News & Updates
Book announcements, reading lists and behind-the-scenes from the World of Dagome and beyond
Stay up to date with new releases, cover reveals, reading order guides, listicles and updates from Olena Nikitin. Whether you read The Cursed Bonds, Secrets of Dagome, Season’s War or Amber Legends, this is where you hear it first.
The most anticipated fantasy and romantasy releases of January 2027
The most anticipated January 2027 book releases, picked and reviewed by a fantasy author. ACOTAR 7, gothic necromantasy, Roman vampires and a labyrinth in a shadow realm, plus one exiled necromancer I wrote myself. Release dates, tropes and pre-order links….
Ledger of Souls: Epic Romantic Fantasy Cover Reveal
Ledger of Souls cover reveal: Ledger of Souls is a standalone Slavic epic fantasy with a romantic subplot by Olena Nikitin, releasing on 27 January 2027. The story follows Vidiana Toraven, an exiled necromancer serving as Warden of the Borderlands, who hides a stolen royal artefact that decides the line of succession, and Prince Zoran Valentian, the man who destroyed her life ten years ago and now needs that book to claim the throne. Pre-order is open, ARC sign ups are open, and the pre-order incentive is live….
Queen’s Gambit Cover Reveal: The Epic Conclusion to Secrets of Dagome (Slavic Fantasy Romance)
The wait ends here. Queen’s Gambit, the epic conclusion to the Secrets of Dagome series, arrives 14 October 2026. See the cover, read the full blurb and find out why Roksana’s endgame will cost her more than her crown. Pre-orders open now….
Most Popular Why Choose Fantasy Romance Books
Looking for the most popular why choose fantasy romance right now? Five reverse harem romantasy reads where the heroine refuses to pick, from dragon bonds and Slavic gods to fae academies and sons of gods who deserve everything coming to them….