Novelties march 2026

VERITY

ENCHANTRA

THE WRATH OF THE FALLEN

BLOOD & ROSES VOLUME 1

MISTAKES WERE MADE

INSATIABLE

TWO CAN PLAY

LOVE SONG ONYX STORM

THE NIGHT WE MET VORACIOUS

KING OF GLUTTONY FEVER DREAM

THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH NIGHTSHADE THE WILD CARD ISLES OF THE EMBERDARK

METAL SLINGER

THE CONDITIONS OF WILL GAME ON

THE HOUSEMAID

THE HOUSEMAID’S SECRET FOURTH WING IRON FLAME

BINDING 13

TWISTED LOVE

TWISTED GAMES HAMNET

KING OF WRATH THE STRIKER

THE WEDDING PEOPLE THE SILENT PATIENT DUNE

KING OF ENVY TWISTED LIES

TWISTED HATE

KING OF GREED

KING OF PRIDE DEEP END

KEEPING 13

RELEASING 10

PROBLEMATIC SUMMER ROMANCE THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT

LOVE THEORETICALLY NOT IN LOVE

KING OF SLOTH THE SHADOW OF THE WIND LOVE ON THE BRAIN CHECK & MATE

SAVING 6

JUST FOR THE SUMMER SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME HEARTLESS WILD SIDE WIND AND TRUTH THE CULTURE MAP THE POWER OF NOW TWILIGHT THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS HEARTSTOPPER VOLUME 1 HEARTSTOPPER VOLUME 2 - 5

MY SISTER LIVES ON THE MANTELPIECE THE LION INSIDE

VERITY

Colleen Hoover brought you the beautiful, unforgettable It Ends With Us - now a major film starring Blake Lively. Now, discover her thriller with a twist that will leave you reeling . . . Verity is a global word-of-mouth hit, with over a million five star reviews from readers.

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy C rawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.

Lowen arrives at the C rawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity’s recollection of the night their family was forever altered.

Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already-grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words.

SALES POINTS

• THE GLOBAL SENSATION: Colleen Hoover has sold over 50 million copies worldwide.

• A CROWN JEWEL IN COLLEEN’S PUBLISHING: Verity is one of her biggest hits, with 2.5 million copies sold of the UK editions alone. It has been a #1 Kindle bestseller, #1 New York Times, #3 Sunday Times, #2 Australian, #3 South African and #4 Irish bestseller.

• A MAJOR MOVIE FOR OCTOBER ‘26: Amazon are bringing Verity to cinemas starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson - the fever around Verity will reach new heights in 2026.

• A STUNNING BONUS CHAPTER: This edition features a beautiful gold cover plus a bonus final chapter that turns the ending on its head, and will set readers talking.

The thriller that will capture your heart and blow your mind, from the author of IT ENDS WITH US

Thriller / suspense / Crime & mystery · Binding Paperback · B Format

9781408726600 | 15,90 €

ENCHANTRA

This gorgeous deluxe hardback edition of Kaylie Smith’s bestselling romantasy includes a seductive new cover, sprayed edges, a foiled case, and beautiful endpapers. Available for a limited time and while supplies last.

Welcome to Enchantra. There’s only one rule. Never, ever trust your heart.

When Genevieve Grimm’s mother is killed, she goes searching for answers in Enchantra, a cursed palace filled with temptations and illusions.

A sinfully handsome stranger meets her at the door. Rowin Silver refuses to let Genevieve inside. But she finds her own way in... And soon realizes her mistake.

Enchantra is a twisted labyrinth of marble and thorns, where Rowin’s family are trapped forever in a deadly game. One hunts, the others hide-until a single survivor remains.

Now, Genevieve must win or die.

Rowin offers her a deal. They can compete together... if they convince everyone watching that they’re desperately in love.

Genevieve knows she can’t trust Rowin, but she’ll do whatever it takes to survive. As they hunt and hide together, she tries to ignore the desire burning between them. After all, it was Rowin who taught her Enchantra’s first rule...

SALES POINTS

• The first trade hardback editions of this #1 Amazon and New York Times bestselling series.

• Over 650k copies sold within a year.

• A BookTok and Bookstagram sensation, with a fan base desperate for beautiful, collectible hardbacks.

• Sensuous fantasy romance, with steamy scenes and a luxurious enchanted mansion setting.

• Pitch-perfect balance of dark and light: a lethal contest with a touch of gore, but the romance is supportive and positive.

THE WRATH OF THE FALLEN

Amber V. Nicole

WHEN GODS DANCE WITH MONSTERS . . .

With the return of Samkiel, the rightful heir, battle lines are beginning to form across the realms. But without the Ring of Oblivion, the ancient darkness living beneath Samkiel’s skin begins to lash out, and as war looms on the horizon, he struggles with his growing power. Meanwhile, an ancient power plagues Dianna’s dreams with messages of retribution.

Desperate to protect the woman he loves, Samkiel must embark on a frantic search for answers - a journey that will lead him to the one place he dare not go: the Otherworld.

THE WORLD WILL TREMBLE

As Nismera hunts for Vincent and C amilla, relentlessly chasing what they stole, her thirst for power, and her armada, only grow stronger. And now forces, primal and eternal, have taken notice, forcing Ig’Morruthens and gods to work together - an unlikely bond formed in blood and fire.

Only one thing remains true: all must make a choice - save the realms or themselves.

SALES POINTS

• THE ULTIMATE ENEMIES-TO-LOVERS DARK ROMANTASY: With everything that readers love in this area, this is the perfect dark, epic romantasy - perfect for fans of tropes such as a morally grey heroine, a damaged, cinnamon roll hero, GENUINE enemies-to-lovers, high stakes, slow-burn romance and lots of cliffhangers.

• INNOVATIVE SERIES CAMPAIGN AIMED AT BOOKTOKKERS: Using our romantasy blogger connections and our #EternalBookStorm initiative, we will engage BookTokkers and Bookstagrammers in our ongoing publishing of the Gods and Monsters series to really grow organic support and build on the series’ TikTok visibility.

9781035414598 | 15,90 €

BLOOD & ROSES VOLUME 1

Callie Hart

What happens in the dark never stays in the dark.

As one of Seattle’s most dangerous, feared men, Zeth Mayfair always carried out the jobs he was sent on without a second thought. Drugs? Guns? Dirty money? All fair game. But even his warped moral code has its limits. When Zeth’s employer decides buying and selling kidnapped women is a lucrative sideline, Zeth’s usually uncomplicated life suddenly becomes very complicated indeed. And his biggest complication goes by the name of Sloane Romera.

Sloane desperately needs to find her sister. And she knows she can’t do it alone. Zeth is terrifying, scandalously hot, and comes fully loaded with a terrible attitude and wicked smile. It also looks like he’s Sloane’s only hope. Can she work with the guy without getting herself killed, losing her job, or falling head over heels in love?

SALES POINTS

• GLOBAL SENSATION: Callie Hart is the author of the global phenomenon QUICKSILVER.

• NEW EDITIONS, TRADITIONALLY PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME: Callie Hart’s beloved dark romance novella series BLOOD AND ROSES is coming to traditional publishing for the first time, split into two volumes (the first contains DEVIANT, FRACTURE AND BURN and the second contains FALLEN, TWISTED, and COLLATERAL).

• ENGAGED FANBASE: Callie Hart has a brilliantly engaged fanbase who love her dark, sexy romances, buy every edition of her books and leave incredible reviews. She has over 198k followers on Instagram and 107.3k followers on TikTok, making her a social media superstar.

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9781399754781 | 15,90 €

MISTAKES WERE MADE

Lucy Score

He’s looking for the perfect wife. She’s just looking for the perfect one-night Stand.

As literary agent to a romance novelist, Zoey Moody’s life currently revolves around love - which is ironic, as she is practically allergic to the L word. She’s also a city girl through and through, and yet here she is in tiny Story Lake, Pennsylvania, trying to wrangle author Hazel’s next big hit. Life isn’t exactly going to plan. It takes all of five minutes in town before chaos finds her, sending her directly into the path of Gage Bishop, one of the stupidly handsome Bishop brothers. He is exactly the kind of romance hero that could entice a heroine to succumb to the charm of small-town life - but Zoey is no romance lead, and Gage can’t seem to stand her. It’s clear they’re all wrong for each other. She’s allergic to commitment and can’t work a calendar app; he’s looking to settle down and has the next five years all planned out. But when Gage’s world is rocked by a devastating family secret, he turns to Zoey for one night to forget everything. That one night might just change everything . . . or ruin it. Zoey suddenly finds herself wanting to be the one to save him - and maybe even be saved in return. C an Story Lake inspire a woman who is terrified of love to finally write her own happy ending?

SALES POINTS

• HUGE GLOBAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR: The first book in this series, Story of My Life, was a huge global bestseller, reaching the Sunday Times bestseller list as well as the New York Times. She has sold over 10 million copies of her books across the world and is absolutely beloved by fans.

• HUGE NEW CAMPAIGN: Alongside the author rebrand, we will be launching a huge campaign - with best-in-class POS, a social media teaser campaign to get influencers and fans alike excited, a huge pre-order push and exciting assets including a trailer.

• THE BOOK FOR ALL THE WOMEN IN YOUR LIFE: The beauty of Lucy Score is that she appeals to readers of all ages, from younger romance girlies, to older women’s fiction lovers. They contain heat and spicy scenes, but they also contain heart and cosy small-towns.

A totally addictive, spicy, hilarious small-town romance

INSATIABLE

Leigh Rivers

Kade Mitchell is obsessed with someone he despises. A snake in angel’s skin, Stacey Rhodes is everything he can’t have - the girl who shattered his heart and drove him deep into the darkness of the underworld.

He’s watched her for years. Killed anyone who came close to her. But now, with a brief moment of freedom from the life he’s trapped in, he’s back home and ready to re-claim what’s his, and break his every rule.

Not even his hatred can stop the pull between them. But he’ll never forgive her . . . will he?

Insatiable is a dark romance and contains explicit sexual content and difficult themes.

Please read the content warnings before reading. Recommended 18+.

From USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation comes the gripping, steamy dark romance series that everyone is talking about!

SALES POINTS

• GENRE ON THE RISE: Dark romance is a hugely profitable readership that we haven’t always been able to tap into due to content issues. However, Leigh’s titles are the perfect introduction titles for readers that are new to the genre; hitting the classic tropes this audience loves whilst still incorporating an emotional, sweeping love story.

• TIKTOK SENSATION: the Edge of Darkness series and Leigh Rivers herself are hugely popular on TikTok, loved by BookTokers and Bookstagrammers and is widely known as ‘the best dark romance series’, so there is huge potential for us to grow the series and author even further in our markets.

• READERSHIP/COMPS: Perfect for fans of H. D. Carlton, Penelope Douglas and Rina Kent.

Romance / Adult & contemporary romance / Erotic fiction · Binding Paperback · B Format

9780349448541 | 15,90 €

TWO CAN PLAY

This edition includes exclusive four-colour interior artwork by Lilithsaur ft a very steamy scene, plus a brandnew bonus chapter

An enemies-to-lovers spicy novella set in the world of video gaming from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Deep End and Mate - now in print and ebook!

Viola Bowen has the chance of a lifetime: to design a video game based on her all-time favorite book series. The only problem? Her co-lead is Jesse f-ing Andrews, aka her archnemesis. Jesse has made it abundantly clear over the years that he wants nothing to do with her - and Viola has no idea why.

When their bosses insist a wintery retreat is the perfect team-building exercise, Viola can’t think of anything worse. Being freezing cold in a remote mountain lodge knowing Jesse is right next door? No, thank you.

But as the snow piles on, Viola discovers there’s more to Jesse than she knew, and heat builds in more ways than one.

SALES POINTS

• A HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED PRINT AND EBOOK RELEASE: Having previously released in audio-only, fans have been asking for Two Can Play to release in print and ebook since 2024 - and we are only too happy to deliver. With an all-new bonus chapter available for the first time, plus exclusive additional artwork by Ali Hazelwood illustrator Lilithsaur available just for print readers, this is a must-have purchase for any Ali fans!

• A TIKTOK PHENOMENON: One of the original TikTok authors, Ali Hazelwood’s star only continues to rise as her brand moves with the market, cementing her name as one of the fastest-growing global brand authors in romance with nearly 4 million copies of her Sphere titles sold to date. Ali is a New York Times, Sunday Times, Australian and international bestseller, with readers in all four corners of the globe.

LOVE SONG

Elle Kennedy

After a brutal breakup, college junior Blake Logan escapes to her family’s lake house in Tahoe, determined to shut out the world. Her plan is simple: no men, no drama. Until Wyatt Graham shows up. Four years older and far too good at getting under her skin, Wyatt is the living embodiment of a “bad idea,” and the guy who shattered her pride when she confessed her crush at sixteen.

With his music career stalled, Wyatt has come to Tahoe for inspiration. The last thing he expects is to find it with Blake. He’s spent years keeping his distance, convinced he’s all wrong for her, but she’s no longer the innocent girl he once knew. She’s confident, captivating, and impossible to ignore. And the slow-burning tension between them? It’s catching fire fast.

They both know this can’t last, but one reckless kiss turns into another, and soon they’re tangled in something that feels dangerously like more. Just as they finally give in to the pull, tragedy tears them apart, leaving their hearts in pieces.

But forgetting that one, nearly perfect summer? Not a chance. And when fate brings them together again, Blake and Wyatt must decide if this is a second chance...or the final verse.

SALES POINTS

• We have sold 1.7 million Elle Kennedy titles since taking over her publication in 2023

• An Amazon TV adaptation of Elle Kennedy’s Off Campus series will be launching in Spring 2026 - Love Song features Wyatt Graham as our male lead who is the child of the original The Deal Pairing

• Elle Kennedy is a NYT bestseller author and queen of Ice Hockey Romance, this is a standalone featuring the kids of two of her most beloved couple pairings from the OG Off Campus series

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Adult & Contemporary romance · Binding Paperback · B Format

9780349444567 | 14,90 €

ONYX STORM

A STORM IS COMING . . . AND NOT EVERYONE CAN SURVIVE ITS WRATH.

After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons and no more time for uncertainty - the battle has truly begun. With enemies closing in from all corners, they need an army. They need power. And they need to unravel the dark truth about what’s really happening on the continent before it’s too late.

Violet must embark on her most dangerous mission yet and travel beyond the failing wards to seek allies who will stand with Navarre. The trip will push her to the very edge of her power, and the odds of dying are far greater than the hope of success. But Violet will risk everything to save her dragons, her family, and him . . . even if it means keeping a secret so big it could destroy them all.

ARE YOU READY TO BRAVE THE DARK?

SALES POINTS

• TV rights sold to Amazon Studios (Outlier).

• TikTok stats as of 02.01.24: #RebeccaYarros - 448.4m #fourthwingrebeccayarros - 247.3m #FourthWing1.2bn #IronFlame - 469.6m

• Fourth Wing (book 1) was an instant Sunday Times bestseller, hitting number one four times and spending 29 weeks in the top ten of the charts in 2023. It was also the best-selling SFF title through TCM in 2023. Rebecca ranks #2 in the UK for 2023 Fiction Hardback Authors, just behind Richard Osman and ahead of J. R. R. Tolkien, Robert Galbraith, and Colleen Hoover. Only Rebecca and Richard have surpassed £2m in hardback alone.

THE NIGHT WE MET

In everyone’s life, there’s a split-second decision that can change everything. For Larissa, it came when choosing which guy to ride home with after a concert. That night, she had no idea she’d met the perfect man. She and Chris are great together, co- parenting a slightly unhinged rescue Yorkie, sharing their favourite books, and judging bread (pumpernickel for the win!). For the first time amid all her side hustles to scrape by, things finally feel easy.

But Chris isn’t the one who drove Larissa home all those months ago - Chris is her boyfriend’s best friend. All Chris wants is for Larissa to be happy. Standing by on the sidelines is slowly killing him, but making a move would destroy someone else. And he’s just not that guy. With her dazzling acumen for knowing the human heart, Abby Jimenez delivers a gripping read that revels in laughter, friendship, and the messy choices life can throw our way.

SALES POINTS

• STAR ON THE RISE! Abby Jimenez are in growth with every book and we’ve sold more than ONE MILLION copies of her books across formats. Just for the Summer hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list on publication.

• BOOKTOK LOVE: Abby’s TikTok account has over 814K followers with 50M likes and is rapidly growing due to her hilarious, viral videos. #abbyjimenez has 150M views. Abby also has a private Facebook group with over 47k extremely dedicated fans. Her overall social media reach is over 1 million followers across all platforms.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer and Say You’ll Remember Me comes a deeply emotional novel with humour and heart, where a decision one night changes everything and two friends find themselves falling in love.

THE NIGHT WE MET

DELUXE EDITION

In everyone’s life, there’s a split-second decision that can change everything. For Larissa, it came when choosing which guy to ride home with after a concert. That night, she had no idea she’d met the perfect man. She and Chris are great together, co- parenting a slightly unhinged rescue Yorkie, sharing their favourite books, and judging bread (pumpernickel for the win!). For the first time amid all her side hustles to scrape by, things finally feel easy. But Chris isn’t the one who drove Larissa home all those months ago - Chris is her boyfriend’s best friend. All Chris wants is for Larissa to be happy. Standing by on the sidelines is slowly killing him, but making a move would destroy someone else. And he’s just not that guy.

With her dazzling acumen for knowing the human heart, Abby Jimenez delivers a gripping read that revels in laughter, friendship, and the messy choices life can throw our way.

SALES POINTS

• DELUXE LIMITED EDITION HARDBACK: Gorgeous full colour endpapers, spot UV on the dustjacket and designed sprayed edges.

• STAR ON THE RISE! Abby Jimenez are in growth with every book and we’ve sold more than ONE MILLION copies of her books across formats. Just for the Summer hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list on publication.

• BOOKTOK LOVE: Abby’s TikTok account has over 814K followers with 50M likes and is rapidly growing due to her hilarious, viral videos. #abbyjimenez has 150M views. Abby also has a private Facebook group with over 47k extremely dedicated fans. Her overall social media reach is over 1 million followers across all platforms.

This stunning deluxe hardcover edition of The Night We Met by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Abby Jimenez will include designed edges, illustrated endpapers and cover effects

VORACIOUS

Leigh Rivers

He’ll never forget her, but he’ll never forgive her either . . .

Now back home with the security of Kade’s team, Stacey is pulled further into her own living hell, desperate for a chance to escape - until the opportunity finally comes to fight back.

Kade has never been so deep in the pits of hell itself. Seeing Stacey once nearly knocked him off his axis but seeing her twice - ready to make amends and fix the past - is a disaster waiting to happen.

Yet, despite his hatred for her, she’s his anchor; the memories of what they used to be the only thing keeping him sane and preventing the darkness from consuming him. But what happens when the truth about their past finally unravels, and he learns what really happened the night that tore them apart?

Voracious is a dark romance and contains explicit sexual content and difficult themes. Please read the content warnings before reading. Recommended 18+.

SALES POINTS

• GENRE ON THE RISE: Dark romance is a hugely profitable readership that we haven’t always been able to tap into due to content issues. However, Leigh’s titles are the perfect introduction titles for readers that are new to the genre; hitting the classic tropes this audience loves whilst still incorporating an emotional, sweeping love story.

• TIKTOK SENSATION: the Edge of Darkness series and Leigh Rivers herself are hugely popular on TikTok, loved by BookTokers and Bookstagrammers and is widely known as ‘the best dark romance series’, so there is huge potential for us to grow the series and author even further in our markets.

• READERSHIP/COMPS: Perfect for fans of H. D. Carlton, Penelope Douglas and Rina Kent.

From USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation comes the next instalment in the gripping, steamy dark romance series that everyone is talking about!

Romance / Adult & contemporary romance / Erotic fiction · Binding Paperback · B Format

9780349448565 | 15,90 €

KING OF GLUTTONY

Ana Huang

The next book in the KINGS OF SIN series by No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Ana Huang

She’s his greatest rival . . . and his greatest weakness. Handsome, talented, and beloved by (almost) everyone, Sebastian Laurent is used to being on top. The heir to a culinary empire, his sharp instincts and effortless charm have made him a legend.

What people don’t see are the demons lurking beneath his golden-boy façade. There’s only one person who’s come close to knowing the real him - Maya Singh, his childhood rival and secret obsession.

She’s also the only one who’s ever successfully challenged him. He can’t stand her, but if that’s true . . . why can’t he stop thinking about her?

Smart, witty, and competitive to a fault, top marketing executive Maya Singh is used to winning - unless her opponent is Sebastian. It’s something that’s infuriated and motivated her her entire life.

So when a series of unfortunate events forces her to work with her sworn enemy, she’s determined to one-up him and show the world who’s the best once and for all. What she didn’t count on? Not hating their time together. To her horror, she might even . . . like it.

There may be a thin line between love and hate, but that’s one line she’ll never cross. Not with him. Not ever.

SALES POINTS

• Ana Huang is the #1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of over a dozen contemporary romances, which have collectively sold 23 million copies worldwide. Whether writing sports romance, billionaire romance or romantic suspense, all of her books feature her signature blend of steam and swoon.

• A BookTok phenomenon, her breakout Twisted series has over two billion views on the platform and is currently in development for television at Netflix.

• Her work has been translated into thirty-four languages, and she has been featured on Good Morning America, the Kelly Clarkson Show, the Drew Barrymore Show, the Washington Post, and more.

The sixth Kings of Sin book from New York Times bestselling author Ana Huang’s delicious new series of standalones, featuring seven steamy billionaires inspired by the seven deadly sins.

Adult & contemporary romance · Binding Paperback · B Format

9780349436418 | 15,90 €

FEVER DREAM

Elsie Silver

Professional bull rider Emmett Bush is not looking for love - he’s looking for a paycheck to save his family’s farm from bankruptcy. So, when he agrees to be the leading man on a hot new reality dating show, Romance Ranch, he’s already decided it’s all one big performance.

Until Julia Silva walks onto his property. Smart, snarky, beautiful, and off-limits in more ways than one. As the location consultant on set and the little sister of his most bitter professional rival, Theo, she’s the last woman who should pique his interest.

Julia has been warned about Emmett. She knows better than to fall for his cocky swagger, broad shoulders, and smoldering good looks. But when mutual distaste grows into an unexpected connection and then . . . something more, they find themselves searching for excuses to spend time together out of the cameras’ reach.

Knowing glances. Stolen kisses. Secret rendezvous. Emmett signed up to play the role of an eligible bachelor searching for the one. His family’s land and legacy depend on him completing the show.

The problem is, he’s fallen in love. Just not with a contestant.

SALES POINTS

• Elsie Silver has invoiced over 3.5 million copies for us since we published her first book in February 2023 (as of March 2025).

• Elsie’s total author sales through BookScan is well over 1 million copies and average weekly sales so far this year at over 16k copies a week in the UK (as of March 2025)

• Elsie is a five-time NYT and Sunday Times bestselling author . Wild Side was an instant #1 Sunday Times Bestseller.

• Elsie is the third biggest Romance author in the UK in 2024 up 11 places from 2023, behind only Sarah J Maas and Colleen Hoover (as per the Nielson Bookscan 24 report.)

Discover the brand new small town romance series from the no.1 sunday times bestselling author

Adult & contemporary romance / Romance · Binding Paperback · B Format

9780349446028 | 15,90 €

THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH

Rachel Gillig

Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum’s windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams.

Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil’s visions. But when Sybil’s fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral’s cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she’d rather avoid Rodrick’s dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god.

From multi-million-copy and New York Times bestselling author Rachel Gillig, comes the next big romantasy phenomenon: a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a prophetess who is forced beyond the safety of her cloister on an imposible quest to defeat the gods with the one knight whose future is beyond her sight.

SALES POINTS

• The Knight and the Moth is an Instant No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller and remained in the top 10 for two weeks in a row.

• HUGE TIKTOK HIT: Rachel Gillig’’s previous series that begins with One Dark Window, has over 30 million TikTok views and One Dark Window is regularly charting in the top 100 kindle charts in the UK and ANZ.

• RACHEL GILLIG IS A MULTI-MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER, having sold over 2 million copies worldwide as of March 2025.

• MAJOR FOCUS TITLE: The Knight and the Moth will be a global focus for Orbit in 2025, working to build Rachel into a household romantasy name

romance · Binding Paperback · B Format 9780356522982 | 15,90 €

NIGHTSHADE

‘A murder case is like a shark. It sleeps, it dies.’

LAPD Detective Stilwell was forced out of the Homicide department and sent to a dead- end post on Santa Catalina Island.

But when the idyllic holiday destination is rocked by report of a body found in the harbour, weighed down by an anchor, Stilwell has a point to prove to his superiors - and will cross every line to solve the murder himself.

It’s sink or swim, as failure will cost him everything while finding the killer will make him a target and reveal the dark heart of his new home.

But on a small island with big secrets - someone is always watching...

SALES POINTS

• A RARE OPPORTUNITY: Connelly debuts a new hero and setting, creating a great opportunity to go after new readers. This is the first of two Michael Connelly novels in one year! Connelly has not published a summer thriller since FAIR WARNING in 2020, which stayed on bestseller lists for multiple weeks.

• HIT TV SERIES: The Connelly universe onscreen continues to expand. Season 3 of The Lincoln Lawyer airs Autumn 2024 on Netflix. Bosch: Legacy’s third season will air in spring 2025, and the new Renée Ballard series starring Maggie Q will air in the second half of 2025both on Amazon Prime in the UK.

• NUMBER 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR: Connelly is a mega-brand and growing fast, with over 80 million copies sold worldwide and recent UK #1s in both hardback and paperback.

THE WILD CARD

Stephanie Archer

Tate Ward is the best coach in professional hockey, a hot single dad, one of the best players of all time, and my new boss who likes everyone but me.

The players will do anything for him, the media is obsessed, and the fans still wear his jersey. Everyone’s in love with handsome, authoritative Coach Tate Ward. Everyone except me, and the feeling’s mutual.

To save the Vancouver Storm from being sold, though, we need to work together and win the Stanley Cup, and I can’t help but push his buttons to get under his skin. He moves me into his guest house and makes me sleep in his bed.

He encourages me with the team and tells me I belong. He’s adorable with his daughter and makes me long for things I shouldn’t.

Beneath his controlled exterior, Tate is protective, playful, and funny. He puts everyone before himself, but when I encourage him to be selfish, I learn that Tate wants... Me.

SALES POINTS

• SPORTS ROMANCES: There is an appetite for sports romances, particularly when it comes to ice hockey, shown through the success of books like Hannah Grace’s Icebreaker. Since Icebreaker, #icehockey now has 2.2B views on TikTok. While there are other people trying to break into this space, Stephanie has been the most successful of the follow-ups.

• HOT ON TIKTOK: Over 10M views on TikTok for #BehindTheNet and 12M views for #stephaniearcher.

• THE FIFTH STANDALONE IN THE SERIES: There are five books planned in the Vancouver Storm series, all around pro hockey. These are standalone books set in the same world with returning characters. Behind the Net came out June 2023, The Fake Out on December 2023, The Wingman in September 2024 and there will be two books in 2025.

Perfect for fans of Icebreaker and Monica Murphy, this spicy pro hockey romance will feature more of every romance reader’s favourite tropes!

Modern & contemporary fiction / Adult & contemporary romance · Binding Paperback · B Format

9781398724372 | 15,90 €

ISLES OF THE EMBERDARK

Brandon Sanderson

All his life, Sixth of the Dusk has been a traditional trapper of Aviar - the supernatural birds his people bond with - on the deadly island of Patji. Then one fateful night he propels his people into a race to modernize before they can be conquered by the Ones Above, invaders from the stars who want to exploit the Aviar.

But it’s a race they’re losing, and Dusk fears his people will lose themselves in the effort. When a chance comes to sail into the expanse of the emberdark beyond a mystical portal, Dusk sets off to find his people’s salvation with only a canoe, his birds, and all the grit and canniness of a Patji trapper.

Elsewhere in the emberdark is a young dragon chained in human form: Starling of the starship Dynamic. She and her ragtag crew of exiles are deep in debt and on the brink of losing their freedom. So when she finds an ancient map to a hidden portal between the emberdark and the physical realm, she seizes the chance at a lucrative discovery. These unlikely allies might just be the solution to each other’s crises. In their search for independence, Dusk and Starling face perilous bargains, poisonous politics, and the destructive echo of a dead god.

SALES POINTS

• From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a legendary standalone novel that navigates the seas and the stars of a far-future Cosmere. Illustrated by Esther Hi’ilani Candari.

• This is another Crowd-funded original publication, like Yumi, Frugal Wizard, Tress and Sunlit Man, so we have fantastic bestseller potential, a strong track record with our Export sales colleagues and have history with beautiful Waterstones special editions.

• This standalone connects with the Cosmere, Brandon Sanderson’s bestselling fantastical universe.

An amazing standalone novel from the master of fantasy, Isles of the Emberdark is a instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller of the best kind : a standalone Cosmere adventure filled with dragons, magic, and myth.

9781399634533 | 19,90 €

ISLES OF THE EMBERDARK

Brandon Sanderson

SPECIAL EDITION

All his life, Sixth of the Dusk has been a traditional trapper of Aviar - the supernatural birds his people bond with - on the deadly island of Patji. Then one fateful night he propels his people into a race to modernize before they can be conquered by the Ones Above, invaders from the stars who want to exploit the Aviar.

But it’s a race they’re losing, and Dusk fears his people will lose themselves in the effort. When a chance comes to sail into the expanse of the emberdark beyond a mystical portal, Dusk sets off to find his people’s salvation with only a canoe, his birds, and all the grit and canniness of a Patji trapper.

Elsewhere in the emberdark is a young dragon chained in human form: Starling of the starship Dynamic. She and her ragtag crew of exiles are deep in debt and on the brink of losing their freedom. So when she finds an ancient map to a hidden portal between the emberdark and the physical realm, she seizes the chance at a lucrative discovery. These unlikely allies might just be the solution to each other’s crises. In their search for independence, Dusk and Starling face perilous bargains, poisonous politics, and the destructive echo of a dead god.

SALES POINTS

• From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a legendary standalone novel that navigates the seas and the stars of a far-future Cosmere. Illustrated by Esther Hi’ilani Candari.

• This is another Crowd-funded original publication, like Yumi, Frugal Wizard, Tress and Sunlit Man, so we have fantastic bestseller potential, a strong track record with our Export sales colleagues and have history with beautiful Waterstones special editions.

• This standalone connects with the Cosmere, Brandon Sanderson’s bestselling fantastical universe.

An amazing standalone novel from the master of fantasy, Isles of the Emberdark is a instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller of the best kind : a standalone Cosmere adventure filled with dragons, magic, and myth.

METAL SLINGER

Rachel Schneider

From global TikTok sensation Rachel Schneider comes an unmissable new Romantasy series with morally grey characters, quick witted banter and firey slow-burn tensión. Even though she’s not one of them, Brynn has spent her life among the Alaha - a community exiled to live at sea - training to be a guard and waiting for the chance to attend the annual market hosted by the Kenta - the very same people who exiled her adopted community. Going to the market is a rite of passage eagerly anticipated by all young guards, but Brynn does not anticipate breaking a century-long peace treaty while there... Or for an intense encounter with an enemy soldier to threaten the fragile peace between their people and everything Brynn once believed to be true.

Soon, Brynn’s loyalty to the Alaha is tested when an unexpected visitor tracks her down - none other than said enemy soldier - sworn under oath to awaken Brynn to her true identity. Sent to sea and feeling more alone than ever, there a world of denied magic is unveiled. With rumours of a growing rebellion, Brynn’s future has never looked so unsure. She was once certain of her fate and where she belonged, but the dark, knowing eyes of this stranger have her questioning everything, including her heart...

SALES POINTS

• SELF-PUBLISHED BOOKTOK SENSATION: #metalslinger quickly went viral in Autumn 2024 and has continued to grow since, with 16k reviews average 4.5 stars on Amazon UK and 32k ratings and 4.3 stars on Goodreads.

• THE HOTTEST SFF MARKET TRENDS: this explosive romantasy debut was an instant BookTok hit, fusing the coveted spice, slow-burn tension romance coupled with rich world building, plenty of plot twists and a cliff-hanger that has broken the internet. Perfect for fans of WHEN THE MOON HATCHED and QUICKSILVER alike!

• A MAJOR GLOBAL EVENT: US & UK rights were sold an ignited, instant, global 10-way auction, with rights sold in 14 countries and counting!

THE CONDITIONS OF WILL

Jessa Hastings

Grief, toxic families, love triangles: another messed-up masterclass from the internationally bestselling author of the BookTok sensation Magnolia Parks.

London-based Georgia Carter has long been estranged from her wealthy, conservative South Carolina family. Until she gets the text: dad’s dead.

As Georgia returns for the funeral, she is reunited with her favourite brother, Oliver - and meets his AA sponsor, Sam. Georgia and Sam are instantly drawn together, but Georgia can’t help noticing how her brother looks at Sam, and the last thing she wants is to hurt her only real family.

Tensions rise when their father’s will reveals an inheritance to a mysterious stranger. To find out who - and more importantly, why - Georgia, Oliver and Sam set off on a road trip to uncover the truth about their father’s life.

As secrets - both old and new - threaten to push the Carters beyond breaking point, there are only so many cracks a damaged family can take before it shatters.

SALES POINTS

• BRAND NEW STANDALONE FROM THE AUTHOR OF VIRAL BOOKTOK SERIES: The MAGNOLIA PARKS series has caused a frenzy online with millions of views on TikTok and Instagram, as well as dedicated fan accounts. This is the brand new standalone from author Jessa Hastings and promises all the relationship dramas that fans love from MAGNOLIA PARKS.

• INTERNATIONAL HIT: Jessa Hasting’s Magnolia Parks series received its first 5-figure translation offer within three hours of submission and has since sold in 15 languages and counting.

• A STAR ON THE RISE: Jessa’s work will also be coming to screen in a very exciting film/tv deal - details soon to be announced!

GAME ON

Navessa Allen

I hate that woman.

Tyler Neumann has spent years looking for his father, and not because he wants to meet the man. No, he wants to destroy him. And he’ll manipulate whoever he can to exact his revenge.

Including Stella McCormick. She’s everything Tyler hates. Her wealth and privilege have protected her for her entire life, and Tyler thinks it’s time she finally paid the price. Whether she’s ready to or not.

I hate that man.

Stella might not believe in love at first sight, but loathing at first sight - no question. From the moment she sets eyes on Tyler in her tattoo parlor, she knows he’s the devil planning to make her life hell.

Forced to play the part of his girlfriend and invite him into her family’s glittering circles, Stella quickly clocks Tyler’s ulterior motives. But love and hate are two sides of the same coin, and soon she doesn’t know which is worse: being blackmailed by a man who wants to ruin her, or that they can’t seem to keep their hands off each other.

SALES POINTS

• INSPIRED BY TIKTOK: Navessa Allen was inspired by #masktok for Lights Out, and BookTokers have championed the Into Darkness series from the beginning, making it an instant, runaway TikTok sensation!

• A GATEWAY TO DARK ROMANCE: With its mix of dark romance and romcom elements, this is the perfect book for readers looking to explore the darker side of the romance genre, as well as for fans of dark romance reads like Haunting Adeline and the Twisted Love series.

• THE THIRD BOOK IN THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING SERIES: Game On is the third book in the Into Darkness series, following on from the New York Times and internationally bestselling Lights Out and Game On.

Book three in the No.1 New York Times bestselling Into Darkness series, following the dark rom-com sensations Lights Out and Caught Up. The game is on for these enemies-to-lovers with laugh-out-loud banter and scorching-hot brat play.

Adult & contemporary romance / Romance / Thriller / suspense / Modern & contemporary fiction / Erotic fiction · Paperback · B Format

9781529442458 | 15,90 €