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A storm is rising on the Lyrian. What will it leave in its wake?

We are so excited to share that our next special edition box will feature "Tempest" by bestselling author Victoria Aveyard! This beautiful box will feature the deluxe hardcover edition of this book, plus SIX captivating gifts to make your travels across the high seas even more immersive and exciting!

This limited deluxe hardcover edition will feature:
🏴‍☠️ A stunning dust jacket design with foiling effects
🌊 Illustrated endpapers featuring two different maps
🏴‍☠️ Gorgeous hard case foiling
🌊 Beautiful stenciled page edges

Boxes will be $72.99 plus shipping and pre-orders will open next Friday, June 26th at 10am PT (1pm ET) for ACTIVE subscribers. Active subscribers will receive a password emailed to them at 10am PT on June 26th. Any remaining boxes will be available for public sale starting at 11am PT (2pm ET). If you want early subscriber access, please ensure your subscription is active by June 25th, 2026. If you have any questions about the status of your subscription, please email our customer service team at [email protected] and they will be happy to help!

Boxes are expected to ship in late September. Please note that this box will be delivered after the release of the book.

🏴‍☠️🌊 ABOUT THE BOOK 🌊🏴‍☠️

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard comes an epic adventure of love and betrayal amid a brutal war for the high seas.

May the sea always sing for you.

Cat Rose knows what it is to live in two worlds, in two times. Before—as Lady Catrine Rose of the Meridian Empire, chained to a loathsome lord with a dwindling fortune. And after—as the Widow Rose, queen of a pirate tavern in the Lyrian Sea, determined to be the master of her own fate.

But tides turn and winds change. The Meridian Empire looms on the horizon, the full weight of her navy falling on the Lyrian, bent on reclaiming the wealthy colonies and crushing the pirate republic once and for all. Ship after ship is captured, save for one, captained by a pirate who continually evades both noose and blade: the legendary Valerian Kane.

With his fearsome ship and uncanny connection to the song of the sea, Valerian is the only man who might rally the pirates who remain. The only man who threatens the Empire. And the only man Cat has ever loved, blazing in and out of her life like a star.

Desperate for victory, the Empire offers Cat a devastating choice: bring them Valerian or hang. In truth, no choice at all. But Cat Rose is nothing if not a survivor. A storm is rising on the Lyrian. What will it leave in its wake?

Prepare to set sail with this box when pre-orders open on June 26th! But be quick, for it won't be at port for long!

Happy Pub Day to Jess Kidd for her latest release "Murder at the Spirit Lounge"! 🥳 In the second installment of the Nora Breen Investigates series, beloved former nun Nora Breen returns, this time to track down a ghostly killer before it’s too late...

We featured the first of this series, "Murder at Gulls Nest", in our April 2025 Adult "Seaside Suspicions" box paired with four customized gifts that bring this mystery to life! This OUABC Experience Edition features an exclusive dust jacket with an alternate colorway, beautiful digital edges, custom endpapers, and is digitally singed by the author!

Miss out? Shop now to experience the first installment of this cozy mystery series where a former nun searches for answers in a small seaside town after her pen pal mysteriously disappears!

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Five prodigies, one dead father, a mansion full of suspects…from the New York Times bestselling author of "Ace of Spades" comes a mystery about five teen geniuses, their billionaire father, and the investigation into his murder in our July Young Adult box, The Button Method! ♟️🔪

https://www.onceuponabookclub.com/collections/young-adult-boxes

The Maestro. The Brain. The Olympian. The Artist. The Failure.

These are the five heirs of the illustrious billionaire. Adopted and viciously trained with their father’s infamous “Button Method” to prove his hypothesis for creating prodigies—child geniuses—the Button siblings have had no choice but to be brilliant according to their father's impossibly high standards.

Until he is murdered at his annual Prodigy Ball.

Now, all who attended the ball are required to stay in the Button Manor while the police investigate. But the officers have their work cut out for them—each of the Button siblings has something to hide, but they aren't the only ones with secrets. After all, their father was especially good at making enemies...

On sale now through July 14th (or until we sell out) this captivating mystery contains FOUR gifts that will keep you guessing until the very last moment. Boxes are expected to ship in late July.

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Join the new head gardener at the enchanting Lilymoor House as she stumbles upon a secret garden in the next magical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of "Sounds Like Love" and "The Seven Year Slip" in our July Adult box, Enchanted Estate! 🚪 💐

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She planned her escape to coastal Maine for the summer—for a temporary job revitalizing the storied grounds at Lilymoor House—but she doesn’t expect to fall in love. But she does: With the beguiling land, the fragrant flowers, and the towering hedge maze. With the quirky staff and the enigmatic woman who owns the place.

And then, the door appears. Never in the same place twice, it leads her to a secret, and unfinished, garden with a frustrated thundercloud of a man trapped inside.

This mysterious garden is not the only sign that the future of Lilymoor is unstable: the foliage resists her careful nurturing, vines threaten to strangle the hedges, and the manor’s owner has wild ideas about who will take over when she retires—including her inconveniently attractive nephew who is also there just for the summer.

Despite herself, she has come to care for the residents of Lilymoor just as much as she cares for its grounds. With the help of one man on the outside of the secret garden, and one man on the inside, she might be the only person who can figure out exactly what Lilymoor needs to bloom once more.

On sale now through July 14th (or until we sell out), this stunning magical realism novel will be paired with FIVE incredible gifts you'll only unwrap when you reach the corresponding page number. Boxes are set to ship in late July.

https://www.onceuponabookclub.com/collections/adult-boxes

Do you buddy read books with friends? 💞

Our team loves reading together and discussing everything from emotional moments to shocking reveals (especially ones that make us want to throw the book across the room)! Plus who doesn't love an excuse to get together for brunch and talk about books? 💁🏻‍♀️

We couldn't resist one last sneak peak at the gorgeous edges of our June Young Adult book! 😍 Who else is obsessed? 🙋🏻‍♀️

A lush and immersive sapphic Sleeping Beauty retelling about escapism, grief, and dreaming of a better world paired with a collectible sticker, a signed bookplate, and FOUR gifts to open as you read!⁠ One hundred years have passed since the last heir of Gyldan fell into eternal slumber and doomed the once-mighty kingdom to poverty and invasion. At least, that’s what the fairy tales claim...

Subscribe now to receive the June YA "Into the Dreamworld" as your first box! Don't want to commit to a subscription? Purchase as a one-time box and ensure you don't miss out! ❤️

https://www.onceuponabookclub.com/collections/young-adult-boxes
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To Drown a Witch Lite Boxes are now open for pre-order! 🔮✨

Our readers will receive a gorgeous first edition of "To Drown a Witch" by Lindsey Olsson featuring stunning, flower-patterned stenciled edges and designed endpapers! This Once Upon a Book Club Lite selection also includes a themed quote print, collectible hexagon sticker, and FIVE envelopes to open as you read, each containing a flat paper item that works to incorporate the five senses!

Boxes are now available to pre-order for $22.99 plus shipping and expected to ship in early August 2026 after the release of the book.

A criminal and a royal guard are drawn into the hunt for a dangerous witch—and an unexpected romance—in this YA enemies-to-lovers romantasy, the first in a duology and perfect for fans of "Heartless Hunter"!

https://www.onceuponabookclub.com/products/ouabc-lite-to-drown-a-witch-by-lindsey-olsson

Which decade do you think made the best music? 🎶

Take a closer look at our upcoming June Adult box, taking place in the summer of 1969! 🚗 ☮️⁠ Experience a groovy road trip with our "Peace, Love, & Music" box, where "Daisy Jones and the Six" meets "Where'd You Go, Bernadette".

On sale now through June 14th, this box will include FIVE powerful gifts to open as you read! Boxes are expected to ship in late June.⁠

https://www.onceuponabookclub.com/collections/adult-boxes