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This subscription plan includes the exclusive luxe edition of the month from our Bookish box AND our Darkly Box (2 books total).

May Bookish Book Selection:

In collaboration with J.R. Ward, The Bookish Box is thrilled to announce our May Bookish Box Exclusive Luxe Edition, Crown of War and Shadow!

Book Synopsis:

IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT, PASSIONS RISE, EMPIRES FALL... AND A QUEEN MUST AWAKEN. Welcome to kingdoms of the compass. THE FULCRUM IS FAILING, and demons are slipping into the mortal world. No one is safe. Especially not Sorrel. An orphan and an outcast within the walls of her small village because of her mystical abilities. She wants to survive... and find somewhere she can call her true home. But Fate has other plans. Sorrel has been chosen. Cursed. She must cross the Badlands to return a Queen’s crown and convince the fearsome sovereign to save their world from destruction. Well aware she’s no brave hero, Sorrel makes a dangerous deal with Merc, a brooding, commanding mercenary known only by his unscrupulous profession. The deal? A night in his bed that she will never forget, in exchange for her safe passage. But Merc has secrets of his own, and even though desire runs hot between them, adventure, danger, and betrayal lurk around every corner.

Why we love Crown of War and Shadow:

🧭Slow-Burn Romance

🧭Dark Mercenary

🧭Only One Bed

🧭FMC with a Hidden Gift (or a Curse?)

🧭A Journey of Danger and Romance

Exclusive Luxe Edition details:

💀Signed by the Author @jrwardauthor
💀Author Letter, Exclusive to The Bookish Box
💀Front Dust Jacket Artwork with Foiled and Spot-Glossed Details by @andiliion
💀Reverse Dust Jacket Artwork with Foiled and Spot-Glossed Details by @nataliebernardart
💀Hard Case Artwork with Foiled Details by @andiliion
💀Edges Artwork by @andiliion

💀Character Endpapers Artwork with Foiled Details by @nataliebernardart

May Darkly Book Selection:

In collaboration with Catherine Cowles, The Darkly Box is thrilled to announce our May Darkly Box Exclusive Luxe Edition, Across the Vanishing Sky!

Book Synopsis:

He spent a lifetime trying to escape his dark past…but to save her, he’ll wade back into the shadows.

Braedyn Winslow never expected to return to Starlight Grove—the town that took everything from her. Not after her best friend, the one who’d sacrificed so much for her, vanished without a trace. But with a young son to raise and a past that won’t stay buried, Brae is back…and determined to uncover the truth.

She just didn’t count on the brooding, reclusive mountain man living next door.

Dex Archer is the stuff of local legend—silent, rugged, and surrounded by whispers of his and his brothers’ violent father. But Brae sees through the scowl and his parentage to the man beneath: fiercely loyal, unexpectedly kind…and just dangerous enough to protect her when someone starts warning her off her search.

The closer she gets to the truth, the harder it is to stay away from Dex. And as things get more perilous, Brae realizes the only person she can rely on is the one man who swore never to trust again.

Only someone isn’t happy that Brae has been digging, and they’ll do anything to stop her. But Dex? He’ll do anything to save her, even slip back into the dark…

Why we love Across the Vanishing Sky:

🏔️Small-Town Neighbors-to-Friends-to-Lovers

🏔️Fiercely Loyal Single Mom FMC + Protective Ex-FBI Hacker MMC w/ Slutty Glasses

🏔️Suspenseful Whodunnit with a Twist

🏔️Her Love Language Is Baking Themed Cookies

🏔️His Love Language Is Enlisting the Help of His 4 Brothers to Help Her Solve the Case of Her Missing Best Friend

Exclusive Luxe Edition details:

✨Foiled Author Signature @catherinecowlesauthor
✨Front Dust Jacket Artwork with Foiled and Spot-Glossed Details by @blkbirdcreativedesigns
✨Hard Case Artwork with Foiled and Spot-Glossed Details by @blkbirdcreativedesigns
✨Reverse Dust Jacket and Edges Artwork by @blkbirdcreativedesigns

✨Character Endpapers Artwork with Foiled Details by @ramifonverg

These boxes are estimated to ship in June 2026.

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