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Afterlight July 2026: Crashed the Wedding

Our Afterlight July theme is . . . CRASHED THE WEDDING!

Once upon a time, the boy she loved crashed the wedding; the rest is history.

Our Afterlight July book is a standalone contemporary adult romance, and you’ll not want to miss it if you’re a fan of:⁠

  • Bollywood movies
  • Family drama rom-coms
  • Starcrossed lovers

Swooning over the same guy for seven years? Admittedly a long time. But absolutely worth it in her opinion, even deserving of a proper Bollywood dance sequence, because he’s just told her he feels the same! When does that ever happen? But now she has to go home for a two-week wedding, and she has no idea how she’ll survive this… especially now that he’s crashed the party. It’s okay, they can pretend they don’t know each other, and he can go be charming to her family. Everything is fine. There is no possible drama in sight. None whatsoever.

Our Afterlight Exclusive edition is a Royal format hardback and features:⁠

  • An exclusive redesigned cover (art by @cherryandsisters; design by @_anniearnold)⁠
  • An exclusive trade variant reversible dust jacket (from publisher)⁠
  • Full colour art on the hardback (art by @jyotirmayeepatra; design by @_anniearnold)⁠
  • Digitally printed fore-edge (by @ jyotirmayeepatra) with block-sprayed top & bottom edges⁠
  • Illustrated endpapers (by @jaded.draws); different front and back⁠
  • Bound-in author letter⁠
  • Bonus content⁠
  • Hand-signed by the author⁠

The book at a glance:⁠

  • Adult standalone contemporary romance⁠
  • Featuring: exclusive redesigned cover; exclusive trade variant reversible dust jacket; full colour art on the hardback; digitally printed fore-edge, block sprayed top and bottom; illustrated endpapers; author letter; bonus content; hand-signed by the author⁠
  • M/F romance; South Asian FMC; White North American MMC; South Asian side characters; Queer side characters

Content warnings:

  • Consensual sex
  • Grief and depictions of grief
  • Parent loss (occurs off page, in the past, but frequently referred)
  • Health emergency involving hospital treatment

Open subscription spots will be offered exclusively to our Afterlight waitlist. You can join the subscription waitlist here.

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