{"product_id":"open-pre-order-deaths-bride-lo-gold-indie-bookshop-exclusive","title":"Open Pre-Order: Death's Bride by Lo Gold (Indie Bookshop Exclusive)","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen Pre-Order: Death's Bride by Lo Gold\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreorder the special\u003cem\u003e Indie Bookshop Exclusive\u003c\/em\u003e '\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath's Bride by Lo Gold'  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍 𝖒𝖆𝖞 𝖜𝖆𝖓𝖙 𝖒𝖊 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖇𝖗𝖎𝖉𝖊, 𝖇𝖚𝖙 𝕴 𝖆𝖑𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖞 𝖇𝖊𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖔 𝖘𝖔𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖊𝖑𝖘𝖊\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePenelope Everly is a girl claimed by Death. He stalks her from the shadows, watching and waiting. But now that she’s becoming a young woman, her parents have betrothed her to someone against her will in order to save their dwindling family fortune.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictor Van Daught has no interest in marriage or remaining in the town he grew up in to take over the family business. He is a man of science and discovery—an aspiring entomologist. But when he meets Penelope Everly he’s immediately enchanted by her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe young couple enter the halls of Corvus University together, given a semester to solidify their betrothal. But the school holds more secrets than scholars, and when students start disappearing, Penelope and Victor begin to fear that Death has come to claim his bride.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeath’s Bride is a gothic Corpse Bride inspired folktale retelling with dark academia and romantic horror vibes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you’ll love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🖤 Gothic Romance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🥀 Dark Academia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e💀 Eldritch Horror\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🖤 Tim Burton Vibes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🥀 Ancient Folklore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e💀 Arranged Marriage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🖤 Second Chance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🥀 Love Triangle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e💀 He Pines for Her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🖤 A Lover’s Curse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🥀 So. 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Tension.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e💀 A Deal with Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🖤 Marked by Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🥀 Something Is in the Woods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e💀 He Really Likes Bugs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🖤 Touch Her \u0026amp; Die\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHand Signed by Lo Gold\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll indie preorders will include a special edition cover made exclusively for preorder campaigns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoild cover\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharacter Art \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBookmark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStickers \u0026amp; other goodies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen pre-order window: 5th September - 5th October  2026 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e11:59pm AEST\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook releases 6th October 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstimated dispatch: Approximately 2 weeks after the pre-order window closes, allowing time for signing and inbound freight from the US\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips from: Sydney, NSW, Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen pre-order information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an open pre-order. 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