Touched by the Hells

The Vained Shadows Series, Book 1

By Delilah Curley

She fled for freedom—only to suffer in survival.

Seventeen years.

Such a long time to be trapped in a realm cast in fire, blood, and brimstone. Oh, how it erodes a soul down to nothingness. But Liliana didn’t let it. The moment she saw a portal that promised her freedom, she leapt with no hesitation.

But freedom comes at a cost.

Now stranded in a strange land pulsing with sentient forests, beastfolk, and the lurking echoes of the past, Liliana finds herself consumed by more than the horrors left behind. The ghouls that cling to her thoughts howl louder than ever before.

She’s not alone—but that doesn’t stop the dread.

A grinning vampire with a fractured soul mirrors the isolation that bred in Liliana’s soul. The two harbor the weight of countless crimes. Liliana doesn’t know if she can trust her—she only knows she can’t go back.

For fans of dark fantasy, queer narratives, and prose that bleeds, this sapphic tale blends psychological and body horror with the emotional intensity of stream-of-consciousness storytelling.

Because freedom doesn’t always feel free. And healing?

Sometimes, that’s the most brutal war of all.