XO Karma | Signed Pre-Order by Hailey Dickert

Release Date: September 8, 2026

Pre-order XO Karma through Romantique Books and receive exclusive goodies while supplies last! For readers who love serial killers, mutual stalking, shameless flirting, and dark romantic suspense.

Your Pre-Order Includes

✔ Hand-Signed Paperback

✔ Acrylic Knife Keychain (approximately 4 inches)

✔ 3+ Art Prints

✔ 3 Stickers

Please Note: Pre-order incentives are provided by the author and are only available with qualifying pre-orders.

About the Book

After Lily Huxley’s best friend falls victim to the elusive Kodak Killer, she’s convinced cosmic justice has abandoned Cleosville. With a thirst for revenge, she creates a “Karma for Hire” platform where requests for retribution are submitted as easily as ordering takeout.

During late-night recon, she meets Aster, a handsome stranger who has her wondering if there’s more to life than work, sleep, repeat. But when a body is discovered shortly after, she suspects her new crush is the killer she’s been searching for.

Aster Blake is a local crime journalist, exposing the city's sins while harboring a secret of his own—one with bleach, body bags, and fake alibis. During a getaway, he’s distracted by the curious, beautiful, and highly suspicious Lily. But after realizing he’s her latest target, the pair becomes entangled in a dangerous game of mutual stalking until a new victim forces them into an unlikely partnership.

But unmasking the Kodak Killer is far from simple, and between near-death experiences and steamy late-night stakeouts, the line between allies and attraction blurs. Lily’s supposed to be balancing the cosmic scales, not falling for the man who’s a self-proclaimed reaper. As danger lurks closer, one question remains:

Will her desire for revenge become her demise, or will karma come for her in a way she never expected?

What to Expect

• Touch Her and Die
• Mutual Stalking
• Accidental Serial Killer
• Karma for Hire Website
• Oops I Murdered Again
• Shameless Flirting
• Endless Banter
• Retro Modern Vibes
• Main Characters in Their 30s
• Bi FMC Representation

Romantique Books Rating

Spice Level: L5 – Very High Spice

Vibe: Dark Romantic Suspense

Tropes: Mutual Stalking • Touch Her and Die • Serial Killers • Vigilante Justice • Dark Humor • Crime Journalist MMC • Murder Mystery • Forced Partnership

Content Guidance

This title contains mature themes and may not be suitable for all readers.

Content warnings include: alcohol consumption, vulgar language, consensual sexually explicit content, blood play, knife play, gun violence, mutilation, murder, serial killers, suicidal thoughts, blood and gore, mentions of sexual assault, mentions of date rape and attempted date rape (not involving the main characters), kidnapping, death of a loved one, grief, and past thoughts of self-harm.