Sylvie Helstaff

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They/Them 💖💜💙 🔞 Monster Romance author/artist. 100% human-made art and writing only. 🚫NO GenAI🚫 Latest novel: Lust and Found, ebook and paperback NOW AVAILABLE!

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Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· 22h

Zophiel, a love interest in Hound for Hell, a domme fallen angel of compassion and Captain of the Kings Guard in the infernal city of Lust Likes: painting, literature, priests on a leash, picnics, good boys, and gardening Dislikes: indifferent gods and bullies 💙📚💜🌈 ARC signup tinyurl.com/HoundARC

Stained glass book cover for Hound for Hell on a blue background.
Text: A domme, a good boy, a brat, and a priest walk into a bar (in Hell). -Queer Polycule
-Closeted Bi Priest
-Shameless sexy demons
-Flirtatious fallen angel
-Infernal Fantasy Setting
-Redemption Arc
-Slow Burn
-BDSM & Pup Play
Join the ARC team!

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Jun 30

Book cover artists QRP with your book covers 💙📚

Stained glass style illustrated book cover with a purple and blue frame surrounding a human priest, center, with hands clasped in prayer, holding a crucifix and wearing a gold collar. A silver leash attaches to his collar, held by a platinum skinned female angel standing over him with six wings, numerous gold glowing eyes, and a mantle of gold armor. Two demons kneel before them: a peach colored male demon with short white hair and small gold horns wearing a gold harness and collar at left. A bearded sapphire blue demon with a mischievous expression wearing a gold collar and harness. A garden with columns can be seen in the background.
Top Text: Sylvie Helstaff
Bottom Text: Hound for Hell

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Jun 23

Important note: demons in this universe have adorable toe beans Most demons can do minor illusion magic, such as appearing human for short periods More powerful ones like Azerylan can also assume a larger demonic form. His is 15ft tall w/ bat-like wings, a crown of horns, and serpentine features

close up grayscale illustration of a demon's foot with toe beans, a curling tail, and a bit of side booty

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Jun 23

Azerylan, the love interest, Archdemon of Lust and a King of Hell. A powerful infernal demon who should be impossible to summon, so when an unassuming human does so, he's fascinated. Lust comes naturally, but love is new territory to explore. Fav music: his partners' moans Fav color: hellfire blue

a purple male demon with long dark blue hair wears gold jewelry on his horns and fingers, smirking at the viewer with his hands in prayer pose

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Jun 13

Was lucky to be up front to see Witch Club Satan last night. Photos hardly do them justice, one of the most incredible shows I've ever seen. Crammed my bones full of anti-fascist, feminist rage and I loved every minute.

Three witches in white on a stage in red light

a woman in corpse paint dressed in white knitted headdress and top with a long white skirt plays the guitar and screams into a microphone on a red lit stage

a woman in a long tangled black wig and corpse paint, pasties and flesh tone underwear plays guitar on a dark stage while covered in fake blood

a woman in a deconstructed denim dress and mask plays guitar while screaming to an enthusiastic crowd

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Jun 13

It’s the FINAL DAY for this Queer Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror bundle! 23 LGBTQ+ titles for just $10, including my sapphic horrormance SWIM WITH ME, DARLING, in which a small town lesbian goes to extreme lengths to woo the ravenous sirens inhabiting a cursed lake. 😱💜🌈📚💙 itch.io/b/3721/lgbtq...

LGBTQ+ SFFH BUNDLE!
Image of 12 book covers:
Secondhand Origin Stories - Lee Brontide
The Day We Ate Grandad - C.M. Rosens
Synthetic Sea - Franklyn S Newton
A Memory of Blood and Magic - K. N. Brindle
The Devil in the Woods - S. Jean
Odder Still - D. N. Bryn
Kiss of Death - Bryony Rosehurst
A Crimson Covenant - Amiee Donnellan
Where Dreams are Lost: The Second Nightmare - Stuart Tudor
Lock the Last Door - Vincent Lore
Puppetry - Nina Waters
Dark Heart of Ilmoure - Cara N. Delaney
Get these queer sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books for just $10!
June 1st-13th

LGBTQ+ SFFH BUNDLE!
Image of 11 book covers:
Last Vegas - Sass Everett
My Lord - L. B. Shimaira
Of Spells and Love - Odessa Silver
Swim With Me, Darling - Sylvie Helstaff
The Thirteenth Hour - Trudie Skies
Troubled Bodies - Jake Vanguard
Travelers - V. S. Holmes
Tide Breaker's Curse - Ivy H. Marikova
The Citizen of Eastport - VB Ruth
Of Serpents and Sorrow - Katherine Shaw
The Sylvester - Lost in Space - Magnolia Fay
Get these queer sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books for just $10!
June 1st-13th

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Jun 1

HAPPY PRIDE!! Let’s kick it off with a bundle of 38 queer books for just $40! Includes my novel, Lust and Found, about a non-binary human bartender who accidentally summons the Archdemon of Lust and stumbles libido-first into a world of magic and romance. 💙📚💜🌈 itch.io/b/3678/pride...

Pride Book Fair 2026 Bundle #4: A Good Day to Pride Hard
Only Dark Edges Katie L Caroll; Winds of Destruction Karen Lykkebo; A Life in Too Many Margins S E Thomson; A Love Less Travelled E H Timms; A Touch of Unicorn Magic Kit Muse; Act Like This Isnt Normal Vin Kiva; Adamere in Swan A P Howell; Afterlight Tana Welsummer; Between Me You Moonlit Sea Linn Silver; Child of the Sun Audrey Simmons; Commit to the Kick Tris Lawrence; Crystal Gunslinger Oliver Laws; Dark Heart of Ilmoure Cara N Delaney; Darker Worlds Argento nox; Errant Wings S Jean; Fattening Fantasies FatFuckingFox; Fimbulvinters Fires A M Weald; Firewinds Accord David J Stuart; In Pursuit of M Lachance J W Croemner; Lock the Last Door Vincent Lore; Lust and Found Sylvie Helstaff; Manipulators War Elise Carlson; Mermans Delight Skyler Nightshade; Moth Woods Amara Lynn; Physical Magic William C Tracy; Sweet And Wild Alex Larkspur; The Dark Side of Super Matthew Siadak; The Dragons Keeper Moira Carn; The Fall of the Rose Princess DCS; The Flowers of Time A L Lester.webp' The Fractured Balance N A Soleil; The Lizards Dance Manyface; The Night Fair Pax Asteriae; The Space Ace of Mangleby Flat Larre Bildeston; The WineDark Sea Kris Madigan; Triple Strike G M Gray; Yelen and Yelena C M Rosens

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· May 22

A portrait vs a composition that tells a story

Portrait of an astral elf with ginger hair and blue highlights wearing a lot of jewelry, blue sheer tunic top, and a velvet hooded in front of a galaxy background holding a constellation in one hand

A tall, muscular orc woman wearing loose pants, sandals, and a crop top carries a male elf over her shoulder, he is blushing and kicking one foot up with pointed toes. The elf wears a two piece, sheer blue cropped long sleeve top and pants set; numerous bangles, bracelets, and neclaces, and has long ginger hair with blue highlights

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· May 12

Also in gold! 🌸💀

A gold skeleton with flowers inside the ribcage

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· May 12

Reason 432 I like living alone: no one else gets a say in how many skeletons are in the living room 💀 *adds another skeleton to the hoard

A skeleton with flowers emerging from its torso stands in a corner in pink lighting

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· May 11

Time to tap the sign again. Freedom of Smut is Freedom of Speech. Without one, we do not have the other. In addition to all the below actions, you can voice your displeasure to Kickstarter specifically for their censorious content guidelines here: help.kickstarter.com/hc/en-us/req...

A man with a pencil mustache sits on a green leather couch in front of a bookshelf.
“Remember, pornographers have always been on our side. Brave, ready to fight for our rights. Smut is our friend.” -John Waters

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· May 1

We all deserve more sapphic mermaids in our lives, so for all of #mermay my polyamorous horrormance novelette, SWIM WITH ME, DARLING is 69% off!! For fans of folk tales and the "good for her" genre of horror. Jennifer's Body meets The Little Mermaid, but make it gay. itch.io/s/185381/mer... 😱💜🌈📚💙

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image of a book cover with a half submerged mermaid with green hair in a dark lake with hot pink reflections. Title Swim With Me, Darling by Sylvie Helstaff, a sapphic horrormance

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Apr 29

The Siren’s Lair. Getting an early start on MerMay with a portrait of Kyta from my horrormance novelette, Swim With Me Darling! This pose reference was too perfect for my sapphic siren OC, I had to draw her in the polycule’s catacomb. #TrueRefDT012 😱💜🌈📚💙

a mermaid with a long, luminescent, striped tail and green hair sits on a rock in a dark purple grotto, holding a skull in one hand. She is surrounded by flourescent green plants and bones embedded in the rocks. There are pink reflections on the water in front of her.

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Apr 26

Please enjoy today’s edition of: plants I saw while walking the dog

Purple flowers in front of a palm tree trunk and greenery

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Apr 23

Get your RAVENOUS LESBIAN MERMAIDS here!! Plus 93 more sapphic and lesbian books for just $40 😱💜 Just a few more days to pick up this amazing bundle for Lesbian Visibility Week. itch.io/b/3635/lesbi... 💜🌈📚💙

Illustration of three sapphic mermaids lounging together in a catacomb lit with pink lighting, purple shadows, and neon green moss. Fireflies float above the water and there are ferns in the foreground

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Apr 23

The morning light in my living room doing an excellent Dutch still life impression.

High contrast light from a window with dark blue velvet curtains shines on a small table with a tentacled candelabra and a gold vase with white flowers and blue feathers

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Apr 20

Are you looking for more sapphic and lesbian books to add to your library? Look no further! The Lesbian Visibility Week Bundle has 94 sapphic and lesbian books for $40 USD!! So many amazing books including my sapphic poly horrormance novelette, Swim With Me, Darling. itch.io/b/3635/lesbi... 😱💜🌈📚💙

A pink background decorated with rainbows and dashed lines in the colors of the lesbian pride flag. The text reads, “Lesbian Visibility Week Bundle; 94 sapphic & lesbian books for $40 USD; 4/20 - 4/26; exclusively on Itch.io”
Sixteen books are featured:
Swim with Me, Darling by Sylvie Helstaff
Garden of Rotten Roses by Nicole Hidalgo
Magica Riot by Kara Buchanan
The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode
Nomads of Zyden by Xine Fury
Fractures Between by Beatrice McKinsey
Sweet Mother, I Cannot Weave by T. D. Cloud
Yes, Captain by O. Z. Laws
Geek Cuties by Xine Fury
Stars and Soil by Dax Murray
This is How Immortals Die by Nicole Hidalgo
SUMMONED to ANOTHER WORLD, but ALL I'M SUPPOSED to DO is FARM MYTHIC-RARITY RAID DROPS by 80% Relatable
Magica Riot: Full Bloom by Kara Buchanan
Woman of Sorrow and Blood by Dianna Gunn
The Wine-Dark Sea by Kris Madigan
Woodpusher by S. Morgan Burbank

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Apr 17

Ginger OC by a ginger artist :) This is Rannak, a demon from the infernal city of Lust who enjoys good food, gossip, and causing minor problems for attention. He’s got curly ginger hair and ginger stripes!

a male demon with curly ginger hair, horns, and tiger stripes posing with his arms above his head, wearing a blue patterned vest and criss-cross black mesh shirt

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Apr 16

Ah yes, the vibes are impeccably coded today, I see

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Apr 13

It’s the LAST DAY to pick up this excellent bundle of books by autistic authors! 34 books, many featuring autistic leads and some queer leads with monsters, friendship, an invisible library, a shipwreck, ravenous crabs, hope/ horror, romance & more! itch.io/b/3598/autis... 💙📚🧠📚🌈📚🪐

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Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Apr 2

I illustrate my own covers and interior pages. Switching back and forth between art and writing is a big part of the process for me. Drawing my characters often helps me get to know them as I write or flesh out the world they live in. Find my human-made books here: sylviehelstaff.com/all-books/

Stained glass style illustration of a non-binary person in the center with a purple tail wrapped over their shoulder, they are standing in a garden of flowers with two demons behind them. Author name Sylvie Helstaff appears at the top of the frame and book title "Lust and Found" in gold text at the bottom

Text: Sylvie Helstaff. Swim with me, Darling. A sapphic Horrormance
Image: illustration of a siren with green hair and huge black eyes mostly submerged in dark blue water and looking at the viewer. Her hair swirls on the surface forming the word Swim. Fireflies float in the air above the water which has hot pink light reflections on it. Framed by ferns in the foreground.

Cover art for Shadow's Light by Sylvie Helstaff. A blonde woman stands in a dark hallway with a shadow demon floating overhead. Gold Filigree frame with title text.

over art for Shadow & Flame by Sylvie Helstaff. A brunette man in colonial american clothing holds an open book in one hand and glowing light in the other. A shadow demon stands behind him with a hand on his shoulder. both are surrounded by purple flames.

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Mar 31

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! I’m Sylvie, a nonbinary author and artist of queer monster romance and horrormance. Get your hot demons & sapphic sirens here! You can find my work at: Itchio - sylviehelstaff.itch.io My shop - helstaffbooks.com Everywhere else - books2read.com/ap/RDeD7L/Sy... #TDOV

Collage of four book covers including Shadows Light, Shadow & Flame, Lust and Found, and Swim with Me Darling. Two illustrations, one of a female angel with wings covering her eyes and wearing gold armor, the other of two male demons wearing collars and harnesses kissing. Central artist photo of a non-binary person wearing rainbow glasses with ginger and purple hair and tattoos.

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Mar 31

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️ Show me your trans NSFW art in the replies or quotes! 👀💦

Illustration of a transmasc non-binary human with dark hair pegging a bronze demon with tiger stripes who kneels in puppy pose while giving a messy blowjob to a larger purple demon with gold claws.

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Mar 30

Artist! Show how you draw black skin! 🤎

A black forest gnome wearing a black gambeson and leather breastplate with the symbol of Kelemvor on it smiling with clasped hands in front of a starry sky

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Mar 29

Fenris takes his lazy Sunday activities very seriously. At least one of us is good at resting. The other one is getting in a few hours of drawing on the new book cover before D&D.

A malamute sprawled out on an orthopedic dog bed atop a colorful rug. His eyes are closed and his tongue is out.

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Mar 19

Current WIP is the sequel to this, so catch up on LUST AND FOUND now! Lust is the easy part when Rowan accidentally summons a demon into their home, resulting in a deeper connection than either expected & a magical foray into finding where they truly belong. sylviehelstaff.com/all-books/lu... 💙📚💜🌈

Top Text: Lust and Found
Center Text: Everyone's Queer, Modern & Infernal Setting, Slow Burn Romance, Escaping Religious Trauma, Non-Binary MC, Insta-Lust, Found Family, Eventual Poly, Accidental Summoning
Bottom Text: Queer Poly monster romance with magic, ebook, paperback
Center image: stained glass style book cover of a tall purple demon, non-binary human, and bronze demon standing in a garden

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Mar 18

Reference vs Art! Seconding statues as reference. Needed something with 🌟 extra drama 🌟 for my sparkliest Astral Elf Paladin #OC #DnD

statue by Bernini of Louis XIV riding a horse

A red-haired male astral elf paladin with sparkling peacock wings wearing a silver and gold breastplate with the symbol of Sune on it holds a glowing sword aloft while riding an oil-slick black fae elk with transparent wings in front of a red sky in Avernus

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Mar 11

Finally getting to the hanging art part of unpacking. Work station is looking much better! Still have room for a few more hot monsters too. #art #gallerywall

Photo of a workstation with three monitors, a plant, and a gallery wall of artwork behind it

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Mar 2

Hey @smashwords.bsky.social readers! It’s Read an Ebook Week and all of my books are at least 50% off (one of them is FREE). Shapeshifting shadows! Man-eating lesbian mermaids! Amorous archdemons! Neurodivergent humans! Queer joy! Cozy yet filthy smut! 💙📚 www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

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illustration of a person laying on their front reading from a tablet

Sylvie Helstaff@sylviehelstaff· Feb 25

Angels to some, demons to others 😍 It’s validating to be the first person my friends think of when they see Cenobite Couture happening. Why yes, thank you, I do love this Angus Tsui AW26 collection. More, please. www.angustsui.com/404-safety-n...