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Heavensent & Hellbent

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6th August 2026

Price: £16.99

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Selected: Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9780349126302

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In this riveting contemporary fantasy, 18-year-old Roxy uncovers a life-altering family secret while discovering that the boy haunting her nightmares is not only an angel, but her fated mate.

When Roxy moves from Hull to Denver, she expects her summer to be uneventful. All she has to do is not piss off her dad, continue healing from the loss of her mom, and conquer her sleep paralysis before going to university in the fall. Easy.

But as fate would have it, she bumps into the beautiful boy, Zain, who’s been in her recurring nightmare. Each time, they’re burning at the stake. In real life, she witnesses him snapping the neck of a man and quickly learns that not only do jinn exist, but angels, too.

Meeting Zain triggers new nightmares, ones that come with a warning: If Roxy and Zain don’t ignore the attraction between them, there will be hell to pay. And upon learning that their souls have been entwined for centuries, they must decide whether their connection in this lifetime is worth fighting for, especially against the divine forces that forbid them from being together.

PRAISE FOR SARA JAFARI’S THE MISMATCH:

‘Original, thought-provoking and gripping. I was hooked from the beginning’ LIBBY PAGE

‘Enlightening, poignant and romantic’ SOPHIE COUSENS

‘I absolutely devoured it . . . ‘ BETH REEKLES

‘Beautiful writing and complex, fascinating characters’ HELLY ACTON

Reviews

Tasneem Abdur-Rashid, author of Odd Girl Out
Heavensent and Hellbent is a pacy and thrilling YA romantasy that spans generations, crosses continents, and breaks boundaries. Sara Jafari delivers an epic love story full of heart, danger, and unforgettable characters - the kind of book that pulls you in completely and keeps you turning pages long past your bedtime. And if Zain, the beautiful male protagonist, is based on a real person - I'm first in line to meet him!
Radiya Hafiza, author of The Silver Kingdom
Heavensent & Hellbent had me completely engrossed from the first page. Captivating, enchanting and utterly brilliant. Sara is an incredible storyteller and I will be eagerly awaiting her next book!'
Lydia Gregovic, New York Times bestselling author of The Weaver Bride
Delicious paranormal romance meets (literal) deadly stakes. Sara Jafari's prose is angelic, and her plot twists are downright devilish. You've never seen star-crossed-lovers like this before!
Alexene Farol Follmuth, New York Times bestselling author of Twelfth Knight
An entrancing modern fairytale of star-crossed love, mysterious family secrets, and imaginative, otherworldly warfare. I loved the intricate world built on Iranian mythology, and I'd read a million more volumes of Roxana and Zain's past lives. An unforgettable, devastatingly written, oh-so-satisfying romance
Soraya Bouazzaoui, author of AICHA
Atmospheric, romantic and reminiscent of everything I loved about paranormal romances in the early 2000's. Nostalgic and simultaneously inventive, Jafari gives readers all that we've been missing since the days of Twilight, Mortal Instruments and Vampire Academy. Get ready for the hoa hoa hoa hoa era of paranormal romance to return!
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Fantasy fans and jinn-tale lovers rejoice: Heavensent and Hellbent is another highly anticipated release by British-Iranian author Sara Jafari, inspired by Persian mythology