Lena Maris

Independent Author – Self-Publishing

About Me

I am Lena Maris, author of dark novels that plunge deep into the psyche — psychological horror laced with explicit, sensual intensity. My stories explore the boundaries between fear, desire, and obsession.

Instagram & Threads: @lenamaris.autorin

Books

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The Grand Elysium Hotel

Psychological Horror • Coming January 31, 2026


Emma Carter is running, but the ghosts of her past are closer than the men on the bus. Haunted by a trauma so deep it has become a physical sickness—a migraine that is a phantom touch, a scent of whiskey that poisons the air—she flees to the one place that promises an escape: a remote, exclusive hotel with a single, cryptic job posting.

The Grand Elysium Hotel is a sanctuary of sterile perfection and unnerving stillness. Its corridors are silent, its guests discreet, and its manager, the enigmatic Victor Laurent, is a man of unnerving calm and profound insight. He offers Emma not just a job, but a cure for the "disease" of her fractured mind. He promises to help her master her emotions, to silence the noise of her past, and to reclaim the self her abuser tried to destroy.

But the peace Victor offers is a gilded cage. As Emma is drawn deeper into the hotel's meticulously controlled world, she begins to question the nature of her healing. Is she being saved, or is she being meticulously broken down and remade in another man's image? In a place where every flaw is noticed and every emotion is a liability, Emma must decide what is more terrifying: the chaos she fled, or the perfection that demands her soul.

A chilling psychological thriller that blurs the lines between dark romance and horror, The Grand Elysium Hotel is a haunting exploration of trauma, control, and the seductive danger of a salvation that may be a cage more beautifully crafted than any prison. For fans of V.C. Andrews, Keri Arthur, and dark, character-driven narratives that get under your skin and stay there.


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The Queen of the Obsidian Hive

In Progress


Isabella De la Fuente is no longer a woman; she is an architect, and her masterpiece is a kingdom built of glass, fear, and absolute desire.

Isabella was once the perfect corporate wife, until a casual, reproductive betrayal left her discarded for a younger model. The trauma didn't just break her heart—it deleted her soul, leaving behind a void that no amount of professional success could fill. Driven by a primal terror of being invisible and a hunger that has become a physical sickness, she flees the "Wild" of the emotional world to create her own sanctuary: the 15th floor of Nexus Innovations.

Known as the "Hive," Isabella’s division is a miracle of corporate engineering—a place of sterile perfection, high-frequency productivity, and unnerving silence. Here, Isabella is not a manager, but a Sovereign. Armed with Nexus Insight, a digital panopticon that tracks every heartbeat and keystroke, she transforms her office into a psychological hunting ground. Through the amber-spectrum glow of the "Think Tank," she systematically dismantles the wills of the men around her, turning brilliant engineers into devoted drones and arrogant rivals into submissive pets.

But the peace of the Hive is a gilded cage. As Isabella ascends her "Iron Throne," the system she built begins to fracture under the weight of its own perfection. From the disciplined whistleblower who refuses to kneel to the spectacular psychological breakdown of her first "proof of concept," the walls of her kingdom are closing in. When her insatiable hunger leads her to the ultimate transgression—a betrayal that shatters the one relationship she was supposed to protect—Isabella must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice to keep her crown.

A visceral, high-stakes psychological thriller that explores the dark intersection of corporate power and sexual domination, The Queen of the Obsidian Hive is a haunting study of what happens when a woman chooses to become the monster that hunted her. It is an exploration of trauma, the seductive danger of total control, and the devastating realization that absolute victory can be the loneliest form of defeat. For fans of The Girl Before, Notes on a Scandal, and dark, character-driven narratives that dissect the human soul with the precision of a scalpel.

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The Circle

Planned


In the heart of Baton Rouge's Mid City South stands The Sanctuary—a luxurious somatic wellness retreat veiled in lemongrass and bamboo, promising enlightenment through sacred surrender.

Maya, haunted by unspoken grief, believes she's found healing as a "vessel," absorbing men's toxic shadow energy to save the world from its own violence. Groomed through rituals of intimacy and ascension via colored sashes, she embraces ever-deeper purges, mistaking trauma for transcendence and brutality for divine purpose.

But beneath the serene facade lies a gilded cage of surveillance, chemical control, and ritualized violation orchestrated by shadowy overseers.

As one client's guilt spirals into addiction and a whistleblower's horror ignites an investigation, Maya's illusion of salvation begins to crack.

A visceral psychological horror thriller exploring trauma, delusion, and the seductive terror of a cult disguised as cure. For fans of dark, character-driven narratives that burrow deep into the fractured psyche.

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