Today sees the release of the cover for Richard Swan’s next book – The Anguished Earth.
It is winter in the Empire of the Wolf, and the town of Eisbrück burns with plague. Whilst physicians struggle to contain the pox, the atmosphere thickens with recrimination and rumour: talk of inauspicious constellations, and a demonic witch filling the streets with bodies and black magick. Amongst the chaos, Sir Konrad Vonvalt must recover a dangerous fugitive-a child murderer who has escaped from Blackmarsh Insane Asylum. But with winter’s bite closing and plague spreading like wildfire, finding the killer may be the least of his problems.
The book will be published October 19th 2026 by Grimdark Magazine.
Nightcats is a feral feminist vampire novel that explores the unbreakable bonds between women and their cats, and the price we pay for keeping our teeth sharp in a world that wants us defanged. Kristen’s debut adult horror novel will appeal to readers of Leigh Bardugo, Rachel Harrison, V.E. Schwab, and Anne Rice.
🐙 Monster Romance ❤️ Leviathan x Human 🐙 Sapphic ❤️ Plus Size FMC 🐙 Hurt/Comfort ❤️ Touch Her and Die 🐙 Tentacles ❤️ Insta-Love
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The plans were perfect. Her dress was a froth of white lace. Her maid of honor had just finished pinning her veil in place. The buzz of excitement and fizz of champagne filled her ears. She just wanted to take a breath alone to soak it in before the emotion of the day blurred her mind. What she couldn’t have planned was the pain lying in wait on the other side of her hotel room door ready to topple it all.
When Georgia runs from the picture-perfect life she had meticulously built, taking her honeymoon trip alone, she prays the secluded seaside resort will wash away her shame. The private beach surrounding her villa offers her seclusion and peace, but the grief and betrayal threaten to drown her. And each night, the quiet cove tucked behind no trespassing signs whispers her name, calling for her to slip into the glittering blue water.
The creature had lived in this cove for centuries and never had she seen a human alone and with such an endless stream of tears. Styx watches the broken woman as she lounges on the sand and moves like a ghost around the small house just beyond the boundaries of her cove. Quietly, she calls to her, desperate to find out what stole her spirit. She wants nothing more than to hold the woman in the lull of the waves as she rips the source of her grief from the world. As obsession rises like the tide, Styx finds herself desperate to fix the fragile human.
But all vacations end, and as Georgia’s past comes hunting her down, the only way to survive may be to call to the storm beneath the surface and let its vengeance consume her entirely. She’ll have to stare into the depths and grapple with the fear that trusting a monster may be taunting the same fate that already burned her.
Love is an anchor that drags you into the deep…where even the tides have teeth.
We’re proud to present the cover for Valaztein, an upcoming dark fantasy release by Emilia Ramos!
Valaztein
Expected Release Date: August 23, 2026 (Paperback)
Genre: Dark Fantasy
What to Expect: Enemies-to-Lovers Dragons World Travel Sailboats Slow Burn Dark Magic Found Family Sirens Royal Houses Poetry & Music Theaters, Grottos, & Enchanted Libraries
A kingdom whose deadliest secrets live only in its memories.
After two years, Naomi escapes the dungeons of the very castle where she was once a princess. Exiled and cursed with Dark magic, Naomi has one chance to retake her throne and save her kingdom from her tyrannous mother.
She crafts her crew—a curious array of thieves, assassins, and young royals. They sail to the edges of the known world in search of an army, from frozen fighting rings on the dark side of the moon to siren grottoes, dragon caverns, and camel races across upside-down deserts.
And then there’s Ez.
The man she loved… and the traitor whose choice lost her the last war.
Black Ledger (Furyverse: Volume 1) Expected Release Date: September 24, 2026 Genre: Dark Romance/ Mafia
*Childhood Friends to Lovers to Enemies to Lovers *Second-Chance Romance *Female Serial Killer *Ruthless Mafia Boss *Cat & Mouse *He’s Hunting Her—She’s Hunting Him *She kidnaps him *Obsessive MMC
They destroyed me, and they will die.
Ten years ago, members of a powerful cult carved their sins into my body and called it holy. They thought I would disappear.
Instead, I learned how to break them.
I study my targets until I know how they breathe, whom they love, and what keeps them awake at night. Then I begin—quietly dismantling their lives until paranoia replaces sleep and fear replaces air. By the time I strike, they’re grateful to die. Every name goes into my black ledger. One name is saved for last.
Severin Volkov.
My ex. The heir to the Russian mafia and the man who betrayed me. When his turn comes, I won’t be merciful.
For years, powerful men in the Russian underworld have been disappearing without a trace. It looks random—until I inherit my father’s empire and uncover a pattern.
Someone is hunting us.
Whoever is behind it knows our secrets—and how to destroy us from the inside. I will find her. And when I do, she will learn exactly what kind of man I am. I expect resistance. I don’t expect obsession.
As the truth unravels about my father, my empire… and her, one thing becomes clear:
This war won’t end in surrender. It will end with one of us on our knees.
BLACK LEDGER is a dark romance featuring a female serial killer hunting the men who destroyed her life. This is an episodic series with five shorter books that combine to tell one larger story. Perfect for readers who loved the psychological intensity of the Mindfck Series* and the dark mafia power dynamics of the Dark Verse series.
Explicit sex, BDSM/dom-sub dynamics, rough sex, choking, toys, light stalking (the fun kind), sexy obsessive MMC, sexy obsessive FMC, hunter/prey, serial killer protagonist.
Kidnapping/captivity, confinement, restraint (not the fun kind), deprivation, rape/sexual assault (mentions, flashbacks and mostly fade to black, not by MMC), Torture (physical and psychological), severe trauma and PTSD, murder, embroidery (not the pretty kind), physical abuse, most of the sexual violence is backstory/flashback, not the main present-day plot.
Revenge Driven Triggers: murder/attempted murder, dismemberment, mutilation, gore, amateur surgery, actual surgery, multiple dick dismemberments, and gun, knife, and weapon violence.
We’re thrilled to present the cover for The FBI Agents Who Stole Me by Heather Nicks – Available September 29th!
The FBI Agents Who Stole Me (The Stolen Series Book 3)
Expected Release Date: September 29, 2026
Genre: A Dark MFM Romantic Suspense
Cover Artist: Infix Graph Designs
Tropes: MFM Romance FBI Secrets & Conspiracies Forced Proximity Protective Heroes Found Family Morally Gray Choices Guaranteed HEA Micro Tropes: Breeding Kink Touch Her and Die Lady-Napping Forced Proximity Morally Gray Heroes I’D RATHER DIE WITH THE TRUTH THAN LIVE WITH THE LIE.
THE MEN WHO STOLE ME HAVE OTHER PLANS.
I’m the FBI agent who breaks every rule to chase the people responsible for my sister’s death.
I’ve lied, stolen, and burned bridges most people wouldn’t dare touch.
Now those same powerful people want me erased.
My investigation just detonated.
My partner betrayed me.
And two men stand between me and my revenge, both claiming they’re trying to save me.
Julian is the brilliant surgeon with a god complex and a terrifying willingness to break every oath he’s ever taken if it keeps me breathing.
Elliot is my golden-boy partner, the man I trusted with my life, who’s been investigating me from the start.
I should hate them both.
I should run.
Instead, I’m trapped between them, drowning in their obsession, their protection, their lies.
The deeper we dig, the more I realize I’ll have to choose between facing my enemies…
Or letting the two men who stole me pay the price for my choices.
This is a dark MFM romance. The main characters will end up with more than one love interest. Triggers to be mindful of: sexual content, rough sex, choking play, gagging, anal play, fisting, MFM/group scenes, voyeurism, weapon play, breeding/pregnancy/lactation kink, pregnancy sex, forced drugging/sedation, kidnapping/forced proximity, stalking, hidden surveillance, and birth control tampering. Additional content includes gun violence, blood, torture/graphic injury, murder, death of a sibling, grief, addiction/overdose, trafficking/sexual exploitation references (off page), forced marriage/breeding-rights threats (off-page).
Blending the emotion of Romeo & Juliet with the raw impact of American History X, Graffiti delivers a fearless story about love, identity, & breaking cycles – Available Spring 2027!
Graffiti contains mature and disturbing themes and topics. Please read through the content warnings carefully!
Graffiti
Expected Release Date: April 2027
Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance
Cover Artist: @kjaspersendesigns
Secret Romance
Forbidden Romance
She Stalks Him
Family Drama
Dangerous Family
Touch Her and D**
Hate is heavy, but love is louder
To hate.
To be hated.
To commit heinous acts in the name of hate.
There is one thing everyone knows about hatred. It is like a disease—the kind that works its way into your system slowly before it takes over your entire body.
Cyril Jergen has had enough of the hatred he’s been forced to live with for most of his life. With white supremacists as parents, Cyril knows they expect him to follow their hateful regime. Despite believing in equality, he also knows that if he doesn’t make a move soon, he won’t have a future. He’ll end up in prison—or even worse, dead.
Cyril uses painting as an escape. Painting murals and graffiti on the old, abandoned buildings in his town is the one thing that allows him to release his pent-up frustrations. More than that, it allows him to express himself. Through his art, he shows the world what he envisions: a world full of love, beauty, and truth.
Bedelia Steinberg has been fascinated with the street artist Cyril Jergen for months. His work is emotional and brilliant, and she is determined to seek him out. She is determined to help him realize his potential greatness. After all, everyone deserves to have someone who believes in them.
Together, Cyril and Bedelia begin to indulge in a secret, forbidden romance. They have never felt such a strong connection to anyone else in their entire lives, and Cyril is hell-bent on keeping Delia safe from his parents and brother.
Cyril knows the time to bring down the hateful organization destroying so many lives is now. He enlists the help of Delia, determined to make the world see, that love always outshines the hate.
Note from Author:
Dear Reader,
Sometimes in life, we have to face uncomfortable truths in order to educate ourselves. That’s what this book is. One, big, uncomfortable truth.
While I was writing this novel, I decided that I did not want to sugarcoat things. I asked myself: would a white supremacist care about hurting people of a different ethnic background? They would not. Would a white supremacist care about their feelings? They would not. Because of this, there are some things in this novel that might disturb you. I urge you to read the content warnings, and read them carefully. If any of the warnings listed below would trigger you, your mental health is important so please do not proceed with the reading of this novel.
I think the most important thing to remember here is that we can all do our part to combat hate. And if you’re in an envirOnment that condones that kind of hate and supports it, there are many resources out there that can help you get out of it. Always remember that love always outshines the hate, and change starts with you. Gandhi said: Be the change you want to see in the world. The rest is up to you.
This cover is definitely not for the faint hearted but if you love dark gothic traumances, a gender-bent Frankenstein, and plenty of unusual historical facts, you need to pre-order Hideous Countenance by @chloemarie_author
Hideous Countenance (A Flesh and Bone Novel)
Expected Release Date: February 9, 2027
Genre: Gothic Horror/ Traumance
Cover Artist: Chloe Marie (Public domain: Painting – Jacques Fabien Gautier d’Agoty, 1745)
TROPES:
-Women in stem -Role play x doctor/patiant -“The birds and the bees” -A true “Rainasance Man” -Gothic curse -Immortal mania x mortal contempt -Blood play -He falls first, she falls harder
1816
Elisabeth van der Heijde, a kept scientist from Zaanstad, Netherlands, has been carefully crafting her safe escape for years but finds herself utterly shocked when a foreboding stranger lurks through her doorway with demands for her expertise on a covert project for the ominous Count Basarab of Moldavia. In exchange, his Count offers his hand in marriage.
She does not go willingly, but upon arrival Elisabeth discovers the bones of this castle possess irreparably damaged secrets, lies, and mysteries that one cannot resist but to learn more of! She quickly finds the promise of her suitor’s afflictions too alluring to refuse, and in her haste to devour his secrets she finds her tongue not only coated with lust but sealed with the greed of his time.
This gothic love affair is not light. It possesses, hungrily, and with unforgiving strength to the soul. Of Hideous Countenance is one of dark descent towards manic immortality and the ever growing need to attain the unachievable – no matter the stakes.
-Bees as homemade vibrators -bird skull used as nipple clamps -Blood and gore -Abuse – described on and off page -Rape – not described/off page -Blood consumption -Body horror -Religious ideology/trauma/verbiage Heavy use of “the good Lord”, “thank the Lord”, and similar phrases passively thrown around given the MMC’s religious devotion. -Voice kink/blindfold kink -Kidnapping -Blood play -Infidelity -Pregnancy/ children used in magical rituals/ on page -Death -Murder, descriptive, on page -A perverted scene involving necrophilic desires -Magically induced birth, coerced pregnancy, and child sacrifice
We’re proud to present the cover for Prank Night by USA Today’s Bestselling author Kelly Coon! Coming March 2027!
Prank Night
Expected Release Date: March 30, 2027
Genre: YA Thriller
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books/ Simon & Schuster
Cover Designer: Greg Stadnyk
Elite high school secrets
Multi POV
Locked room
Everyone is a suspect
Unreliable narrators
Theater symbolism
Social exile
Class wars
Friend group implosion
Bloody murder
Justice vs. truth
Five Survive meets One of Us is Lying in this locked room thriller where someone is a killer and not everyone makes it out alive.
When a group of high school seniors, Mason (The Class President), Lucy (The Overachiever), Kenzie, (The Artist), Ian (The Slacker), Alex, (The Valedictorian), and Brady (The Tech Whiz) break into their suburban high school after hours to pull off what they think is a harmless senior prank, the night turns sinister when one of them is found dead at the bottom of the stairwell. As the night progresses, they realize they’re locked inside the school with a murderer who has a few more people in their sights. While everyone appears to be trying to escape, at least one of the teens is hunting for their next victim and any member of this group could be next.
We’re pleased to share the blurb and cover for An Arc of Ash, a dark academia romantasy by Hailey Jade!
An Arc of Ash (An Arc of Ash Book One)
Expected Release Date: January 11, 2027
Genre: Gothic Dark Academia Romantasy
Tropes: Obsession Rivals to lovers They make each other worse Morally grey MMC Ambitious FMC Deadly trials Gothic dark academia Magic academy Slow burn Sassy talking cat
When Ashlyn arrives at Delghara she has nothing but ambition and a desperate determination to prove herself. The Dominion’s elite magic wielders hold positions of immense power and influence, and Ash intends to claim a place among them. But first, she has to survive an institution that erodes loyalty, normalises sacrifice, and turns students into weapons.
Then she meets Xave Gable.
He’s brilliant, ruthless, and impossible to shake once he’s decided something is worth his attention. He’s also the first person to recognise the hunger lurking beneath her controlled exterior and seems intent on seeing just how deep it goes.
As deadly trials claim lives around them and Delghara’s secrets begin to surface, rivalry gives way to fascination, then fascination gives way to obsession.
And obsession has a way of demanding more than anyone intended to give.
An Arc of Ash is a dark academia romantasy featuring deadly trials, forbidden magic, buried secrets, a dangerously ambitious heroine, and a slow-burn romance built on rivalry, obsession, and the terrifying experience of being truly seen.
Triggers: Violence Gore Character Death Self-inflicted Injury Psychological Themes Pre-Order Link: https://mybook.to/z86x
