Heavensent & Hellbent
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- Pre-Order
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- Expected Aug 11, 2026
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
In this riveting contemporary fantasy, a teen uncovers a life-altering family secret while discovering that the boy haunting her nightmares is not only an angel but her fated mate.
Roxana wants to relax for the rest of summer. Moving from England to Colorado was exhausting. Especiallywhen she’s been avoiding her dad, grieving her mom, and failing to conquer sleep paralysis. Life couldn’t possibly get any more complicated.
Then Roxy bumps into a beautiful and familiar boy. Zain. In her nightmares, they’re being burned together at the stake. And in the real world, she watches him kill a man, altering life as she knows it. She quickly learns that not only do jinn—demons—exist, but angels too.
Roxy can’t ignore the undeniable attraction she feels toward Zain, even as he triggers new nightmares for her. Ones that come with a warning: Their relationship could lead to their ruin. But isn’t love worth fighting both heaven and hell for?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A teen's recurring nightmares prove to be the gateway to a tragic, cyclical past in this genre-standard paranormal romance steeped in Persian mythology, a YA debut from Jafari (Things Left Unsaid, for adults). Following her mother's death a year ago, British Iranian 18-year-old Roxana Esfandari has been plagued by episodes of sleep paralysis, instances of which have increased in frequency since her recent move from Yorkshire to Denver with her father and brother. Rox's visions—featuring serpents, fire, and ritualized torment—feel disturbingly real, though their meaning remains elusive. Answers begin to surface when Rox encounters Zain, an enigmatic Iranian-born teen she recognizes from her dreams. After witnessing him kill a stranger in a shadowy alley, Rox is thrust into a hidden world where jinn roam and Zain, revealed to be an angelic warrior, is sworn to destroy them. As the two grow closer, Rox learns that her own lineage is entwined in an ancient struggle between light and dark, and that she and Zain are bound by a doomed love that has played out across multiple lifetimes. While the conceit is provocative, well-trod conventions and uneven pacing undercut the emotional stakes. This ethereal narrative blends reincarnation, forbidden romance, and supernatural intrigue to mixed results. Ages 12–up.
