Soft Dark and Feral 

Where softness and sharp edges coexist. Romance, memory, longing, and beautifully haunted things.

Teri is a Michigan-based romantasy author drawn to stories about memory, identity, longing, and transformation. Her work blends emotional realism with fantasy, weaving together longing, memory, sensuality, and the beautifully haunted corners of human connection.

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A woman with long dark red hair, wearing a pink off-the-shoulder sweater, sitting on a white fluffy carpet in a room with a wood stove. She is smiling and looking down, with one hand on her head.

Smoke and Memory

Book I of the Vaelorian Duology

When Aura discovers a mirror that doesn't just reflect but rewrites her past, she thinks she's been given a second chance. Each dive into a memory reshapes her present- subtle shifts at first, then cracks in the world she thought she knew.

But the mirror hides more than regrets. Bound to its power is Luc, a man who is half-legend and half-truth. His presence is a warning and a temptation, pulling her toward a fate she doesn't yet understand.

To claim her future, Aura must decide: keep chasing the life she lost, or finally see that the story worth fighting for is her own.

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Book cover for 'Smoke and Memory' by Teri Schoeny, featuring a dark silhouette of a woman's profile with a castle and swirling smoke in shades of blue.

A Little Magic. A Little Madness.

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A black cat lying on a carpeted floor next to multiple copies of the book "Smoke and Memory" from the "Vaelorian Duology" series, with a wooden bookshelf and a beige sofa in the background.
Woman sitting on the floor taking a mirror selfie, wearing a beige dress, black fishnet stockings, and a necklace, in a room with beige carpet and a decorative white-framed mirror.
A woman with long dark hair and tattoos, surrounded by tarot cards and astrology symbols, with zodiac signs Libra, Virgo, Aries, Scorpio, and stellium in the background.
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