Crown Me Dead: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Heartstring Duet)
Liv Zander
by Julie Kenner
Balancing a suburban household is hard enough without the added pressure of maintaining a supernatural training academy. Kate Connor, the ultimate demon-hunting soccer mom, is discovering that the most dangerous threats aren’t always the ones with fangs. As her school finally gains momentum, hidden fractures begin to threaten everything she has fought to build, from her husband’s erratic psychic visions to her daughter’s complicated love life.
This installment leans perfectly into the academy trope, blending high-stakes training with the messy realities of family life. As Kate navigates the slow-burn tension of a marriage held together by sheer willpower and holy water, an unexpected figure from her past emerges from the grave. This ghostly return forces her to confront long-buried secrets just as the academy faces an internal rot that could destroy them all.
If you are looking for a paranormal romance that balances dark humor with genuine emotional stakes, this series remains a staple of the genre. Kate is a heroine who proves that while you can slay the monsters in the shadows, it is the quiet, domestic details that truly require the most grit. It is time to see if she can clean up this mess before everything falls apart.
April 19, 2026
Adventures of the Demon-Hunting Soccer mom continues. Kate is badass and I love how Allie is following in her mom and dad’s footsteps! Such great characters and just an overall great series! Highly recommend! Thank you Julie! )
April 15, 2026
I love this series and I am so glad that Julie is still writing about Kate, Allie and the rest of the demon fighting gang! Great series! )
March 30, 2026
Soccer mom, Kate Connor was a demon hunter long before a certain animated movie popularized the \"profession\". It's been awhile since the last book, but author, J. Kenner, re-introduces characters and fills in the pertinent details at the start of the story. Kate and her crew, which includes her best friend, daughter, present and ex-husbands now run a secret academy to train new hunters on how to kill the paranormal demons that sometimes inhabit a human body. While she's training with her...
March 26, 2026
The Demon's In the Details Book 9 of Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom series by J. Kenner continues this series but it has been a minute since the previous book! This story starts out promising but ends kind of torn and past decisions come back to bite them in the butt. Can't wait to see where this series goes next. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. )
March 26, 2026
THE DEMON’S IN THE DETAILS is Book 9 in the DEMON HUNTING SOCCER MOM series by J Kenner. Kate Connor navigates marital tension, complications from the presence of her resurrected first husband, her second husband’s psychic episodes, and parenting, all while managing a demon hunting academy and the latest demon threat. This is a low spice, happy for now, open door, first person, dual POV (Kate and her teen daughter, Allie,) paranormal romantic suspense with tropes such as love triangle, urban...
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