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A devastating love story. A bewitching twist on history. A blood-drenched hunt for purpose, power, and redemption.

In 1785, Professor Sebastian Grave receives the news he fears most: the terrible Beast of Gevaudan has returned, and the French countryside runs red in its wake. Sebastian knows the Beast. A monster-slayer with centuries of experience, he joined the hunt for the creature twenty years ago and watched it slaughter its way through a long and bloody winter. Even with the help of his indwelling demon, Sarmodel—who takes payment in living hearts—it nearly cost him his life to bring the monster down.

Now, two decades later, Sebastian has been recalled to the hunt by Antoine Avenel d’Ocerne, an estranged lover who shares a dark history with the Beast and a terrible secret with Sebastian. Drawn by both the chance to finish the Beast for good and the promise of a reconciliation with Antoine, Sebastian cannot refuse.

But Gevaudan is not as he remembers it, and Sebastian’s unfinished business is everywhere he looks. Years of misery have driven the people to desperation, and France teeters on the edge of revolution. Sebastian’s arcane activities—not to mention his demonic counterpart—have also attracted the inquisitorial eye of the French clergy. And the Beast is poised to close his jaws around them all and plunge the continent into war.

Debut author Cameron Sullivan tears the heart out of history with this darkly entertaining retelling of the hunt for the Beast of Gevaudan. Lifting the veil on the hidden world behind our own, it reimagines the story of Europe, from Imperial Rome to Saint Jehanne d’Arc, the madness of Gilles de Rais and the first flickers of the French Revolution.

“Charming, haunting, ambitious, and a great deal of fun.” —T. Kingfisher, New York Times bestselling author of A Sorceress Comes to Call

“So bloody good. The Red Winter is absolute ripper entertainment—miss it at your peril!” —Shelley Parker-Chan, bestselling author of She Who Became the Sun

“A gorgeous tangle of history and fresh-made myth, The Red Winter is my platonic ideal of a debut: the moment I was done, I went looking for Sullivan's backlog and let out an actual howl of despair upon realizing there was nothing yet. You'll eat this one up.” —Cassandra Khaw, bestselling author of Nothing But Blackened Teeth

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Kist Reads\ \ Kist\ \ • Mar 30

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Kist Reads\ \ Kist\ \ • Mar 25

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Kist Reads\ \ Kist\ \ • Mar 22

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February TBR

Curious on what I have planned for February? 💕 I’ll also be announcing more information about my @bindery_books book club Monday 📚 Stay tuned 🌈

On Sundays She Picked Flowers by @fluoresensitive @sagapressbooks The Body by @bcmorrow @tornightfire Crown of Shadow and War by @jrwardauthor @brambleromance The Red Winer by @camsullivanwrites @torbooks Burn Down Master’s House by @claycane @stmartinspress Operation Bounce House by @mattdinniman @acebookspub

QOTD: What’s everyone TBR looking like for this month 📚 #februarytbr #books #bookworm

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Not So Well Read\ \ Courtney\ \ • Jun 18 2025

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My Vacation TBR

She’s taking 5 books, but the real question is, will she read any books?

Books on my vacation TBR:

- The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan - So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole - Behooved by M. Stevenson - This Will Be Fun by E.B. Asher - A Gentleman’s Gentleman by T.J. Alexander

#tbrlist #tobereadpile #toberead #vacationreads #beachread #tobereadlist

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Not So Well Read\ \ Courtney\ \ • Jun 18 2025

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What is Indie Next + My Current Reading Priorities

These are my current reading priorities. As a bookseller, I am always reading on a deadline and sometimes that deadline does not work out in my favor.

I love participating in the indie next program, which is a way for booksellers to highlight upcoming books they love through a nomination based system. Indie Next nominations are especially important for debut authors, as it can prove to publishers that investment in these authors and titles is “worth it”.

Participation in the program means I’m reading 2-3 months ahead of publication schedules and prioritizing this schedule makes it hard for me to work in backlist, book club, and personal reading into my schedule. I’m packing for a weekend trip to the beach and trying to balance these books with some of the TBR titles I was hoping to take with me as well.

I guess this is what happens when you make your passion your job, but it’s worth it for the ability to impact the industry for good.

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