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Lily Heron (Lily Rooke/Emily Rooke)

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August 18, 1991

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Lily Heron (they/them) writes trauma-informed LGBTQ+ witchy books from the perspective of a CSA survivor. Lily lives in Tokyo, and is currently working on Heart of Midnight, the third book in the Bloodwitch series.

Available on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Emily-Rooke/e/B08K97BCDT/
Please assume Lily is currently inactive on all social media platforms including Goodreads to complete the final two books in the Bloodwitch series. People are tough to figure out sometimes.

THE BLOODWITCH SERIES
1. The Dying Light
2. We Become Shadows
3. Heart of Midnight (2026)
4. Morning Star Rising (2027)
+ A Silent Night: A Christmas story from Penumbra

Previously published as Emily Rooke/Lily Rooke, Lily donates 100% of all proceeds from the sales of the Bloodwitch
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Lily Heron (Lily Rooke/Emily Rooke) I want to tell these characters' stories so badly, and I want to see them through to the end of the series, so I can get them to the place where they …moreI want to tell these characters' stories so badly, and I want to see them through to the end of the series, so I can get them to the place where they deserve to be. The idea of leaving this unfinished is intolerable to me, so that motivates me to keep pushing on! (less)
Lily Heron (Lily Rooke/Emily Rooke) Depending on how severe it is, I will either:
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Depending on how severe it is, I will either:
a) rest, see if that helps, and try again later,
b) return to planning to see if that helps,
or
c) start working on an entirely different project until I bounce back(less)
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Read for work. I cried an embarrassing amount, constantly choked up.
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Read for work. Deeply moving at times, especially the loyalty and sacrifice shown by Fox.
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Really disturbing, but with some great lines. "I claim my right to unhappiness." It reminded me a lot of Red Rising with the caste system and brainwashing and body horror lurking around every corner. ...more
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I think this will become a modern classic. Essential reading for our time. The impotent rage and howling grief is written so well. My best read of 2025.
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More of Lily's books…
“Young man, there are two cringe-worthy phrases in one’s life that must be said, no matter what.”

“Which two?”

“‘Thank you’, and 'I’m sorry’.”

“What can anybody do to me if I don’t say them?”

“Someday, you’ll say those words in tears.”
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, 魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī]

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“The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there and the battlefield is the heart of man.”
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“You will burn and you will burn out; you will be healed and come back again.”
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“A beast can never be as cruel as a human being, so artistically, so picturesquely cruel.”
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“They were like two enemies in love with one another.”
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