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Sat, 14 Nov, 2026 at 04:00 pm UTC+11:00

The Dawn We Sang Them Home Author Talk

  • 265 King Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2042 · Alexandria
Better Read Than Dead Publisher / Host Better Read Than Dead
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The Dawn We Sang Them Home Author Talk
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About The Event
Her family are dead. A kingdom built on lies. Two men want her heart. One wants her head. Trust is a death sentence.
Perfect for fans of dark fantasy, gothic intrigue, forbidden relationships, magical animals, found family, enemies-to-lovers, and stories where power costs everything. Elysia has spent six months counting the days since her family was murdered. Beneath her skin burns a power that should not exist. Caught between duty and desire, she is torn between the life she was promised and the life she might burn down to claim. Elysia proves that the most dangerous thing in any kingdom is a girl with nothing left to lose.
The Dawn We Sang Them Home is a haunting, atmospheric dark fantasy where hidden magic becomes a reckoning, and forbidden love becomes an act of defiance. This sweeping novel follows a princess transforming her loss into power.
With lush world-building and a complex magic system, this slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance delivers a heroine forged by grief into something completely unstoppable. It is a tale of betrayal, resurrection, and the kind of love that burns the world down, one that will haunt you long after the final page.
L.M. Napoli is a Sydney-based dark fantasy author drawn to eerie, emotionally impactful stories. She crafts worlds steeped in atmosphere and filled with morally tangled characters. When she's not writing, you'll find her with friends and family, at the beach, or drinking too much coffee. With a dark fantasy trilogy and a paranormal fantasy duology on the way, there's plenty more to come. Come and celebrate her debut novel, The Dawn We Sang Them Home, Book One of The Cursed Crown Saga. Grab a drink, a signed copy and step into the dark!
Olivia Hannah has spent her career connecting great stories with the people who need to hear them. It began in a publishing house championing Western Australian authors and has carried her through over a decade in marketing, where she now leads teams across software and real estate. She’s thrilled to be back among books with Leah Napoli to delve into her new dark romantasy novel, The Dawn We Sang Them Home.
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265 King Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2042, 265 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia, Alexandria

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