Tucson Festival of Books

Romantasy: Love, Secrets, and Betrayal


Romance + fantasy is a winning combination as characters negotiate devastating events and romance in the midst of life-changing negotiations. Explore Autumn Krause's gothic fantasy of power struggles and revenge, Sunya Mara's sweeping fantasy of a teen on the run, and Sasha Peyton Smith's romance involving an unspeakable bargain.


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Autumn Krause

Autumn Krause is a Young Adult author whose work blends gothic romance, folklore and magic. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she once worked as a bridal gown stylist in Beverly Hills, an experience that inspired her debut novel, “A Dress for the Wicked....

Sunya Mara

Sunya Mara is the author of “The Darkening” duology and a storyteller with a background in film and illustration. Her new Young Adult fantasy is "Embrace the Serpent." She grew up in six cities across five states before settling in Los Angeles....

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Sasha Peyton Smith

Sasha Peyton Smith is The New York Times bestselling author of fantasy novels for young adults, including "The Witch Haven" and "The Rose Bargain." Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide....

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Books:
Grave Flowers
Autumn Krause
Teen
Peachtree Publishing Company Incorporated
January 2025
ISBN 9781682636497
400 pages
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Embrace the Serpent
Sunya Mara
Teen
HarperCollins Publishers
June 2025
ISBN 9780063386136
352 pages
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The Rose Bargain
Sasha Peyton Smith
Teen
HarperCollins
January 2025
ISBN 9780063372528
400 pages
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