Daughter of the Dark (Daughters of Auquis, 1) [Valldeperas, R. J.]

Author: R. J. Valldeperas

This gorgeous hardcover edition features a deluxe foiled jacket, beautiful designed endpapers, and a case stamp.

From the flesh of a fallen god, a demon slayer rises.

Supay lives under a curse of eternal death. For the greed of their god, the people are damned to live as human... and then again as muki.

For Solana, survival means staying sharp and staying alone. Armed with only a blood-forged dagger, she's carved out a life as Supay's fiercest slayer, freeing souls even as she's trapped by duty.

But when a twist of fate offers her the title of Royal Demon Hunter, Solana finally finds a path to the freedom she's always craved... but it draws her closer to the darkness threatening Supay--darkness that calls to her soul alone.

Torn between turning her back on a fight she never asked for and the pull of loyalties old and new--including an irresistible connection to a man who should be her enemy--Solana must decide...

Choose fate and freedom?

Or death, destruction... and revolution.

Publisher: Macmillan Publishers (MPS)
Published: 09/15/2026
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.06oz
Size: 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781250427953

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 08/01/2026 pg. 60

About the Author
Raquel Valldeperas, writing as R.J. Valldeperas, is a Peruvian/Venezuelan writer and a powerhouse creative based in South Florida, where she lives with her husband and five children. With a background in education, photography, and content creation, Raquel is a natural storyteller and self-promotion dynamo. Her debut young adult novel Their Will Undone (Harper Collins) published June 2026.