The Poison Daughter

“An FMC who kills men with a poisonous kiss? I’d like to formally submit my application to become Harlow’s best friend. Sheila Masterson gives us a deliciously dark and spicy story with a fierce FMC that you will be rooting for from the first page. I could not put this book down! The tension? The banter? The steaming hot spice? The twists and reveals? The Poison Daughter is a masterpiece that everyone who loves dark romantasy needs to read!” —Sophia St. Germain author of A Tongue So Sweet and Deadly

“Sexy, addictive, and deadly. The Poison Daughter is a delicious, true enemies-to-lovers that will keep you absolutely riveted. This is a book that will pull you close, sink in its claws, and never let you go.” —Jaclyn Rodriguez, USA Today bestselling author of A Vow in Vengeance

“The Poison Daughter is an expertly woven, Divine tale of arranged marriage, feminine rage, and vengeance. A must-read full of twists and turns that will have you gasping, this enemies-to-lovers romantasy is addicting, spicy, and unputdownable.” —Elayna R. Gallea, author of Tethered

“The Poison Daughter is a work of art. It’s witty, explosive, and, frankly, life-altering. It’s the type of book that burrows into your soul and never leaves.” —Leena Kazak, author of Between Tides & Thunder

“PHENOMENAL. A triumph of dark romantic fantasy. Masterson pairs a brilliantly original magic system and unique premise with sharp, evocative prose that instantly immerses you in Harlow’s world. Combined with a spicy, high-stakes, true enemies-to-lovers romance, this book is an absolute masterpiece. Do not miss out!” —Charissa Weaks, international bestselling author of the Witch Walker Series


Named One of Barnes and Noble Best Books of August 2026

“Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Carissa Broadbent, if you love a book filled with high-spice romance, a fierce female lead, enemies-to-lovers tropes, vampires and a plot filled to the brim with suspense and political intrigue, then The Poison Daughter is for you! Deadly. Delicious. Downright to die for.” —BookTrib

“When it comes to romantasy, The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson is where it’s at.” –Parade

“A powerful romantasy.” –People

“Standalone fantasy is so hard to come by but this one checked all the boxes! Harlow is a woman full of poison who meets her worst nightmare: a man she cannot kill. I breezed through these 600+pages!”—American Booksellers Association (Elizabeth Gorby, Charter Books, Newport, RI)

“Romance lovers will devour this novel by Sheila Masterson.” –Woman’s World

“Masterson has built an enticing enemies-to-lovers setup… Yet beneath the fantasy trappings is a heroine confronting something far more frightening than monsters: vulnerability… A deliciously dark romantasy.” –Post and Courier


Praise for the Breakout Enemies-to-Lovers Dark Romance:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Dark romantasy at its finest — lush, violent, and emotionally charged.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ An absolutely WILD KU find. I feel like people are sleeping on this book and it was AMAZING!
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “If you love Promising Young Woman meets A Court of Thorns and Roses, with the edge of The Serpent and the Wings of Night, this is your next obsession.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “I will once again be shouting from rooftops that Sheila Masterson is a storytelling genius and forever my favorite. I’ll always give her permission to rip out then mend my heart through the pages over and over again.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “This book was a masterpiece and I enjoyed every page. Now I want to start over and read the whole thing all over again.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “I can’t quite put into words how I feel about The Poison Daughter. Best book I read this year, truly.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “No notes. Dark fantasy/romantasy done the way it’s supposed to be done.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “If you like your romantasy on the darker side, with a hefty dose of Traumatic Backstory, a murderous (-ly hot) vigilante FMC, an MMC with lots of secrets, and kinky sex rituals????? THEN MAKE THIS YOUR NEXT READ”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “It’s only January, but I already know this is going to be one of my favorite books of the year. If you’re a romantasy fan, read The Poison Daughter immediately! You won’t regret it.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “I will never be able to get married because this book ruined me. I am a ruined woman. AND I READ AN EARLY DRAFT. y’all are not ready for this. I cried so much.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “I devoured The Poison Daughter like it was the air I breath. I don’t know if I’ve ever read a book this long as quickly. I couldn’t put it down!”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “A masterpiece that devastates before it pieces your heart back together—a must-read for Romantasy lovers of feminine rage, emotional devastation, and arranged marriage with a twist!”
★★★★★ “I do not hand out six-star ratings. Like, ever. But this book? Yeah. It earned it. I loved it. No notes. Dark fantasy/romantasy done the way it’s supposed to be done.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “To say I loved this book would be an understatement. From the banter, to the characters, to the plot, to the spice, this book had everything that made it impossible to put down.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Immediately forwarding Sheila my therapy bill after finishing this book!!!”

Sheila Masterson is the author of The Poison Daughter, her seventh novel and first #1 New York Times bestseller. Her other works include the gothic fairy tale romantasy Song of the Dark Wood and the angsty epic romantasy quartet The Lost God series, as well as its next-generation standalone spinoff, A Legacy of Stars.

When Sheila’s not busy stabbing beloved side characters and dreaming up new ways to make her readers cry, you can find her browsing the shelves at local indie bookstores, drinking fancy cocktails with friends, or curled up reading books and tarot. She lives outside Philadelphia with a small army of underwatered houseplants that survive out of spite.

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