Valley of Wolves
Alissa Auerbach had it all—popularity, beauty, wealth—and was considered a shoo-in for homecoming queen.
But just days before the dance, her lifeless body is discovered deep in the woods, shattering the calm of West Bend, Washington. What seemed like a tragic accident quickly reveals something much darker at work.
Quincy Villalobos, a transgender Mexican-American teen, is already grappling with the chaos of his own shifting identity. Each passing full moon pulls him deeper into a terrifying transformation—one that’s becoming increasingly harder to control. When evidence suggests Alissa was attacked by a wolf-like creature, Quincy begins to question everything he thought he knew about himself.
With each new clue, the line between what’s real and what’s possible blurs, leaving Quincy to wonder: is he the key to solving Alissa’s murder—or the one responsible for it?
📘 What You’ll Get: An EPUB or PDF file of Valley of Wolves — a dark, emotional YA queer thriller about identity, friendship, and the secrets that unravel a small town when a popular girl disappears. Bonus Content: An exclusive short story titled Tangy. Tender. Gone. — a bittersweet character piece told from the perspective of Scott, a less prominent but deeply complex character in Valley of Wolves. This story explores the quiet ache of his connection with Jack, as well as his complicated loyalty to Alissa, the missing girl at the center of the novel — a loyalty that may have cost him more than he realized. Novel Pitch Deck with Character Concept Art: Full-color concept art of the main characters, designed to bring the world of Valley of Wolves to life with emotional nuance and style.