Rebecca Ross Announces Her New Adult Fantasy Series💫📖

Hello, lovely reader 

Some announcements find you on an ordinary afternoon, and suddenly the afternoon is anything but ordinary. Rebecca Ross dropped one of those this week — and if you've been a devoted reader of hers since Divine Rivals, you're going to want to read every single word of this.

A Bittersweet Spell is coming. And it's publishing on April 6, 2027.

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✨ A New World, A New Beginning

This isn't a continuation of the Letters of Enchantment series — it's the start of something entirely new. Rebecca Ross has described A Bittersweet Spell as an adult fantasy series she has been dreaming about for years, and the details she's shared so far paint a world that feels lush, layered, and impossible not to fall into.

Here's what we know is woven into this story:

A story within a story narrative frame. Second chance romance (and, she hints, perhaps a doomed romance alongside it — her words, with a very suggestive sideways glance). Crumbling ruins. A dog named Whimsy. Pining men. Illuminated manuscripts. An interview of a cold case. Mages who cast spells. A rambling country estate with magical ponds, woodland walks, and very good food.

If that list doesn't have you reaching for a pre-order button, we're not sure what will.

📝 The First Line

Rebecca Ross shared the very first line of A Bittersweet Spell in honor of a Barnes & Noble preorder sale, and it announces itself with all the quiet drama of a story that knows exactly what it is:

"No one writes their story only to burn it, but the siege flames are rising up the tower, and it is time for me to confess to my crimes: I did not kill him, even though I have executed my fair share of men."

It's the kind of opening that asks you a question and refuses to answer it just yet. Which is, of course, the highest possible compliment.

📚 A Note on the Edition

Rebecca also confirmed that a deluxe edition of A Bittersweet Spell will be available for the first print run — with stenciled edges, illustrated endpapers, and jacket effects. All the beautiful details, including the full cover, are still to be revealed. We'll be watching her announcements closely.

💛 From One Enchanted Reader to Another

If you've already found your way into Rebecca Ross's world through Divine Rivals or Ink and Bone, you'll know exactly the kind of careful, luminous storytelling she brings to everything she writes. A Bittersweet Spell feels like a natural next chapter in the truest sense — not a sequel, but an evolution.

And if you're looking for a little something to hold you over while you wait? We'd love to introduce you to our Letters of Enchantment Collection, a celebration of Rebecca Ross's world made for the readers who never quite left it.

April 6, 2027. Mark it gently in pencil first, then go over it in ink.

With love, The Bean Workshop 🫘