Rebecca Yarros is releasing a new book – and it’s full of family drama (exclusive)

The latest standalone novel by the author of the bestselling Empyrean series will hit stores in the fall

Attention, Empyrean Riders: Rebecca Yarros is releasing a new book. And this time, there isn’t a single dragon to be seen.

The latest work from the bestselling author, variationis coming this fall and will mark a departure from her acclaimed Empyrean series. It will be published by Montlake, an imprint of Amazon Publishing.

In variationa celebrated ballerina named Allie suffers a career-ending injury. As she tries to figure out what to do with her life without dance, she also has to deal with the fallout from long-hidden family secrets and a very complex relationship with her ailing mother. Then the daughter her late sister gave up for adoption years ago shows up on her doorstep – and her niece also brings Allie’s first love, Hudson, back into the picture.

“I’m thrilled to be partnering with Amazon Publishing for the release of my next contemporary romance novel,” Yarros says in a statement to PEOPLE. “They are such a supportive, incredible team to work with, and I can’t wait for readers to fall in love with Allie and Hudson’s story and the years of family secrets that come to light when the two reunite after years apart.”

Readers may know Yarros best for her successful Empyrean series, which Fourth wing in April 2023 and follows Violet Sorrengail as she navigates her first year at Basgiath War College while on her way to becoming an elite dragon rider. Violet’s story continued during a treacherous second year at the school in Iron Flamewhich was published in autumn 2023. The third book in the series, Onyx Storm, will hit shelves in January 2025.

In October 2023, Amazon MGM Studios announced a television series based on the books. diversityThe author will serve as executive producer of the series (without writing credit).

Yarros is No. 1 New York Times, USA Today And Wall Street Journal Bestselling author of over 15 novels, including Fourth wing And In the likely caseShe is married to her own military hero, is a mother of six children and lives in Colorado.

After fostering and then adopting her youngest daughter, who cannot speak and has an autism spectrum disorder, Yarros is passionate about helping children in foster care through her nonprofit organization, One October, which she founded with her husband in 2019.

variation will be published on October 8 by Montlake, an imprint of Amazon Books, and can be pre-ordered now wherever books are sold.

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