January Book Box Guesses

Will be updated as more themes are announced!

Beacon Book Box Special Edition Boxes

Belle Book Box

See February for the next book box.

Book Gizmo Special Edition Boxes

The Bookish Box *do not personally support*

The Crown of Oaths and Curses by J. Bree

I devoted my life to a king who was not my own.

On the road to ultimate honor and glory, I lost everything.

Now, in a world ravaged by the whims of those who rule, I must turn my back on a lifetime of friendships and loyalties to face my own fate.

The Savage Prince.

Heir to the high-fae throne of the Southern Lands, he is known for his brutality and cold heart. But with the kingdom on the brink of ruin, I have no choice but to seek him out.

The war between the fae and the witches rages, and there’s no end in sight. My destiny is clear—help the prince defeat his enemies before it’s too late.

One small problem.

I am Rookesbane Eveningstar.

The Favored Child returned, a Witch of the Woods.

The greatest enemy of my Fates-blessed mate.

*The Crown of Oaths and Curses is a full-length MF epic fantasy romance with material that may be difficult for some readers. This book will end on a cliffhanger. It’s recommended for 18+ due to language and sexual situations. Book 1 of a 3-book series.

The Bookish Box (Darkly Box)*do not personally support*

Gothikana by RuNyx

An unusual girl. An enigmatic man. An ancient castle. What could go wrong?

An outcast her entire life, Corvina Clemm is left adrift after losing her mother. When she receives the admission letter from the mysterious University of Verenmore, she accepts it as a sign from the universe. The last thing she expects though is an olden, secluded castle on top of a mountain riddled with secrets, deceit, and death.

An enigma his entire life, Vad Deverell likes being a closed book but knowing exactly everything that happens in the university. A part-time professor working on his thesis, Vad has been around long enough to know the dangers the castle possesses.
And he knows the moment his paths cross with Corvina, she’s dangerous to everything that he is.

They shouldn’t have caught each other’s eye. They cannot be. But a chill-inducing century-old mystery forces them to collide. People have disappeared every five years for over a hundred years, and Corvina is getting clues to unraveling it all, and Vad needs to keep an eye on her.

And so begins a tale of the mystique, the morbid, the macabre, and a deep love that blossoms in the unlikeliest of places.

The Bookish Box Special Editions

A Touch of Malice and A Game of Gods by Scarlett St. Clair

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers*

Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was a little girl, flowers have shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist.

Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible.

After a chance encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead and the terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever.

The bet does more than expose Persephone’s failure as a goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows—and it’s forbidden.

Details:

In collaboration with Scarlett St. Clair @authorscarlettstclair, The Bookish Box is thrilled to announce the continuation of the Hades x Persephone Series with our Exclusive Luxe Edition Set of A Touch of Malice and A Game of Gods.

Why we love the Hades X Persephone Series:
✨ A Modern, Spicy Retelling of Hades and Persephone Myth
✨ Addictive Storytelling
✨ A Journey of Self-Discovery
✨ Fated Mates
✨ Did we mention THE SPICE!!! 🌶️

This set will include the following:
💀 A Touch of Malice
💀 A Game of Gods

Exclusive Luxe Edition Details:​​​​​​​​
🥀 Printed Signature by the author @authorscarlettstclair
🥀 Exclusive Cover by @elithienart​​​​​​​​
🥀 Reversible Dust Jacket @dominiquewesson​​​​​​​​
🥀 Custom Endpapers @elithienart​​​​​​​​
🥀 Interior Artwork @dominiquewesson​​​​​​​​
🥀 Stenciled Edges @elithienart​​​​​​​​
🥀 Hard Case Image @elithienart​​​​​​​​

This Exclusive Luxe Edition Set will be $75 (US Shipping Included)

Kindly note we will not be offering a reprint of the previous books in the series at this time.

💀 FIRST ACCESS: January 5th at 10 AM PT
FIRST access includes customers who purchased Book 1 & Book 2 in the series. Kindly note only one purchase per person is allowed during first access.

💀EARLY ACCESS: January 8th at 10 AM PT
EARLY access includes active Bookish Box subscribers. Kindly note only one purchase per person is allowed during early access.

⚔️ PUBLIC ACCESS: January 9th at 10 AM PT
Kindly note only one purchase per person is allowed during the first 24 hours of public access.

These editions are set to ship in May 2024.

Heart of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers*

A shunned princess. A reluctant king.
A marriage that could save both their kingdoms . . . but destroy their hearts.

Though she is the oldest daughter, Princess Faraine lives in the background, shunned from court and kept out of sight. Her chronic illness makes her a liability to the crown, and she has learned to give place to her beautiful, favored younger sister in all things.

When the handsome and enigmatic Shadow King comes seeking a bride, Faraine is not surprised that her sister is his choice.

Though not eager to take a human bride, King Vor is willing to do what is necessary for the sake of his people. When he meets the lively Princess Ilsevel, he quickly agrees to a marriage arrangement.

So why can’t he get the haunting eyes of her older sister out of his head?

When disaster strikes and the marriage alliance is compromised, Faraine suddenly finds herself forced to take her sister’s place . . . regardless of her new husband’s desires. Can she find a place at Vor’s side as his queen? Or is his heart forever closed to the woman who deceived him so cruelly?

Details:

In collaboration with Sylvia Mercedes @authorsylviamercedes, The Bookish Box is thrilled to announce the continuation of the Bride of the Shadow King Series with our Exclusive Luxe Edition of Heart of the Shadow King!

A KING DESPERATE TO SAVE HIS BRIDE.

A QUEEN DISCOVERING THE DARK POTENTIAL OF HER POWER.

Breathtaking stakes. Ultimate reveals. This is the epic finale you’ve been waiting for!

Why we love the Bride of the Shadow King Series:
⚔️ Arranged Marriage
⚔️ Slow Burn
⚔️ Mysterious Magic
⚔️ Sexy encounters
⚔️ Multiple Character POVs

Exclusive Luxe Edition Details:
👑 Signed by the Author
👑 Exclusive Cover @kasia.jasmina
👑 Reversible Dust Jacket @kasia.jasmina
👑 Stenciled Edges @kasia.jasmina
👑 Illustrative Character Endpapers @arz28
👑 Foiled Illustrative Hard Case @kasia.jasmina

This Exclusive Luxe Edition will be $38 (US Shipping Included)

Kindly note we will not be offering a reprint of the previous books in the series at this time.

⚔️ FIRST ACCESS: January 12th at 10 AM PT
FIRST access includes customers who purchased Book 1 & Book 2 in the series directly from The Bookish Shop. Kindly note only one purchase per person is allowed during first access.

⚔️EARLY ACCESS: January 15th at 10 AM PT
EARLY access includes active Bookish Box subscribers. Kindly note only one purchase per person is allowed during early access.

⚔️ PUBLIC ACCESS: January 16th at 10 AM PT
Kindly note only one purchase per person is allowed during the first 24 hours of public access.

This edition is set to ship in March 2024.

Charm by Tracy Wolff and Cherish by Tracy Wolff

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers*

My whole world changed when I stepped inside the academy. Nothing is right about this place or the other students in it. Here I am, a mere mortal among gods…or monsters. I still can’t decide which of these warring factions I belong to, if I belong at all. I only know the one thing that unites them is their hatred of me.

Then there’s Jaxon Vega. A vampire with deadly secrets who hasn’t felt anything for a hundred years. But there’s something about him that calls to me, something broken in him that somehow fits with what’s broken in me.

Which could spell death for us all.

Because Jaxon walled himself off for a reason. And now someone wants to wake a sleeping monster, and I’m wondering if I was brought here intentionally—as the bait.

Details:

In collaboration with Tracy Wolff @tracywolffbooks, The Bookish Box is thrilled to announce the continuation of our Crave Exclusive Luxe Edition Set with Charm and Cherish!

This set will include the following:
✨ Charm
✨ Cherish

Exclusive Luxe Edition Details:
🩸Signed by the author @tracywolffbooks
🩸 Exclusive Dust Jacket by @avendellart
🩸 Reversible Dust Jacket by @celi_arts
🩸 Exclusive Endpapers by @avendellart
🩸 Digital Edges by @avendellart
🩸 Hard Case Design by @avendellart
🩸 Interior Artwork by Ariel Waters

These exclusive editions will complete artwork on the spines when displayed on your bookshelf to create a beautiful image of the Katmere Academy castle!

This Exclusive Luxe Edition Set will be $75 (US Shipping Included)

Kindly note we will not be offering a reprint of the previous books in the series at this time.

✨ FIRST ACCESS: January 19th at 10 AM PT
FIRST access includes customers who have previously purchased editions of our Crave Exclusive Luxe Edition Set directly from The Bookish Box & Shop. Kindly note that only one purchase per person is allowed during first access.
✨ EARLY ACCESS: January 22nd at 10 AM PT
EARLY access includes active Bookish Box subscribers. Kindly note that only one purchase per person is allowed during early access.
✨ PUBLIC ACCESS: January 23rd at 10 AM PT
Kindly note that only one purchase per person is allowed during the first 24 hours of public access.

These editions are estimated to ship in May 2024.

Bookish Signs and More Special Editions

The Cursed Rose by Leslie Vedder

(synopsis posted is from The Bone Spindle to avoid spoilers):

Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn’t believe in true love.

Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way.

Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse, who’s been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him.

Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi–until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle while exploring a long-lost ruin. Now she’s stuck with the spirit of Briar Rose until she and Shane can break the century-old curse on his kingdom.

Dark magic, Witch Hunters, and bad exes all stand in her way–not to mention a mysterious witch who might wind up stealing Shane’s heart, along with whatever else she’s after. But nothing scares Fi more than the possibility of falling in love with Briar Rose.

Set in a lush world inspired by beloved fairytales, The Bone Spindle is a fast-paced young adult fantasy full of adventure, romance, found family, and snark.

Details:

SAVE THE DATE! THE CURSED ROSE BY @leslie.vedder is available for pre order 1/1/24 – start your new year off right!

Books 1 and 2 will also be available
All books will be signed by author
Sprayed edges
First edition guaranteed for book 3

Dead Things are Closer Than They Appear by Robin Wasley

A painfully average teen’s life is upended by a magical apocalypse in this darkly atmospheric and sweepingly romantic novel perfect for fans of The Raven Boys , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , and The Rest of Us Just Live Here .

High school is hard enough to survive without an apocalypse to navigate.

Sid Spencer has always been the most normal girl in her abnormal hometown, a tourist trap built over one of the fault lines that seal magic away from the world. Meanwhile, all Sid has to deal with is hair-ruining humidity, painful awkwardness, being one of four Asians in town, and her friends dumping her when they start dating each other—just days after one of the most humiliating romantic rejections faced by anyone, ever, in all of history.

Then someone kills one of the Guardians who protect the seal. The earth rips open and unleashes the magic trapped inside. Monsters crawl from the ground, no one can enter or leave, and the man behind it all is roaming the streets with a gang of violent vigilantes. Suddenly, Sid’s life becomes a lot less ordinary. When she finds out her missing brother is involved, she joins the remaining Guardians, desperate to find him and close the fault line for good.

Fighting through hordes of living corpses and uncontrollable growths of forest, Sid and a ragtag crew of would-be heroes are the only thing standing between their town and the end of the world as they know it. Between magic, murderers, and burgeoning crushes, Sid must survive being a perfectly normal girl caught in a perfectly abnormal apocalypse.

Only—how can someone so ordinary make it in such an extraordinary world?

Details:

2024 Special edition news continues!

Dead Things are Closer Than They Appear by Robin Wasley

Pre Orders Open: Pre-Order January 10, 2024

Featuring exclusive edges
Signed by author
First edition, hardback

This exclusive edition will be limited and you won’t want to miss it! Countdown timer is available now in my stories, along with a ‘notify me when available’ link direct from our website.

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Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa

London, 1812 . Oliver Bennet feels trapped—not just by the endless corsets, petticoats, and skirts he’s forced to wear on a daily basis, but also by society’s expectations. The world, and the vast majority of his family and friends, think Oliver is a girl named Elizabeth. He is therefore expected to mingle at balls wearing a pretty dress, entertain suitors regardless of his interest in them, and ultimately become someone’s wife.

But Oliver can’t bear the thought of such a fate. He finds solace in the few times he can sneak out of his family’s home and explore the city rightfully dressed as a young gentleman. It’s during one such excursion when Oliver becomes acquainted with Darcy, a sulky young man who had been rude to “Elizabeth” at a recent social function. But in the comfort of being out of the public eye, Oliver comes to find that Darcy is actually a sweet, intelligent boy with a warm heart, not to mention attractive.

As Oliver spends more time as his true self, often with Darcy, part of him dares to hope that his dream of love and life as a man can be possible. But suitors are growing bolder―and even threatening―and his mother is growing more desperate to see him settled into an engagement. Oliver will have to choose: settle for safety, security, and a life of pretending to be something he’s not, or risk it all for a slim chance at freedom, love, and a life that can be truly his own.

Details:

JANUARY SUBSCRIPTION

Introducing the stunning January Sub book “Most Ardently” by @thegabecole

This Edition will include:
• Custom Book Edges by @oblivionsdream
• Alternate bonus cover by Kova @oblivionsdream with spot gloss and GOLD foiling
• Signed Bookplate
• New Collectable Acrylic Charm: “Dreamer Boys” designed by Libra Summers @iliibra
• Includes standard dust jacket as well!

• LIMITED NEW SUB slots open NOW on the website!

CURRENT SUBS:
Your renewal for this edition will be on December 15th!

EARLY ACCESS:
Purchasing this month will gain you early access to all upcoming special edition sales between December 15th-31st , sales to be announced!)
This will grant you early access to the Lukens set among possible others!

Note: This is a digital mock up and subject to change

Disclaimer: all books sold will have original unaltered dust jackets as per standard sale & all written works belong to the author and also have been unaltered as the standard copy. This is a customized edition.

Enchanted Fandoms Book Box

The Unseelie Bargain by R.A. Bowling

When there are no other options, a bargain with the Unseelie King is always a way to get what is needed. After unpredictable circumstances all swirl together in twenty-year-old Aurora Harland’s life to make it impossible to provide for her family, she realizes the only solution is to make a bargain with the immoral King of the Unseelie Court. She will service him in his court for a year and in return payment will be provided to her mother and sister each month. The catch? Fae bargains are never as they seem. As Aurora finds herself stuck helping the Unseelie King in a way she never would have agreed to, all she can hold onto is the promise that her family is being provided for through her actions. But just as the bargain is not what it seems, the infamously cruel Unseelie King is not what he seems either. Through a mix of hidden lies and raw truths, Aurora has to fight to discover who the Unseelie King truly is while also fighting things she would have never imagined she would feel. Will she follow through with her bargain or will it be too much for her to handle, landing her right back where she started? Find out in book one of the Fae Kingdom Series, The Unseelie Bargain.

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Next box in February.

Fable Nights

Flame and Sparrow by S.M. Gaither

On the eve of her twentieth birthday, Karys woke to the sight of a divine creature dying outside her home.

Two weeks later, her sister disappeared, leaving nothing but a trail of blood in her wake.

Convinced the gods were responsible for the disappearance, Karys has spent the past five years plotting her revenge with the help of a cutthroat band of likeminded elven rebels. So when Dravyn—one of her world’s most powerful deities—descends upon her kingdom in search of humans worthy of serving him, Karys knows what she must do. Earning a place at the god’s side will allow her to find out what truly happened to her sister…and then destroy the gods from the inside out for what they did.

Thrown into the dazzling but deadly world of the divine courts, she must navigate complicated politics, strange magic, and dangerous trials to prove herself worthy of standing among the gods.

Among the most dangerous of these trials is Dravyn himself.

Karys knows better than to trust the enigmatic God of Fire. The flames of passion that stir between them are only divine trickery. And yet, the more she learns about him, the hotter the forbidden sparks burn. The more she begins to question all she thought she knew about the world of gods and mortals and everything in-between.

And the more she risks betraying her own secrets, which may be the most dangerous thing of all.

This is a romantic epic fantasy with some adult language and spicy content. Though it’s set in the same universe as the Shadows and Crowns series—in the distant past—it can be read and completely enjoyed without reading any previous books in this world. Book two will end with a HEA, but beware the cliffhanger at the end of this first book!

By Any Other Name by Kate King

He’s seduced by the darkness, but she’s always been his sun. In the elite university town of Stratford, Massachusetts, a secret society of eight wealthy and influential families use occult witchcraft to maintain their power and privilege. The entire society is dangerous, but the bitter blood feud between rival families, the Capulets and the Montagues, makes them almost as infamous as Stratford itself. Etta Capulet has always been a good girl. Roman Montague is anything but good. But despite their differences, their vicious family rivalry, and years of curses, threats, and murders, Roman has secretly loved Etta as long as he can remember. So when he hears her moaning his name through her open bedroom window, he vows to make her his… Until death do they part.

By Any Other Name is a modern gothic romance with paranormal elements. It is a retelling of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, but as a standalone romance novel it ends in a HEA. It features mature themes that may not be suitable for all readers, and reader discretion is advised.

Twisted Game by Eva Ashwood

I was the girl no one looked at twice. Until they saw me.

My whole life, no one has had my back. My parents are dead, my adoptive mother is a drug addict, and the mean girls on campus mock me for my scars.

So when I end up desperate for money and out of options, I agree to sell the one thing I have left: my innocence.

On the night I’m meant to give my body to a brutal Russian mobster, three men storm into the room like dark shadows and kill him before he can claim me. When they drag me from the blood-soaked bed, I’m certain they’re going to kill me too.

They don’t… but they don’t forget about me, either.

These three dangerous brothers will do anything to make sure I keep my mouth shut about what I saw, even if it means stalking my every movement. I’m a loose thread to them—but somehow, I’m becoming more than that too.

I’m becoming an obsession.
A temptation.
A craving.

And no matter how much I try to deny the terrifying attraction that pulses between us, I know if I don’t find a way out of this tangled web soon…

Their darkness will swallow me up.

Twisted Game is a full-length new adult romance with dark themes, damaged anti-heroes, and high heat. It is book one of four in the series. *RELEASE DATE WILL BE MOVED FORWARD.*

Faecrate

Rain of Shadows and Endings by Melissa K. Roehrich

Of all the worlds and life they created, the gods favored their children the most. But with that favor came the fear that their Legacy would one day become too powerful and overthrow them. Devram was created. A realm hidden amongst the stars. The gods gave their Legacy the best of all the worlds, and then they left, a sworn agreement to never return and to never interfere. Forced to a life of servitude, the Fae are required to provide for the Legacy in more ways than one. Every five years, the eligible Fae are gathered for the Selection and assigned to serve in one of the six Kingdoms. To be chosen as the personal Source for a Kingdom Heir is the greatest honor, and for the first time in a millennia, all six Kingdoms have heirs choosing a Source. But their selections could tip the power balance a little too far. Tessalyn Asura was as forgotten as the realm. But when she finds herself the personal Source to the Heir of Endings, she winds up serving in the darkest Kingdom of them all . The secrets within the Arius Kingdom are meant to be learned and kept, but this was never the life she wanted. Fighting not only the fate thrust upon her, but the temptation to lose herself to desire, Tessa will do anything to escape her new destiny. Until she starts to realize maybe their world wasn’t as forgotten as they thought, and maybe she’s the reason why.

Rain of Shadows and Endings is book one in The Legacy Series and ends on a cliffhanger. This is new adult dark fantasy romance series and includes elements that may be triggering to some readers.

Faecrate Special Editions

Nocticadia and Master of Salt and Bones by Keri Lake

A dark, atmospheric tale of deadly secrets and forbidden love.

Mortui vivos docent.
The dead teach the living.

After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I’d find the cure for what ravaged her. And leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me.

Four years later, I receive an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest, most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it’s rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before. Those whose bones are said to make up the island’s white sandy shores.

And restless ghosts aren’t even its most daunting peculiarity.

Devryck Bramwell, known on campus as Doctor Death, is a brilliant pathologist in charge of the midnight lab. He’s also my devastatingly handsome professor, who seems to loathe tenacious first-years, like me. Except, his dark and enigmatic gaze tells me all the ways he’d devour me if given the chance, and his stolen kisses burn my lips with forbidden jealousy.

I crave his authority.
He aches for redemption.
Together, we’re toxic. Delicious fodder for the prying eyes hellbent on exhuming the rotted skeletons of our pasts.

For the dead have much to teach, and it’s only a matter of time before Dracadia’s most depraved secret is resurrected.

Nocticadia is a standalone dark academia gothic romance.

Master of Salt and Bones

When I was a little girl, I dreamed a handsome knight would come and rescue me from my wretched mother. He’d ride up on his white steed and break the curse I’ve been fated to carry since the day I was born.

Funny how things changed over time. How the fairy tale twisted into something far more crooked, darker than I ever imagined.

In reality, my knight is scarred and broken, living alone in a castle of bones that overlooks the sea. He isn’t searching for me. He never was.

Lucian Blackthorne is as cursed as I am, and equally shunned by the locals, the fishers of men, who believe him to be the devil in the flesh.

Perhaps he is, with the way his amber eyes draw me in, ignite me like an infernal blaze. And the sins he whispers in my ear are as wickedly intoxicating as the man himself.

Yet, his touch is heaven and his will is my weakness.

He calls us forbidden, an unsalvageable tragedy, with no happy end. Maybe we are. But in this story, he’s the one who needs saving.

Details:

We’re so excited to reveal that our next Opus collection is an Exclusive Edition Set of two of Keri Lake’s masterpieces: Nocticadia and Master of Salt & Bones! These are standalone dark gothic romances with anti-heroes and strong heroines! 🖤✨

These are perfect for those who love:
💀 Dark Academia and secret societies
💀 Slow burn romances, angsty tension, “touch her and die”
🥀 Mysterious and brooding alpha MMCs
🥀 Steamy forbidden romances

What to expect with this Exclusive Edition Collection:

✨ Exclusive all-new covers with dust jacket details by @c.e.illo
✨ Exclusive hardcover emboss with foiling details by @rachelbostickillustration
✨ Gorgeous endpaper artworks by @mistilteinn.art
✨ Digitally printed page edges
✨ Signed tip-in pages

Each set will also come with a decorative boxed set packaging with artwork complementing the books inside. This will keep the books safe during shipping until they arrive at your doorstep!

👉🏻 These sets are sold as PRE-ORDERS and will be priced at $65 + shipping. Estimated ship date is June/July 2024!

CHECK THE PRE-ORDER DETAILS BELOW:

🗓 EARLY ACCESS: Active Seelie & Unseelie Subscribers will be sent an Early Access email for sales to open on January 18th at 5pm EST.

– Active Subscriber means that you have a recurring subscription (not one-time purchase) and the upcoming January renewal for our February crate is NOT SKIPPED
– Any active subscriber that signs up for our February crate (theme announcement coming soon and our WAITLIST will also be opening soon!) will be qualified for early access sale.
– Any non-qualifying orders will be cancelled and refunded

🗓 PUBLIC SALE (no subscription needed): These will go on sale to the general public on January 19th at 5pm EST. Don’t forget to set your alarms so you won’t miss out!

🚨REMINDER: This Opus collection may contain sensitive themes as this is a DARK ROMANCE. Please check content warnings to see if these books are up your alley.

Deal of Shadows by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

Enter a world of darkness and desire, where even true love comes at a deadly price.

In the twisted world of the Unseelie fae, dreams are currency and wishes are power. Izael, the serpentine Duke of Bones, a fae lord with a fierce reputation, finds himself desperate for freedom. And to get it, he only needs one simple thing—a deal with a human. When he sets his sights on Alex, a destitute witch down on her luck, he sees a chance to gain everything he’s ever wanted.

Alex wasn’t expecting to lose her job. It was the last thing keeping her afloat. And now with no money in her account, and homelessness looming, she casts a spell and asks for help from anyone willing to listen.
She should have been more specific.

Now she has a handsome Unseelie fae begging to grant her deepest wish. As far as Alex is concerned, she doesn’t have one. She knows better than to trust him, but he convinces her to take a wager—for seven days and seven nights, they will split their time between Earth and Tir n’Aill. If she truly does not have a wish after those seven days, he’ll make sure she never goes poor again and will leave her alone. If she loses, her wish is his to grant…and her soul is his to take.

As Izael and Alex dance around each other, the stakes grow higher and higher. Will Izael succeed in his quest to make Alex his own, or will she prove to be his downfall?
___________
From USA Today bestseller Kathryn Ann Kingsley, the Deal of Shadows series is a sizzling tale of love, power, and deceit, perfect for fans of dark fantasy and fae romance. Follow Izael and Alex as they navigate the treacherous world of Tir n’Aill, where the only thing that’s certain is that nothing is ever as it seems.

This series is an entrypoint into the same universe as The Unseelie Prince and Maze of Shadows. While familiar faces will appear, you can start here with The Unseelie Duke without missing anything.

Please This series contains content that may be disturbing to some readers.

Details:

We’re so delighted to announce that our next Opus collection is an Exclusive Edition Set of Deal of Shadows by Kathryn Ann Kingsley! This set will include The Unseelie Duke and The Unseelie Wish. These are perfect for those who love:

🐍 Dark fantasies and fae romances
🦋 Feral faes and possessive lovers
🐍 Unhinged Fae lord 🤝 Take no sh*t witch
🦋 Monsters and trickery

What to expect with this Exclusive Edition Collection:

✨ Exclusive all-new covers with dust jacket details by @amaretta_
✨ Exclusive full-color hardcover design by @amaretta_
✨ Digitally printed page edges by @amaretta_
✨ Signed tip-in pages

Each set will also come with a decorative boxed set packaging with artwork complementing the books inside. This will keep the books safe during shipping until they arrive at your doorstep!

👉🏻 These sets are sold as PRE-ORDERS and will be priced at $55 + shipping. Estimated ship date is June/July 2024!

CHECK THE PRE-ORDER DETAILS BELOW:

🗓 EARLY ACCESS: Active Seelie & Unseelie Subscribers will be sent an Early Access email for sales to open on January 25th at 5pm EST.

– Active Subscriber means that you have a recurring subscription and the upcoming January renewal for our February crate is NOT SKIPPED
– Any non-qualifying orders will be cancelled and refunded

🗓 PUBLIC SALE (no subscription needed): These will go on sale to the general public on January 26th at 5pm EST. Don’t forget to set your alarms so you won’t miss out!

🚨REMINDER: This Opus collection may contain sensitive themes as this is a DARK ROMANCE. Please check content warnings to see if these books are up your alley.

Fairyloot Adult

The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers

A young woman descends into a seductive magical underworld of power-hungry scholars, fickle gods and monsters bent on revenge to break her family’s curse in this spellbinding contemporary fantasy debut.

For centuries, generations of Everlys have seen their brightest and best disappear, taken as punishment for a crime no one remembers, for a purpose no one understands. Their tormentor, a woman named Penelope, never ages, never grows sick – and never forgives a debt.

Violet Everly was just a child when her mother Marianne vanished on a stormy night, determined to break the curse. And when Penelope cannot find her, she issues an Violet has ten years to find Marianne, or she will take her place. Violet is the last of the Everly line, the last to suffer from the curse. Unless she can break it first.

To do so, she must descend into a seductive magical underworld of power-hungry scholars, fickle gods and monsters bent on revenge. She must also contend with Penelope’s quiet assistant, Aleksander, who she knows cannot be trusted – and yet whose knowledge of a world beyond her own is too valuable to avoid.

Tied to a very literal deadline, Violet will travel the edges of the world to find Marianne and the key to the city of stardust, where the Everly story began.

Fairyloot YA

A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft

In this romantic fantasy of manners from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft, a magical dressmaker commissioned for a royal wedding finds herself embroiled in scandal when a gossip columnist draws attention to her undeniable chemistry with the groom.

Niamh Ó Conchobhair has never let herself long for more. The magic in her blood that lets her stitch emotions and memories into fabric is the same magic that will eventually kill her. Determined to spend the little time she has left guaranteeing a better life for her family, Niamh jumps at the chance to design the wardrobe for a royal wedding in the neighboring kingdom of Avaland.

But Avaland is far from the fairytale that she imagined. While young nobles attend candlelit balls and elegant garden parties, unrest brews amid the working class. The groom himself, Kit Carmine, is prickly, abrasive, and begrudgingly being dragged to the altar as a political pawn. But when Niamh and Kit grow closer, an unlikely friendship blossoms into something more—until an anonymous columnist starts buzzing about their chemistry, promising to leave them alone only if Niamh helps to uncover the royal family’s secrets. The rot at the heart of Avaland runs deep, but exposing it could risk a future she never let herself dream of, and a love she never thought possible.

Transporting readers to a Regency England-inspired fantasy world, A Fragile Enchantment is a sweeping romance threaded with intrigue, unforgettable characters, and a love story for the ages.

Fairyloot Special Editions

The Night Circus and The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.

But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.

True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.

Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.

The Starless Sea

Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood. Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense of how his own life came to be recorded, Zachary uncovers a series of clues—a bee, a key, and a sword—that lead him to a masquerade party in New York, to a secret club, and through a doorway to an ancient library hidden far below the surface of the earth. What Zachary finds in this curious place is more than just a buried home for books and their guardians—it is a place of lost cities and seas, lovers who pass notes under doors and across time, and of stories whispered by the dead. Zachary learns of those who have sacrificed much to protect this realm, relinquishing their sight and their tongues to preserve this archive, and also of those who are intent on its destruction. Together with Mirabel, a fierce, pink-haired protector of the place, and Dorian, a handsome, barefoot man with shifting alliances, Zachary travels the twisting tunnels, darkened stairwells, crowded ballrooms, and sweetly soaked shores of this magical world, discovering his purpose—in both the mysterious book and in his own life.

Details:

We are so happy to present to you… the ‘Erin Morgenstern’ Exclusive Editions, brought to you in collaboration with @harvillsecker and @erinmorgenstern!

A magical circus that opens at nightfall and closes at dawn and a mysterious book that will lead you on an adventure into the very home of storytellers. The Night Circus and The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern are two wonderfully whimsical fantasy books that we absolutely adore!

What is special about these Exclusive Editions?
✨ EXCLUSIVE HARDCOVER EDITIONS: Royal hardback editions with cover artwork by @micaelaalcainodesign
✨ FOIL ON THE HARDCOVERS: Stunning foil on the front and the spines of the hardcovers designed by @micaelaalcainodesign to match each story
✨ DIGITALLY SPRAYED EDGES: Digitally sprayed edges by @micaelaalcainodesign with solid top and bottom edges
✨ SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR: Both books will be signed by the author, Erin Morgenstern

This is NOT part of our normal monthly subscriptions and if you wish to order a set, they will be available in the Fairy Trove (we ship to many countries worldwide).

The ‘Erin Morgenstern’ Exclusive Editions will be available for £50 GBP / $68 USD + shipping and are expected to ship around February/March 2024.

Early Access emails will be sent on January 11th at 1pm GMT to UK/INT active subscribers and 4pm GMT to US/Canada active subscribers. If we have sets remaining, they will be available to the public on January 12th at 1pm GMT for UK/INT customers and 4pm GMT for US/Canada customers from the Fairy Trove.

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Gorgeous graphics by @blanca.design 😍

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn Tan

Sue Lynn Tan’s highly acclaimed, bestselling Celestial Kingdom duology is expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events in Daughter of the Moon Goddess and Heart of the Sun Warrior, all from the perspectives of beloved characters and illustrated by Kelly Chong.

Return to the Immortal Realm, a world of gods, magic, and legendary creatures—and embark upon new adventures of valor, danger, and love.

Tales from the Celestial Kingdom collects nine spellbinding stories—two previously published, seven original, including the epilogue to the duology—set in the enchanting world of Sue Lynn Tan’s stunning debut. Filled with magic and mythology, friendship and love, these stories intertwine through the past, present, and future of the two novels, told from the perspectives of multiple characters, including Chang’e, Shuxiao, Liwei, and Wenzhi.

With beautiful illustrations from Kelly Chong throughout, these wondrous tales make the perfect complement to Sue Lynn Tan’s breathtaking series.

Details:

We are so thrilled to present to you… the ‘Tales of the Celestial Kingdom’ Exclusive Edition, brought to you in collaboration with @harpervoyager_uk and @suelynntan!

Daughter of the Moon Goddess and Heart of the Sun Warrior saw the Celestial Kingdom become one of our favourite fantasy worlds to visit, and we’re so excited that we can return to learn more about this incredible setting in the form of short stories!

What is special about this Exclusive Edition?
✨ EXCLUSIVE COVER by @jasonchuangart
✨ DIGITAL SPRAYED EDGE with a solid top and bottom sprayed edge
✨ FOIL ON THE HARDCOVER by @gracezhuart
✨ CHARACTER ARTWORK ON THE ENDPAPERS by @gracezhuart (different front and back)
✨ SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR 🖋️

This is NOT part of our normal monthly subscriptions and if you wish to order a book, they will be available in the Fairy Trove (we ship to many countries worldwide).

The ‘Tales of the Celestial Kingdom’ Exclusive Edition will be available for £21 GBP / $29 USD + shipping and is expected to ship around April/May 2024.

On 15th January at 12pm GMT, we will send out a private Early Access link to everyone who purchased our edition of ‘Heart of the Sun Warrior’. We will then send out an Early Access email to all UK/INT active subscribers at 2pm GMT, and all US/Canada active subscribers at 4pm GMT. If we have any stock remaining, these will be available in the Fairy Trove to the general public on 16th January at 1pm GMT for UK/INT customers and 4pm GMT for US/Canada customers.

We hope you are as excited as we are about this stunning book! 😍

Graphic by Official FairyLoot Designer @blanca.design

Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers*

When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.

After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother is suffering from addiction and her brother is missing from the front lines. Her best bet is to win the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.

To combat her worries, Iris writes letters to her brother and slips them beneath her wardrobe door, where they vanish—into the hands of Roman Kitt, her cold and handsome rival at the paper. When he anonymously writes Iris back, the two of them forge a connection that will follow Iris all the way to the front lines of battle: for her brother, the fate of mankind, and love.

Shadow and Bone meets Lore in Rebecca Ross’s Divine Rivals, an epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak, and the unparalleled power of love.

Details:

We are so excited to present to you… the ‘Ruthless Vows’ Exclusive Edition, brought to you in collaboration with @harpervoyager_uk and @beccajross!

Divine Rivals is a book that has stolen many hearts with its gut wrenching rivals to lovers romance and elegantly written storyline. We’re so happy to be sharing our matching edition of the sequel, Ruthless Vows, with you all!

What is special about this Exclusive Edition?
✨ EXCLUSIVE REDESIGNED COVER by @kelley.mcmorris.art
✨ DIGITALLY SPRAYED EDGE with a block sprayed top and bottom edge
✨ FOILED CHARACTER ARTWORK ON THE ENDPAPERS by @hachandraws
✨ FOIL ON THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE HARDCOVER
✨ BONUS CONTENT
This book will feature a digital signature.

This is NOT part of our normal monthly subscriptions and if you wish to order a book, they will be available in the Fairy Trove (we ship to many countries worldwide).

The ‘Ruthless Vows’ Exclusive Edition will be available for £23 GBP / $31 USD + shipping and is expected to ship around June/July 2024.

On 18th January at 12pm GMT, we will send out a private Early Access link to everyone who received the May YA 2023 ‘Feuding Gods’ box. We will then send out an Early Access email to all UK/INT active subscribers at 2pm GMT, and all US/Canada active subscribers at 4pm GMT. If we have any stock remaining, these will be available in the Fairy Trove to the general public on 19th January at 1pm GMT for UK/INT customers and 4pm GMT for US/Canada customers.

Are you as excited about this book as we are?

Graphics by Official FairyLoot Designer @blanca.design 😍

Bookshops and Bonedust by Tracis Baldree (with a reprint of Legends and Lattees offered as a bundle deal)

When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we need isn’t always what we seek.

In Bookshops & Bonedust, a prequel to Legends & Lattes, New York Times bestselling author Travis Baldree takes us on a journey of high fantasy, first loves, and second-hand books.

Viv’s career with the notorious mercenary company Rackam’s Ravens isn’t going as planned.

Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer, she’s packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of Murk—so far from the action that she worries she’ll never be able to return to it.

What’s a thwarted soldier of fortune to do?

Spending her hours at a beleaguered bookshop in the company of its foul-mouthed proprietor is the last thing Viv would have predicted, but it may be both exactly what she needs and the seed of changes she couldn’t possibly imagine.

Still, adventure isn’t all that far away. A suspicious traveler in gray, a gnome with a chip on her shoulder, a summer fling, and an improbable number of skeletons prove Murk to be more eventful than Viv could have ever expected.

Details:

We are so excited to present to you… the ‘Bookshops & Bonedust’ Exclusive Edition, and a reprint of the ‘Legends & Lattes’ Exclusive Edition, brought to you in collaboration with @travis_baldree and @panmacmillan!

What is special about these Exclusive Editions?
✨ EXCLUSIVE COVER with HOLOGRAPHIC FOIL on the dust jacket
✨ HOLOGRAPHIC FOIL ON THE HARDCOVER
✨ DIGITALLY SPRAYED EDGE with a solid sprayed top and bottom edges
✨ SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR Travis Baldree

This is NOT part of our normal monthly subscriptions and if you wish to order a book/set, they will be available in the Fairy Trove (we ship to many countries worldwide).

The ‘Bookshops & Bonedust’ and ‘Legends & Lattes’ Exclusive Editions will be available to purchase separately for £22.90 GBP / $30.90 USD each + shipping, and we will also be offering them as a set which will be available for £45.80 GBP / $61.80 USD + shipping. Both the singular books and sets are expected to ship around February/March 2024.

Early Access Sale (January 23rd)
10am GMT – UK/INT customers who purchased Legends & Lattes will receive Early Access to the sequel
12pm GMT – UK/INT active subscribers will receive Early Access for all purchase options*
2pm GMT – US/Canada customers who purchased Legends & Lattes will receive Early Access to the sequel
4pm GMT – US/Canada active subscribers will receive Early Access for all purchase options*
*Single purchase options for Bookshops & Bonedust, Legends & Lattes and a set option will be available

If we have any stock remaining, these will be available in the Fairy Trove to the general public on January 24th at 1pm GMT for UK/INT customers and 4pm GMT for US/Canada customers.

Please note: this Early Access sale is more staggered than usual to better manage website traffic. If you have already purchased a copy of ‘Legends & Lattes’ and attempt to purchase it again, or purchase the set, this will count as a duplicate and the order will be cancelled.

Beautiful graphics by @blanca.design 😍

The Ruined by Renee Ahdieh

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers*

In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she’s forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent along with six other girls, Celine quickly becomes enamored with the vibrant city from the music to the food to the soirées and—especially—to the danger. She soon becomes embroiled in the city’s glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group’s leader, the enigmatic Sébastien Saint Germain. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in the lair of La Cour des Lions, Celine battles her attraction to him and suspicions about Sébastien’s guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.

When more bodies are discovered, each crime more gruesome than the last, Celine and New Orleans become gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose—one Celine is sure has set her in his sights . . . and who may even be the young man who has stolen her heart. As the murders continue to go unsolved, Celine takes matters into her own hands and soon uncovers something even more shocking: an age-old feud from the darkest creatures of the underworld reveals a truth about Celine she always suspected simmered just beneath the surface.

At once a sultry romance and a thrilling murder mystery, master storyteller Renée Ahdieh embarks on her most potent fantasy series yet: The Beautiful.

Details:

We are so thrilled to present to you… ‘The Ruined’ Exclusive Edition, brought to you in collaboration with @hodderscape and @reneeahdieh!

It’s time for the stunning conclusion to The Beautiful quartet: The Ruined! This series has everything we love in a fantasy book, dazzling mythical creatures, an intoxicating storyline and epic drama!

What is special about this Exclusive Edition?
✨ SOLID SPRAYED EDGES in a stunning blue tone to compliment the cover
✨ SIGNED by the AUTHOR Renée Ahdieh

This is NOT part of our normal monthly subscriptions and if you wish to order a book, they will be available in the Fairy Trove (we ship to many countries worldwide).

‘The Ruined’ Exclusive Edition will be available for £23 GBP / $31 USD + shipping and is expected to ship around March/April 2024.

On 25th January at 12pm GMT, we will send out a private Early Access link to everyone who purchased our edition of ‘The Righteous’. We will then send out an Early Access email to all UK/INT active subscribers at 2pm GMT, and all US/Canada active subscribers at 4pm GMT. If we have any stock remaining, these will be available in the Fairy Trove to the general public on January 26th at 1pm GMT for UK/INT customers and 4pm GMT for US/Canada customers.

We hope you are as excited as we are about this stunning sequel! 😍

Graphic by Official FairyLoot Designer @blanca.design

Destroy the Day by Brigid Kemmerer

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers*

The kingdom of Kandala is on the brink of disaster. Rifts between sectors have only worsened since a sickness began ravaging the land, and within the Royal Palace, the king holds a tenuous peace with a ruthless hand.

King Harristan was thrust into power after his parents’ shocking assassination, leaving the younger Prince Corrick to take on the brutal role of the King’s Justice. The brothers have learned to react mercilessly to any sign of rebellion–it’s the only way to maintain order when the sickness can strike anywhere, and the only known cure, an elixir made from delicate Moonflower petals, is severely limited.

Out in the Wilds, apothecary apprentice Tessa Cade is tired of seeing her neighbors die, their suffering ignored by the unyielding royals. Every night, she and her best friend Wes risk their lives to steal Moonflower petals and distribute the elixir to those who need it most–but it’s still not enough.

As rumors spread that the cure no longer works and sparks of rebellion begin to flare, a particularly cruel act from the King’s Justice makes Tessa desperate enough to try the impossible: sneaking into the palace. But what she finds upon her arrival makes her wonder if it’s even possible to fix Kandala without destroying it first.

Details:

We are so thrilled to present to you… the ‘Destroy the Day’ Exclusive Edition, brought to you in collaboration with @bloomsburypublishing and @brigidkemmerer!

It’s time to return to the Kingdom of Kandala and join Tessa for the epic conclusion to the Defy the Night trilogy! Are you ready to Destroy the Day?

What is special about this Exclusive Edition?
✨ EXCLUSIVE HARDCOVER EDITION
✨ ARTWORK ON THE REVERSE OF THE DUST JACKET by @lasq.draws
✨ SOLID SPRAYED EDGES
✨ PATTERNED ENDPAPERS
✨ FOIL STAMP ON THE HARDBACK
✨ SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
This is a B-Format hardback, which is the same size as our editions of ‘Defy The Night’ and ‘Defend the Dawn’.

This is NOT part of our normal monthly subscriptions and if you wish to order a book, they will be available in the Fairy Trove (we ship to many countries worldwide). Please note: Stock is very limited, but we have enough copies for those who purchased our Exclusive Edition of ‘Defend the Dawn’.

The ‘Destroy the Day’ Exclusive Edition will be available for £23 GBP / $31 USD + shipping and is expected to ship around March/April 2024.

On 29th January at 12pm GMT, we will send out a private Early Access link to those who purchased our edition of ‘Defend the Dawn’. We will then send out an Early Access email to all UK/INT active subscribers at 2pm GMT, and all US/Canada active subscribers at 4pm GMT. If we have any stock remaining, these will be available in the Fairy Trove to the general public on 30th January at 1pm GMT for UK/INT customers and 4pm GMT for US/Canada customers.

We hope you are as excited as we are about this stunning sequel! 😍

Graphic by Official FairyLoot Designer @blanca.design

Feminist Book Club Box

Let This Radicalize You by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba

What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let This Radicalize You is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building power in an era of destabilization and catastrophe.

Longtime organizers and movement educators Mariame Kaba and Kelly Hayes examine some of the political lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the convergence of mass protest and mass formations of mutual aid, and consider what this confluence of power can teach us about a future that will require mass acts of care, rescue and defense, in the face of both state violence and environmental disaster.

The book is an assemblage of co-authored reflections, interviews and questions that are intended to aid and empower activists and organizers as they attempt to map their own journeys through the work of justice-making. It includes insights from a spectrum of experienced organizers, including Sharon Lungo, Carlos Saavedra, Ejeris Dixon, Barbara Ransby, and Ruth Wilson Gilmore about some of the difficult and joyous lessons they have learned in their work.

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

Centuries before, robots of Panga gained self-awareness, laid down their tools, wandered, en masse into the wilderness, never to be seen again. They faded into myth and urban legend.

Now the life of the tea monk who tells this story is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of “what do people need?” is answered. But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how. They will need to ask it a lot. Chambers’ series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?

Fox and Wit Adult Lit & Tunes

Of Roses and Rituals by S.L. Prater

Fiona is ready to spend her holiday having fun, but her father has other plans. Worried that his witch daughter has become too reckless after suffering a loss, he bargains her off to serve as assistant to Dr. Elias Van Doorn.

Cursed by a demon to take on the form of a beast, the famous doctor works in seclusion. Fiona should be frightened by his horns and his size. She shouldn’t find his aggravation so delightful or the swish of his tail so captivating or his arrogant mouth so alluring. An irresistible bond begins to form between them, but as she surrenders to her primal desire, she resists giving up her heart. Grief, it seems, is the greater curse.

In just one summer can the clever beast tame this beauty and claim his fated mate?

Fox and Wit Special Editions

The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers*

The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation.

Enter the latest round of six: Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona, unwilling halves of an unfathomable whole, who exert uncanny control over every element of physicality. Reina Mori, a naturalist, who can intuit the language of life itself. Parisa Kamali, a telepath who can traverse the depths of the subconscious, navigating worlds inside the human mind. Callum Nova, an empath easily mistaken for a manipulative illusionist, who can influence the intimate workings of a person’s inner self. Finally, there is Tristan Caine, who can see through illusions to a new structure of reality—an ability so rare that neither he nor his peers can fully grasp its implications.

When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they will have one year to qualify for initiation, during which time they will be permitted preliminary access to the Society’s archives and judged based on their contributions to various subjects of impossibility: time and space, luck and thought, life and death. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. The six potential initiates will fight to survive the next year of their lives, and if they can prove themselves to be the best among their rivals, most of them will.

Most of them.

Details:

Have you been waiting for the announcement of our Fox & Wit matching edition of The Atlas Complex?

Details below!

You can purchase our exclusive edition of The Atlas Complex only ($29.99 plus shipping)

or

add The Atlas Complex PLUS the dust jacket add on for The Atlas Six and The Atlas Paradox if you missed them the first time around.

This bundle will be will be $47.99 plus shipping.

There will not be an option for jacket only for The Atlas Complex.

At the moment, we do not have confirmation from publishers for signed book plates.

On sale dates:

Jan 2nd: active subscribers* and email newsletters

Jan 3rd: open to the public

*qualified subscribers must have had an renewal *charge* either in November or December.

Emails will go out at 8 a.m. eastern time.

Books are estimated to ship in February.

Foxglove Romance

Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban

A swoon-worthy debut queer Victorian romance in which two debutantes distract themselves from having to seek husbands by setting up their widowed parents, and instead find their perfect match in each other—the lesbian Bridgerton/Parent Trap you never knew you needed!

Gwen has a brilliant beyond brilliant idea.

It’s 1857, and anxious debutante Beth has just one season to snag a wealthy husband, or she and her mother will be out on the street. But playing the blushing ingenue makes Beth’s skin crawl and she’d rather be anywhere but here.

Gwen, on the other hand, is on her fourth season and counting, with absolutely no intention of finding a husband, possibly ever. She figures she has plenty of security as the only daughter of a rakish earl, from whom she’s gotten all her flair, fun, and less-than-proper party games.

“Let’s get them together,” she says.

It doesn’t take long for Gwen to hatch her latest scheme: rather than surrender Beth to courtship, they should set up Gwen’s father and Beth’s newly widowed mother. Let them get married instead.

“It’ll be easy” she says.

There’s just…one, teeny, tiny problem. Their parents kind of seem to hate each other.

But no worries. Beth and Gwen are more than up to the challenge of a little twenty-year-old heartbreak. How hard can parent-trapping widowed ex-lovers be?

Of course, just as their plan begins to unfold, a handsome, wealthy viscount starts calling on Beth, offering up the perfect, secure marriage.

Beth’s not mature enough for this…

Now Gwen must face the prospect of sharing Beth with someone else, forever. And Beth must reckon with the fact that she’s caught feelings, hard, and they’re definitely not for her potential fiancé.

That’s the trouble with matchmaking: sometimes you accidentally fall in love with your best friend in the process.

Goldsboro Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fellowship

Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

A mind-blowing murder mystery on a ship full of magical passengers. If Agatha Christie wrote fantasy, this would be it!

For a thousand years, Concordia has maintained peace between its provinces. To mark this incredible feat, the emperor’s ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage to the sacred Goddess’s Mountain.

Aboard are the heirs of the twelve provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique and secret magical ability known as a Blessing.

Except one: Ganymedes Piscero – class clown, slacker, and all-round disappointment.

When a beloved heir is murdered, everyone is a suspect. Stuck at sea and surrounded by powerful people without a Blessing to protect him, odds of survival are slim.

But as the bodies pile higher, Ganymedes must become the hero he was not born to be. Can he unmask the killer and their blessing before this bloody crusade reaches the shores of Concordia?

Or will the empire as he knows it fall?

Illumicrate

Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

A mind-blowing murder mystery on a ship full of magical passengers. If Agatha Christie wrote fantasy, this would be it!

For a thousand years, Concordia has maintained peace between its provinces. To mark this incredible feat, the emperor’s ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage to the sacred Goddess’s Mountain.

Aboard are the heirs of the twelve provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique and secret magical ability known as a Blessing.

Except one: Ganymedes Piscero – class clown, slacker, and all-round disappointment.

When a beloved heir is murdered, everyone is a suspect. Stuck at sea and surrounded by powerful people without a Blessing to protect him, odds of survival are slim.

But as the bodies pile higher, Ganymedes must become the hero he was not born to be. Can he unmask the killer and their blessing before this bloody crusade reaches the shores of Concordia?

Or will the empire as he knows it fall?

Illumicate Afterlight

At First Spite by Olivia Dade

When Athena Greydon’s fiancé ends their engagement, she has no choice but to move into the Spite House she recklessly bought him as a wedding gift. This is a problem, for several reasons: The house, originally built as a brick middle finger to the neighbors, is only ten feet wide. Her ex’s home is attached to hers. And Dr. Matthew Vine the Freaking Third (aka the uptight, judgmental jerk who convinced his younger brother to leave her) is living on the other side, only a four-foot alley away.

If she has to see Matthew every time she looks out her windows, she might as well have some fun with the situation–by, say, playing erotic audiobooks at top volume with the windows open. A woman living in a Spite House is basically obligated to get petty payback however she can, right?

Unfortunately, loathing Matthew proves more difficult than anticipated. He helps her move. He listens. And he’s kind of…hot? Dammit.

Illumicrate Evernight

The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland

Zara Jones believes in magic because the alternative is too painful to bear—that her sister was murdered by a serial killer and there is precisely nothing she can do to change it. If there’s anything Zara cannot stand it’s feeling powerless, so she decides she will do whatever it takes—even if that means partaking in the occult—to bring her sister back from the dead.

Jude Wolf might be the daughter of a billionaire, but she is also undeniably cursed. After a deal with a demon went horribly wrong, her soul is now slowly turning necrotic. Flowers and insects die in her wake and monstrous things come to taunt her at night. If Jude can’t find the right someone to fix her mistake, she fears she’ll die very soon.

Enter Emer Bryne: the solution to both Zara’s and Jude’s predicaments. The daughter of a witch, Emer sells spells to women in desperate situations willing to sacrifice a part of their soul in exchange for a bit of power, a bit of magic to change their lives. But Emer has a dark past all her own—and as her former clients are murdered one-by-one, she knows it’s followed her all the way to London.

As Zara and Jude enter Emer’s orbit, they’ll have to team up to stop the killer—before they each end up next on his list.

Illumicrate Special Editions

Bride of the Shadow King series by Sylvia Mercedes

For fans of The Bridge Kingdom and A Deal with the Elf King, this arranged marriage romance about a human princess forced to wed a dark and desperate Shadow King is sure to entice!

A shunned princess. A reluctant king.
A marriage that could save both their kingdoms . . . but destroy their hearts.

Though she is the oldest daughter, Princess Faraine lives in the background, shunned from court and kept out of sight. Her chronic illness makes her a liability to the crown, and she has learned to give place to her beautiful, favored younger sister in all things.

When the handsome and enigmatic Shadow King comes seeking a bride, Faraine is not surprised that her sister is his choice.

Though not eager to take a human bride, King Vor is willing to do what is necessary for the sake of his people. When he meets the lively Princess Ilsevel, he quickly agrees to a marriage arrangement.

So why can’t he get the haunting eyes of her older sister out of his head?

When disaster strikes and the marriage alliance is compromised, Faraine suddenly finds herself forced to take her sister’s place . . . regardless of her new husband’s desires. Can she find a place at Vor’s side as his queen? Or is his heart forever closed to the woman who deceived him so cruelly?

Passionate and alluring, Bride of the Shadow King is an arranged marriage tale with dual point-of-view (his and hers). It’s perfect for fantasy fans looking for a touch of spice to go with the sweet in their next swoony, slow-burn romance.

Details:

We’re thrilled to announce, in collaboration with Sylvia Mercedes (@authorsylviamercedes) and Daphne Press (@daphne.press), our Illumicrate Exclusive editions of the Bride of the Shadow King trilogy! We devoured this romantasy series, which is both sweet and spicy, and are incredibly excited to present this gorgeous set to you all.

Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Bride of the Shadow King trilogy features Royal hardbacks and includes:
✨ Exclusive redesigned covers (art by @amaretta_; design by @chattynora)
✨ Full colour printing on the hardback (by @chattynora)
✨ Digitally printed edges (by @chattynora)
✨ Illustrated endpapers (by @dianadworak, different front and back)
✨ Book one signed by the author

Please note, this is a digital mock-up and finished copies may differ slightly.

This set is priced at £75 + shipping (and VAT if applicable). It comes under our ‘Box Subscription’ shipping category, and our shipping rates can be viewed at: illumicrate.com/shipping-rates. It is expected to ship in February/March.

General Sale begins 11 January at 3pm GMT.

We will be holding a presale on 9 January for active Illumicrate subscribers. An email with presale details will be sent out on 3 January.

📣 We now have a UK and a US website. This edition will be for sale on the UK website, and will ship internationally from the UK.

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love, Theoretically and The Love Hypothesis.

Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange—again…

Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It’s clear from the way he tracks Misery’s every movement that he doesn’t trust her. If only he knew how right he was….

Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she’s ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.

Details:

We are overjoyed to announce, in collaboration with Ali Hazelwood (@alihazelwood) and Sphere (@yourswithlovex), our Afterlight Exclusive edition of Bride! As you all know, we love Ali Hazelwood’s books here at Afterlight and are thrilled to be doing a special edition of her debut paranormal romance!

Our Afterlight Exclusive: Bride edition is a B-format hardback and features:
✨ An exclusive cover (from the publisher)
✨ Full colour printing with foil on the hardback (by @vitkovskaya_art)
✨ Digital fore-edge & block sprayed top and bottom edges (by @stacey.mcevoy.caunt)
✨ Endpaper art (by @karmavirtanen, different front and back)
✨ A digital signature

Please note, this is a digital mock-up and finished copies may differ slightly.

This edition is priced at £21 + shipping (and VAT if applicable). It comes under our ‘Book Only’ shipping category, and our shipping rates can be viewed at: illumicrate.com/shipping-rates. It is expected to ship in February/March.

General Sale begins 18 January at 3pm GMT.

We will be holding a presale on 16 January for active Afterlight subscribers. An email with presale details will be sent out on 10 January. (The presale will not be on this date.)

Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers*

From holy cup comes holy light;
The faithful hand sets world aright.
And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight,
Mere man shall end this endless night.

It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness.

Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. But even the Silver Order could not stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains.

Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story. A story of legendary battles and forbidden love, of faith lost and friendships won, of the Wars of the Blood and the Forever King and the quest for humanity’s last remaining hope:

The Holy Grail.

Details:

We’re delighted to announce, in collaboration with Jay Kristoff (@misterkristoff) and HarperVoyager (@harpervoyager_uk), our Illumicrate Exclusive edition of Empire of the Damned! We featured Empire of the Vampire in our September 2021 Illumicrate box, and we’re so pleased to be able to offer a matching edition for the sequel.

Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Empire of the Damned edition is a Royal hardback and features:
✨ An exclusive cover
✨ Foil embossing on the hardback
✨ Digitally printed fore-edge & block sprayed top and bottom edges
✨ Foiled endpapers
✨ Signed by the author

Please note, this is a digital mock-up and finished copies may differ slightly.

This edition is priced at £25 + shipping (and VAT if applicable). It comes under our ‘Book Only’ shipping category, and our shipping rates can be viewed at: illumicrate.com/shipping-rates. It is expected to ship in February/March.

General Sale begins 25 January 2024 at 3pm GMT.

We will be holding a presale for active Illumicrate subscribers and anyone who purchased: our Illumicrate September 2021 box or book-only, either as a subscriber or in a past boxes sale. An email with presale details will be sent out on 17 January 2024. (The presale will not be on this date.)

📣 We now have a UK and a US website. This edition will be for sale on the UK website, and will ship internationally from the UK.

The Librarian Box

The Locked Library

Obsidian Moon Crate

Next box in March.

Obsidian Flame Crate *personally do not support*

Cast in Shadows by Alice Winters

Andras
When the light-magic users known as Casters took everything from me, I vowed to make them pay.

Little did I know the perfect opportunity would show up in the form of a sweet Caster the moment I took his arrow to the heart… literally. Bastian knows that I’m made of dark magic, the very thing he’s been taught to destroy. But instead of turning away from me, he takes a chance on me, leading me behind the walls of the group out to kill me.

Bastian makes me remember that there’s more to life than revenge—although I can’t help but love the look he gives me when I cause chaos. But what I don’t realize is there’s someone who’s been watching me, someone only Bastian can help me fight.

Bastian
How is it that a man wielding dark magic is the only one who can save me?

Even though Andras goes against everything I fight for, I can’t stop myself from drawing him into my life.

What’s worse is that it’s clear he wants something from the Casters, but when he makes me laugh and feel like I’m living for the first time in my life, it’s impossible to turn him away.

When I find myself caught in a web of lies between those I trusted and those I feared, I realize the only one I can rely on is the one person who’s forbidden.

Cast in Shadows contains an antihero with no filter and a strange obsession with chili, a “pet” who sleeps through all the excitement, and possibly the least romantic movie date ever.

Obsidian Moon Crate Special Edition Box:

Something Wicked: Halloween Advent Box

💀Halloween Advent Calendar💀
I know you are all probably curious why I would be talking Halloween in December..
Here at OMC, Halloween isn’t just a holiday, it’s a state of mind. And I am so beyond excited to announce we are creating a Halloween Advent Calendar!
💀
This box will be FULL of our favorite halloween fandoms, some Halloween AU’s we’ve created, and some amazing spooky items that are fandom neutral. Some days will have multiple items, some days will have larger items, and some days will have a bit smaller items. Starting October 1st, you will be opening a halloween surprise every other day leading up to our favorite day of the year, Halloween!

There will be over 18 items in this box! 😵
Every single item will be wrapped and have a designated day to open them. We have recruited an Allstar list of shops and artists to make this dream come true! You will see items from @fandomdecorshop@blueforestblackmoon@fictionbathco and others! The artist line up is just as amazing @no0nedesigns@oblivionsdream@alyssa__ryann and so many more.

We will also have a special guest author, @authorjessicastaylor , supplying a special present to set the mood for Halloween!
(There will not be a physical book in this box)

We will have item reveals throughout December, so keep an eye out! We will be revealing a few of the items, while keeping the majority of them a surprise! There will also be a super ’Squishable’ friend in this box as well… 👀

This box will be preorder, starting January 1st at 12pm EST – February 29th 11:59pm EST. I know its soon, but we need to get everything ordered and wrapped up before September so that it’s not late!
There will be a set number of these, so they may sell out before the preorder is up, so grab yours as soon as you can.

The price of this box will be $250.00 USD before shipping. I know that is a lot of money, however, just a few of the items in this alone make up for this price. Most of the items will not be sold separately again.

This box will start shipping in September, starting with international and then domestic so that everyone receives their box before October 1st.

Thank you @alyesasworld for the graphic!

Omnicrate Book Box

A Tall Dark Trouble by Vanessa Montalban

Twin sisters Ofelia and Delfi know better than to get involved with magic. Their Mami has seen to that. After all, it was magic that cursed their family, turning love into a poison. Romance is off the table for the Sanchez women. They’ve seen the curse take hold enough times to know how that road ends. And yet. Sometimes a girl catches feelings and just can’t help herself.

When Ofelia and Delfi begin having premonitions of a series of murders, the sisters know it is time to embrace their magical inheritance to get to the bottom of the mystery and save innocent lives. Teaming up with their best friend Ethan and with brooding detective-in-training Andres, the sisters set out to learn the truth. They just need to make sure Mami doesn’t find out what they’re up to.

Meanwhile, in 1980 Cuba, Anita struggles with a different magical conflict. Her mother, Mama Orti, is a bruja who belongs to a secret coven of elders and Anita knows she will be forced to join the coven herself one day. She sees no escape, though the thought of staying and letting this future claim her is terrifying. Ofelia, Delfi, and Anita’s stories collide as each woman steps into her power and embraces who she truly is, refusing to be subdued by any person, coven, or curse.

In this stunning YA contemporary fantasy, debut author Vanessa Montalban explores the interlocking struggles of three generations of women in one family. An unputdownable debut for anyone who roots for magic, sisterhood, and love.

Once Upon A Book Club Box Adult

The Diamond of London by Andrea Penrose

Born into an illustrious family of swashbuckling war heroes and brilliant political leaders, Lady Hester Stanhope was a Regency-era adventuress who lived on her own terms and refused to conform.

Fans of Shana Abé, Theresa Ann Fowler, and Fiona Davis will be captivated by the unforgettable spirit at the heart of USA Today bestselling author Andrea Penrose’s dazzling new historical novel based on the real life of Lady Hester Stanhope (1776-1839), a British aristocrat, antiquarian, and adventurer who defied all conventional strictures of what a woman could and couldn’t do during the Regency era.

Even with her privileged life, Lady Hester Stanhope knows that claiming the adventurous life she truly wants will not be easy, thanks to her eccentric father’s stifling grip. With the help of her renowned statesman uncle William Pitt the Younger, she takes on the glittering, treacherous heights of London Society. Her formidable intelligence, outspoken opinions, and headstrong determination gain the favor of the beau monde’s leading taste-maker Beau Brummell—and she quickly learns to bend the rules of the ton to her own advantage. And as her uncle’s hostess, she astutely uses her skills to preside over—and give advice to—the most influential figures of her day, rising to a position unequaled in society . . .

But when it comes to holy matrimony, Hester will settle for no less than a passionate match of equals—a search marked by challenges and heartbreak. Her affair with a charismatic naval officer tempts her with forbidden pleasures—even as it threatens her reputation. Her love for a sophisticated, brilliant diplomat offers the marriage of her dreams . . . and unsuspected betrayal. And as England is plunged into war, Hester’s world changes forever, causing her to find courage and strength amid loss, chart a completely unexpected future—and make a glorious legacy forever hers . . .

Once Upon A Book Club Box MG

The League of Picky Eaters by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic

A hilarious and heartwarming debut about picky eating, finding your people, and standing proud.

In Muffuletta, being good at Eating is the key to success. French fries and grilled cheese? Beginner food! Haggis and truffles? Delicacies!

After failing a school Eating test, picky eater Minerva is placed in the lowest eating track of all: Remedial Eating to Change Habits. RETCH class is full of kids with weird personalities and even weirder food preferences. And to make matters worse, Minerva’s best friends in the Gifted and Gourmet class no longer speak to her.

But soon Minerva finds she is not alone in her pickiness, and forms friendships with her new classmates. And together, they find a way to stand up for themselves–picky and proud!

Once Upon A Book Club Box YA

Bloodstay by Jackie Johnson

Be careful who you root for

When a violent, decades-long feud between two powerful men comes to a head in the small settlement of Bladestay, Colorado, cunning resident Theo Creed must use her wits to stay alive. Disguising herself as a young boy, seventeen-year-old Theo bluffs her way into the inner circle of August Gaines, the magnetic leader of the ruthless gang that has descended on her town. But the deeper Theo gets into the con, the more she starts to question her loyalties. Complicating her subterfuge is a mysterious outlaw whose small moments of kindness contradict the blood he has on his hands, making Theo wonder who, exactly, is conning who. To save her town, Theo must parse facade from reality and choose between the barefaced malevolence she’s infiltrated and an evil she didn’t know lurked at home.
For readers who enjoy No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy and Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee.

Owlcrate Adult *personally do not support*

The Longest Autumn by Amy Avery

For fans of Ariadne, a spellbinding debut fantasy about a human who gets trapped with the god of Autumn, who brings with him life-threatening danger and a forbidden romance.

Under the right circumstances, would even a god fall?

Tirne is one of four humans rigorously selected to usher the turn of the seasons into the mortal world. Every year, she escorts the taciturn god Autumn between the godly and human realms. Autumn’s seasonal stay among mortals brings cooler weather, changing leaves, and the harvest of apples and gourds until Winter takes his place.

This year, the enchanted Mirror that separates their worlds shatters after Tirne and Autumn pass through, trapping both of them in the human realm. As the endless autumn stretches on, crops begin to fail and the threat of starvation looms. Away from the magic of the gods’ home, Tirne’s debilitating headaches return with a vengeance. Worse, Autumn’s extended stay in the human realm turns him ever more mortal and vulnerable, stirring a new, forbidden attraction to Tirne.

While the priesthood scrambles to find a way to reassemble the Mirror, Tirne digs into the temple’s secrets and finds an unlikely ally—or enemy—in the enigmatic sorcerer and master of poisons, Sidriel. Thrown into a world of mystery, betrayal, and espionage as she searches for the truth, might Tirne lose her morals, her hard-earned position, and the illicit spark between her and Autumn?

Owlcrate YA *personally do not support*

A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft

In this romantic fantasy of manners from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft, a magical dressmaker commissioned for a royal wedding finds herself embroiled in scandal when a gossip columnist draws attention to her undeniable chemistry with the groom.

Niamh Ó Conchobhair has never let herself long for more. The magic in her blood that lets her stitch emotions and memories into fabric is the same magic that will eventually kill her. Determined to spend the little time she has left guaranteeing a better life for her family, Niamh jumps at the chance to design the wardrobe for a royal wedding in the neighboring kingdom of Avaland.

But Avaland is far from the fairytale that she imagined. While young nobles attend candlelit balls and elegant garden parties, unrest brews amid the working class. The groom himself, Kit Carmine, is prickly, abrasive, and begrudgingly being dragged to the altar as a political pawn. But when Niamh and Kit grow closer, an unlikely friendship blossoms into something more—until an anonymous columnist starts buzzing about their chemistry, promising to leave them alone only if Niamh helps to uncover the royal family’s secrets. The rot at the heart of Avaland runs deep, but exposing it could risk a future she never let herself dream of, and a love she never thought possible.

Transporting readers to a Regency England-inspired fantasy world, A Fragile Enchantment is a sweeping romance threaded with intrigue, unforgettable characters, and a love story for the ages.

Rainbow After Dark

Next box in February

Rainbow Book Crate

Evergreen by Devin Greenlee

The Secret Garden is gorgeously reimagined in this deliciously dreamy urban fairytale about a dryad who risks immortality for love, from debut author Devin Greenlee

All seventeen-year-old Quill wants is a break from the family business. Flowers, plants, the generations-old garden. What he wouldn’t give for a taste of the outside world. Normalcy. But his mom won’t let him out of the house, telling him he’s just not ready…

All because he’s a dryad. Well, not just any dryad, but a male dryad—the first ever. And unlike everyone else in his family, he hasn’t a lick of magic. Just a shock of green hair, matching green eyes, and a growing frustration that there’s an entire world out there waiting to be discovered. Until the night when the outside world—specifically his new neighbor—discovers him.

Liam Watson lives in a culture filled with electronics, mobile devices, and social media—where there is no magic or even the belief in it. And as much as Quill finds Liam irritating (he’s so cute it’s annoying), he can’t help himself.

Now Quill’s getting a taste of the outside world and of Liam…and he wants more. But all is not well in this magical, urban garden, and someone—or something—is changing the very essence of it.

And wherever Quill goes, the danger grows…

The Necessity of Rain by Sarah Chorn

It begins with a butterfly in chains.

Since the dawn of time, life has been comfortable and predictable. The gods have wrested pockets of Creation from Chaos, formed civilizations, and built entire realities. Now, the nature of Creation is changing and the Divine are losing their divinity.

Rosemary, daughter of the God of Creation, can no longer deny this when a strange delegation from Dawnland braves the paths through Chaos and survives. Come to negotiate trade and protection agreements with the Divine of Meadowsweet, it is the butterfly woman who so captivates Rosemary. The weight of her sorrow, the heaviness of her secrets.

For the soul is a battleground. Clouds are massing along the horizon, and Rosemary…

She must survive the storm.

Satisfiction Box

Wish of the Wicked by Danielle Paige

Bestselling author Danielle Paige puts a dark spin on fairy godmothers in a new YA series for fans of Brigid Kemmerer and Maleficent.

For centuries, the enchanted members of the Entente have worked in tandem with the Three Fates—the Present, the Past, and the Future—to maintain destiny across the Thirteen Queendoms. But when Queen Magrit learns of her untimely demise from Hecate, Fate of the Future, Magrit burns Hecate at the stake and decrees death to all Entente in order to live forever.

But some survive, including sixteen-year-old Farrow, who hatches a dangerous plan to seek revenge. Along the way, she finds herself falling for the one person who could ruin everything. With life and love hanging in the balance, she must decide who to trust and what’s most important: living in the past or forging a new future.

Bestselling author Danielle Paige launches a brand-new fairy godmother origin story full of intrigue, magic, and romance.

Satisfiction Special Editions

Echoes of War by Nelle Nikole

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers*

The Before doesn’t matter, only The After.

In a post-apocalyptic Earth ravaged by nuclear war, humanity struggles to survive amidst the aftermath of radiation that has altered their DNA. Amongst the survivors, elemental magic runs through their veins, while a select few have developed extraordinary powers.

Amaia is a fierce leader in The Compound, a powerful community in Monterey, California, that’s been fighting to defend its borders against a series of attacks from the undead. But when her partner is tragically killed in an explosion, Amaia is consumed by a burning desire for vengeance.

When a mysterious stranger appears at the gates of The Compound, the truth behind the undead attacks is revealed; Amaia, her most trusted friends, and the stranger must embark on a dangerous mission to another territory. Along the way, they must navigate treacherous obstacles and captivity, ultimately uncovering a sinister plot involving a common enemy and a shocking betrayal that will test everything they know about trust and loyalty.

Details:

 EXCLUSIVE PREORDER

Satisfiction is excited to announce that we have a preorder exclusive for ECHOES OF WAR in collaboration with @authornellenikole !

Pre-Order ECHOES OF WAR in our shop and receive:

🔹Echoes of War with blue sprayed edges
🔹Signed bookplate
🔹Wood wick candle
🔹Character art print
🔹2 full color map prints

If you missed out on our limited edition of RISING (book 1) last year, we will have an option to purchase both in our store as well.

✨Price: $34.95
✨RISING (book one) add-on: $24.00

✨Subscribers: Please check your email for presale page access!

Shipping Timeline: March 2024

*please note the image shown is a mockup and therefore modifications are possible*

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

In Where Sleeping Girls Lie — a YA contemporary mystery by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, the New York Times-bestselling author of Ace of Spades — a girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets and coverups after her roommate disappears.

It’s like I keep stumbling into a dark room, searching for the switch to make things bright again…

Sade Hussein is starting her third year of high school, this time at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy boarding school, after being home-schooled all her life. Misfortune has clung to her seemingly since birth, but even she doesn’t expect her new roommate, Elizabeth, to disappear after Sade’s first night. Or for people to think Sade had something to do with it.

With rumors swirling around her, Sade catches the attention of the girls collectively known as the ‘Unholy Trinity’ and they bring her into their fold. Between learning more about them—especially Persephone, who Sade is inexplicably drawn to—and playing catchup in class, Sade already has so much on her plate. But when it seems people don’t care enough about what happened to Elizabeth, it’s up to she and Elizabeth’s best friend, Baz, to investigate.

And then a student is found dead.

The more Sade and Baz dig into Elizabeth’s disappearance, the more she realizes there’s more to Alfred Nobel Academy and its students than she thought. Secrets lurk around every corner and beneath every surface…secrets that rival even her own.

Details:

Satisfiction is thrilled to introduce Blackraven Books, a new addition to Satisfiction’s shop—a dedicated collection showcasing mystery, thriller, and horror limited editions written by BIPOC authors. 🐦‍⬛🖤

Over the past 2.5 years we’ve had the privilege of creating gorgeous limited editions within the sci-fi and fantasy genres. As our community has flourished, we recognize the profound influence BIPOC authors wield, not solely in sci-fi and fantasy but across a variety of genres.

Satisfiction’s core mission since its inception has been to amplify BIPOC voices. With this mission in mind, one of our longterm goals has been to expand into different genres when the timing felt right. This expansion marks the beginning of what we hope will be many more to come!

🕰️ Mark your calendars!

Blackraven Book’s first limited edition is WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé! ✨

We will be officially announcing this edition for general sale, JANUARY 15TH at 12PM CST. 🚨

Subscribers: This edition is available on the pre-sale page

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Ultimately, our goal is to turn this collection into its own quarterly subscription within the next year or so. If this sort of subscription interests you, we’ll have a waitlist available soon to join.

The Weavers of Alamaxa by Hadeer Elsbai

*summary from the first book to avoid spoilers*

From debut author Hadeer Elsbai comes the first book in an incredibly powerful new duology, set wholly in a new world, but inspired by modern Egyptian history, about two young women–Nehal, a spoiled aristocrat used to getting what she wants and Giorgina, a poor bookshop worker used to having nothing–who find they have far more in common, particularly in their struggle for the rights of women and their ability to fight for it with forbidden elemental magic

As a waterweaver, Nehal can move and shape any water to her will, but she’s limited by her lack of formal education. She desires nothing more than to attend the newly opened Weaving Academy, take complete control of her powers, and pursue a glorious future on the battlefield with the first all-female military regiment. But her family cannot afford to let her go–crushed under her father’s gambling debt, Nehal is forcibly married into a wealthy merchant family. Her new spouse, Nico, is indifferent and distant and in love with another woman, a bookseller named Giorgina.

Giorgina has her own secret, however: she is an earthweaver with dangerously uncontrollable powers. She has no money and no prospects. Her only solace comes from her activities with the Daughters of Izdihar, a radical women’s rights group at the forefront of a movement with a simple goal: to attain recognition for women to have a say in their own lives. They live very different lives and come from very different means, yet Nehal and Giorgina have more in common than they think. The cause–and Nico–brings them into each other’s orbit, drawn in by the group’s enigmatic leader, Malak Mamdouh, and the urge to do what is right.

But their problems may seem small in the broader context of their world, as tensions are rising with a neighboring nation that desires an end to weaving and weavers. As Nehal and Giorgina fight for their rights, the threat of war looms in the background, and the two women find themselves struggling to earn–and keep–a lasting freedom.

Details:

🕰️ Mark your Calendars!

In anticipation of The Weavers of Alamaxa to release, we are so excited to announce Satisfiction’s limited editions of The Alamaxa Duology by @hadeerofthesea! 📖💙

This set will be on sale: JANUARY 31ST 12PM CST

This limited edition features:
✨ Custom digitally sprayed edges designed by @alyesasworld and brought to life by @bookish_signs
✨ Signed bookplate for The Daughters of Izdihar
✨ Signed bookplate for The Weavers of Alamaxa

As this is a limited edition, once we sell out we don’t plan on restocking!

Price: $94.95
Subscribers: This is on the pre-sale page

Shipping timeline: Late April 2024

📚Synopsis: (Book 1)
From author Hadeer Elsbai comes the first book in an incredibly powerful new duology, set wholly in a new world, but inspired by modern Egyptian history, about two young women—Nehal, a spoiled aristocrat used to getting what she wants and Giorgina, a poor bookshop worker used to having nothing—who find they have far more in common, particularly in their struggle for the rights of women and their ability to fight for it with forbidden elemental magic

The Big Book Box

A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by dark, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it—and she can’t do the job alone.

Calling on some of the city’s most skilled outcasts, Arthie hatches a plan to infiltrate the dark and glittering vampire society known as the Athereum. But not everyone in her ragtag crew is on her side, and as the truth behind the heist unfolds, Arthie finds herself in the midst of a conspiracy that will threaten the world as she knows it.

From the New York Times–bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame comes the first book in a hotly-anticipated fantasy duology teeming with romance, revenge, and an orphan girl willing to do whatever it takes to save her self-made kingdom. Dark, action-packed, and swoonworthy, this is Hafsah Faizal better than ever.

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FINAL STRIFE, comes an enchanting new trilogy.

DIVIDED BY BLOOD.

IMPRISONED BY FATE.

BOUND BY DESIRE.

WELCOME TO THE INTOXICATING WORLD OF THE FAE.

Yeeran is a warrior in the elven army and has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future.

When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran’s exile from the Elven lands, they are both forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders. There they encounter the impossible: the fae court.

The fae haven’t been seen for a millennium. But now Yeeran and Lettle are thrust into their seductive world – torn between their loyalty to each other, their elven homeland, and their hearts. . .

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So Let Them Burn

Book Info:

So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

Publishing Date: January 16, 2024

Synopsis:

Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland—perfect for fans of Iron Widow and The Priory of the Orange Tree.

Faron Vincent can channel the power of the gods. Five years ago, she used her divine magic to liberate her island from its enemies, the dragon-riding Langley Empire. But now, at seventeen, Faron is all powered up with no wars to fight. She’s a legend to her people and a nuisance to her neighbors.

When she’s forced to attend an international peace summit, Faron expects that she will perform tricks like a trained pet and then go home. She doesn’t expect her older sister, Elara, forming an unprecedented bond with an enemy dragon—or the gods claiming the only way to break that bond is to kill her sister.

As Faron’s desperation to find another solution takes her down a dark path, and Elara discovers the shocking secrets at the heart of the Langley Empire, both must make difficult choices that will shape each other’s lives, as well as the fate of their world.

“By turns hopeful and devastating, So Let Them Burn is a masterful debut with a blazing heart. I was captivated from beginning to end by Cole’s sharp, clever prose and by her protagonists—two remarkable sisters with an unforgettable bond.” — Chelsea Abdullah, author of The Stardust Thief

Book Links:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61219118

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Let-Them-Burn-Kamilah-Cole/dp/0316534633/

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/so-let-them-burn-kamilah-cole/1143421693
IndieBound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/so-let-them-burn-kamilah-cole/20055913

About the Author:

Kamilah Cole was a writer and entertainment editor at Bustle for four years, and her nonfiction work has also appeared in Marie Claire and Seventeen. A graduate of New York University, Kamilah lives on the East Coast, where she’s usually playing Kingdom Hearts for the hundredth time, quoting early SpongeBob SquarePants episodes, or crying her way through Zuko’s redemption arc in Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Author Links:

Website: https://www.kamilah-cole.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/wordsiren

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wordsiren

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22461058

Tour Schedule:

TOUR SCHEDULE: So Let Them Burn by Kamillah Cole

December Book Box Guesses

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Beacon Book Box Special Edition Boxes

Belle Book Box

💕 Belle Dec/Jan Featured Author! 💕

We are so excited to share that the Dec/Jan Featured Author is @saracatebooks

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Renewals for existing subscribers will be Dec 11

HARDCOVER DESIGN DETAILS for Book 1
Hardcover case, Dustjacket art, formatting endpapers, foil and sprayed edge designed by @qamberdesigns
Signed by the author

HARDCOVER DESIGN DETAILS for Book 2
Hardcover case, formatting, foil and sprayed edge designed by @qamberdesigns
Endpapers designed by @angela.clip
Signed by the author

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The Serpent and The Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.

But winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.

Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown… and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.

But there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone – but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love.

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Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree

Viv’s career with the notorious mercenary company Rackam’s Ravens isn’t going as planned.

Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer, she’s packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of Murk—so far from the action that she worries she’ll never be able to return to it.

What’s a thwarted soldier of fortune to do?

Spending her hours at a beleaguered bookshop in the company of its foul-mouthed proprietor is the last thing Viv would have predicted, but it may be both exactly what she needs and the seed of changes she couldn’t possibly imagine.

Still, adventure isn’t all that far away. A suspicious traveler in gray, a gnome with a chip on her shoulder, a summer fling, and an improbable number of skeletons prove Murk to be more eventful than Viv could have ever expected.

The Bookish Box Special Editions

The Atlas Series by Olivie Blake

The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation.

Enter the latest round of six: Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona, unwilling halves of an unfathomable whole, who exert uncanny control over every element of physicality. Reina Mori, a naturalist, who can intuit the language of life itself. Parisa Kamali, a telepath who can traverse the depths of the subconscious, navigating worlds inside the human mind. Callum Nova, an empath easily mistaken for a manipulative illusionist, who can influence the intimate workings of a person’s inner self. Finally, there is Tristan Caine, who can see through illusions to a new structure of reality—an ability so rare that neither he nor his peers can fully grasp its implications.

When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they will have one year to qualify for initiation, during which time they will be permitted preliminary access to the Society’s archives and judged based on their contributions to various subjects of impossibility: time and space, luck and thought, life and death. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. The six potential initiates will fight to survive the next year of their lives, and if they can prove themselves to be the best among their rivals, most of them will.

Most of them.

Details:

In collaboration with Olivie Blake @olivieblake, The Bookish Box is thrilled to announce our Exclusive Luxe Edition set of The Atlas Series!

The Atlas Six pits six magicians against each other in a battle to win one of five spots in a prestigious magical society. Libby Rhodes, Nico de Varona, Reina Mori, Parisa Kamali, Callum Nova, and Tristan Caine each have their own powerful abilities, but who will come out on top when a place among the Alexandrians is at stake? Romance, murder, betrayal, and of course, magic, will hook lovers of dark academic and urban fantasy into this explosive series!

Why We Loved The Atlas Series:
⚔️ ALL the Dark Academia Vibes
⚔️ Sexy, Flawed Cast of Characters
⚔️ Unique Magical Powers
⚔️ Are we Fighting or F******, or both?
⚔️ Secret Societies

This set will include the following:
✨ The Atlas Six
✨ The Atlas Paradox
✨ The Atlas Complex

Exclusive Luxe Edition Details:
⚔️ The Atlas Six will be signed by the author, The Atlas Paradox and The Atlas Complex will include a printed signature
⚔️ Faux Leather Hard Case with Foiling Details by Ariel Waters
⚔️ Metal Book Corners
⚔️ Illustrative Character Endpapers by @cornelia_davien
⚔️ Stenciled Edges by Ariel Waters

This Exclusive Luxe Edition set will be $115 (US Shipping Included)

✨ EARLY ACCESS: December 8th at 10am PT
Early Access will include active Bookish Box subscribers. Kindly note, only one purchase per person is allowed during early access.

✨ PUBLIC ACCESS: December 11th at 10am PT
Kindly note, only one purchase per person is allowed during the first 24 hours of public access.

These editions are estimated to ship in April 2024.

Stars and Shadows series continuation (A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal and A Kingdom of Venom and Vows) by Holly Renee

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers*

Destiny or desire?

Where does your allegiance lie?

I am told my union to the crowned prince will determine the fate of the kingdom, but it isn’t my betrothed who haunts my dreams. It’s the half-breed prince who stands at his side.

He is darkness and sin, and when he whispers promises of wickedness in my ear, I crave a man who I can’t have.

Every thought I have is treasonous. The way my hands ache to touch him deceitful.

Even my dreams make me a traitor to the kingdom I am sworn to protect.

But when the kingdom is attacked, I am forced to make choices I’m not prepared for. Our lies and deception are entangled in the shadows and stars, and as they unravel so shall my fate. Betray a kingdom or betray my heart.

Details:

In collaboration with Holly Renee @authorhollyrenee, The Bookish Box is thrilled to announce the Exclusive Luxe Edition Set of the continuation of the Stars and Shadows series!

My fate is bonded to two princes– one born of blood, the other of power— but my trust lies in neither.

Why we loved the Stars and Shadows series:
✨ Arranged Marriage
✨ Enemies-to-Lovers
✨ Fated Mates
✨ Touch Her and You Die
✨ Found Family

This set will include the following:
✨ A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal
✨ A Kingdom of Venom and Vows

Exclusive Luxe Edition Details:
✨ Signed by the Author
✨ Front Dust Jacket Art by @jag.ink
✨ Hardcase Art by @jag.ink
✨ Stenciled Edges Art by @jag.ink
✨ Endpaper Art by @naarielart
✨ Reverse Cover Art by @naarielart

This Exclusive Luxe Edition Set will be $76 (US Shipping Included)

✨ FIRST ACCESS: December 15th at 10 AM PT
First access will include customers who received our January Adult 2023 Box. Kindly note, only one purchase per person is allowed during first access.

✨ EARLY ACCESS: December 18th at 10 AM PT
Early access includes active Bookish Box subscribers. Kindly note, only one purchase per person is allowed during early access.

✨ PUBLIC ACCESS: December 19th at 10 AM PT
Kindly note, only one purchase per person is allowed during the first 24 hours of public access.

These editions are set to ship in April 2024.

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers*

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away…because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom’s protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die

Details:

BOOKISH FAM!! IT. IS. TIME! 📢

“I love you. The world does not exist for me beyond you.” 😭

In collaboration with Rebecca Yarros @rebeccayarros, The Bookish Box is thrilled to present to you the cover of our Exclusive Luxe Edition of Iron Flame, the second installment from The Empyrean Series!

Exclusive Luxe Edition Details:
🔥 Hard Case Illustration by @vera.drmanovski
🔥 Stenciled Edges by @vera.drmanovski
🔥 Illustrated Endpapers by @vera.drmanovski
🔥 4 Page Overlays by @dianadworak
🔥 Metal Hardcover Corner Protectors!

This Exclusive Luxe Edition will be $38 (US Shipping Included)

✨ FIRST ACCESS: December 27th at 10 AM PT
FIRST access includes customers who purchased our Fourth Wing preorder and those who received Fourth Wing in our June 2023 Adult Book.

✨EARLY ACCESS: December 28th at 10 AM PT
EARLY access includes active subscribers.

✨ PUBLIC ACCESS: December 29th at 10 AM PT

Kindly note only one purchase per person is allowed during first access, early access, and the first 24 hours of public access.

Kindly note we will not be offering a reprint of Fourth Wing at this time. However, if we have any additional stock after all shipments go out, the leftover inventory will be available during our Members Day Sale.

This edition is estimated to ship in April 2024.

A Duet with the Siren Duke by Elise Kova

She sold her soul to a siren and now he’s come to collect.

Victoria risks everything to leave a dangerous marriage and gain a second chance at life. But when her escape goes awry, she finds herself caught in the strong embrace of a mysterious siren, forced to choose: temporary salvation or immediate death.

And so, a cursed deal is struck.

Five years later, Victoria is alive—and the world’s finest ship captain. But her debt to the siren looms while her conniving ex has demanded a king’s ransom as the final price of her freedom. Victoria refuses to cause her family to suffer any more on her behalf, and is determined to make things right before her time is up. But that time is cut short.

The siren comes for her. Six months early.

Taken to the magical and deadly Eversea, home of the sirens, Victoria discovers she’s the sacrifice upon which all sirens pin their hopes. If they want to appease an angry god and save a world on the brink of destruction, then they need her. Which gives her the perfect leverage.

Victoria strikes a new bargain: the Siren Duke will help save her family, and she’ll fulfill his demands. It’s a good bargain until a flicker of passion ignites in the scarred remnants of Victoria’s heart, threatening all she’s worked for. As the sacrifice for the God of Death, she’s meant to give up everything that draws her to the world of the living. But that’s impossible when all she can think about is how this handsome siren’s song, and his hands, make her feel very much alive.

In a realm of ancient magic, submerged secrets, and forgotten gods, can love find a place among shattered hearts as they race against time and the blossoming of forbidden desires? Or will the delicate songs of their hearts be silenced once and for all?

A Duet with the Siren Duke is a complete, *stand alone novel*. It’s for readers looking for a fantasy romance with deep lore, second-chance love, sacrifice, forbidden and slow-burn romance that sizzles on the page, and a happily ever after where love triumphs over all.

While it is set in the Married to Magic universe, readers can start with this book as all Married to Magic novels are stand alones.

Details:

In collaboration with Elise Kova @elise.kova, The Bookish Box is thrilled to announce our Exclusive Luxe Edition of A Duet with the Siren Duke!

She sold her soul to a siren and now he’s come to collect.

Victoria risks everything to leave a dangerous marriage and gain a second chance at life. But when her escape goes awry, she finds herself caught in the strong embrace of a mysterious siren, forced to choose: temporary salvation or immediate death.

And so, a cursed deal is struck.

In a realm of ancient magic, submerged secrets, and forgotten gods, can love find a place among shattered hearts as they race against time and the blossoming of forbidden desires? Or will the delicate songs of their hearts be silenced once and for all?

Why We Loved A Duet with the Siren Duke:
🦑 Enemies-to-Lovers
🦑 Forced Proximity
🦑 Second Chance Romance
🦑 Siren Spice 🌶️👀

Exclusive Luxe Edition Details:
🌊 Signed by the author @elise.kova
🌊 Exclusive Cover by @po_jainter
🌊 Reversible Artwork by @nataliebernardart
🌊 Custom Endpapers by @po_jainter
🌊 Foiled Hardcover
🌊 Stenciled Edges by @po_jainter
🌊 Interior Artwork @nataliebernardart

This Exclusive Luxe Edition will be $38 (US Shipping Included)

🦑 FIRST ACCESS: December 29th at 10 AM PT
FIRST access includes customers who purchased any of the previous books in the series. Kindly note only one purchase per person is allowed during first access.

🦑 EARLY ACCESS: January 1st at 10 AM PT
EARLY access includes active Bookish Box subscribers. Kindly note only one purchase per person is allowed during early access.

🦑 PUBLIC ACCESS: January 2nd at 10 AM PT
Kindly note only one purchase per person is allowed during the first 24 hours of public access.

This edition is set to ship in May 2024.

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Destroy the Day by Brigid Kemmerer

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers

The kingdom of Kandala is on the brink of disaster. Rifts between sectors have only worsened since a sickness began ravaging the land, and within the Royal Palace, the king holds a tenuous peace with a ruthless hand.

King Harristan was thrust into power after his parents’ shocking assassination, leaving the younger Prince Corrick to take on the brutal role of the King’s Justice. The brothers have learned to react mercilessly to any sign of rebellion–it’s the only way to maintain order when the sickness can strike anywhere, and the only known cure, an elixir made from delicate Moonflower petals, is severely limited.

Out in the Wilds, apothecary apprentice Tessa Cade is tired of seeing her neighbors die, their suffering ignored by the unyielding royals. Every night, she and her best friend Wes risk their lives to steal Moonflower petals and distribute the elixir to those who need it most–but it’s still not enough.

As rumors spread that the cure no longer works and sparks of rebellion begin to flare, a particularly cruel act from the King’s Justice makes Tessa desperate enough to try the impossible: sneaking into the palace. But what she finds upon her arrival makes her wonder if it’s even possible to fix Kandala without destroying it first.

Details:

Save the date! 📅

Pre orders will open 12/13 ⏰

I have a set number of signed copies so please don’t sit on the fence for too long 😊

I will offer books 1 and 2 stenciled but not signed

The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton

Moulin Rouge meets Holly Black in a thrilling sapphic friends-to-lovers romantasy!

For Sybil Clarion, the Belle Époque city of Severon is a wild, romantic dream, filled with cafés, cabarets, and glittering nightclubs. Eager to embrace the city’s freedom after running away from home, she’s traded high-society soirées for empty pockets and barren cabinets. At least she has Esme, the girl who offered Sybil a home, and maybe—if either of them dared—something more.

Ever since Esme Rimbaud brought Sybil back to her flat, the girls have been everything to each other—best friends, found family, and secret crushes. While Esme would rather spend the night tinkering with her clocks and snuggling her cats, Sybil craves excitement and needs money. She plans to get both by stealing the rare posters that crop up around town and selling them to collectors. With rent due, Esme agrees to accompany—and more importantly protect —Sybil.

When they’re caught selling a poster by none other than its subject, Maeve, the glamorous girl doesn’t press charges. Rather, she invites Sybil and Esme to The Absinthe Underground, the exclusive club she co-owns, and reveals herself to be a Green Faerie, trapped in this world. She wants to hire thieves for a daring heist in Fae that would set her free, and is willing to pay enough that Sybil and Esme never have to worry about rent again. It’s too good of an offer to pass up, even if Maeve’s tragic story doesn’t quite add up, and even if Sybil’s personal ties to Fae could jeopardize everything she and Esme have so carefully built.

Jamie Pacton, author of The Vermilion Emporium, dazzles in this lavish and decadent LGBTQ+ fantasy romance that will leave readers utterly enchanted!

Details:

Pumped to start releasing the 2024 special edition schedule!
Kicking it off with:

The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton

Pre Orders Open: December 20, 2023

Featuring exclusive edges
Signed by author
First edition, hardback

This exclusive edition will be limited and you won’t want to miss it! Countdown timer is available now in my stories, along with a ‘notify me when available’ link direct from our website.

Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender

Infinity Alchemist is a spellbinding novel about a quest that leads three young alchemists toward unexpected love and unimaginable power.

With their signature “prowess” (FIYAH) and “unbridled creativity” (New York Times Book Review), acclaimed author Kacen Callender turns their formidable skill to young adult fantasy for the first time.

For Ash Woods, practicing alchemy is a crime.

Only an elite few are legally permitted to study the science of magic—so when Ash is rejected by Lancaster College of Alchemic Science, he takes a job as the school’s groundskeeper instead, forced to learn alchemy in secret.

When he’s discovered by the condescending and brilliant apprentice Ramsay Thorne, Ash is sure he’s about to be arrested—but instead of calling the reds, Ramsay surprises Ash by making him an offer: Ramsay will keep Ash’s secret if he helps her find the legendary Book of Source, a sacred text that gives its reader extraordinary power.

As Ash and Ramsay work together and their feelings for each other grow, Ash discovers their mission is more dangerous than he imagined, pitting them against influential and powerful alchemists—Ash’s estranged father included. Ash’s journey takes him through the cities and wilds across New Anglia, forcing him to discover his own definition of true power and how far he and other alchemists will go to seize it.

Featuring trans, queer, and polyamorous characters of color, Infinity Alchemist is the hugely anticipated young adult fantasy debut from the extraordinary author of Felix Ever After, King and the Dragonflies, Queen of the Conquered and more.

Details:

2024 Special edition news continues!

Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender

Pre Orders Open: December 26, 2023

❤️Featuring exclusive edges
💚Signed by author
❤️First edition, hardback
💚The hardcover edition features a beautiful foil jacket and foil case stamp, and special illustrated endpapers.

This exclusive edition will be limited and you won’t want to miss it! Countdown timer is available now in my stories, along with a ‘notify me when available’ link direct from our website.

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Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon

Infatuation. Reincarnation. Damnation.

Gem Echols is a nonbinary Seminole teen living in the tiny town of Gracie, Georgia. Known for being their peers’ queer awakening, Gem leans hard on charm to disguise the anxious mess they are beneath. The only person privy to their authentic self is another trans kid, Enzo, who’s a thousand long, painful miles away in Brooklyn.

But even Enzo doesn’t know about Gem’s dreams, haunting visions of magic and violence that have always felt too real. So how the hell does Willa Mae Hardy? The strange new girl in town acts like she and Gem are old companions, and seems to know things about them they’ve never told anyone else.

When Gem is attacked by a stranger claiming to be the Goddess of Death, Willa Mae saves their life and finally offers some answers. She and Gem are reincarnated gods who’ve known and loved each other across lifetimes. But Gem – or at least who Gem used to be – hasn’t always been the most benevolent deity. They’ve made a lot of enemies in the pantheon—enemies who, like the Goddess of Death, will keep coming.

It’s a good thing they’ve still got Enzo. But as worlds collide and the past catches up with the present, Gem will discover that everyone has something to hide.

Enchanted Fandoms Book Box

See next box available in January.

Enchanted Fandoms Drinking Vessel

Theme: Fourth Wing

We are excited to announce December Drinking Vessel box is one of our favorite fandoms of 2023. Fourth Wing!!

This cup will be a mini skinny tumbler with licensed designed vinyl art on it.

***** You will have the option to either have cup come with art on it. (placed on it by our team) or place the vinyl stickers (made for cups) on it yourself. We will need to know which you would like no later then November 26th. If you want to place them on yourself. All you have to do is reply to your order email that you want to place them on and we will just send you the cup with vinyl stickers. If we do not hear from you by this time they will be placed on for you. There will be no exceptions on this. *****

As always boxes come with one vessel and one double sided recipe drink card. Boxes ship end of December. Subscribers boxes will renew November 5th. One time boxes and subscriptions will open
November 5th.

Boxes go on sale November 5th.

**If you want to be guaranteed a box please sign up today. You will receive the Salem cup and then automatically renew on the 5th for the Fourth Wing cup.

Fable Nights

Fabled Twilight: The Seldom Wings by Beka Westrup

For years, Sia’s hidden herself in the gnashing forest, dodging her father’s bounty hunters and ignoring the nameless magic in her veins. When she receives a letter from an estranged lover, she returns to the coast she used to call home, within reach of her father’s magical city hovering above the smog and the arranged marriage waiting for her. This place is not somewhere Sia wishes to linger—the land is noxious and filled with rebels, witches, and other humans who become walking corpses when they die. What was intended to be a brief visit turns into a death-bed promise anchoring Sia to Gwaith House for the foreseeable future. She agrees to look after her first love’s human child until her widower proves he can care for his daughter himself.

The thing with promises is: Sia can’t break them. No seraph can. At least, not without severe consequences.

While navigating the complex feelings she develops for the angry widower and her own grief, Sia becomes entangled in a mysterious string of dismembered corpses roaming the smog and a strange detective who refuses to leave her alone. As the desperate undead draw closer and closer to the child she is sworn to protect, Sia races to find the murderer responsible for creating them. She needs to figure it out quickly, or she may risk falling right back into her father’s scorching hands.

Fabled Moonlight: Whispers In The Deep by Emma Hamm

*synopsis to come soon*

Fabled Nights: Start a War by Elle Thorpe

“Do you want some Goldfish crackers, Bliss?”

Those were the last words my brother said to me before he was shot execution style. A childhood code only he and I knew, and one that had a single, clear meaning behind it.

Run.

I’m not going anywhere. Not when his murderer is still out there.

To catch a killer, I put aside my life of money and luxury and take over the running of Psychos, a dive bar in the seedy underbelly of Saint View.

But Psychos delivers more than I ever could have bargained for and three men I never saw coming.

Nash, my brother’s best friend. Older and more experienced, he still remembers me as the neglected child he once saved.

War, heir to a biker gang throne and searching for the man who left his mother in a coma. Bonded over a common goal, he introduces me to a world of after-hours clubs, danger, and violence.

And Vincent, the quiet new guy nobody seems to see except me. He’s sweet and quirky, but there’s a darkness in him just waiting to be unleashed.

With every lie we uncover, every secret we expose, the danger mounts.

Until there’s only one thing we know for sure.

The killer is still out there.

And we’re his next targets.

Start a War is an adult, #whychoose romance, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. This book contains enemies-to-lovers and romantic suspense / dark themes that may trigger some readers. It is the first book in an ongoing trilogy.

Fabled Co Special Editions

Wicked Series by Piper Lawson

I wanted to fall for a man. Instead I fell for a legend…

The month I wrote my first piece of code, Jax Jamieson launched his third platinum album.

The week I drank my first beer, he spent in jail.

The day I got under his skin, I wound up on his tour.

And the night he gave me his hoodie…

I fell in love forever.

Good Girl is book 1 in the hit new adult rockstar-meets-nerd series WICKED! Jax and Haley’s addictive, emotional, slow burn romance continues in Bad Girl and concludes in Wicked Girl.
Binge the completed trilogy now!

Details:

Introducing our very last Fabled exclusive edition for 2023…

💖🖤 WICKED 🖤💖 in collaboration with PIPER LAWSON 

We are thrilled to team up with @piperlawsonbooks for this Fabled omnibus edition of WICKED which includes ALL three books from the Wicked series – Good Girl, Bad Girl and Wicked Girl. 

Why do you NEED this Fabled Edition?
💖 This edition is fully foiled…
🖤… in HOT PINK, SILVER and WHITE!
💖…with a stunning digital edge to rock ya rocks off!
🖤 … and custom end pages especially designed for Wicked Records!
💖This edition will be in ROYAL size…so big and thick!!
🖤 and will also come HAND SIGNED by Piper Lawson!

How much will it cost? 
The Fabled Edition of Wicked will be $80AUD plus shipping.

When can I get one?
WICKED will be available on our website from Friday December 1st.

This is an open preorder and will be available for purchase until February 2024 to ensure no need for unplanned spending at an expensive time of year!

🚨PLEASE NOTE🚨

🚨 This Fabled edition is a pre-order ONLY and is NOT part of our monthly subscriptions. 

🚨 This book is expected to ship in February 2024.

🚨 This Fabled edition book is strictly limited to ONE PER CUSTOMER. 

🚨 This set is strictly 18+ and has a number of TRIGGER WARNINGS. Please check these warnings prior to purchase.

🚨 All sales are FINAL and non-transferable. Please see Terms and Conditions for future purchase information.

Faecrate

Forged by Magic by Jenna Wolfhart

A heartwarming, feel-good fantasy romance…with a helping of spice and only a pinch of danger.

Trapped in a tower by the emperor who conquered her homeland, Daella yearns for an escape. But as one of the few half-orcs left in the world, she knows she’ll never be free, much less find her own happily ever after.

Destiny takes an unexpected turn when the emperor offers her a deal. To earn her freedom, she must journey to the mysterious Isles of Fable and track down wielders of outlawed dragon magic. Eager to seize her chance, Daella agrees.

When a brutal storm tosses her ship off course, she washes up on the wrong island—right at the feet of Rivelin, a gruff but handsome elven blacksmith, who seems more likely to stab her than help her. To her surprise, he offers her shelter until the next ship passes through in six weeks’ time.

Daella soon realizes he’s hiding something big. It could be the very magic she’s been tasked to hunt down—the key to her long-awaited freedom. But as they bicker over the flames of his forge, her heart kindles with something she’s never felt before.

When his secrets finally come to light, Daella must decide what’s more her freedom from the wicked crown or the desires of her heart.

Forged by Magic is a complete, stand-alone fantasy romance novel set in the whimsical world of Falling for Fables.

ebook: Dragon Born by Sean Fletcher

She’s hunted for what she is. He hunts those who would hurt them.

When Astrid is attacked by a creep calling himself a Slayer, it seems like a cruel prank the universe is pulling on her already crappy life.

Then Kaden, the most infuriating, stunning boy she’s ever met, arrives and tells her she’s a dragon-kin like him—part dragon, part human.

Then Astrid actually shifts into a dragon. A creature from fairy tales and legends. A monster in modern times.

Wonderful.

It’s not wonderful to Kaden, who should be busy hunting down the Slayers, a group as vicious as his methods and as dark as his past. He doesn’t have time to chaperone a girl with newly awakened dragon powers, one who’s too stubborn to stay safe. He knows from hard experience not to get involved with anyone or anything. He knows he should stay away from Astrid.

Yet working together becomes vital when the Slayers hatch a new plan to destroy the dragon-kin, headed by a deadly new leader. And with Astrid as their prime target, Kaden might be the only one who can stop them…if the secrets they both carry don’t destroy them first.

Perfect for fans of Michelle Madow, A.L. Knorr, and Harry Potter; if you love fast-paced YA urban fantasies, dragon shifters, undiscovered magic, twisting magical mysteries, and a slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance, sink your teeth into Dragon Born!

Faecrate Special Editions

The Gideon Testaments by Freydis Moon

Laced with romance, gothic imagery, Catholic mysticism, diaspora, and horror…

When lonely transgender exorcist, Colin Hart, finds himself challenged by an unruly haunted house in Gideon, Colorado, he’s kept awake by ghosts, demons, ghouls, and the handsome nonbinary owner of the house, Bishop Martínez.

Unlike the simple hauntings Colin is accustomed to, Bishop’s house is a living beacon, attracting a plethora of inhuman creatures, including a vengeful wolf-headed spirit who might be the key to quieting their sleepless nights.

But as a heartbreaking mystery unravels, Colin comes face-to-face with the past Bishop tried to bury, opens a closet full of bloody skeletons, and trips into an accidental romance.

As paranormally skilled as Colin might be, this particular haunting may be too messy for him to handle…

Details:

We’re so thrilled to reveal that our next Opus Collection is an Exclusive Edition Set of The Gideon Testaments series by Freydís Moon! This set will include all three books: Heart, Haunt, Havoc, Wolf, Willow, Witch, and the upcoming third book, Saint, Sorrow, Sinner. These are horror and paranormal stories laced with Gothic imagery, romance, and a whole lot of queer representation! ✨

These are perfect for those who love:
🏠 Haunted houses, brujerías, and forced proximity
🐀 Mega-Church heists, necromancy, and villain romances
🔮 Tarot magic, séances, and psychics

What to expect with this Exclusive Edition Collection:

✨ Exclusive all-new covers with dust jacket details by @mon.reyes.artworks
✨ Breathtaking hardcover artworks with foiling details by @riotb0nes
✨ End paper artworks with gorgeous accents by @mmarsloud
✨ Sprayed page edges
✨ Signed tip-in pages

Each set will also come with a decorative boxed set packaging with artwork complementing the books inside. This will keep the books safe during shipping until they arrive at your doorstep!

👉🏻 These sets are sold as PRE-ORDERS and will be priced at $65 + shipping. Estimated ship date is May/June 2024!

CHECK THE PRE-ORDER DETAILS BELOW:

🗓 EARLY ACCESS: Active Seelie & Unseelie Subscribers will be sent an Early Access email for sales to open on December 14th at 5pm EST.

– Active Subscriber means that you have a recurring subscription (not one-time purchase) and the upcoming December renewal for our January crate is NOT SKIPPED
– Any active subscriber that signs up from December 1st-13th for our January crate (theme announcement coming soon, subscriptions open on December 1st) will be qualified for early access sale.
– Any non-qualifying orders will be cancelled and refunded

🗓 PUBLIC SALE (no subscription needed): These will go on sale to the general public on December 15th at 5pm EST. Don’t forget to set your alarms so you won’t miss out!

REMINDER: This Opus collection may contain sensitive themes. Please check content warnings to see if this series is right up your alley.

Fairyloot Adult

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FINAL STRIFE, comes an enchanting new trilogy.

DIVIDED BY BLOOD.

IMPRISONED BY FATE.

BOUND BY DESIRE.

WELCOME TO THE INTOXICATING WORLD OF THE FAE.

Yeeran is a warrior in the elven army and has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future.

When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran’s exile from the Elven lands, they are both forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders. There they encounter the impossible: the fae court.

The fae haven’t been seen for a millennium. But now Yeeran and Lettle are thrust into their seductive world – torn between their loyalty to each other, their elven homeland, and their hearts. . .

Fairyloot YA

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez

Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that’s been largely left behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for the one thing she yearns the most: her globetrotting parents—who frequently leave her behind.

When she receives word of their tragic deaths, Inez inherits their massive fortune and a mysterious guardian, an archeologist in partnership with his Egyptian brother-in-law. Yearning for answers, Inez sails to Cairo, bringing her sketch pads and an ancient golden ring her father sent to her for safekeeping before he died. But upon her arrival, the old world magic tethered to the ring pulls her down a path where she soon discovers there’s more to her parent’s disappearance than what her guardian led her to believe.

With her guardian’s infuriatingly handsome assistant thwarting her at every turn, Inez must rely on ancient magic to uncover the truth about her parent’s disappearance—or risk becoming a pawn in a larger game that will kill her.

The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in this lush, immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance, and a dangerous race.

Fairyloot Special Editions

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig (Reprint)

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers*

Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.

Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.

But nothing comes for free, especially magic.

When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.

Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

Details:

We are so happy to announce a reprint of… the ‘Two Twisted Crowns’ Exclusive Edition, brought to you in collaboration with @orbitbooks_uk and @rmgillig!

We completely understand your frustration at how quick our Exclusive Edition of Two Twisted Crowns sold out yesterday. We’re so sorry to anyone who missed out and we’re thrilled to be able to announce a reprint.

What is special about this Exclusive Edition?
✨ EXCLUSIVE HARDCOVER EDITION with foil details on the dust jacket
✨ SPRAYED EDGES to compliment the cover
✨ A REVERSIBLE DUST JACKET by @mistilteinn.art
✨ ARTWORK PRINTED ONTO THE HARDCOVER by @mistilteinn.art
✨ ARTWORK ON THE ENDPAPERS by @mistilteinn.art

This is NOT part of our normal monthly subscriptions and if you wish to order a book, they will be available in the Fairy Trove (we ship to many countries worldwide).

The ‘Two Twisted Crowns’ Exclusive Edition will be available for £22 GBP / $30 USD + shipping and is expected to ship around February/March 2024. Please note, shipping timeframes are subject to change due to printer capacities. If the estimated timeframe changes we will keep customers informed.

On 12th December at 12pm GMT, we will send out a private Early Access link to everyone who received the October 2022 ‘Sell Your Soul’ box. We will then send out an Early Access email to all UK/INT active subscribers at 2pm GMT, and all US/Canada active subscribers at 4pm GMT. If we have any stock remaining, these will be available in the Fairy Trove to the general public on 13th December at 1pm GMT for UK/INT customers and 4pm GMT for US/Canada customers.

Stunning graphic by @blanca.design

The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance, and find love in this mesmerizing novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Spells for Forgetting.

In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm—and the mysterious curse that has plagued their family line. The whole town remembers the madness that led to Susanna Farrow’s disappearance, leaving June to be raised by her grandmother and haunted by rumors.

It’s been a year since June started seeing and hearing things that weren’t there. Faint wind chimes, a voice calling her name, and a mysterious door appearing out of nowhere—the signs of what June always knew was coming. But June is determined to end the curse once and for all, even if she must sacrifice finding love and having a family of her own.

After her grandmother’s death, June discovers a series of cryptic clues regarding her mother’sdecades-old disappearance, except they only lead to more questions. But could the door she once assumed was a hallucination be the answer she’s been searching for? The next time it appears, June realizes she can touch it and walk past the threshold. And when she does, she embarks on a journey that will not only change both the past and the future, but also uncover the lingering mysteries of her small town and entangle her heart in an epic star-crossed love.

With The Unmaking of June Farrow, Adrienne Young delivers a brilliant novel of romance, mystery, and a touch of the impossible—a story you will never forget.

Details:

We are so happy to present to you… ‘The Unmaking of June Farrow’ Exclusive Edition, brought to you in collaboration with @quercusbooks and @adrienneyoungbooks!

June Farrow is destined to follow in her mother’s footsteps and lose herself to a mysterious curse… but she won’t go easily. The Unmaking of June Farrow is an enchanting small town story of magical realism, fate, mystery and romance!

What is special about this Exclusive Edition?
✨ EXCLUSIVE COVER with a stunning autumnal colourway
✨ FOIL ON THE HARDCOVER by @dianadworak
✨ DIGITALLY SPRAYED EDGES on all three edges
✨ CHARACTER ART ON THE ENDPAPERS by @dianadworak
✨ SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Adrienne Young

This is NOT part of our normal monthly subscriptions and if you wish to order a book, they will be available in the Fairy Trove (we ship to many countries worldwide).

‘The Unmaking of June Farrow’ Exclusive Edition will be available for £22 GBP / $30 USD + shipping and is expected to ship around February/March 2024.

Early Access emails will be sent on December 14th at 1pm GMT to UK/INT active subscribers and 4pm GMT to US/Canada active subscribers. If we have copies remaining, they will be available to the public on December 15th at 1pm GMT for UK/INT customers and 4pm GMT for US/Canada customers from the Fairy Trove.

We hope you are as excited about this book as we are!

Gorgeous graphic by @blanca.design 😍

Twisted series by Ana Huang

He has a heart of ice…but for her, he’d burn the world.

Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can’t escape.

Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.

But when he’s forced to look after his best friend’s sister, he starts to feel something in his chest:

A crack.
A melt.
A fire that could end his world as he knew it.

***

Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can’t remember.

But despite her broken past, she’s never stopped seeing the beauty in the world…including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn’t want.

Her brother’s best friend.
Her neighbor.
Her savior and her downfall.

Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen—but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both…and everything they hold dear.

Twisted Love is a brother’s best friend/opposites attract romance with a hint of suspense. It’s book one in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.

WARNING: This book contains a possessive, morally gray alphahole; explicit sexual content, and profanity. No cheating or menage, but if you’re looking for a traditionally sweet, loveable hero, this is not the book for you. Recommended for 18+.

Details:

We are so excited to present to you… the ‘Twisted’ Exclusive Mortal Editions, brought to you in collaboration with @yourswithlovex and @authoranahuang!

The Twisted series by Ana Huang had us in its grip from the moment we started reading. Addictive steamy romance with all of your favourite tropes – we’re so excited to share these Mortal Editions with you all!

What is special about these Mortal Editions?
✨ EXCLUSIVE HARDBACK EDITIONS: All four books will be demy hardbacks
✨ EXCLUSIVE REDESIGNED COVERS by @avendellart and @blanca.design
✨ FOIL ON THE HARDCOVER by @blanca.design
✨ DIGITALLY SPRAYED EDGES on all three edges by @blanca.design
✨ SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR: Book one will be signed by the author, Ana Huang

ICYMI: Our Mortal Editions are Exclusive Editions for YA and Adult contemporary books and can include any books that do not fall under the fantasy genre.

This is NOT part of our normal monthly subscriptions and if you wish to order a set, they will be available in the Fairy Trove (we ship to many countries worldwide).

The ‘Twisted’ Mortal Editions will be available for £96 GBP / $119 USD + shipping and are expected to ship around March/April 2024.

Early Access emails will be sent on December 18th at 1pm GMT to UK/INT active subscribers and 4pm GMT to US/Canada active subscribers. If we have sets remaining, they will be available to the public on December 19th at 1pm GMT for UK/INT customers and 4pm GMT for US/Canada customers from the Fairy Trove.

Are you as excited about these books as we are?

Beautiful graphics by @blanca.design 😍

Feminist Book Club Box

The Secret Lives of Church Lades by Deesha Philyaw

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where Black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world, caught as they are between the church’s double standards and their own needs and passions.

There is fourteen-year-old Jael, who has a crush on the preacher’s wife. At forty-two, Lyra realizes that her discomfort with her own body stands between her and a new love. As Y2K looms, Caroletta’s “same time next year” arrangement with her childhood best friend is tenuous. A serial mistress lays down the ground rules for her married lovers. In the dark shadows of a hospice parking lot, grieving strangers find comfort in each other.

With their secret longings, new love, and forbidden affairs, these church ladies are as seductive as they want to be, as vulnerable as they need to be, as unfaithful and unrepentant as they care to be, and as free as they deserve to be.

90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Premise of Gender Equality by Allison Yarrow⁠

The close of the 20th century promised a new era of gender equality. However, the iconic women of the 1990s—such as Hillary Clinton, Courtney Love, Roseanne Barr, Marcia Clark, and Anita Hill—earned their places in history not as trailblazers, but as whipping girls of the media. During this decade, American society grew increasingly hostile to women who dared to speak up, challenge power, or defy rigid expectations for female behavior.

Deeply researched yet thoroughly engaging, 90s Bitch untangles the complex history of women in the 1990s, exploring how they were maligned by the media, vilified by popular culture, and objectified in the marketplace. In an age where even a presidential nominee can be derided as a “nasty woman,” it’s clear that the epidemic of casting women as bitches persists. To understand why we must take a long, hard look back at the 1990s—a decade in which female empowerment was twisted into bitchification and exploitation.

Yarrow’s thoughtful, clear-eyed, and timely examination is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand gender politics and how we might end the “bitch epidemic” for the next generation.

Fox and Wit Adult Lit & Tunes

The Teras Trials by Lucien Burr

Teras ravage England. Only London is safe. In an England where monsters have spilled into the world out of myth, only London is magically protected from the monstrous threat. The University runs the city, allowing family of graduate Hunters, Healers, Scholars, and Artificers to live behind the wards. Cassius Jones is nineteen and ready for the University. But when a bad year for the teras threat is projected, the University opens its admissions to anyone in England, behind the wards or otherwise, and suddenly the Jones’ place in London is no longer secure. Cassius must contend with every other student vying for a place, and the darkest secrets of his society, whilst also balancing a tenuous interest in another boy.

Burr’s debut is the first book in a dark fantasy series that challenges the nature of academia and the integrity of morality.

Fox and Wit YA Mini Book Parcel

The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker

Zilan dreams of becoming a royal alchemist, of providing for her family by making alchemical gold and gems for the wealthy to eat in order to stay young forever. But for now, she’s trapped in her impoverished village in southern China, practicing an illegal form of alchemy to keep food on the table—resurrecting the dead, for a price.

When Zilan finally has the chance to complete her imperial exams, she ventures to the capital to compete against the best alchemists in the country in tasks she’ll be lucky to survive, let alone pass. On top of that, her reputation for raising the dead has followed her to the capital, and the Crown Prince himself seeks out her help, suspecting a coming assassination attempt.

The more Zilan succeeds in her alchemy, the more she gets caught in the dangerous political games of the royal family. There are monsters lurking within the palace walls, and it’s only a matter of time before they—and secrets of Zilan’s past—catch up with her.

Foxglove Romance

Time to Shine by Rachel Reid

A merry and bright hockey romance about finding your place, finding your people and finding your way back to the one you love the most. 

For Landon Stackhouse, being called up from the Calgary farm team is exciting and terrifying, even if, as the backup goalie, he rarely leaves the bench. A quiet loner by nature, Landon knows he gives off strong “don’t talk to me” vibes. The only player who doesn’t seem to notice is Calgary’s superstar young winger, Casey Hicks.

Casey treats Landon like an old friend, even though they’ve only interacted briefly in the past. He’s endlessly charming and completely laid-back in a way that Landon absolutely can’t relate to. They couldn’t have less in common, but Landon needs a place to live that’s not a hotel room and Casey has just bought a massive house—and hates being alone.

As roommates, Casey refuses to be defeated by Landon’s one-word answers. As friends, Landon comes to notice a few things about Casey, like his wide, easy smile and sparkling green-blue eyes. Spending the holidays together only intensifies their bromance-turned-romance. But as the new year approaches, the countdown to the end of Landon’s time in Calgary is on.

Fox and Wit Special Editions

Lore & Lust Series (books 2 and 3) by Karla Nikole

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers*

The slow burn vampire romance you didn’t know you needed…

Haruka Hirano is alive, but not quite living. Surviving but not thriving. As an elite purebred vampire in the twenty-first century, he is broken. Content in his subpar existence.

He is done with life. But life is not finished with him.

When he receives a formal request to oversee an antiquated vampire ritual at Hertsmonceux Castle, Haruka grudgingly leaves his home to meet another purebred. The vampire is not what he expects. Truly, he is unlike any vampire Haruka has ever encountered: cautious, innocent and with the warmth and gravitational pull of the sun.

Lore and Lust is an exploration of cultures, contemporary society and romance. It puts a whimsical spin on traditional vampire lore, while also creating a vivid new world where love is love. No questions asked.

Mature sexual content.

Details:

We have been hard at work behind the scenes to bring you books 2 and 3 of Lore & Lust in collaboration with @karlanikolepublishing and the ever talented @chloej_illustration who illustrated the dust jackets.

We’re teasing book 2 right now and will showcase book 3 in the upcoming weeks.

We will be doing one final reprint of book 1 so if you missed it the first time around now your final chance to grab it!

These will be priced at $86.99 for all three books and $57.99 for books 2 and 3. Plus shipping costs.

Pre-orders will be from December 15th through Jan 7th.

Estimated to ship in March.

Goldsboro Sci-Fi and Fantasy Fellowship

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

Two elven sisters become imprisoned in the intoxicating world of the fae, where danger and love lie in wait. Faebound is the first book in an enchanting new trilogy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife .

Yeeran was born on the battlefield, lived on the battlefield, and one day, she knew, she’d die on the battlefield.

As a warrior in the elven army, Yeeran has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future.

When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran’s exile from the Elven Lands, both sisters are forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders.

There they encounter the the fae court. The fae haven’t been seen for a millennium.

But now Yeeran and Lettle are thrust into their seductive world—torn between their loyalty to each other, their elven homeland and their hearts.

Premier: Dead Sweet by Katrin Juliusdottir

A murder is just the beginning…

When Óttar Karlsson, a wealthy and respected government official and businessman, is found murdered, after failing to turn up at his own surprise birthday party, the police are at a loss. It isn’t until young police officer Sigurdís finds a well-hidden safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start emerging.

As Óttar’s shady business dealings become clear, a second, unexpected line of enquiry emerges, when Sigurdís finds a US phone number in the safe, along with papers showing regular money transfers to an American account. Following the trail to Minnesota, trauma rooted in Sigurdís’s own childhood threatens to resurface and the investigation strikes chillingly close to home…

Atmospheric, deeply unsettling and full of breakneck twists and turns, Dead Sweet is a startling debut thriller that uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives, and kicks off an addictive, mind-blowing new series.

Illumicrate

The Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

In self-deified Emperor Thracin’s brave new galaxy, Humans are not citizens. Instead, they are laborers indentured to the empire, working to repay the billions in debt they unwittingly incurred when they settled on Gahraan—a planet already owned by someone else.

Asha Akindele has lived her whole life on Gahraan, eking out an existence between factory assembly lines and constant terror—studying stolen aeronautics manuals in the dead of night and trying not to get herself killed for mouthing off to a guard. Then she discovers she has a sister imprisoned by the Emperor, and is forced to make a choice: stay enslaved, but relatively safe, or escape and risk
everything in the name of family.

Obi Amadi is a time-traveller, sick with a legendary disease. Armed only with his prosthetic arm, his ever-constant melancholy, and the humour he uses to mask it, he has spent years travelling through time and space in search of a cure for the sickness currently unmaking him limb by limb. His mandate: Find the cure, go home. And maybe figure out along the way if the prince he thinks sometimes he might love could be that home.

When Obi saves Asha’s life, they make a pact: both will do all they can to get the other to the Emperor’s stronghold unscathed. With the reluctant aid of Xavior, a mouthy deckhand with a mysterious past, Asha and Obi attempt to navigate a galaxy that hates them to find the things they both believe will make them whole.

But a prophecy has started that has other plans, and not only is Asha forced to make a terrible choice, she must soon reckon with the legacy of an ancient religion and its heroes, who may be awakening, reincarnated in ways beyond her comprehension.

Illumicate Afterlight

Next box in January

Illumicrate Evernight

Next box in January

Illumicrate Special Editions

Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner

*synopsis from the first book to avoid spoilers*

Kissen’s family were killed by zealots of a fire god. Now, she makes a living killing gods, and enjoys it. That is until she finds a god she cannot kill: Skedi, a god of white lies, has somehow bound himself to a young noble, and they are both on the run from unknown assassins.

Joined by a disillusioned knight on a secret quest, they must travel to the ruined city of Blenraden, where the last of the wild gods reside, to each beg a favour.

Pursued by demons, and in the midst of burgeoning civil war, they will all face a reckoning – something is rotting at the heart of their world, and only they can be the ones to stop it.

Details:

We’re delighted to announce, in collaboration with Hannah Kaner (@hanfrankan) and HarperVoyager (@harpervoyager_uk), our Illumicrate Exclusive edition of Sunbringer! We featured Godkiller in our January 2023 box, and are delighted to present a special edition of the sequel.

Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Sunbringer edition is a Royal hardback and features:
✨ An exclusive cover (from the publisher, illustrated by @tomrobertsillustration)
✨ Full colour printing on the hardback (by @la_draw.s)
✨ Digitally printed edges (from the publisher)
✨ Foiled endpapers (from the publisher)
✨ Signed by the author

Please note, this is a digital mock-up and finished copies may differ slightly.

This edition is priced at £22 + shipping (and VAT if applicable). It comes under our ‘Book Only’ shipping category, and our shipping rates can be viewed at: illumicrate.com/shipping-rates. It is expected to ship in February.

General Sale begins 7 December 2023 at 3pm GMT.

We will be holding a presale on 5 December for active Illumicrate subscribers and anyone who purchased: our Illumicrate January 2023 box/book only (either as a subscriber or in a past boxes sale). An email with presale details will be sent out on 29 November.

📣 We now have a UK and a US website. This edition will be for sale on the UK website, and will ship internationally from the UK.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse – Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he’ll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena – Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

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We’re beyond thrilled to announce, in collaboration with Rick Riordan and Penguin (@penguinukbooks), our Illumicrate Exclusive editions of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series! We adore this series here at Illumicrate and have been working on this set for a very long time, and are overjoyed to finally reveal it to you all.

Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Percy Jackson and the Olympians set features Royal hardbacks and includes:
✨ Exclusive redesigned covers (art by @sijahongart; design by @chattynora)
✨ Foil embossing on the hardback (by @chattynora)
✨ Digitally printed edges (by @tylermileslockett)
✨ Illustrated endpapers (by @tylermileslockett)
✨ Digitally signed by the author
✨ An author letter in book one

Please note, this is a digital mock-up and finished copies may differ slightly.

This set is priced at £125 + shipping (and VAT if applicable). It comes under our ‘Archives Boxes’ shipping category, and our shipping rates can be viewed at: illumicrate.com/shipping-rates. It is expected to ship in March/April.

General Sale begins 14 December 2023 at 3pm GMT.

We will be holding a presale on 12 December for active Illumicrate subscribers. An email with presale details will be sent out on 6 December.

📣 We now have a UK and a US website. This edition will be for sale on the UK website, and will ship internationally from the UK.

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The Locked Library

A River of Golden Bones by A.K. Mulford

A sleeping curse. A fallen court. A secret twin.

Twins Calla and Briar have spent their entire lives hiding from the powerful sorceress who destroyed their kingdom…and from the humans who don’t know they are Wolves. Each twin has their own purpose in life: Briar’s is to marry the prince of an ally pack and save the Golden Court. Calla’s purpose is to remain a secret, her twin’s shadow . . . the backup plan.

No one knows who Calla truly is except for her childhood friend—and sister’s betrothed—the distractingly handsome Prince Grae. But when Calla and Briar journey out of hiding for Briar’s wedding, all of their well-made plans go awry. The evil sorceress is back with another sleeping curse for the last heir to the Golden Court.

Calla must step out of the shadows to save their sister, their kingdom, and their own legacy. Continuing to hide as a human and denying who she truly is, Calla embarks on a quest across the realm, discovering a whole world she never knew existed. Outside the confines of rigid Wolf society, Calla begins to wonder: who could she be if she dared to try?

Full of adventure, love, gender exploration, and self-discovery, A River of Golden Bones follows Calla’s journey through treacherous Wolf kingdoms, monster-filled realms, and the depths of their own heart in this thrilling romantic fantasy.

Obsidian Moon Crate

Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon

Infatuation. Reincarnation. Damnation.

Gem Echols is a nonbinary Seminole teen living in the tiny town of Gracie, Georgia. Known for being their peers’ queer awakening, Gem leans hard on charm to disguise the anxious mess they are beneath. The only person privy to their authentic self is another trans kid, Enzo, who’s a thousand long, painful miles away in Brooklyn.

But even Enzo doesn’t know about Gem’s dreams, haunting visions of magic and violence that have always felt too real. So how the hell does Willa Mae Hardy? The strange new girl in town acts like she and Gem are old companions, and seems to know things about them they’ve never told anyone else.

When Gem is attacked by a stranger claiming to be the Goddess of Death, Willa Mae saves their life and finally offers some answers. She and Gem are reincarnated gods who’ve known and loved each other across lifetimes. But Gem – or at least who Gem used to be – hasn’t always been the most benevolent deity. They’ve made a lot of enemies in the pantheon—enemies who, like the Goddess of Death, will keep coming.

It’s a good thing they’ve still got Enzo. But as worlds collide and the past catches up with the present, Gem will discover that everyone has something to hide.

Obsidian Flame Crate *personally do not support*

Omnicrate Book Box

Next box available in January

Once Upon A Book Club Box Adult

The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale by Virginia Kantra

A woman learns to follow her own road in this heartwarming novel inspired by The Wizard of Oz by New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra.

Dorothy “Dee” Gale is searching for a place to belong. After their globe-trotting mother’s death, Dee and her sister Toni settled with Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in Kansas, where Dee attends graduate school. But when Dee’s relationship with a faculty member, a bestselling novelist, ends in heartbreak and humiliation, she’s caught in a tornado of negative publicity. Unable to face her colleagues—or her former lover—Dee applies to the writing program at Trinity College Dublin.

Dee’s journey to Ireland leads her to new companions: seemingly brainless Sam Clery—who dropped out of college and now runs a newsagent’s shop—is charming and hot, in a dissolute, Irish poet kind of way; allegedly heartless Tim Woodman—who stiffly refused to take back his ex-fiancée—seems stuck in his past; and fiercely loyal Reeti Kaur, who longs for the courage to tell her parents she wants to teach underprivileged girls rather than work in the family business.

In a year of opportunities and changes, love and loss, Dee is mentored by powerful women in the writing program, challenging her to see herself and her work with new eyes. With her friends, Dee finds the confidence to confront her biggest fears—including her intimidating graduate advisor, who may not be so wicked after all.

Faced with a choice with far-reaching consequences, Dee must apply the lessons she’s learned along the way about making a family, finding a home…and recognizing the power that’s been inside her all along.

Once Upon A Book Club Box MG

Gloom Town by Ronald L. Smith

When twelve-year-old Rory applies for a job at a spooky old mansion in his gloomy seaside town, he finds the owner, Lord Foxglove, odd and unpleasant. But he and his mom need the money, so he takes the job anyway. Rory soon finds out that his new boss is not just strange, he’s not even human—and he’s trying to steal the townspeople’s shadows. Together, Rory and his friend Isabella set out to uncover exactly what Foxglove and his otherworldly accomplices are planning and devise a strategy to defeat them. But can two kids defeat a group of ancient evil beings who are determined to take over the world?

Once Upon A Book Club Box YA

Gwen & Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher

Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom com debut about love, friendship, and being brave enough to change the course of history.

It’s been hundreds of years since King Arthur’s reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future Lord and general gadabout, has been betrothed to Gwendoline, the quick-witted, short-tempered princess of England, since birth. The only thing they can agree on is that they despise each other.

They’re forced to spend the summer together at Camelot in the run up to their nuptials, and within 24 hours, Gwen has discovered Arthur kissing a boy and Arthur has gone digging for Gwen’s childhood diary and found confessions about her crush on the kingdom’s only lady knight, Bridget Leclair.

Realizing they might make better allies than enemies, they make a reluctant pact to cover for each other, and as things heat up at the annual royal tournament, Gwen is swept off her feet by her knight and Arthur takes an interest in Gwen’s royal brother. Gwen and Art Are Not in Love is chock full of sword-fighting, found family, and romantic shenanigans destined to make readers fall in love.

Once Upon a Book Club Box Special Edition

Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura

Rival archaeologists must team up on a secret Aztec expedition, or it could leave their careers—and hearts—in ruins.

Archaeologist Dr. Socorro “Corrie” Mejía has a bone to pick. Literally. 

It’s been Corrie’s life goal to lead an expedition deep into the Mexican jungle in search of the long-lost remains of her ancestor, Chimalli, an ancient warrior of the Aztec empire. But when she is invited to join an all-expenses-paid dig to do just that, Corrie is sure it’s too good to be true…and she’s right.

As the world-renowned expert on Chimalli, by rights Corrie should be leading the expedition, not sharing the glory with her disgustingly handsome nemesis. But Dr. Ford Matthews has been finding new ways to best her since they were in grad school. Ford certainly isn’t thrilled either—with his life in shambles, the last thing he needs is a reminder of their rocky past.

But as the dig begins, it becomes clear they’ll need to work together when they realize a thief is lurking around their campsite, forcing the pair to keep their discoveries—and lingering attraction—under wraps. With money-hungry artifact smugglers, the Mexican authorities, and the lies between them closing in, there’s only one way this all ends—explosively.

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Valentine’s Day hasn’t gotten much love from OUABC the past few years, but we have missed it greatly and we are so excited to ‘dig up’ some spicy romance again and experience the magic with our Book Clubbers! 🦴⁠
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This year’s Valentine’s Day box will feature “Raiders of the Lost Heart” by Jo Segura where rival archaeologists must team up on a secret Aztec expedition, or it could leave their careers—and hearts—in ruins! Paired with four fantastic gifts, we can promise we’ve never had a book brought to life like this before. 😉⁠
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Archaeologist Dr. Socorro “Corrie” Mejía has a bone to pick. Literally. It’s been Corrie’s life goal to lead an expedition deep into the Mexican jungle in search of the long-lost remains of her ancestor, Chimalli, an ancient warrior of the Aztec empire. But when she is invited to join an all-expenses-paid dig to do just that, Corrie is sure it’s too good to be true…and she’s right.⁠
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As the world-renowned expert on Chimalli, by rights Corrie should be leading the expedition, not sharing the glory with her disgustingly handsome nemesis. But Dr. Ford Matthews has been finding new ways to best her since they were in grad school. Ford certainly isn’t thrilled either—with his life in shambles, the last thing he needs is a reminder of their rocky past.⁠
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But as the dig begins, it becomes clear they’ll need to work together when they realize a thief is lurking around their campsite, forcing the pair to keep their discoveries—and lingering attraction—under wraps. With money-hungry artifact smugglers, the Mexican authorities, and the lies between them closing in, there’s only one way this all ends—explosively.⁠
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This box is for adults 18+ and does contain an adults only gift. Please be aware of this prior to purchasing! 🌶️ Pre-order early access opens on Friday, December 15th at 10am PT (1pm ET) for ACTIVE SUBSCRIBERS! Public sale of any remaining boxes will be live at 12pm PT (3pm ET), though quantities are limited! We highly recommend subscribing to ensure you don’t miss out! Boxes will be $62.99 and as always, have free US Shipping! International shipping is calculated at checkout. Boxes are expected to ship in late January.

Owlcrate Adult *personally do not support*

The Serpent and The Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

For humans and vampires, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always – always – guard your heart.

The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.

But winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.

Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown… and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.

But there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone – but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love.

The Serpent & the Wings of Night is the first book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series.

Owlcrate YA *personally do not support*

To Kill a Shadow by Katherine Quinn

Jude Maddox knows nothing of love or even light. He knows only his grim duty as the Hand of Death, to lead the Knights of the Eternal Star into a land filled with nightmares and certain demise. It’s only when he sees her—a young woman with wild, amber eyes who’s as fierce, defiant, and swift as the shadow beasts themselves—that he feels the warmth of life in his blood…

The other Knights may fear their lethal commander, with his hard, merciless demeanor. Outcast Kiara Frey sees only a leader, a man who knows how to survive. A man like her. But wanting him is as treacherous as the shadows themselves…and just as seductive.

With a kingdom on the verge of collapse, the Knights must now venture into the darkest heart of the land and uncover the secrets of the misted shadows, where evil will prey upon their minds and feast on their flesh.

It will betray their senses.
It will surpass their nightmares.
Most of them will die.

But they have no other choice. Because the only way to fight the darkness…is to become it.

Rainbow After Dark

Next box in February

Rainbow Book Crate

Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon

Infatuation. Reincarnation. Damnation.

Gem Echols is a nonbinary Seminole teen living in the tiny town of Gracie, Georgia. Known for being their peers’ queer awakening, Gem leans hard on charm to disguise the anxious mess they are beneath. The only person privy to their authentic self is another trans kid, Enzo, who’s a thousand long, painful miles away in Brooklyn.

But even Enzo doesn’t know about Gem’s dreams, haunting visions of magic and violence that have always felt too real. So how the hell does Willa Mae Hardy? The strange new girl in town acts like she and Gem are old companions, and seems to know things about them they’ve never told anyone else.

When Gem is attacked by a stranger claiming to be the Goddess of Death, Willa Mae saves their life and finally offers some answers. She and Gem are reincarnated gods who’ve known and loved each other across lifetimes. But Gem – or at least who Gem used to be – hasn’t always been the most benevolent deity. They’ve made a lot of enemies in the pantheon—enemies who, like the Goddess of Death, will keep coming.

It’s a good thing they’ve still got Enzo. But as worlds collide and the past catches up with the present, Gem will discover that everyone has something to hide.

Requiem for Immortals by Lee Winters

Professional cellist Natalya Tsvetnenko moves seamlessly among the elite where she fills the souls of symphony patrons with beauty even as she takes the lives of the corrupt of Australia’s ruthless underworld. The cold, exacting assassin is hired to kill a woman who seems so innocent that Natalya can’t understand why anyone would want her dead. As she gets to know her target, she can’t work out why she even cares.

Winner of the Golden Crown Literary Award (2017) for Mystery/Thriller and Lambda finalist.

Length: 80,000 words
Themes: assassin · Australia · awakening · cellist · crime · homicide · lesbian · lesbian thriller · Melbourne · murder · music · police

Satisfiction Box

Next box in January.

The Big Book Box

Unplugged Book Box Adult

Unmarked Series by Miranda Lyn

ALL RAVEN WANTS IS PEACE. BUT IN A MAGICAL REALM PLAGUED BY DECEPTION, THE ONLY THING HER WORLD KNOWS IS TURMOIL.

A land where witches wear their spells like tattoos is no place for a woman without a single magical mark—except for Raven, whose unblemished skin contradicts the truth of her power. Surviving under the scowls of her fellow witches has carved indelible scars into her mind over the years—just as the day she watched the Dark King’s men murder her grandmother in cold blood.

But the Dark King’s reign of terror is far-reaching, and Raven’s grandmother won’t be the last witch to die under his rule. After the death of a coven leader heralds the start of the infamous Witch Trials, Raven finds herself dodging death to triumph. The journey quickly descends into perils far greater than she’d ever imagined, including a war on her heart from a man she’d only ever known as a villain.

Still, trust is always fragile in kingdoms ruled by magic, especially when love enters the fold. Yet, something else is awry in the land of spells and shadows and Raven must decide whether she trusts her gut or her heart.

The Unmarked Witch is the first gripping book in the seductive and intriguing duology,Unmarked.

From the author of the heart-pounding fantasy series, Fae Rising comes this new darkly ambitious tale.

Unplugged Book Box YA

Face the Night by Lani Forbes

On a harsh frontier where good and evil contend for people’s minds, a young woman must fight for her true identity in this scintillating YA fantasy from the author of the award-winning Age of the Seventh Sun trilogy.

Once, Catriona Macgregor led a charmed life. Daughter of a wealthy rancher, pretty and educated, she looked forward to all the world had to offer–until fate took a turn. Now family, home, and even her name have been stripped away. As “Black Cat Whitfield,” adopted daughter of an outlaw, she’s wanted by the authorities. It certainly wasn’t the destiny she imagined–especially as one of the Blessed.

The Blessed, rare people like Cat, are supposed to use their gifts to carry out missions for the Patron Saints, but she can only imagine that Saint Prudentia made a terrible mistake in choosing her. Still, her gift has never deserted her. Whenever danger threatens, Cat receives a vision–just in time to save her life. And when she meets a renegade priest, Father Ignatius, he helps her understand how her ability may be part of a much bigger picture. A picture that involves facing up to the monstrous Baron Caldwell – the one who ordered her parents killed – and his son, Adrian, who betrayed them all.

Cat is torn between guilt over her parents’ death, a longing for vengeance against their killers, and a dismaying new interest in Adrian. It would be easiest to flee the whole situation and never look back. But as someone once told her, you can’t outrun the darkness on your heels. There’s only one way to break through to sunrise – by turning to face the night.

Unplugged Book Box Special Edition

Theme: Romantasy

💕✨ Romantasy Limited Edition Box
In Collaboration with Whitney Dean
Introducing… our next limited edition Romantasy Box!
Unplugged Book Box is honored to announce our newest limited edition box in collaboration with author Whitney Dean. This box has been in the works for a while and we cannot wait for you to see what’s in store…

We will be featuring a stunning, exclusive edition of Whitney’s newest novel –
Rise of the Cinder Fae.

👀 The Unplugged Exclusive Edition will feature:
-A gorgeous, redesigned dust-jacket by Ink & Magic Designs (who designed our December YA dust jacket and Adult omnibus cover).
-Beautiful, exclusive foiling and spot-gloss on the dust jacket
-Reverse dust jacket artwork by @bookishaveril including foiling
-Foiling on the hardcover by @teapical.ghost
-Faux-leather finish
-Custom endpages with artwork by @bookishaveril
-Gorgeous stenciled edges
-Signed by the author

Full boxes will also include 6+ unique, high-value and full-sized items inspired by some beloved Romantasy fandoms!
✨ FANDOM HINTS:
Full boxes will feature lots of fandoms TBA, but expect goodies inspired by The Coven, One Dark Window, and so much more.

🧴 PRODUCT HINTS:
Full boxes will include unique and useful items. Items will be high-value and full-sized. Expect a drink ware item, something for your books, a candle, some self-care, and so much more TBA! We will announce some vendors and artists soon.

📦 Purchase options include:
-Book only box ($34.99 + s/h)
-Full box with book & goodies ($104.99 + s/h)

👀 Boxes are open for pre-order beginning on December 27th at 5pm EST! Boxes will remain open until we have to finalize numbers with vendors (more on this in an upcoming e-mail).
👀 Boxes will ship in early April.
🚨 More to follow…

Principles of (E)motion

PRINCIPLES OF (E)MOTION
Author: Sara Read 

ISBN: 9781525836657
Publication Date: January 9th, 2024

Publisher: Graydon House
18.99 US | 23.99 CAN

Buy Links:
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BookShop.org 

Barnes & Noble 

Books A Million 

Amazon 

Book Summary: 

A brilliant mind needs a strong heart.

Mathematical genius Dr. Meg Brightwood has just completed her life’s work—a proof of a problem so impenetrable it’s nicknamed the Impossible Theorem.

Reclusive and burdened by anxiety, no one took Meg seriously before. Now everyone wants to get their hands on what she alone possesses—especially her own mathematician father. Having grown up a prodigy in a field plagued by sexism and plagiarism, Meg opts for a public presentation so there is no doubt of her authorship. But a panic attack derails her plans. Defeated, Meg returns to the decaying house where she lives alone and locks away the one and only manuscript of her proof.

Then chance sends her the unlikeliest of allies. Isaac Wells—carpenter, high-school dropout, in trouble with the law. And the one love of Meg’s life. Fifteen years ago, they never did more than hold hands. Now adults, they reach toward each other through the minefield of the past and find a tenuous space where they can love and be loved for who they are.

But when Meg goes to retrieve the Impossible Theorem, she finds it missing. Will she fight for the achievement of the century and the love of a lifetime?

Social Links: 

Author website: https://www.sararead.net/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarareadauthor/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarareadauthor

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarareadauthor/

Author Bio: 

SARA READ is cofounder of #momswritersclub. Originally from Washington, DC, she tried the nine-to-five life for about a nanosecond before moving to rural Virginia to become a flute-maker’s apprentice and traditional fiddle player. A cancer survivor herself, Sara now has the distinct privilege of caring for cancer patients as a nurse. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband, two teens, a terrier and three snarky cats. sararead.net

Chapter 1

The night before Lila’s funeral, I rose from my nest on the couch in my study on the third floor of the tower. I had not been sleeping well. Across the room, a damp wind blew through the open window. With both hands, I wrestled it down. The windowpanes and sashes were curved to match the walls of the tower, and they tended to stick. This one wouldn’t shut the last inch, so I gave it up, turned off the lamps and returned to my couch, pulling a throw blanket over my legs. Outside, bluish beams of streetlight illuminated the top limbs of the trees as they swayed in the wind.

Since Lila’s death, I had felt so unmoored that it was almost a physical sense of drift. After spending nearly every hour of every day spooning applesauce off her chin, drawing her ancient arms through threadbare sleeves, bathing and changing her, waking up when she cried out in the night, I felt her absence like a missing a chamber of my own heart. So I went where I always went when I needed an anchor. Back to Frieholdt’s.

My family thought I was in denial, spending the days and nights after her death closed in my study, but it wasn’t denial. It was comfort. As Lila’s needs had increased, I’d had less and less time for Frieholdt’s Conjecture, and now after all that time away, I had new perspective, like seeing it for the first time. I could feel the answer just at the extremity of my understanding.

I was also exhausted. I tugged the blanket toward my chin. Past the rain-rippled windows, the air, water, and trees all moved in apparent entropy—so much turbulence against the unmoving light—and as a mathematician’s mind tends to do, mine searched for patterns. They were always present, and always changing.

I must have slept, because I woke to dark and stillness. The fitful rain had stopped. A single cicada chirped in the top of a tree. As I ascended into a sleep-loosened consciousness, a light glinted—a bright, inner North Star—and in less than an instant I was on my feet, as awake as I had ever been in my life.

Comprehension cannot be predicted. It may come when bidden, one may struggle after it for a lifetime, or it may wait two hundred years to send its bright ray through the darkness. That night, comprehension picked me. It picked four in the morning, after a week of relentless, grief-driven focus. But it found me ready. I knew from a lifetime of training that when the ray of light appeared, I had to keep my eyes on it and not look away, no matter the consequences.

Though the rest of the third floor was a glorified attic with sloping roof and dormer windows, the tower room maintained the grandeur of the rest of the house. I paced the floor, eyes closed, head tilted up.

I forgot the emptiness of the bedroom below my feet where Lila had breathed her last breath. I followed the bright rail of my thoughts as they plunged through the darkness, skimming along, light and swift to the very center of Frieholdt’s Conjecture where I could finally see the last remaining knot. It lay within the Gault function, itself contained within the Wang-Hickman method, a central tool used to predict the motion of noncompressible fluids. The threads grew clear, loosening, almost floating.

From a bent bit of gutter, a single rivulet of water tap-tapped onto the balcony. The pattern began to form.

Turbulence: resistance. Constraint pulling inward. And in parallel, release: spooling out. The opposite of friction. Twin forces, intertwined, dancing.

Math is logic purified to its essence. And logic seeks order and sequence. Deep within that last tangle, I separated the radiant strands. I restrung them and laid them straight, end to end, and at last—at last—they formed a jetway to the center of the universe.

Feet barely touching the floor, I went to my board—five feet tall and twelve feet wide, built to fit the curved wall, with a hand-carved ledge at the bottom—and lifted a cool piece of chalk between my fingers.

Daylight shone through the windows when I woke, still clutching the nub of chalk.

There on my board were a series of functions and shapes in green, white, and yellow. A dimensional representation. A kind of mathematical shorthand.

At that moment, it was not something I could have presented even to another mind such as my own. Still more a small pot holder than a perfectly woven tapestry, but it was all there. So much simpler than I had imaged. As if it had been there all along—which, like all math, it had.

Done.

Twenty-three years of study. Done.

My hands trembled. I blinked, sure that it would disappear or dissolve into nonsense as it had done so many times before. I turned my back, crossed the room, and looked at it from a distance.

Still there.

I opened the window and looked out. Back in the early spring, a work crew had started a renovation on the big house across the street. Men. Trucks. Lumber. The damp smell of oak and grass wafted in. It made me think of Isaac.

I wished I could tell him I did it. I really did it. He always believed I could, if for no other reason than I believed it myself.

There’s a feeling when you meet someone, that somehow you’ve known them all your life. And not even all your life. Like you’ve known them all of some other life where you are completely yourself. Not the one you’re living, where you are who people expect you to be, but some better life. The one you should have been living all along. That’s how it was with Isaac.

No one in my family had known him except Lila, and now the memory was mine alone. And perhaps even Lila didn’t know what we became to one another.

I turned and looked at my board again. It still seemed impossible, but there it was, and the afterglow of epiphany was heaven. Breathless astonishment. A floaty, weightless feeling in my chest. I had done it. At last. And after so many years, it came in such a sudden burst of light.

This would vindicate me. It would prove that Dr. Margaret Brightwood was not a batshit-crazy recluse after all. This would vindicate the little girl who people read about in the news, who had so much power and so much promise.

A soft creak from the third-floor stairs startled me, and I jumped to my feet. No one ever came up here.

“Who is it?” I pressed a hand over my racing heart.

“Meg? Are you all right?”

The door opened, and my panic melted, replaced by that fullness of heart which so often ends in tears. Sweet Lizzie. More sister than cousin. The Sun to my Moon. Her golden hair was tied up, but a fallen strand stuck to her black dress.

I plucked the loose hair off. “What are you doing here?”

“Are you okay?” She looked at me, then scanned the room for—what? “They sent me to look for you.”

“Oh my god.” The funeral. I spun around. “Oh my god. What time is it?”

My clothes. They weren’t even pressed. I had barely slept. I ran past Lizzie and headed for my bedroom. They would all be waiting. My father. My sister. The pastor.

“Meg, you look pale.” Lizzie followed me. “First tell me if you’re okay.”

“Yes, I was—” I stabbed my arms into a black shirt. Legs into slacks. “I was working.”

They would be waiting. Expecting me to drop everything. To run and fulfill my part in this ritual obligation. I sat on the floor to pull on my boots.

But why?

Funerals are for the living. For people who want or need to grieve together. Here’s the truth. As tiny as Lila was, and as hard as she tried not to be a burden, the last years of her life had been a constant struggle, and grief had been my daily companion. I was spent.

My father had visited occasionally. The minister dropped by for a few minutes each week. And my older sister—had she even seen the inside of the house in five years? In the last months, caring for Lila had consumed everything. I slept next to her so she wouldn’t be alone.

My obligations were done. I didn’t need a funeral. I didn’t need to weep and hug a bunch of strangers dressed in black. I only wanted some time to walk the house before the sense of her presence was gone forever.

Lizzie examined me with her gentle eyes. “So…are you done? Working?”

Strong emotions competed for dominance, and extreme exultation was the first to break through.

“Yes, I’m done. I’m finally done.” But laughter gave way quickly to defensiveness. “I have been care-giving twenty-four seven. I swear to god, I haven’t had an uninterrupted hour in I don’t remember how long. And now I finally, finally have the space to think, and you know what? I did it. I did it. And I just want a few fucking minutes to enjoy it.”

By the end I was almost yelling. Then, of course, I wanted to cry. Lizzie didn’t deserve to be yelled at.

She dropped to the floor and put her arms around me. Lizzie was small, slim, and fit. Five years my junior and unfazed by my moods.

“You did what?” she said.

“Frieholdt’s. I solved it.”

“Meg, that’s amazing.”

“I miss her,” I said. “I miss her so much, but it’s been so long since I’ve been able to focus.”

“It’s all right, sweetheart.” Lizzie held tighter.

“I’m not going. I can’t.” I leaned into her embrace. “Maybe Dad’s mad that I’m not there, but he’ll see. They’ll all see that my whole fucking life was worth something.”

Lizzie kissed my cheek. “You were already worth something.”

Then she got out her phone and sent a text, leaning her shoulder firmly against mine like a mare to a skittish foal. “They can finish without us.”

“Lila wouldn’t mind. She never wanted a church funeral or a grave.”

“Plus it’s hot, and the pastor is so boring.” Lizzie put her arms around me again. “Remember when he came over and Grandma would be like, ‘Oh here comes Mr. Finkley, bless his heart.’”

I laughed, so grateful they sent Lizzie. With Lila gone, she was the one person on god’s green earth I could be myself with.

We spent the rest of the morning with photo albums, cross-legged on Lila’s big bed.

“Oh, remember this?” Lizzie held up a picture of the two of us. We were maybe eight and thirteen, standing arm in arm on a rock, a broad shining river behind us. Lizzie had been a sturdy reed of a girl, whereas I had grown curves early and stood as if I were trying to hide them. But we were both smiling and squinting in the sun.

“Harpers Ferry,” Lizzie said. “Lila walked that entire trail with us.”

“Dad didn’t want to let me go.” I took the picture and looked at it close. “But Lila made him.”

Lizzie wept, and I held her in my arms feeling only a hollowness in my throat.

I had wept when Lila started struggling after words for everyday things. When she asked me to stop the crying of a baby only she could hear. When she forgot my name.

I had nothing left.

At that moment I grieved not for the old woman, but for the young, strong Lila who hiked with me and Lizzie to the Shenandoah that day. The last and only person who could get my father off my back.

Excerpted from Principles of (E)motion by Sara Read. Copyright © 2024 by Sara Read. Published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A.

Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White

Book Info:

Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White (Song of the Last Kingdom #2) by Amelie Wen Zhao

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

Publishing Date: January 2, 2024

Synopsis:

The epic sequel to the book Song of Silver, Flame Like Night, is a fast-paced, riveting YA fantasy inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China.

Years ago, the Elantian colonizers invaded Lan’s homeland and killed her mother in their search to uncover the Last Kingdom’s greatest the location of its legendary four Demon Gods. Lan’s mother devoted her life to destroying the Demon Gods, and Lan is determined to finish her mission. Yet, there are others searching for the gods, too.

Zen knew his soul was forfeit the moment he made a deal with the Demon God known as the Black Tortoise, but he’s willing to lose himself if it means saving the Kingdom–and the girl–he loves. But to crush the colonizers who have invaded his land he needs more power than even a single Demon God can provide. He needs an army. And he knows exactly where he can find it–in the undead army his great grandfather lead decades ago. 

The Elantians may have stolen their throne, but the battle for the Last Kingdom has only begun.

Book Links:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58303745

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Burning-Falls-White-Kingdom/dp/0593487540/

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About the Author:

Amélie Wen Zhao（赵雯）was born in Paris and grew up in Beijing, where she spent her days reenacting tales of legendary heroes, ancient kingdoms, and lost magic at her grandmother’s courtyard house. She attended college in the United States and now resides in New York City, working as a finance professional by day and fantasy author by night. In her spare time, she loves to travel with her family in China, where she’s determined to walk the rivers and lakes of old just like the practitioners in her novels do.

Amélie is the New York Times bestselling author of the Song of Silver, Flame Like Night duology and the Blood Heir trilogy.

Author Links:

Website: https://ameliezhao.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ameliewenzhao

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameliewenzhao/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17649437

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