You’ve Reached SammeetsHadestownin this enchanting, intoxicating romance across the mortal world and the underworld.

Eighteen-year-old August is trying to navigate life after the sudden death of his boyfriend left him devastated, aimless, and feeling guilty. Years after the tragic accident, August mistakenly stumbles into a world beyond his ownthe Underworld. Unlike his own gray existence, the underworld is a lavish extravagant place, full of mystery and a flurry of charismatic gods, all curious about August’s arrival in their world. Realizing right away the opportunity in front of him, August goes searching for his lost love, guided by Cary, the smoldering, broody ferrier of souls. But the more time August spends down below, the more his intentions begin to blur. Is he visiting this realm to reunite with his soulmate? Or is he desperately, inexplicably, intoxicatingly drawn to Cary? With his own world in pieces and a dangerously seductive realm promising him a new existence at a heavy cost, August must choose: a life with grief or a love that might destroy him.

Julian Winters is the author of the award-winning young adult novelsRunning with Lions,Right Where I Left You,How to Be Remy Cameron,The Summer of Everything,As You Walk On By, andPrince of the Palisades, as well as his adult romance debut,I Think They Love You. A self-proclaimed comic book geek, Julian currently lives outside of Atlanta where he can be found swooning over rom-coms or watching the only two sports he can followvolleyball and soccer.

• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Publish Date:Aug 4, 2026
• Pages: 384
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC:9780593624456
• Dimensions:8.3 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.8 lb Wt
• BISAC Categories: Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement,Young Adult Fiction / Romance / LGBTQ+,Young Adult Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / Greek & Roman