Fairyloot Romantasy – September 2026

Piper’s Promise

Perfect for readers that love:

🧚‍♀️ Fae worlds
🥀 Forced proximity
💫 Dark magic

The Sweetest Fiend by Raven Kennedy

🖤 Redesigned cover with artwork by @david_gardias_designs
🖤 Colourway variation of the trade cover by @gabriella.bujdoso
🖤 Endpaper artwork by @gabriella.bujdoso
🖤 Digitally sprayed edges by @blanca.design
🖤 Author letter and exclusive bonus content!

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BLURB

It’s time to pay the Piper.

Our world cracked open like an egg. Power burst out, and with it, nine monstrous Banes ready to destroy everything. The powerful Core fae finally slayed them all, but each Bane left a Plague to punish us.

But that’s not the only thing they left behind.

I’m half Bane, half fae, and wholly hated. Survival means enduring every vicious glare and cursed outbreak. Until one day, a Plague descends upon my city that means certain death.

Then he comes. The Pied Piper.

He rids my city of the Plague, but it comes at a cost. One hundred and thirty people are taken as payment. Including me.

I don’t know what he’s going to do to us, but I know I have to get home. My family’s lives depend on it. But the Piper won’t let me go, and something wicked stirs between us. The sweet scent in my veins beckons him, while the seductive lure of his magic sinks under my skin.

I have to escape before it’s too late. Because if I don’t, it’s not just my heart at risk. . .

But the entire world.

Sound like something you’d like?

Happy October! Have a great month!

“I wish that every day was Saturday and every month was October.”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“In the entire circle of the year there are no days so delightful as those of a fine October.” – Alexander Smith

Top Ten Tuesday is featured by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

Topic: Fall-Themed Freebie

I’ve chosen ‘cozy reads’

These are my fave cozy reads…..

There’s a theme here!!
The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst
The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst
The Spell Shop by Sarah Beth Durst
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune

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These are books on my tbr with Autumny covers!

The Bookbinder by Helen Scheuerer
Fields of Asphodel by Callie Rowland
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T Kingfisher
Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli
Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J Tuli

What are your fave Autumn covers?

I was thinking about what new post ideas I could do and thought of 5 Star Friday – basically, I’ll showcase a book I rated 5 stars so hopefully, people will see it and give it a whirl!

A massive 5 stars!

Feather So Black by Lyra Selene

Set in a world of perilous magic and moonlit forests, this seductive romantic fantasy tells the story of a defiant changeling, her cursed sister, and the dangerous fae lord she must defeat to save her family.

In a kingdom where magic has been lost, Fia is a rare changeling, left behind by the wicked Fair Folk when they stole the High Queen’s daughter and retreated behind the locked gates of Tír na nÓg.

Most despise Fia’s fae blood. But the queen raises her as a daughter and trains her to be a spy. Meanwhile, the real princess Eala is bound to Tír na nÓg, cursed to become a swan by day and only returning to her true form at night.

When a hidden gate to the realm is discovered, Fia is tasked by the queen to retrieve the princess and break her curse. But she doesn’t go with her is prince Rogan, Fia’s dearest childhood friend—and Eala’s betrothed.

As they journey through the forests of the Folk, where magic winds through the roots of the trees and beauty can be a deadly illusion, Fia’s mission is complicated by her feelings for the prince…and her unexpected attraction to the dark-hearted fae lord holding Eala captive. Irian might be more monster than man, but he seems to understand Fia in a way no one ever has.

Soon, Fia begins to question the truth of her mission. But time is running out to break her sister’s curse. And unraveling the secrets of the past might destroy everything she has come to love.

I’m doing a swap for most of September as I didn’t like any of the Top Ten Tuesday topics…..so here is Top 5 Tuesday!

You can find details here on Meeghan Reads page.

Topic: Books that Surprised Me

In a good way! (apart from book 2 of Blood of Hercules was a miss for me!)

What did you choose?

Autumn is one of my faves, next to Winter. Hoodies, boots, changing leaves, cooler weather. Its got it all!

I saw this on Portobello Book Blog and thought I’d give it a go as it looked fun!
Joanne got it from The Sassy Book Geek

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Apple Picking

A book on your TBR that looks so delicious you can’t wait to take a bite out of it.

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Corn Maze

A book that’s so much fun to get lost in.

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Haunted Houses

A book that scared you silly.

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Pumpkin Patch

The latest book you picked up (purchased)

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Scenic Drives

A book that is lyrically beautiful.

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Hiking

A book that was a highly enjoyable romp.

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Drinking Apple Cider

A sweet book to curl up under the covers with.

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Jumping In A Leaf Pile

A book that reminds you of your childhood.

The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. I’ve still got my copy from when I was little! I won’t tell you how old it is!!!!

I was thinking about what new post ideas I could do and thought of 5 Star Friday – basically, I’ll showcase a book I rated 5 stars so hopefully, people will see it and give it a whirl!

And here’s my first! A massive 5 stars!

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.

Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.

But nothing comes for free, especially magic.

When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.

Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

Here are some new books releasing in October 2026 that I’m most excited for…and yes, I have preordered them all!!!

Victorious by VE Schwab
This Shattered Tempest by Thea Guanzon
On the Cursed Day of Christmas by Caroline Peckham
ACOTAR 6 by Sarah J Maas

Will you be getting any of these?

I’m doing a swap for most of September as I didn’t like any of the Top Ten Tuesday topics…..so here is Top 5 Tuesday!

You can find details here on Meeghan Reads page.

Topic: Animal Companions

Animal companions do really make a story…and here’s some good ones!

Nevernight – Mr Kindly
Skyward – Doomslug
Fourth Wing – Tairn
Emily Wilde’s –  Shadow and Orga the murder cat
So This is Ever After – a murder crow

Who would you choose?