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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

OMG YES!! I just saw your book looks fantastic!!!

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

The first lie was calling it faith MY GOD WHAT A BANGER this looks FANTASTIC

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

CONGRATULATIONS this is absolutely amazing 🫶❤️‍🔥🎉 All rightly deserved of course your fantastic work speaks for itself 👏

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

RIGHT! In the case of these trials, think religious persecution Salem but make it catholic colonialism in the Philippines coded 🔪❤️‍🔥

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

Oh he teaches her many things in the garden 👀❤️‍🔥

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

Oh ho ho yes, it’s the market scene from Tangled meets the Singapore fight scene in the Pirates of the Caribbean specifically haha

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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

Ohhhh ho ho ho my friend your nose is CORRECT

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

So excited to chat about writing groups this morning!! Bring your coffee/tea and come say hi 👋

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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 · 09/04/2026

Come here me chat with really cool people about writing in groups with really cool people ☺️🫶✨🚀

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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 agree!! It’s much more difficult though I do prefer stories and other visual formats for my own scrolling so I tend to spend more personal time on there (even tho I should totally spend less 🫠) but excited to connect with you there! 😊✨

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

Ahhh why thank you!! They’ve been a fun way to take breaks between writing haha I’ve got more on my IG!

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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 · 30/03/2026

I started plotting my urban fantasy romance with a pole dancing, motorcycle driving manananggal assassin on a mission to seduce and kill a (sexy) sun god set in a modern Vegas + LA filled with gods and monsters 😈🍸🌞💋🎰🌊🎥 which is SO EXCITING but me, the author, am in bed at 8pm with a herbal tea 🍵

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Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 29/03/2026

Finally made it out to @joiedelivresmtl.bsky.social , an amazing Montreal bookstore/café/bar. My books there are now signed. And I got to hang with my friend @deannajvaldez.com

Kate and Deanna smiling near the neon Joie de Livres sign in the back.

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 29/03/2026

So lovely seeing you in Montreal!! 🫶😊✨

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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 · 12/12/2025

Writers truly never clock out 🫠 I’ve started intense and time-consuming research* for my 🌞west coast 🎰🍸urban filipino fantasy feat. gods, monsters, strip clubs, Hollywood parties, casinos and convertibles *rewatching Buffy *rewatching Angel *rewatching Charmed What else should I research*?

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Laura @rural-laura.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Last year his estate donated the royalties for Last Christmas to his charity that offers funding for LGBTQIA+ orgs and they said they'd do it again this year. Listen to it loads!

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Lark “Tornado” Morgan Lu @larkmorganlu.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I want more fun mashups a thousand and one arabian nights but its terminally online tiktok doomscroll brainrot hansel and gretel giant robots hatsune miku x barbie romcom

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Deanna J. Valdez 📚 ✍️ @deannajvaldez.com · 28/10/2025

And you were a FABULOUS moderator!! ❤️🥰

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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 · 21/10/2025

Here’s a little thread of the pitches of chaotic romantic fantastical novels I’ve outlined rotting in my goblin writing brain ✍️❤️‍🔥🕯️

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Kathryn Duval @kathrynduval.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Affirmations are so important.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

i like that if your robbery is sufficiently cool it becomes a heist

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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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