Forsaking Midnight (Deluxe Edition) (Defying the Stars #2) by Emily McIntire [PRE-ORDER]

Street Date: July 14, 2026

Deluxe Trade Paperback Edition of Forsaking Midnight, featuring printed edges. For the first printing only, limited stock available, while supplies last. 

The next book from #1 NYT bestselling author Emily McIntire in her series which reimagines tales of tragic star-crossed lovers!

A forbidden, emotionally charged twist on the legend of Lancelot and Guinevere, where loyalty, love, and lies collide. When a rebellious heir is forced to protect the one woman he can never have, desire becomes dangerous. Secrets simmer and betrayals burn, and in a town built on power and sin, falling for her could cost him everything.

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Some sins are worth the fall.

Lance Calloway fights when they tell him to fight. Bleeds when they tell him to bleed. Breaks when they tell him to break.

Six years in an unsanctioned cage, and the one line he's never crossed? Loyalty to his best friend, no matter the cost.

Then he's asked to protect her.

Genevieve DeGrance didn't ask for any of this.

She came to Rosebrook Falls to be with the mayor's son. But nothing in this town is what it seems.

Especially not the dangerous fighter who watches her every move like a threat.

She hates him.

He hates her.

And yet...

The more time Lance spends guarding Genevieve, the harder it becomes to remember she belongs to someone else.

And the more she uncovers about Rosebrook Falls, the more she realizes the only honest person in her life is the one man she's forbidden to want.

In a town built on secrets and lies, falling for each other could destroy them both.

But staying away might be the one fight Lance can't win.

This book is perfect for readers looking for:

• forbidden romance
• hate to love
• he falls first (and lies about it)
• Arthurian retelling
• mafia style romance