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By the Horns by Ruby Dixon

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By the Horns

Ruby Dixon

Penguin Publishing Group · Hardcover · September 2, 2025

Reading lane: Fantasy Romance

In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman with a deadly magic secret needs the help of the minotaur she’s trying to forget in the sizzling sequel to Ruby Dixon's New York Times bestseller Bull Moon Rising .

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Why This Clicks

Why It Clicks

Serious-leaning fantasy romance with an easy, readable pull.

Come here for

  • fantasy-romance comfort with a sharp edge
  • romance-first momentum, not fuss

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  • genre familiar beats, neatly handled
  • a keepsake-friendly Ruby Dixon pickup

Book Details

Authors
Ruby Dixon
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
September 2, 2025
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Fantasy Romance · Shifter Romance
Reading lane
Fantasy Romance

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Publisher Categories

  • Fantasy Romance

  • Paranormal Romance

About This Book

In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman with a deadly magic secret needs the help of the minotaur she’s trying to forget in the sizzling sequel to Ruby Dixon's New York Times bestseller Bull Moon Rising . The special first edition hardcover will include a gorgeous, shimmering jacket with effects, brilliantly illustrated four-color endpapers, striking and detailed-stained edges, and a beautiful foil-stamped case. Gwenna has always considered herself a...

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In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman with a deadly magic secret needs the help of the minotaur she’s trying to forget in the sizzling sequel to Ruby Dixon's New York Times bestseller Bull Moon Rising . The special first edition hardcover will include a gorgeous, shimmering jacket with effects, brilliantly illustrated four-color endpapers, striking and detailed-stained edges, and a beautiful foil-stamped case. Gwenna has always considered herself a normal person. A former servant, she wants nothing more than to land a steady job with the Royal Artifactual Guild so she can make some steady coin to send home to her mother. She's not special. She's certainly not a necromancer. That would be impossible, given how necromancing (or any 'mancing) is forbidden upon penalty of death. So if the dead keep talking to her? Well, she's going to keep on ignoring them. They're not going to stand in the way of her dreams. Also standing in her way? One big, arrogant, far-too-flirty Taurian named Raptor. They slept together once, and now he wants more . . . but she doesn’t have time for that. Her focus is on being a fledgling, a trainee for the Royal Artifactual Guild. But Raptor won't go away. He's on a secret mission for the guild to find an artifact thief. Problem is, he thinks the thief is Gwenna. How can she convince Raptor that he's got the wrong girl when all the signs point to her? And how do you tell a Taurian you can't date him because you hear dead people and it might cost you your life?

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