

Got my ALL TIME FAVS playlist and you can reallllllllly tell two things about me: 1. I write fantasy 2. I taught barre classes

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 02/07/2025

Usually when I finish a book I get a tattoo This feels a lot more sustainable for publishing short stories Check out my cute lil horror story in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social’s July issue: my flesh, my beating heart, a willing meal that refuses to remember the danger of being eaten 🥩🖤 💙📚🪐

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 29/06/2025

Post yourself from another era (my fitness teaching, amateur modelling, social media freelancing on top of my 9-5 era where I did not sleep 💤 writing spec fic has thus far proved far less stressful on my body 📝)

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 13/06/2025

I’m loving this nonfiction book on cultish language but I’m quickly learning I need a fantasy book with cults 👀 Any reccos? 🪐📚💙

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 22/03/2025

4. I love swings. I’ve never grown out of them. I still get giddy on a swing set and I’m determined to have some kind of lounge chair swing in my future library.

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 18/02/2025

Absolutely! It’s a winter wonderland right now ❄️🎿

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