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Victoria McCombs
Best-selling Author, Writing Coach, and Editor
Welcome to my inner circle! Here you get exclusive looks at my writing process, works in progress, and life!
My name is Victoria McCombs, and I'm the best-selling author of YA fantasy. I have two current series out, a compellation of four fairytales that I self-published, and a pirate trilogy from Enclave Publishing.
I survive on hazelnut coffee, Jesus, and a healthy fear of my deadlines (and my children, which I have three of.)
My books usually consist of sword-fighting adventures, dark fairytales, deep curses, ambitious pirates, and traitorous princes. I enjoy fast, plot-driven books with charming characters, slow burn romance, and villains you can root for. Some favorite authors are Adrienne Young (Sky in the Deep), Brigid Kemmerer (A Curse so Dark and Lonely), Erin A. Craig (House of Salt and Sorrows), Victoria Aveyard (The Red Queen), and Stephanie Garber (Caraval). My books are considered clean, because I'll devour a slow-burn angst book over spicy scenes any day.
And, because I like to be busy, I'm also a cover designer. Cover design is a huge love of mine, for the story begins there. My covers are very reasonably priced, with premades around $199 and custom covers at $299. My website is https://violet-night-designs.square.site/
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I also offer coaching packages!
A writing coach is someone who comes along side you to help you write a stellar book, sets deadlines so it gets done, and walks you through the publishing industry (which can be daunting, I know!) I will be more than a sounding board, I will give ideas on plot twists, character motivations, and emotional endings. I will do everything I can to make your book one that flies off the shelves.
Does this sound like you?
Have a great book idea but don't know where to start?
Have written several books but never finished one?
Dream about writing a best-seller?
Are intimidated by the publishing industry and need help to navigate?
Have already published a book but want help making the next one even better?
Then let's talk, see if we are a good fit, and create the book you were meant to write.
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The Storyteller's Daughter
Released July 14, 2020
Book one in the Storyteller's Series
His shadowed face lit by flames,
Rumpelstiltskin is my name...
For as long as anyone can remember, every child in Westfallen has been born with a Gift, and these Gifts defined them.
Then Cosette is born, Giftless.
An attempt to hide her misfortune brings her before the King, who entraps her to use her Gift as a pawn in his war.
Caught in a lie, Cosette desperately searches for a power strong enough to free her. Intrigued by whispers of an old king and a dark curse, she calls upon Rumpelstiltskin and finds him trapped in a magic deeper than she bargained for. Now, Cosette must fight to reclaim her freedom from the King and break Rumpel’s curse. When time runs out, she’ll lose more than her heart. She’ll lose her life.
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The Woods of Silver and Light
Coming February 2021
Book two in the Storyteller's Series
Robin Hood's son is dead, and Maid Marion is gone.
But now a sorceress banished to the Woods can offer Robin Hood's son back, if he and his Silver Raiders are willing to do something for her first. She finds there's nothing Robin Hood wouldn't do for his son…
Anika is drawn to the mystery of the Woods and the thieves who live within. But the cost of associating with the Silver Raiders becomes higher than Anika was willing to pay, and the darkness of the Woods seeps into the Silver Raiders hearts, blurring the lines between a hero and a villain, until Anika’s fight for freedom turns into a fight for survival from the dangers of the trees whose magic should never have been awoken.
This tale of Robin Hood is different than you remember.
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The Winter Charlatan
Book one in a duology
Set in the same world as The Storyteller's Series
A Queen raised in the shadows, and a Fraud Prince who needs her help.
The sole heir to the kingdom is destined to sleep for a hundred years. To hide this liability, the queen left her cursed daughter in the care of a trusted lord, while taking his son as her own. Rowan grew up hating the boy who had her crown and vowed to one day reclaim her place as queen.
But when a neighboring king threatens a war they won’t survive, Rowan must work with the fraud prince to save Elenvérs. She pledges herself as his spy in the enemy court and lives in the heart of danger. If she can’t save her kingdom before the curse hits, there may be nothing left to wake up to.
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Heir of Roses
Book two in the Winter/Roses duology
Set in the same world as The Storyteller's Series
*Spoiler Alert!*
While my Storyteller Series is made of companion novels (can be read independently), if you read the description for Heir of Roses, you will find out a spoiler for the end of Winter Charlatan.
You have been warned.
“We will find a girl fit enough to rule. Pure, strong, and enchanting. A queen of roses.”
Last chance. Here is the spoiler.
Rowan’s sleeping curse is broken by a stranger's kiss. Their happily ever after should begin, but they aren't in love. They struggle to develop feelings as plots of betrayal, mysterious deaths, and a sword-wielding mother-in-law challenge them.
When the king sets up a Queen’s Competition as an attempt to settle unrest, Rowan’s place is threatened. She must fight for the prince she ought to love to secure his position at court, while competing in challenges that seek to unravel her, bit by bit. For though they can force her to compete, she’s the only competitor who knows she can never truly win.
Just as Rowan finds her place, a poison apple could destroy it all.
The conclusion to The Storyteller's Series is here.
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Oathbound
A pirate adventure
Book one in The Royal Rose Chronicles
Coming February 2022 from Enclave Publishing
The sea takes more than she expects.
The sea gives more than he asked for.
Emme’s mother was a ruthless pirate who loved the seas more than her daughter, even as the waters drowned her. Because of her, Emme hates the sea. But the fates are cruel. A sickness coils around Emme’s heart, and a distant island is her only hope of survival. Which means setting sail across her mother’s sea with the pirate, Arn.
The pirate captain's secrets are darker than the deep and threaten to kill them all. He once sailed under the king’s flag, but now he’s bound himself to a man of dark deals and a life of piracy. He must steal a fabled treasure twice over—first from the island, then from his crew. But it could cost the things he loves most. His ship, and his heart.
Then a black ship appears in the night—never attacking, always watching. One by one the crew’s minds go mad, until they realize they can’t all reach the island alive. Arn must make a sacrifice, while Emme might have to become as wicked of a pirate as her mother to survive.
Beware the waters. The dangerous deep brings ruin upon all.
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Silver Bounty
Book Two in the Royal Rose Chronicles (my dramatic pirate's trilogy)
Emme has one task: kill the king of Julinbor. But kings are not easy to kill. This king has banished pirates from his seas, making Emme’s job more dangerous as she becomes hunted. She learns to survive the pirate way—cunning and ruthless—while consoling herself with one fact: she’s just doing what it takes to get home.
But now a second person has come forth with a promise for Emme—that through her, much blood will be spilled. Even if she can fulfill her oathbinding and heal her disease, some fates cannot be outrun.
Together, Arn and Emme hunt down the king. Arn vows to take on the darkness for her, but when Emme mistakenly kills the wrong man, even Arn might not be able to save her from the consequences.
One thing is for certain: you can never trust a pirate.
Coming January 2023! Stay tuned for pre-order goodies!
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MORTAL QUEENS
A duology
I can't share much yet, but this will be a decadent duology about eternal night, glass hearts, seven fae kings, and messages hidden in paintings.
Coming 2024 from Enclave Publishing!
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