Dearly Departed: A delightfully hot and swoony Hades-inspired queer romance
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'Burns with heart, humor, and spectacular heat. I'm obsessed with this!' Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception
'THE romance book of 2026' Sara Cate, New York Times bestselling author of the Salacious Players' Club
From the beloved author of Winging It With You, comes a deliciously sexy Hades-inspired gay rom-com perfect for fans of Heated Rivalry and The Entanglement of Rival Wizards.
Hope is a dangerous thing for gods. Even former ones.
Hayden Harlow, once the mighty Hades, has spent centuries quietly resenting his fall from immortality. Stripped of his godhood, he now runs Harlow and Sons Funeral Home - a front for his eternal sentencing among mortals, and a bleak reminder of the purpose he's lost. Still, he's determined to claw his way back . . . if only the Fates at City Hall would stop toying with him.
Enter Levi Wilder: a florist with an artist's heart, an infectious smile, and a gift for finding beauty in life's messiest moments. When Hayden storms into Levi's shop to complain about a bouquet of sunflowers, their worlds collide. Hayden is all restraint and shadows; Levi is all sunshine and charm. But beneath the clash lies an undeniable spark neither can ignore.
As their connection blossoms, Hayden finds himself caught between the life he once knew and the bright future Levi dares him to imagine. But trusting Levi means risking the walls he's kept in place all these years . . . and one choice can change everything.
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Praise for Dearly Departed
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Fresh, poignant, and sexy as hell - Dearly Departed is a fun new take on a classic tale. Chip weaves a beautiful story full of lessons on loving, letting go, and all the good that can find us when we're not even looking. This one is really special! - Lana Ferguson, USA Today bestselling author of Under Loch and Key
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Funny, sexy, poignant . . . Dearly Departed is all of these things! Chip Pons's latest is a swoony, spicy romance with the broodiest of grumps and the sunniest of sunshines that made me laugh out loud at the romcom banter and also gave me tears with its on-point depiction of long-term grief. I'll be thinking about Hayden and Levi for a long, long time. - Jen DeLuca, USA Today bestselling author of Well Met and Haunted Ever After
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Dearly Departed is an underworldly delight! These characters gripped my heart with their stunning capacity for love, all rendered with Chip Pons's clever, deeply empathetic voice. The ultimate grumpy-sunshine romance. - Rachel Lynn Solomon, New York Times bestselling author of Business or Pleasure
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