JANUARY-JUNE
MOONFIRE
3RD NOVEMBER 2026
CROWN ME DEAD LIV ZANDER The No. 1 bestselling dark romantasy leaving readers worldwide in tears. Wed me. Bed me. Slit my throat. Born in dirt, raised in rot, I dig graves for the dead, while the living decay around me. When my brother coughs blood, he appears. A man too polished for the graveyard, with a bargain too cruel for the light: Seduce the King. Become the Queen. Die. And my brother lives. Kael is a nightmare of living ruin, the rotting ruler of a festering realm. And Vale is his shadow, the cold architect of my demise. One man needs my heart to beat. The other plans to stop it forever. They think I’m a pawn. But I’m the gravedigger's daughter. And I know exactly where to bury them.
LIV ZANDER has an unhealthy appreciation for sexy villains and loves writing deliciously dark fantasy romance about men who would burn the world to the ground for their women. Is that counterproductive? Probably, but it’s also a lot of fun. When she’s not writing, Liv can be found procrastinating in her office with a mug of coffee or a glass of wine (depending on time of day and how miserable the writing is going). Oh, she also loves skulls. And ravens. And skulls. Visit her online at livzander.com
Welcome to the funeral. Darkly seductive, beautifully written, and deeply emotional, the Heartstring Duet will sweep you away into a world of forbidden desire, deadly intrigue, shocking twists, and impossible choices. 2
£22 H A RDBACK 9 78 0008 8 6 149 0 EXP ORT ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 6 1506 DIGI ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 6 1513
MOONFIRE
3RD NOVEMBER 2026
CROWN ME YOURS LIV ZANDER No. 1 bestselling author Liv Zander’s haunting conclusion of love, grief, and life. Wed him. Bed him. Slit his throat. I killed the king. Crowned myself in his blood, But the curse still festers. To break it, I need Death, on his knees, a ring on his finger. My blade at his throat. The god fights me to the grave, evades my touch, mocks my wanting. He would rather tear himself apart than let me close enough to end this. But I didn't come this far to lose. I came to crown him mine.
LIV ZANDER has an unhealthy appreciation for sexy villains and loves writing deliciously dark fantasy romance about men who would burn the world to the ground for their women. Is that counterproductive? Probably, but it’s also a lot of fun. When she’s not writing, Liv can be found procrastinating in her office with a mug of coffee or a glass of wine (depending on time of day and how miserable the writing is going). Oh, she also loves skulls. And ravens. And skulls. Visit her online at livzander.com
Welcome to your wedding, my love. Darkly seductive, exquisitely written, and deeply emotional, the Heartstring Duet is a breathtaking tale of forbidden love, impossible choices, and hard-won hope that will break your heart and put it back together again.
£22 H A RDBACK 9 78 0008 8 6 1544 EXP ORT ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 6 1551 DIGI ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 6 156 8 3
MOONFIRE
5TH JANUARY 2027
BETWEEN TIDES & THUNDER LEENA KAZAK With devastating twists, enemies-to-lovers like you've never experienced, and relentless yearning, this unputdownable standalone romantasy is perfect for fans of Callie Hart, Devney Perry, and Carissa Broadbent. She was raised to hate him. Now she shares his bed. Princess Mayah of Tundrayn isn’t allowed to want freedom, love, or even her own future. Trained to heal others while silencing her own pain, she is bartered into a political marriage when her father allies with enemy kingdom Arbinj to crush a rebellion. She expects a prince. She gets the Dark Commander.
LEENA KAZAK has been spinning stories since she was ten years old, when she wrote her first short story and never looked back. A lifelong reader, she's devoured everything from fantasy and thrillers to historical fiction and contemporary romance-but these days, she's happily tumbled down the romantasy staircase and shows no sign of climbing out. (Send help). She writes fantasy romance with fierce heroines, impossible choices, and immersive worldbuilding.
Zevayr is ruthless, feared, and a stormwielder stained by blood. He is everything Mayah was taught to hate. But as they cross rebel-torn lands together, she begins to question where the monster ends and the man begins. In Arbinj’s glittering courts, rebellion rises and secrets from Mayah’s past threaten to destroy her kingdom – and her heart. The question is not if Mayah will betray, but who: her people, her love, or herself? 4
£20 H A RDBACK 9 78 0008 8 6 0707 EXP ORT ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 6 0714 DIGI ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 6 0721
MOONFIRE
9TH FEBRUARY 2027
‘A whimsical, magical tale of intrigue, romance, and the thorny bonds of sisterly love. I was enchanted by every page!’ Ava Reid, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning
VIPER & LILIES LEXIE AXON Bridgerton meets romantasy from this stellar debut voice, as three sisters from a family of hunters must keep their enchantress bloodline a secret – or risk becoming the hunted. Beginning a trilogy full of enchanting magic, steamy romance, female rage and dark secrets. The Maeve sisters live at the top of high society. Their legacy – their ancestor hunted down enchantresses, women blessed with magic – has given them fame, fortune, and, above all, protection. When they discover an academic at the Vonstein Institute claims to have evidence that Enchantresses escaped the Hunt, the Maeve sisters are quick to dispel these rumors and defend their family’s legacy. They move into the Institute for the summer, prepared to silence the suspicions by whatever means necessary – even if it means using their forbidden Enchantress magic that they’ve kept hidden their whole lives.
LEXIE AXON writes fantasy romance books. She has an MFA in Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing and a BA in English. Born and raised on Cape Cod, MA, she has since traded in the beach for the bright lights of New York City. When not writing, Lexie can be found browsing a bookstore for her next read or dreaming up her next story alongside a strong cup of coffee. Find her at lexieaxon.com.
£20 H A RDBACK 9 78 0008 8 16 36 0 EXP ORT ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 16 377 DIGI ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 16 38 4 5
MOONFIRE
9TH FEBRUARY 2027
THE LIGHT BETWEEN WOUNDS E.N. HAYSCH A dazzling urban romantasy, perfect for fans of The Serpent and the Wings of Night, City of Gods and Monsters, Crescent City and From Blood and Ash. When a young chronically ill woman’s father is killed, she discovers her true heritage and the powers that come with it, all while finding herself at the center of an ancient battle between angels, demons, and the four horsemen of the apocalypse in the heart of New York City. Lyraël has spent her life fighting a body that constantly betrays her. Living with a chronic illness, she survives by clinging to routine and the people she loves. But when her father is murdered, Lyra learns that the world she’s known is only a veil – one that hides monsters, magic, and the truth about who she really is. Torn between the demon she’s always loved and the truth her father died to protect, Lyra must confront the terrifying possibility that her body – forever her greatest weakness – may be the only thing holding the world together . . . or tearing it apart.
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E. N. HAYSCH/ERYNNE RIVERS is a storyteller at heart with a lifelong passion for crafting tales that spark imagination and evoke strong emotions. A biracial Black author passionate about mental health and chronic illness advocacy, most of her stories feature characters tackling hardships both inside and out. She strives to create stories that make people feel seen by bringing her own fresh perspective to timeless themes, as well as creating characters and worlds that feel both magical and authentic.
£20 H ARDBACK 9 78 0008 8 17374 EXP ORT ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 1738 1 DIGI ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 1739 8
MOONFIRE
16TH MARCH 2027
ELODIE AND THE DARK LORD ASHLEY POSTON Elodie Kess lives a quiet life in Saffron-by-the-Sea. It’s not adventure and whirlwind romance, but as a scholar of magic with no magical ability of her own, it’s all she can hope for. But when her brother, an esteemed professor at the High Arcanum Conservatory goes missing – alongside his closely guarded research – Elodie’s humdrum existence becomes anything but. Convinced she is the only one who can save him, Elodie returns to the Conservatory, glamoured as a first-year student. Her number one suspect: Corvo, a centuries-old Dark Lord, sentenced to a lifetime cursed as a cat. But when Elodie’s extraordinary knack for repelling magic dispels his curse, she’s surprised not just to uncover a brilliant magician, but also a disarmingly handsome man. As the two begin to work together, she’s forced to question everything she’s been taught, and soon guarding her heart seems impossible. But for every lie in the history books, there is a grain of truth, and the Dark Lord was cursed for a reason . . .
ASHLEY POSTON is the New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Romantics, The Seven Year Slip, A Novel Love Story, Sounds Like Love, and The Someday Garden. She writes full-time from her little grey house and spoils her four cats. When not writing, she bides her time in South Carolina and New York, and all the bookstores between.
£16 . 9 9 H A RDBACK 9 78 0008 79 7430 EXP ORT ISBN : 9 78 0008 79 8 109 DIGI ISBN : 9 78 0008 79 7454 7
MOONFIRE 6TH APRIL 2027
ROMANTASYLAND EMMA MacDONALD A romantasy superfan finds herself lost in a real fantasy world and destined to save the kingdom. A loving romantasy satire standalone for fans of Legends and Lattes and Assistant to the Villain. Eve Lockwood is almost thirty and deeply unimpressed with her life. She’s stuck in Hartford in a soul-sucking insurance job, surviving on boxed wine, romantasy novels, and catastrophically bad decisions. So when a fantasy retreat in Virginia offers escape from grief, burnout, and her hopeless crush on her coworker, Eve signs up.
EMMA MacDONALD was born and raised outside of Washington, DC, where she received a B.A in International Relations from American University. Romantasyland is her adult debut.
Naturally, she falls through a portal instead. Now Eve is stranded in Amaliraen, a magical world of monsters, prophecy, glittering courts, haunted forests, and alarmingly attractive winged people. Worse, everyone is convinced she’s the Vel Eressa, a legendary human savior destined to break a centuries-old curse. Eve isn’t sure she can save herself, let alone a kingdom – but with dangerous magic waking inside her and the creeping suspicion that the official story is total nonsense, she may have no choice. 8
£20 H ARDBACK 9 78 0008 8 53310 EXP ORT ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 53327 DIGI ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 53334
MOONFIRE 6TH APRIL 2027
THE SHADOW KING'S CURSE JEN L. GREY For fans of Sarah J. Maas, Carissa Broadbent, and Jennifer L. Armentrout who want lethal trials, fated mates, blood magic, and a ruthless shadow king. Bound by blood oath and driven by desperation, Talia Varnell enters the Ruined Lands with one impossible mission: kill the Shadow King or lose her dying brother forever. But the king she was sent to destroy is far more dangerous – and far more irresistible – than the myths ever warned. As she’s thrown into the Devouring, a brutal series of deadly trials ruled by the Abyss, Talia discovers that something in her blood is waking . . . and the Shadow King knows it. Dark magic, forbidden attraction, and a bond neither of them can escape collide in this seductive romantasy where survival means risking her heart, her soul, and the brother she’ll do anything to save.
JEN L. GREY is an USA Today bestselling author of urban fantasy and paranormal romance. In her stories, you'll find angsty fated mate stories with tons of action. Jen lives in Tennessee with her husband, two daughters, and two Australian Shepherds. When she isn't writing, you'll find her with a nitro cold brew in hand while chauffeuring her children around town or watching television.
£20 H A RDBACK 9 78 0008 8 28 78 3 EXP ORT ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 28 79 0 DIGI ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 28 8 06 9
MOONFIRE
20TH APRIL 2027
QUEEN OF ROSES BRIAR BOLEYN The first in the action-packed Blood of a Fae romantasy series, the prequel to the beloved, globally bestselling Bloodwing Academy series. A doomed love, a dangerous mission, and a kingdom on the brink of war . . . Morgan Pendragon has never controlled her own fate. Rumored to carry tainted fae blood, she was robbed of her birthright as a child and raised in the shadow of her brother, the king. Promised to the goddesses when she comes of age, Morgan seizes a final chance at freedom when her brother sends her to find a legendary fae weapon. But the journey leads her into the company of outcasts – and into the path of a dark, enigmatic warrior whose fierce beauty and sharp wit awaken feelings Morgan cannot ignore. As desire clashes with duty, Morgan and her companions uncover dangers far greater than they imagined. For a long-lost fae kingdom is rising again, ready to reclaim what was taken in blood. And the secrets in Morgan’s own veins may make her more dangerous than anyone knows.
BRIAR BOLEYN is the author of more than twenty-five romance books and novellas. Her novels have become Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers, and have been sold in over a dozen countries. As a child, she endlessly scribbled stories in every genre, from murder mysteries to time travel romances to dystopian sci-fi. Briar lives with her family in Manitoba, Canada. When not raising fictional dragons from the dead, Briar enjoys reading all types of sci-fi and fantasy, and playing RPG video games. She also writes under the name Fenna Edgewood.
£20 H ARDBACK 9 78 0008 8 6 08 6 8 EXP ORT ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 6 08 75 DIGI ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 6 08 8 2
MOONFIRE
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15TH JUNE 2027
ONCE THROUGH THE HEART BROOKE SHADEN A top vampire hunter and his deadliest rival go on the run to protect two necromancer vampire children – forcing him to question everything he believes about monsters, family, and love. When you’re a vampire hunter, the most dangerous heart to stake is your own. Onyx Feller is Bloodright Bureau’s best vampire hunter, so being forced to work with Amaya Arles – who might have a higher kill count than him – is bad enough. Then their mission goes spectacularly wrong. Instead of tracking Borderlanders, they find two abandoned vampire children. According to Bureau rules, vampire children are to be killed on sight. But when Onyx tries, he can’t pull the trigger. Suddenly, he and Amaya are fugitives, reluctant guardians, and traitors to the city. Because the children aren’t just vampires – they’re necromancers, and everyone wants them dead or under their control. As bodies pile up and the Borderlanders close in, Onyx must face the collapse of everything he believed about monsters, morality, family – and Amaya.
BROOKE SHADEN earned dual B.A.s in English Literature and Filmmaking from Temple University in three years before moving to Los Angeles and launching a fine art photography career in 2009. Internationally recognized within a year, she has since exhibited widely, published bestselling books, won major photography awards, worked with clients including Sony, Adobe, Microsoft, HarperCollins, and Penguin Random House, spoken to audiences of up to 80,000, and taught creative courses reaching over 300,000 students worldwide.
£20 H ARDBACK 9 78 0008 8 46 305 EXP ORT ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 46 312 DIGI ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 46 329 11
MOONFIRE 8TH JUNE 2027
SEALED SHADOWS LUCY SMOKE The second in the Sons of Salem series, a witchy dark romance by USA Today bestselling author Lucy Smoke. Four cursed heirs. One forbidden witch. A desire that burns bright. Lucy Smoke continues the story of Ezra Bishop, Cameron Goode, Lyall Corey, Reyes Scott and Haven Wardwell in the follow up to Hallowed Bones.
LUCY SMOKE, also known as Lucinda Dark for her fantasy works, has a master’s degree in English and is a self-proclaimed creative chihuahua. When she’s not on a neverending quest to find the perfect milkshake, she lives and works in the southern United States with her beloved fur-baby, Hiro, and her family and friends.
£9. 9 9 PA P ERBACK 9 78 0008 8 516 13 EXP ORT ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 516 13 DIGI ISBN : 9 78 0008 8 516 20 12
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