Author Archives: Victoria Janssen

About Victoria Janssen

Victoria Janssen [she, her] currently writes cozy space opera for Kalikoi. The novella series A Place of Refuge begins with Finding Refuge: Telepathic warrior Talia Avi, genius engineer Miki Boudreaux, and augmented soldier Faigin Balfour fought the fascist Federated Colonies for ten years, following the charismatic dissenter Jon Churchill. Then Jon disappeared, Talia was thought dead, and Miki and Faigin struggled to take Jon’s place and stay alive. When the FC is unexpectedly upended, Talia is reunited with her friends and they are given sanctuary on the enigmatic planet Refuge. The trio of former guerillas strive to recover from lifetimes of trauma, build new lives on a planet with endless horizons, and forge tender new connections with each other.

#TBRChallenge – Older Couple: The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

I’d actually already started reading The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson shortly after it came out, then was distracted and moved on to something else (I no longer remember what or why). I think Penelope and Odysseus qualify for the … Continue reading →

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My April Reading Log

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: In Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri, Mehr is the illegitimate daughter of an imperial governor whose mother, from the desert Amrithi tribe, abandoned her and her sister when they were young. While living in relatively pampered seclusion with … Continue reading →

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Steamy Couple Treats!

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

My new Steamy Couple Treats collection features ten character-driven romantic stories: “The Aid Station, 1916” (m/f historical); “In the Cold With You” (m/f contemporary); “The Magnificent Threesome” trilogy (m/f/m/ historical/poly); “Vanilla” (m/f contemporary/science fiction); “Twisted Beauty” (m/f contemporary); “No Sooner … Continue reading →

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My March Reading Log

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Passions in Death by J.D. Robb is fifty-ninth in this series and yes I am still reading it because every once in a while I crave a mystery because the point of mystery novels is for justice to prevail. … Continue reading →

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#TBR Challenge – Location, Location, Location: White Sands, Red Menace by Ellen Klages

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

White Sands, Red Menace by Ellen Klages follows The Green Glass Sea, a middle grade book about a lonely young girl, Dewey, whose father is working on the Manhattan Project. In 1946, World War II has ended; Dewey and her … Continue reading →

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Spicy Sapphic Treats is here!

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

Spicy Sapphic Treats is now available! Also available on itch.io. This collection features ten character-driven bedtime stories, from science fiction to contemporary. 20,000 words. Includes “Place, Park, Scene, Dark”; “Free Falling”; “Camera,” “Wire,” and “Toy”; “Mo-o and the Woman”; “Water … Continue reading →

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My February Reading Log

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

Fanfiction: Mirage by Jean Graham is a 1980s sequel to Blake’s 7, which I had read when it was new, and re-read for a group discussion on Discord. The novel is comprised of short stories previously published elsewhere. I remembered … Continue reading →

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#TBR Challenge – Rizz: The Gentleman’s Book of Vices by Jess Everlee

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

The Gentleman’s Book of Vices by Jess Everlee was very fun and I will definitely seek out more of this author’s work. It’s a male/male romance set in 1883 London. Extrovert Charlie Price is embedded in a small community of … Continue reading →

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Now Available on Itch.Io!

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

Check me out on Itch.io! The entire Refuge series is now collected there and available for purchase!

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Steamy Sapphic Treats!

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Victoria Janssen

I’ve issued an updated ebook collection of some of my favorite steamy romance stories! Steamy Sapphic Treats features six character-driven romantic bedtime stories, from contemporary to historical, and includes: “Cinema Fantastique” “The Princess on the Rock” “Still Marching” “Found” “Poppies … Continue reading →

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