About the author
Background
The Silk and Thorn Quill is the signature brand of author Karen Arvelo, where love is as beautiful as it is bruised. Across paranormal, historical, contemporary, and crime fiction, the stories born under this banner explore love in its rawest form: flawed, redemptive, and haunting.
With richly drawn characters and emotionally charged plots, The Silk and Thorn Quill delivers stories of wounded hearts, enduring hope, and the extraordinary power of human connection.
Pen Names
She writes under two evocative pen names:
Victoria Ross, for paranormal and historical fiction steeped in gothic intrigue, ancient mysteries, and hard-won redemption, and
Georgia Miller, for contemporary and crime fiction that explores the complexities of human relationships, often in life's darkest moments.
What to expect of a Silk and Thorn Novel
Her novels feature strong, deeply human characters, each wrestling with vulnerability, forgiveness, and the scars of the past. Whether set on the haunted moors of England or in the heat of modern Texas, her stories explore the resilience of the human spirit and the transformative power of love. They are stories that bleed, heal, and linger long after the final page is turned.
When not Writing
When not writing she can be found choral singing with her fellow vocalists as a soprano with the Canadian Amateur Music Association (CAMMAC), running around with her two Siberian huskies or taking part in her favorite pastime of playing with her wonderful grandchildren.