Hollow (Book 1 in the Crown of Hearts & Chaos Series) -- Caroline Peckham, Hardcover

The new dark Romantasy from the bestselling authors of Zodiac Academy, Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti is a heady cocktail of Summoners, seduction and spirits, set to get your heart racing and feet kicking.

Don't listen to the whispers of the woods.
Don't trust the man cloaked in shadow.
Don't earn the wrath of the scattered spirits.
Don't go out after dark.

The Great Hunt begins once every fifty years and only the Champions willing to face death to shatter the curse dare to enter.

The Champions...and me.

I'm no warrior, no swordsmith, and certainly no Fae, but the forest is my only hope. To enter those trees is to walk willingly to my demise. But I need the boon the forest will grant the winner and I'm willing to risk it all for a chance at claiming it.

I just never expected to face him beneath those trees. The beast who strikes fear into the desperate people of all lands. The monster who commands the legion of Hollows and makes our plight a thousand times worse.

The Hollows are empty of all things but none are so heartless as him.

Prince Bane intends to be the death of me. But I have an oath to fulfil before I'll let him have me. And I'll do whatever it takes to achieve it.

I am Ferris Creed and I'm going to unite the lost spirits who once bound the wandering trees in place, return the scattered amulets to the core of its corruption, and use the winner's boon to change my fate. Come wretchedness or torment, through trickery and deception, I will get what I came here for. And no one will stand in my way. Not even Prince Bane.

*** Hollow is a dark Romantasy from the bestselling authors of Zodiac Academy, Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. It is a heady cocktail of Summoners, seduction and spirits, set to get your heart racing and feet kicking. There will be a ruinous, black hearted love interest, a rebellious, ruthless FMC, plot twists, cliff hangers, dark humour and a healthy seasoning of make-you-blush spice. It is not for the faint of heart. All those who enter the forest are bound by its terms - will you walk willingly into the dark? ***

Author: Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Publisher: King's Hollow
Published: 11/18/2025
Pages: 560
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.12lbs
ISBN: 9781916926585

About the Author
Caroline Peckham is a #1 Wall Street Journal and Amazon.com bestselling romance author who has sold over 7 million copies across her bestselling romantasy series, Zodiac Academy, as well as many more copies of her other fantasy and contemporary romance series. She co-writes full time with her sister, Susanne Valenti, and together the two of them work in their garden office in the UK, overlooking a lush green garden full of wildlife. They don't shy away from cliff-hangers and challenging redemption arcs for their love interests, and their leading women are always strong-hearted with fierce souls, the kind that never give up no matter what the authors throw at them.

Susanne Valenti is a #1 Wall Street Journal and Amazon.com bestselling romance author who has sold over 7 million copies across her bestselling romantasy series, Zodiac Academy, as well as many more copies of her other fantasy and contemporary romance series. She co-writes full time with her sister, Caroline Peckham, and together the two of them work in their garden office in the UK, overlooking a lush green garden full of wildlife. They don't shy away from cliff-hangers and challenging redemption arcs for their love interests, and their leading women are always strong-hearted with fierce souls, the kind that never give up no matter what the authors throw at them.