Tales of a Monstrous Heart

An instant Sunday Times bestseller and love letter to the Brontë sisters, Tales of a Monstrous Heart is a delicious gothic fantasy, filled with forbidden romance, magic, and monsters.

Be careful of the dark and those that call it friend.

Katherine Woodrow is fey, and all she wants is to graduate from the Institute of Magic. But when the prejudiced mortal council threaten her position at the institute, she is left with only one option: accept a Mage Partnership with the elusive Lord Blackthorn.

Emrys Blackthorn is a riddle Kat is fearful of solving. The mysterious, cursed war hero with his stormy eyes and unpredictable ways leaves Kat with more questions than answers. What she does know is that she is irresistibly drawn to him . . . no matter how forbidden it might be.

In this intoxicating gothic fantasy where passion collides with peril, and sorcery awakens monsters, a string of murders and fey disappearances herald the return of dark magic. Kat and Emrys are thrown into a world of ancient books that hide hideous monsters, dark fiends who play with nightmares, and mortal men who wish nothing more than to see them both burn.

But what haunts them both are secrets even ghosts dare not whisper, while insidious shadows lick their teeth and sharpen their claws, waiting for the moment that all tales will come to light--even the monstrous ones.

Rich bonus content includes:

• Kat's notebook sketches
• Author's note
• A compendium of beasts and fey
  

Author: Jennifer Delaney
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 06/23/2026
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9798895151495


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/25/2026

About the Author
Jennifer Delaney graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a BA in creative writing & film and a masters in creative writing. She works full-time as a civil servant.