


Books in series

#0.5
How to Found Your Kingdom
2023
Prequel novella to The Sting of Victory about Etolie’s past.

#1
The Sting of Victory
2018
“When faced with monstrosity, become the greater monster. The sting of victory will fade with time.”
Haunted by a history of horror and abuse, Flowridia, a witch with a tender heart, finds a second chance in the home of her kingdom’s royal family. With employment comes friendship, and perhaps she has finally found a place to belong—until she catches the eye of Lady Ayla Darkleaf, a woman with enticing grace and a predatory smile. The corrupt world of politics consumes her, and Flowridia falls into a toxic love affair surely doomed for heartbreak. Yet when Ayla’s legacy as a monster unfolds, Flowridia sees only the tender soul hiding beneath.
An ancient deity returns, hell-bent on restoring the world to its natural order, and Flowridia’s kingdom is tasked to stop him. Caught in the ensuing clash of gods, her loyalties will be tempted at every turn—by family, by fate, and by the woman whose claws grip her heart.
Horror abounds, monsters rise, and hearts break in the first installment of FALLEN GODS

#2
Among Gods and Monsters
2019
"Look at you, as sweet as springtime, your heart and soul both.
Would you destroy all of that to bring about your lost love's return?"
The dead lay gone but not forgotten. War has sparked in the demonic realm of Sha’Demoni, ignited by the wrath of a vengeful goddess seeking recompense for her daughter’s death – and she deems Flowridia responsible. Meanwhile, Flowridia embarks on a journey with Imperator Casvir of Nox’Kartha, the mysterious patron of her powers. Casvir’s assistance in her kingdom’s quest to stop the reborn God of Order could ensure victory, but not without its own costs. After all, he who writes the contracts writes them in his favor.
Flowridia’s powers flourish under Casvir’s tutelage, manifesting in talents beyond her nightmares and dreams. With the strings of life and death held in her grasp, destiny might come at the cost of her soul.
All the while, Flowridia is plagued by dreams of Ayla Darkleaf, as well as the tantalizing promise of her lost love’s return – for a price. But the city of the dead is full of secrets, and those her lover kept were the darkest of all.

#3
Blood of the Moon
2019
Successful in her quest, Flowridia returns to Staelash for a joyous affair—the long awaited wedding of Marielle and Zorlaeus, an event promising to seal her kingdom and Nox’Kartha as allies. But the price of Ayla’s return, and the sacrifice it demands, weighs heavily on her heart. To do nothing means to live a life of loneliness, but to act would condemn her eternal soul.
Meanwhile, Etolié wades through the cesspool of politics, yet drowns in a loneliness she cannot voice in words. The news of Khastra’s new position in Nox’Kartha forces her to confront a few harsh truths of her past, as well as her place in her dearest friend’s life, if she has a place at all.
For Flowridia’s mission to be complete, she must make allies of enemies—including enemies thought dead. And Etolié finds herself at the center of a murderous conspiracy, yet to speak the truth would condemn the one she loves the most.
Kingdoms clash, betrayal is nigh, and the bounds of love are tested in the third installment of Fallen Gods.

#4
Tear the World Apart
2020
“I will not go out as a candle in the dark—I am The Endless Night, and the whole world will remember it soon. If I must drown this kingdom in blood, so be it.”
The God of Order marches on, approaching victory with every stride. Frustrated with the stagnation of politics, Etolié takes matters into her own hands, resolving to find the reborn God and defeat him herself—with the help of her favorite half-demon, of course. An unexpected ally finds them in the woods, and while Etolié knows better than to trust vampires, Mereen Fireborn seems honest enough.
Meanwhile, Flowridia basks in her impossible victory, even if the haunting memory of its cost lurks in every shadow. Joy comes with compromise, however, because the woman she loves will never die, and so neither must she. Immortality holds a soul-wrenching cost. Flowridia agrees to pay it with a single addendum—that they first be wed.
Gods rise, kingdoms fall, and a monster is unleashed in the fourth installment of FALLEN GODS.

#5
Eve of Endless Night
2022
"Face your sins."
War erupts between Nox'Kartha and the Elven Territories, but the world feels far away for Flowridia and Ayla Darkleaf, living a life of bliss - until a summons from the Elven Council upturns their world. Respect among the elves must be earned, and Flowridia steps into a political regime more dangerous than any she has experienced before. But though their allies are unpredictable, they are powerful, and Flowridia thinks she might've found a place for her small family to belong . . .
. . . until the whole world ends with a click and a boom.
Darkness falls, enemies become allies, and family is forged and shattered in the fifth installment of FALLEN GODS.
Publisher’s Note: Eve of Endless Night is a fantasy horror novel intended for adults and may contain material upsetting to some readers. Please visit the author's website to view a list of spoiler-free content warnings.

#6
Chaos Undone
2024
What was a monster without monstrosities?
Whispers from across the sea warn that the Goddess of Chaos walks the elven lands once more, and Sora and Etolié find themselves victims of her wrath. However, Chaos' loyalties are as mercurial as her name, and only she holds the knowledge of how to break the cycle of destruction and stop the God of Order once and for all. But her current form is a mere shadow of her true power—and helping her means to place all the realms at her mercy.
Meanwhile Flowridia languishes as a prisoner in her own body, burdened by bargains and her own chronic pain. But Flowridia discovers she doesn't need the temptation of magic to embrace her inner darkness, and when a new destiny calls, to answer means to regain all she has lost . . . at the cost of her heart.
Pasts and futures collide, dead deities rise, and all that is earned is delivered in the sixth and final installment of FALLEN GODS.
Author

S.D. Simper
Author · 16 books
SD Simper is a bestselling horror author, award-winner of fantasy romance, and understands that the true secret to writing great villains is living with cats. She and her wife share a home with four cats, a Great Dane, and innumerable bookshelves.