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Collector's Edition

Emily McIntire

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Bloom Books
13 October 2026

Adult & contemporary romance

Series: Never After

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*This new hardcover edition of the fifth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Never After series will have specially printed edges and an exclusive case design.
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He is righteousness. She is sin.

Father Cade Frédéric is a holy man. Brought up in the streets of Paris, he has dedicated his life to the church. But there's a monster that lingers just beneath the surface. A sickness. One that bleeds darkness and feeds on the damned. When he's tasked to become the priest in Festivalé, Vermont—a town both beautiful in architecture and riddled with despair—his sickness sings, demanding he rid the place of evil.

Amaya Paquette is Festivalé's beautiful mystery. She spends her days caring for her younger brother and her nights transforming into Esmeralda, dancing for greedy eyes and shameless lips. Although she longs for love, she shies away from companionship, afraid of being abandoned again.

When Father Cade lays eyes on Amaya, he finds himself ensnared, convinced she's using witchcraft to lure him to her. He can't eat. Can't breathe. Can't think unless it's of her.

And temptation is a devastating mistress.

She's his weakness, so he decides he'll be her demise…even if it means killing the only woman he might ever love.

By: Emily McIntire
Imprint: Bloom Books
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 5
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781464244681
ISBN 10: 1464244685
Series: Never After
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 13 October 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Emily McIntire is a #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of romance where the stakes are impossible and the happily ever after is always worth the fight. Her books span sub-genres and have been translated into over a dozen languages, hitting bestseller lists around the world. A stage IV breast cancer thriver, Emily can be found in Tennessee with her family and her cats who think they run the house.