Annie has a rhythm to her day. She gets up, she gets on the subway, and she teaches college students the bare minimum to pass their basic psychology courses. Then, when she gets home, she does what any normal, thirty-five year old woman does: she kills the scum of the city.
Malady, by contrast, is the epitome of confidence and charm. Her prowess with blade and gun make her a terrifying sight to any low-level criminal stupid enough to show their faces around her. And, normally, that’s all. A little punishment here, a little mercenary work there. Until, of course, she runs into the upper echelon of the city’s superheroes: the Elite Eight.
Zeta Russo’s life is at an all-time high. Her superhero organization is flourishing. She’s powerful, affluent, and gorgeous—quite literally on the top ten bachelorette list every year. And she has it all under control. Until she runs into Malady. She knows of Malady, but only after the super obliterates her best team does Zeta realize she has neither the control nor the power to stop this madwoman.
And it doesn’t help that a co-joint project with Grandview University puts her directly beside the utterly gorgeous Anastasia Doom.
Genre: Dark Romance (Sci-Fi / Superhero)
Age Suggestion: Adult
Tropes: Enemies-to-Lovers, Parallel World, Big City Setting, High Stakes, Betrayal, Justice
Trigger / CW: Excessive Violence (extreme gore), Excessive Sexual Content, Heavy Transgender Themes (Transphobia, Homophobia, Slurs, General Discrimination and Deadnaming), Cults, Religion, References to Pedophilia, Sexual Assault.
This is not a happy book. It does not have an HEA.
Spice Warning: Erotic (nothing is off-limits)
Author: Mourning Star
Format: Paperback ✨SIGNED bookplate✨(+extra goodies from the author)
Page Count: ~450
Publication Date: November 20, 2026
ISBN: 9798240865152
Series: Malady Book One
Mourning Star is a sapphic romantasy author who crafts emotional, magic‑touched worlds filled with humor, heartache, and second chances. Balancing dark themes with sharp wit and deep compassion, they write stories where forbidden powers, duty-bound honor, and genre-spanning worlds collide. where forbidden magic, resurrected love, and magical-town intrigue collide. Their tales explore the fierce bonds between women who fight for themselves, for each other, and for the futures they deserve.
Every order from Imaginary Adventures is wrapped in our cozy‑magical packaging, complete with themed bookmarks, stickers, and other shop extras. We love making each book feel like a small adventure when it arrives.
Annie has a rhythm to her day. She gets up, she gets on the subway, and she teaches college students the bare minimum to pass their basic psychology courses. Then, when she gets home, she does what any normal, thirty-five year old woman does: she kills the scum of the city.
Malady, by contrast, is the epitome of confidence and charm. Her prowess with blade and gun make her a terrifying sight to any low-level criminal stupid enough to show their faces around her. And, normally, that’s all. A little punishment here, a little mercenary work there. Until, of course, she runs into the upper echelon of the city’s superheroes: the Elite Eight.
Zeta Russo’s life is at an all-time high. Her superhero organization is flourishing. She’s powerful, affluent, and gorgeous—quite literally on the top ten bachelorette list every year. And she has it all under control. Until she runs into Malady. She knows of Malady, but only after the super obliterates her best team does Zeta realize she has neither the control nor the power to stop this madwoman.
And it doesn’t help that a co-joint project with Grandview University puts her directly beside the utterly gorgeous Anastasia Doom.
Genre: Dark Romance (Sci-Fi / Superhero)
Age Suggestion: Adult
Tropes: Enemies-to-Lovers, Parallel World, Big City Setting, High Stakes, Betrayal, Justice
Trigger / CW: Excessive Violence (extreme gore), Excessive Sexual Content, Heavy Transgender Themes (Transphobia, Homophobia, Slurs, General Discrimination and Deadnaming), Cults, Religion, References to Pedophilia, Sexual Assault.
This is not a happy book. It does not have an HEA.
Spice Warning: Erotic (nothing is off-limits)
Author: Mourning Star
Format: Paperback ✨SIGNED bookplate✨(+extra goodies from the author)
Page Count: ~450
Publication Date: November 20, 2026
ISBN: 9798240865152
Series: Malady Book One
Mourning Star is a sapphic romantasy author who crafts emotional, magic‑touched worlds filled with humor, heartache, and second chances. Balancing dark themes with sharp wit and deep compassion, they write stories where forbidden powers, duty-bound honor, and genre-spanning worlds collide. where forbidden magic, resurrected love, and magical-town intrigue collide. Their tales explore the fierce bonds between women who fight for themselves, for each other, and for the futures they deserve.
Every order from Imaginary Adventures is wrapped in our cozy‑magical packaging, complete with themed bookmarks, stickers, and other shop extras. We love making each book feel like a small adventure when it arrives.
