Books by Lisa Clute, PhD, DVM
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Lisa Clute, PhD, DVM

Lisa Clute, PhD, DVM

Some authors collect stamps. She collects cryptids and aliens.

Armed with a PhD in microbiology and a veterinary degree, she writes cozy horror and sci-fi romance set in haunted Southern towns and faraway galaxies. Her stories blend warmth, wonder, and just enough spooky charm to keep readers glancing over their shoulders.

Expect cryptids who aren't what they seem, alien warriors with soft hearts, cursed antiques, stubborn heroines, and antagonists who have no idea who they are dealing with. She believes every monster deserves a redemption arc and every reader deserves a little magic and romance.

The shadows in her world have personality. The ghosts have manners. And the aliens are always dashing.

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Monsters Under the Magnolias: Haints, Howls, and Hospitality in a Small Southern Town

From the series: Haunted South

Welcome to Madison, Georgia, where the magnolias bloom, the tea is sweet, and the monsters are real.

In this cozy horror anthology, the charming town of Madison hides secrets in its flowerbeds and shadows in its attics. Behind every wrought-iron fence and sun-warmed porch lies something unexpected: a banshee who quilts in the carriage house, a...

Haunting Season in Madison: Tales of Ghosts, Grace, and Southern Grit (The Haunted South Book 2)

From the series: Haunted South

When autumn drapes itself over Madison, Georgia, the days shorten, the nights deepen, and something restless stirs beneath the magnolias.

In this Southern town, history lingers in the bricks of old houses and whispers ride the wind through quiet streets. Some say it is only memory. Others know better. Spirits have a way of keeping company in...

Astrid’s Abrauxian King: Book One of the Abrauxian Brides Series

Book One of the Abrauxian Brides Series
Book #1 from the series: Abrauxian Brides Series

One minute, I’m lounging on a yacht with my best friends off the coast of Grand Cayman. Sun, salt air, laughter. The next, we’re ripped from the deck and hurled across the stars. Thirteen Earth women, stolen in the night by an alien race teetering on the edge of extinction.

I’m Astrid Akselsen. Miami child psychologist. Calm under pressure. Good...

Series

Astrid’s Abrauxian King: Book One of the Abrauxian Brides Series
Naia’s Abrauxian General: Book Two of the Abrauxian Brides Series
Nerrisa’s Abrauxian Protector: Book Three of the Abrauxian Brides Series
Pearla’s Abrauxian Sentinel: Book Four of the Abrauxian Brides Series
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Abrauxian Brides Series

The Abrauxian Brides Series

Alien warriors. Aquar'thyn heroines. One universe hanging by a thread.

Before they were taken, the Aquar’thyn women lived hidden among us, second-born daughters of the sea who walked the land and concealed their powers. But when they’re abducted...

Monsters Under the Magnolias: Haints, Howls, and Hospitality in a Small Southern Town
Haunting Season in Madison: Tales of Ghosts, Grace, and Southern Grit (The Haunted South Book 2)

Haunted South

Welcome to the Haunted South, a mosaic of cozy horror tales that breathe in candlelight and speak in whispers after dark. Each story stands alone yet threads into a shared community rooted in Madison, Georgia, a town of porch lights, magnolia trees, and southern grace. An...

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Phoebe, The Making of a Legend Here’s the truth from the writer’s bench:

Here’s the truth from the writer’s bench: Phoebe’s Abrauxian Assassin fought me every step of the way.

I drafted this book three times. Each pass was a new set of boot prints...

I’ll be honest, getting a one-star rating stings. It always does, no matter how many glowing messages or amazing reviews I’ve received. For a moment, it knocked the wind out of...

🛸✨ BEHIND THE SCENES: Writing Pearla’s Abrauxian Sentinel ✨🛸 Confession

Confession time: I thought this book would be straightforward. Pearla gets her happily ever after with a tall, broody Abrauxian and all is well, right?

HA. Not even close.

This...

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❆ Holiday Magic on a Frozen Moon: Behind the Scenes of Adeline’s Abrauxian

Every book in the Abrauxian Brides universe has its own heart, but this one sparkles with a special kind of winter magic.

Adeline’s Abrauxian Santa Claws began as a simple idea: What if an Aquar’thyn heroine decided to bring Christmas to a frozen alien moon? What if she brought cinnamon, hot chocolate, twinkling Christmas lights, and pure Earth whimsy to the stark icy moon of Roxus? What if she convinced her stoic, frost-blooded Abrauxian husband with albinism to wear a red velvet cape and...

 🖤 Monsters Under the Magnolias Has Arrived! There’s something magical

There’s something magical about small towns. The kind where everyone knows your name, the porch lights glow warm into the evening, and secrets settle just beneath the surface, especially the supernatural ones.

I'm thrilled to announce the release of my cozy horror anthology, Monsters Under the Magnolias, a collection of eight heartwarming, hair-raising tales set in the charming Southern town of Madison, Georgia.

Each story introduces a different creature, myth, or misunderstood monster, but...

✨ New Release: Demi’s Abrauxian Tycoon is Here! And yes, there’s bird

And yes, there’s bird poetry. Lots of it.

I’m so excited to share that Demi’s Abrauxian Tycoon, Book 5 in the Abrauxian Brides series, is officially out in the wild!

This book was such a joy to write. Demi, my gothic artist heroine from Charlotte, finds herself tangled up with the enigmatic Lord Chyrgog, an alien tycoon with a big ego and a surprisingly romantic side (even if he denies it). But the twist? Much of their story takes place right here on Earth.

Getting to write scenes from the...

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