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**BONUS SHORT STORY EXCLUSIVE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDED**A delightful romantic Korean contemporary fantasy tale - a quest to track down a demon of darkness before it devours the mortal realm.Two bickering immortals. One chance to save the world.Kim Hani - the once-terrible gumiho known as the Scarlet Fox - spends her days working at a café and trying not to let a certain customer irk her.Seokga - a trickster god thrown from the heavens for his attempt at a coup - spends his days hunting demons and irking a particular gumiho.When a demon of darkness escapes the underworld, and the Scarlet Fox briefly emerges from hiding, Seokga is offered a chance at redemption: kill them both, and his sins will be forgiven.But Hani is prepared to do anything to prevent Seokga from bringing her to justice, even trick her way into his investigation. Anything, that is - except fall in love . . .READERS LOVE SOPHIE KIM'I have NO WORDS!!! I'M REELING!!!! THIS BOOK RUINED ME FOR ANY OTHERS! [...] WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW??????' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'If you liked Crescent City, enjoyed Disney's Zootropolis, and police procedural dramas: you're going to love this' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I'm sorry in advance for the amount of fangirling I will be doing in this review . . . it just grabbed me by my arms and quite literally dragged me out of my slump swamp' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'If you like Korean culture, K dramas and the grumpy/sunshine trope this is definitely for you!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

In the sequel to The God and the Gumiho, a trickster god must work with his reincarnated lost love to solve the mystery of his brother's murder on board a luxury underworld cruise ship in this charming and clever contemporary fantasy romance.Can reincarnated love ever be the same?Seokga the No-Longer-Fallen is looking for his love. Since he lost Hani nothing has felt right - and he's been desperately searching for her reincarnated form ever since.When the red thread of fate finally leads Seokga to a cruise down the river of the dead, the woman he finds isn't Hani . . . her name is Yoo Kisa, and she has no memory of Seokga - and no interest in regaining it either.But then the Heavenly Emperor is murdered aboard the ship, and it falls to Seokga and Kisa to solve the crime before the cruise ends. As the mystery draws them closer, they will have to decide what they truly mean to each other.The fate of their world might just depend on it. . .'The tastiest treat for fantasy lovers' CHLOE GONGTROPESHe Falls First 🧎Murder Mystery 🔪🔍 Fated Mates 🔴Second chance❤️READERS LOVE IT'I don't think I have it in me to name a better duology if I tried' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'An absolutely fantastic sequel' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The world is richly developed' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'SO fun, so twisty, and kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This love story made me feel enveloped in love' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

PRE-ORDER this new sweeping 'rivals-to-lovers' sports romantasy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The God and the Gumiho, Sophie Kim . . . “Fourth Wing-meets-rugby is something I didn't know I needed in my life, but now I’m obsessed. The Winged Game is going to be the next big thing for sure!”—Ruby Dixon, New York Times bestselling author 💜 For a chance at redemption, a disgraced player of carriwitchet must team up with and fake-date the rival player who destroyed her career 💜--A CHANCE AT REDEMPTION IN THE HANDS OF HER RIVAL. . .Carriwitchet is a violent, rugby-esque game played atop winged beasts. It was once Taissa Cho’s whole life. She was considered her country’s most promising player—until her nemesis, rival player Kion Locke, destroyed her career.She was expelled from the sport in disgrace. No team would take her. And Taissa has spent the last two years thinking of nothing but revenge.Until a chance to redeem herself and career presents itself, offered by the very man who ruined everything in the first place. A spot on his team, the Stymphs.The catch? To garner publicity and keep Taissa as the team’s secret weapon, she and Kion are forced into a fake relationship. But Taissa and Kion only have two things in common: their love of the game and their undying hatred of each other.Yet as a mysterious illness befalls the winged creatures of the league, they are forced to work together to save their team. With sabotage afoot, Taissa and Kion find themselves prepared for anything . . . except the fact that their fake-for-the-cameras relationship may be something real after all. Tropes:💜 Rivals-to-lovers💜 Fake dating💜 Found family💜 Fantasy sports romance💜 Bickering MCs--Praise for The Winged Game:“Magical, dangerous, and high-octane”—Brigitte Knightley, New York Times bestselling author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy“Delightful at every turn, The Winged Game is equal parts high-flying adventure, slow-burn romance, and pure adrenaline. . . . An unforgettable ride.”—K. X. Song, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Ends with Fire“This is what the romantasy genre has been missing: MAGICAL SPORTS!”—Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox, authors of The Ascended “Charmingly magical and wonderfully paced, The Winged Game swept me away.”—Rachel Greenlaw, author of The Ordeals“An unputdownable rivals-to-lovers romp, full of humor, top-notch banter, and lovable characters you’ll be rooting for from the start.”—Annie Summerlee, author of The Book of Blood and Roses “Action-packed, brilliantly imaginative, and ridiculously fun.”—Lenora Woods, author of Roll for Romance“A sparkling heart-filled adventure that truly flies off the page.”—Booklist“Former rivals in a magical game must learn to work together in this light and humorous blend of sports romance and contemporary fantasy from Kim. . . . Readers in it for the romance will be well pleased.”—Publishers Weekly“A delightfully fantastical mystery with animal bonds, an enemies-to-lovers romance, a magical sport, and dire curses.”—Library Journal

In this sly and dazzling contemporary fantasy, the most notorious nine-tailed fox in Korea pairs up with a trickster god–turned–detective to track down a wrathful demon . . . before it can destroy the mortal world. “Enchanting fantasy . . . With an intoxicating mix of action, mystery, and deliciously angsty romance, this reads like the most bingeable K-drama.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)Kim Hani has retired from a life of devouring souls. She is, simply put, too full. Once known as the infamous Scarlet Fox, she now spends her days working in a coffee shop and annoying a particularly irritating, if unfairly handsome, trickster god as often as she can. That god is Seokga the Fallen. Exiled from the heavenly kingdom of Okhwang, he now begrudgingly resides in the mortal realm, working toward his redemption and suffering through his interactions with the particularly infuriating, if sneakily charming, gumiho barista at his favorite café.  But when a powerful demon escapes from the underworld and threatens to end all of humanity, Okhwang’s emperor offers Seokga an enticing bargain: Kill this rogue creature, as well as the legendary and elusive Scarlet Fox, and he will be reinstated as a god. Hani, however, has no intention of being caught. Seokga might be a trickster god, but she has a trick of her own that he’ll never see coming: teaming up. As Seokga’s assistant, Hani will undermine and sabotage his investigation right under his overly pointy nose. Sure, she’ll help him kill the demon, but she certainly won’t allow him to uncover her secret identity while they’re at it. As the bickering partners track their case down a path of mayhem and violence, the god and the gumiho find themselves inescapably drawn to each other. But will the unlikely couple stand together to prevent the apocalypse, or will they let their secrets tear them—and the world—apart?

Fantasy meets sports romance in this sizzling slow-burn novel in which the disgraced star of a brutal magical sport must team up with the rival who destroyed her career, from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The God and the Gumiho.This trophy-worthy first edition hardcover features designed sprayed edges, illustrated endpapers with a high-flying romantic moment, and a deluxe jacket with sculpture emboss and foil—show off your team colors, while supplies last!“Fourth Wing-meets-rugby is something I didn't know I needed in my life, but now I’m obsessed. The Winged Game is going to be the next big thing for sure!”—Ruby Dixon, New York Times bestselling authorCarriwitchet, the violent, rugby-esque game played atop winged beasts, was once Taissa Cho’s whole life, and she was once the United Kingdom’s most promising player. Until her nemesis, rival player Kion Locke, destroyed her career in a single moment. Expelled from the sport in disgrace, Taissa has spent the last two years dreaming of nothing but revenge and relishing watching Kion’s team plummet to the bottom of the league.So when Taissa is offered the chance to redeem herself and her career, she can’t refuse—even if the offer is coming from the very man who ruined everything in the first place. It’s close to a dream come true . . . except for that pesky clause in her contract that demands she and Kion enter a fake relationship in order to garner some much-needed positive PR for the team. This could not be a worse match. Taissa and Kion only have two things in common: their love of the game, and their undying hatred for each other.Yet as a mysterious illness befalls the winged creatures of the entire league—putting both the beasts’ lives and the very sport itself at stake—the athletes find themselves partnering up in other ways, determined to crack the case of the eerie sickness. As their investigation takes them on a whirlwind adventure, Kion and Taissa are prepared for anything . . .Anything, that is, but their fake-for-the-cameras relationship to maybe, just maybe, become something real after all.

They'll do anything to outsmart each other. Anything, except fall in love.Kim Hani - the once-terrible gumiho known as the Scarlet Fox - spends her days working at a café and trying not to let a certain customer irk her. Seokga - a trickster god thrown from the heavens for his attempt at a coup - spends his days hunting demons and irking a particular gumiho. When a demon of darkness escapes the underworld, and the Scarlet Fox emerges from hiding before quickly vanishing, Seokga is offered a chance at redemption: kill them both, and his sins will be forgiven. But Hani is prepared to do anything to prevent Seokga from bringing her to justice, even trick her way into his investigation. Anything, that is - except fall in love . . .

In the sequel to The God and the Gumiho, a trickster god must work with his reincarnated lost love to solve the mystery of his brother's murder on board a luxury underworld cruise ship in this charming and clever contemporary fantasy romance. A must read for fans of KPop Demon Hunters!Seokga the No-Longer-Fallen is looking for his love. Since he lost Hani and was reinstated as a god, nothing has felt right - and he's been desperately searching for her reincarnated form ever since.But when the red thread of fate leads Seokga to a cruise down the river of the dead, the woman he finds isn't Hani . . . she's Yoo Kisa, and she has no memory of him whatsoever - with seemingly no interest in regaining it either.But when the Heavenly Emperor of Okhwang is murdered, Seokga and Kisa must solve the crime before the cruise ends. And as the mystery draws them closer, they will have to decide what they truly mean to each other.There's something bigger at play aboard the ship, something that holds the key to their fated connection - and the very fate of the world.TROPESHe Falls First 🧎Murder Mystery 🔪🔍 Fated Mates 🔴Second chance❤️READERS LOVE IT'I don't think I have it in me to name a better duology if I tried' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'An absolutely fantastic sequel' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The world is richly developed' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'SO fun, so twisty, and kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This love story made me feel enveloped in love' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

In the sequel to The God and the Gumiho, a trickster god must work with his reincarnated lost love to solve the mystery of his brother's murder on board a luxury underworld cruise ship in this charming and clever contemporary fantasy romance.Seokga the No-Longer-Fallen is looking for his love. Since he lost Hani and was reinstated as a god, nothing has felt right - and he's been desperately searching for her reincarnated form ever since.But when the red thread of fate leads Seokga to a cruise down the river of the dead, the woman he finds isn't Hani . . . she's Yoo Kisa, and she has no memory of him whatsoever - with seemingly no interest in regaining it either.But when the Heavenly Emperor of Okhwang is murdered, Seokga and Kisa must solve the crime before the cruise ends. And as the mystery draws them closer, they will have to decide what they truly mean to each other.There's something bigger at play aboard the ship, something that holds the key to their fated connection - and the very fate of the world.TROPESHe Falls First 🧎Murder Mystery 🔪🔍 Fated Mates 🔴Second chance❤️READERS LOVE IT'I don't think I have it in me to name a better duology if I tried' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'An absolutely fantastic sequel' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The world is richly developed' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'SO fun, so twisty, and kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This love story made me feel enveloped in love' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

After a tumultuous stay in the realm of the Dokkaebi, Shin Lina has returned to Sunpo. Believed to be dead, the last remaining Talon is set on destroying crime lord Konrarnd Kalmin's cruel reign of her beloved kingdom, bringing waves of wrath and ruin in her wake.Lina is no longer the girl she used to be—no longer weak, and no longer entirely human. She is a new creature entirely, and wears the scales of the wicked, monstrous Imugi...serpentine creatures who warred against the Dokkaebi and gods in a centuries-long battle for blood.But when Lina's connection to the Imugi is revealed to be more than just physical, her alliances are called into question by those she cherishes most. And when promises are broken by her beloved Haneul Rui, secrets and suspicions bring forth a Prophecy and a hidden history that change everything.For Lina's fight to reclaim Sunpo goes beyond vengeance.Her fight is fate.And she will not be denied.*Quote from Axie Oh, NYT bestselling author.

Fantasy meets sports romance in this sizzling slow-burn novel in which the disgraced star of a brutal magical sport must team up with the rival who destroyed her career, from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The God and the Gumiho.“Fourth Wing-meets-rugby is something I didn't know I needed in my life, but now I’m obsessed. The Winged Game is going to be the next big thing for sure!”—Ruby Dixon, New York Times bestselling authorCarriwitchet, the violent, rugby-esque game played atop winged beasts, was once Taissa Cho’s whole life, and she was once the United Kingdom’s most promising player. Until her nemesis, rival player Kion Locke, destroyed her career in a single moment. Expelled from the sport in disgrace, Taissa has spent the last two years dreaming of nothing but revenge and relishing watching Kion’s team plummet to the bottom of the league.So when Taissa is offered the chance to redeem herself and her career, she can’t refuse—even if the offer is coming from the very man who ruined everything in the first place. It’s close to a dream come true . . . except for that pesky clause in her contract that demands she and Kion enter a fake relationship in order to garner some much-needed positive PR for the team. This could not be a worse match. Taissa and Kion only have two things in common: their love of the game, and their undying hatred for each other.Yet as a mysterious illness befalls the winged creatures of the entire league—putting both the beasts’ lives and the very sport itself at stake—the athletes find themselves partnering up in other ways, determined to crack the case of the eerie sickness. As their investigation takes them on a whirlwind adventure, Kion and Taissa are prepared for anything . . .Anything, that is, but their fake-for-the-cameras relationship to maybe, just maybe, become something real after all.

'I have NO WORDS!!! I'M REELING!!!! THIS BOOK RUINED ME FOR ANY OTHERS! SEOKGA AND HANI JUST STOLE MY HEART AND LEFT! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW??????' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'Oh my god this book just blew out all my expectations. I wasn't expecting the romance, which was INCREDIBLE. Hate to love, written in such a fantastic way. I loved the juxtaposition between the grump god and the annoying and hyper gumiho. One of my favourite books this year so far. I NEED more!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader ReviewIn this delightfully romantic Korean contemporary fantasy, a fallen trickster god must pair up with a coffee-slinging, shapeshifting fox to track down a demon of darkness before it devours the mortal world.They'll do anything to outsmart each other. Anything, except fall in love.Kim Hani - the once-terrible gumiho known as the Scarlet Fox - spends her days working at a café and trying not to let a certain customer irk her.Seokga - a trickster god thrown from the heavens for his attempt at a coup - spends his days hunting demons and irking a particular gumiho.When a demon of darkness escapes the underworld, and the Scarlet Fox emerges from hiding before quickly vanishing, Seokga is offered a chance at redemption: kill them both, and his sins will be forgiven.But Hani is prepared to do anything to prevent Seokga from bringing her to justice, even trick her way into his investigation. Anything, that is - except fall in love . . .READERS LOVE SOPHIE KIM'hear me out: if you liked Crescent City, enjoyed Disney's Zootropolis, and police procedural dramas: you're going to love this' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I'm sorry in advance for the amount of fangirling I will be doing in this review . . . it just grabbed me by my arms and quite literally dragged me out of my slump swamp' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'If you like korean culture, K dramas and the grumpy/sunshine trope this is definitely for you!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐