Cat Rector
Author of Dark Fantasy and Gothic Horror
About CAt
Queer, Cathartic Stories
Award-winning author Cat Rector has never backed down on her commitment to hurt your favourite characters. Based out of rural Nova Scotia, Canada, she has a penchant for writing character-driven novels that leave readers asking where they can send their therapy bills
Books to cry over
Main characters over 30 years old, ride-or-die friendships, spouses who would burn the world for you, dismantling oppressive systems – all while tackling real-world trauma and healing
Vampires, witches, and old Gods
Deeply influenced by a youth full of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Norse mythology, and strong women carrying communities, Cat’s books do what speculative fiction does best: explain the human condition through inhuman means
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Novels about complicated adults who F*ck up
Whether you’re looking for the complicated love between Norse gods, the feminine rage of a witch and her protege, or the grieving vampire and the abused spouse who bring each other back to life, you’ll find that and more right here
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Nothing is more important to an author’s career than the reviews their readers leave. So don’t trust what I say about the books; trust what everyone else has to say
C.G. Drews – author of Hazelthorn
“There is a story of queer rage and joy. It is packed with vengeance and love, trauma and the iron will to keep on. Gripping and powerful, it will fill up your whole heart.”
Goodreads Review
“Female rage transformed into ink and paper. An achingly beautiful, cathartic tribute to people everywhere who are persecuted, who are overlooked when they cry for help, and who have a magic inside them that humanity refuses to comprehend”
Goodreads Review
“I’ve read all kinds of genres and I have to say that this might be the first time that a book managed to depict most if not all aspects of what I believe love encompasses.”
For New Readers:
Anti-AI
These books were created without the use of Generative AI, including character and cover art
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Free Sample Chapters
Each series offers three free chapters so you can try before you buy
Trigger Warnings
Find a summary of warnings inside each book and an extended list on each book’s web page
Series Recaps
Summaries of the series so far are baked into each sequel, AI-free!
Choose Your Path
What would you do to earn the respect of the other gods? Explore the Norse myths from the eyes of Sigyn, Loki’s wife, from their meeting to their falling in love to the end of the nine realms. With a focus on relationships after Happily Ever After, and the pain we can cause each other, this 2.5 book series is one of the queerest retellings you’ll find.
A bite-sized standalone novel about rage, womanhood, patriarchy, failing medical practices, religious trauma, and menstrual health. Why does the witch in the woods continue to heal the people of the town that want to kill her, and why are the secrets of the town steeped in death?
Can the pain of a place manifest into something dark and tangible? It runs so deep in the village of Penny Harbour that its resident vampire can taste it in the blood. Can a vampire grieving his lost loves and an abused woman help each other heal against the backdrop of a place just dying to keep them trapped?
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