These Vile Hearts
$82.76
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
11 August 2026
Summary
Maddox Sinclair has run out of options. No job means no health insurance—a death sentence for a type one diabetic like herself. She flees to the forest to make a desperate deal with a dryad queen: kill the Redwood King and be cured of the illness that threatens her life.
In the redwood treetops, Prince Castor is cursed—anyone who loves him is doomed to die. Like Maddox, he has made an equally unwise pact with his brother, the Redwood King: get a mortal to fall in love with him by sols…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798217178384 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Melody Robinette |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | G P Putnam's Sons |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 11 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 581g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 228mm |
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Critics Review
“Robinette’s debut is an exciting, fast-paced romantasy that will have readers anticipating another installment. Recommend this story of deception and intrigue to fans of Hannah Whitten’s For the Wolf.” —Library Journal
“At once warm, tender, and totally ruthless, These Vile Hearts had me completely captivated. If you love meticulous world building and sky-high stakes, this is the romance for you.” —Annabel Monaghan, author of Dolly all the Time
“Robinette stuns in her debut. Equal parts an engaging, unique fantasy and an incisive commentary on the treatment of disabled people, These Vile Hearts is an unmissable debut.” —Máire Roche, author of Bromantasy
“Woven with imaginative world-building, crackling wit, and charming romance, These Vile Hearts is a sumptuous modern fairytale that pairs sweeping magic with the quiet realities of living with chronic illness. A truly original and enchanting debut.” —Charlotte B. Plumb, author of Reap & Sow
“A new queen of the fae has arrived and her name is Melody Robinette. As intoxicating as fairy wine and as sharp as a dryad’s dagger, These Vile Hearts is both entirely unique and wonderfully familiar—the diabetic fae bargain of my most decadent dreams. Robinette weaves unflinching diabetic lived experience into a brilliant tapestry of magic, romance, and banter. Fans of The Cruel Prince and Emily Wilde are in for a treat. But beware, one bite won’t be enough.” —Clare Edge, author of Natural Selection
“Melody Robinette shines with this absolute delight of a debut novel! These Vile Hearts contains everything I want in a romantasy: magical world-building, relatable characters, and enough sexual tension to have me kicking my feet. Maddox and Castor are two sharply drawn leads who not only have sizzling chemistry, but also have incredibly realistic personal journeys. I am already begging for more!” —Falon Ballard, USA Today bestselling author of Something Wicked
Melody Robinette
Melody Robinette is a speculative fiction author with a love of all things gothic and macabre. Born and raised in Texas, she now lives in Pittsburgh with her husband and their two cats. When she isn’t reading, writing, or checking her blood sugar app, she can be found playing D&D, binge-watching Love Island, or fawning over her feline son Edgar Allan Poe Tato.
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