HEART by Jen Sequel — Coming Soon from the Slaughterhouse Series
- Jen Sequel
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
There’s something poetic about writing a story like Heart in the middle of a genre wave I wanted no part of.
At the time, I was deep in the trenches of the Vella threads, pushing out episodes and hoping for some feedback—some spark to keep the momentum going. What I found instead was an overwhelming sea of romance. Every discussion, every trending title, every piece of advice in indie writing circles seemed to orbit the same gravitational pull: write to market, follow the trends, romance sells. Paranormal romance, spicy thrillers, romantasy, even erotic horror—the line between genres was being blurred by kisses and chemistry I had no interest in writing.
But I don’t write love stories. I write blood stories.
Heart was born from rebellion.
One day on the drive to work, a song came on iHeartRadio and the lyrics hit me:
“This is not a love song.”
That was it. That was the moment the story snapped into focus. I had always wanted to write a female serial killer. Someone unapologetic. Someone dangerous. Not the tortured antiheroine softened by a man’s affection. Not a broken girl begging to be fixed. No. I wanted her—sharp, deliberate, cold.
Heart became the shell of her origin story.
The final chapter? It's actually an edit to the first chapter of a novel I wrote more than a decade ago. A seed I planted long before I ever joined writing groups or scrolled through writing trend breakdowns. Back before algorithms and tropes dictated what made a story worth telling.
This is my flag in the ground.
If you're looking for flowers, flutters, and fated mates—keep walking.
Heart is a story soaked in blood, not affection.
It’s brutal, unflinching, and emotionally raw—but not romantic.
Because in case it wasn’t clear yet:
Jen Sequel does not write romance.
And she never will.
💀 While You Wait for Heart...
Dive into the first four dark tales from the Slaughterhouse Series, available now:
Each story stands on its own, but together, they bleed the foundation of a world where horror reigns, and love doesn’t live.
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