Son of the Morning
On sale
4th November 2025
Price: £16.99
Genre
Fantasy / Fantasy Romance / Folklore, Myths & Legends / Romance
The one and only Akwaeke Emezi is back with a breathtaking, sexy and out-of-this world page-turner that will blow away their fans. Son of the Morning weaves together Southern folklore and magic with Akwaeke Emezi’s own remarkable brand of bold, Black-centered fantasy and romance.
Galilee, Gali for short, has been raised by a formidable clan of women, the Kincaids, in the American South. Growing up, there was always something different about Gali, but it’s a secret that her family of women has never shared with her. Gali assumes that it will always be like this, living with an ache and emptiness inside her, never finding something full enough to fill that hollow…
Until, that is, she meets Lucifer Helel. He’s supposedly the head of security for her wealthy friend Oriaku’s family, but he is far too beautiful to be the mere mortal that he appears. From the moment they lay eyes on each other, both of them know: the other one is not human.
Their lives are going to change forever – and for eternity, threatening everyone around them: Gali’s family, her friends, and perhaps the whole world, after their heated first encounter threatens the very foundations of Heaven and Hell.
Galilee, Gali for short, has been raised by a formidable clan of women, the Kincaids, in the American South. Growing up, there was always something different about Gali, but it’s a secret that her family of women has never shared with her. Gali assumes that it will always be like this, living with an ache and emptiness inside her, never finding something full enough to fill that hollow…
Until, that is, she meets Lucifer Helel. He’s supposedly the head of security for her wealthy friend Oriaku’s family, but he is far too beautiful to be the mere mortal that he appears. From the moment they lay eyes on each other, both of them know: the other one is not human.
Their lives are going to change forever – and for eternity, threatening everyone around them: Gali’s family, her friends, and perhaps the whole world, after their heated first encounter threatens the very foundations of Heaven and Hell.
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Reviews
Holy moly, is it the flames of Hell making it hot in here or is it Akwaeke Emezi's phenomenal writing?! With captivating characters full of tensions both supernatural and sensual, SON OF THE MORNING is romantic, scorching, and not to be missed!
Emezi's skillful storytelling is lush and evocative, [their] signature prose is haunting. In a time of overwhelming choices for romantasy books, this deeply seductive novel stands out with a visceral allure. An absolute must-have.
November 2025 Indie Next List
Son of the Morning is a delicious inferno of cosmic war and conflicting loyalties amidst a journey towards reclaiming identity. With enough romantic tension to make Hell itself look like tundra, this sizzling romance is an absolute delight.
Sizzling hot
An exciting new direction for Emezi.
An alluring paranormal romance [with] a tantalizing love triangle unlike any you've read before.
Son of the Morning sizzles with evocative, lyrical prose and tantalizing spice. A story of yearning and dark indulgences amid a clash of angels and demons. Akwaeke Emezi's story kept me hooked as Lucifer, the seductive Devil, and Galilee, an alluring woman brimming with unknown magic, fall into each other while trying to stop the world from ripping apart at the seams.
Akwaeke Emezi's Son of the Morning is a sizzling rollercoaster of a novel! Galilee is a heroine to root for, and the Kincaid women who love her are a force to be reckoned with, even for the devil himself. Hotter than a Southern summer, this story of fallen angels, demons, and badass women is an absolute treat.
Son of the Morning plunges readers into a lush South where a young woman with untapped power and a dangerously alluring supernatural are drawn into a game of desire that could split the cosmos. Emezi delivers a hypnotic, heat-drenched romantasy that is sumptuous and charged with sizzling, forbidden chemistry.
A deliciously sexy paranormal romance set in the Black South with a cast of biblical characters like you've never seen them before! The love interest? The literal devil. Awkaeke Emezi peels back the layers of Galilee's heritage and examines themes of salvation, power, and the struggle between legacy and desire. I could not put it down!