Afterlight Reveal 4th September 2026

Afterlight October 2026: Read Between the Lines

Our Afterlight Romance theme for October is . . . READ BETWEEN THE LINES!

When it comes to love, you sometimes have to read between the lines.

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

Literary rivals to lovers
Professional nemeses flirting via emails
Emily Henry (yes, really)

Having his first book flop because of a bad critic was admittedly not the way he imagined his career would begin. Four years later and he’s back, but the thing is, so is she, the fiery critic that made his dreams burst into flames. And she once again has something bad to say. Once was offence enough, it’s time to fight back. However, none of them imagined their feud would somehow go viral, but it does. Here they are, the author and the critic, verbally sparring for the whole world to see, metaphorical swords at the ready, until it all suddenly feels like it might be time to drop the weapons and see the other for who they truly are.

Our Afterlight Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features:⁠

An exclusive redesigned cover (art by @westonweiart; design by @stephcuff_creative)⁠
An exclusive variant reversible dust jacket (from publisher)⁠
Full colour art on the hardback (art by @joviellety)⁠
Digitally printed fore-edge (by @westonweiart) with block-sprayed top & bottom edges⁠
Illustrated endpapers (by @renattack); 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 with block sprayed top and bottom edges; illustrated endpapers; author letter; bonus content; hand-signed by the author⁠
M/F romance: Chinese-American FMC, Filipino-American MMC

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