We are delighted to announce that we are organizing a cover reveal for Because the Beasts Came by Madeline James on January 15th, 2026 & we’d love your help to reveal it! 😍
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Beware the beasts. Find the well. Guard your heart.
Fifteen years have passed since the beasts took over, and Iryana’s family is losing ground. She must infiltrate the nearby brigade, but her best ally might be the leader’s brother… and she can’t stop seeing him as the enemy and herself as past saving.
Because the Beasts Came is the first book in the Wells of Istri series, a Romantic Fantasy that will be published on April 9th, 2026 from Spellbound Worlds!
Add it to your TBR if you love:
✨Enemies to lovers
🗡️Morally gray love interest
✨Fierce warrior FMC
🗡️Slow burn romance
✨Dangerous beasts
🗡️Infiltrating a dangerous organization
✨Elemental magic
🗡️Reluctant heroine
We can’t wait to reveal this cover, it is GORGEOUS! Catch a sneak peek in the banner/temporary cover below and definitely sign up if you are interested. 📖🗡️🖤
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Cover Reveal Details:
– We are looking for 10+ Bookstagrammers to help us reveal the cover.
– Hosts will receive digital ARCs of Because the Beasts Came (to be sent as soon as they become available).
– As always, this is open internationally!
Note: MTMC’s cover reveal will take place on January 15th, 2026 (Thursday) so make sure you are available on that date to participate.
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Here’s more about the book:
Because the Beasts Came by Madeline James
Series: Wells of Istri #1
Published by Spellbound Worlds on April 9th, 2026
Genres: Fantasy
Format: ARC, eBook
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Beware the beasts. Find the well. Guard your heart.
A young guardian bearing the burden of a kingdom torn to shreds, Iryana works tirelessly from the shadows to keep her clan's outpost standing. After the beasts ravaged the lands and the gangs claimed what was left, the survivors can only cling to the scattered settlements, fighting desperately to hold their borders.
But they're losing.
Her clan’s only hope lies beyond their brittle walls: the ancient magic of the metal-wells, and the ruthless military gangs that control them. Iryana has no choice but to infiltrate a nearby brigade, earn their volatile trust, and see her magic forged in one of their closely guarded wells.
Unfortunately, surviving among liars and killers proves to be harder and more mystifying than expected.
Their cruel and calculating leader sees value in her when no one else does. The bitter soldier with haunted eyes and a devastating smile wants her gone but can’t seem to stop saving her life. As each passing day brings her deeper within the brigade, two devastating paths forward present themselves and her deep-rooted cracks become impossible to conceal.
Iryana came to the fortress to save her family—she never expected someone would try to save her.
Perfect for fans of The Bridge Kingdom and The Serpent & The Wings of Night, Because the Beasts Came is a romantic fantasy full of aching tension, a brutal world of monsters and fragile hope, and a heroine torn between duty, desire, and survival.
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About Madeline James
Madeline writes immersive fantasy stories where the stakes are high, the worlds are rich, and the emotional journeys are as harrowing as the battles. Whether it’s a complex magic system, centuries of history, otherworldly beasts, or cultural traditions, her worlds are built to feel lived in, scarred, and still worth saving. She is drawn to characters who are flawed, fierce, and unfinished. People who carry their pasts heavy on their shoulders but never stop trudging forward. And, of course, romances with the kind of tension that simmers until it hurts.