Danielle Valentine writes bestselling YA horror under the name Danielle Vega. Her work, which includes The Merciless series and How To Survive Your Murder, has been optioned for film and television by Lionsgate and Warner Brothers, and has been translated into dozens of languages worldwide. Danielle lives outside of New York City with her husband and daughter. Delicate Condition is her first adult novel.
An absolute cracker of a read, one to be read by all women, everywhere. I could not put it down -- Lisa Hall, author of BETWEEN YOU AND ME What a thrilling, visceral read. So dark, and very fast paced -- Heather Darwent, author of THE THINGS WE DO TO OUR FRIENDS Delicate Condition is the feminist update to Rosemary's Baby we all needed-a twisty page-turner with unsettling details and crackling writing that's also a timely critique of sexism in modern medicine -- Andrea Bartz, author of WE WERE NEVER HERE Heartbreakingly visceral, eerie and intense, feeling, with every new turn of the page, what it's like for your body to no longer be your own. A spooky, devour-in-one-sitting story that's guaranteed to have everyone talking -- Leah Konen, author of ONE WHITE LIE Pitch black horror meets smart psychological thriller in this fantastically moreish debut. I devoured it, feeling simultaneously sick and thrilled. And that ending... just perfect -- SJI Holliday, author of THE DEATHS OF DECEMBER So many reader emotions, I didn't know who to trust; if anyone! Delicate Condition is a thriller, a horror, a mystery and it's lingering in my mind, an aftereffect of a chilling read! -- J.M. Hewitt, author of THE LIFE SHE WANTS A darkly visceral and magically evocative novel. You won't be able to put this one down until you've absorbed every last terrifying word -- Sarah Lawton, author of ALL THE LITTLE THINGS A frightening, propulsive read brimming with brutal truths about motherhood, autonomy, and the everyday horror of not being believed. This twisty horror thriller will have you guessing until the staggering end -- Rachel Harrison, author of CACKLE Fabulously original. A deeply unsettling read that plays on women's darkest fears of pregnancy -- Gemma Rogers, author of THE SECRET A visceral rallying cry against the horrors of medical gaslighting, our culture's indifference to birthing people's pain, and the complete terror of creating and sustaining life. Beautifully written, unbearably tense, and deeply scary -- Katie Gutierrez, author of MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW Delicate Condition paints an unyielding and heart-wrenching portrait of pregnancy that reaches like a clawed hand inside your chest. I could not put it down -- Katrina Monroe, author of GRAVEYARD OF LOST CHILDREN A propulsive modern update on classic horror with a clever ending that lets no one off the hook -- Anne Hetzel, author of JUST LIKE MOTHER Delicate Condition is a modern nightmare that will get under your skin in all the worst ways. Equal parts creepy as hell, thrilling and infuriating, this book needs to be read -- Luke Walker, author of THE NAMELESS SERIES