The Forgotten Court

The Hexbound Heart Cycle: Book 2

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Genres

Lesbian Fantasy, Alpha Female, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death, Violence, and Profanity

Type of Ending

AI Usage

Series

The Hexbound Heart Cycle — Book 2

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Publication Date

Nov 1, 2026

Page Length

318 pages

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The Forgotten Court

The Hexbound Heart Cycle: Book 2

Advance Reader Copy

Blurb

SOME KINGDOMS DON'T DIE—THEY RETURN.

Something ancient is waking beneath Chicago.

Janessa Miro thought surviving the truth about her fae heritage would be the hardest part.

She was wrong.

The magic growing inside her is changing. Ancient wards protecting Chicago are failing. And whispers of a forgotten kingdom have begun spreading through the hidden magical world beneath the city—a prophecy powerful enough to fracture the Faerie Courts themselves.

As reality begins to unravel, Janessa becomes the target of rival fae nobles, ruthless magical enforcers, and an enemy who wants her to remember a past she was never meant to reclaim.

But the greatest threat isn't the kingdom trying to return. It's the power awakening within her.

With war looming between Earth and Otherworld, Janessa must decide whether she will become the key that opens the way for the Forgotten Court…

… or the last lock keeping it sealed forever.

Some kingdoms don't die.

They return.

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Genres

Lesbian Fantasy, Alpha Female, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death, Violence, and Profanity

Type of Ending

AI Usage

Series

The Hexbound Heart Cycle — Book 2

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is required

Author Prefers A Review On

Goodreads, Amazon, or BookBub

Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Nov 1, 2026

Page Length

318 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Brian Keith Dye is a queer author and worldbuilder behind The World Beneath, an urban fantasy series where ancestral spirits, fractured magic, and supernatural politics collide.

A former English teacher who spent 15 years in South Korea, Brian has studied writing at the University of Southern California and UW-Milwaukee. He’s been telling stories since the days of trapper keepers and now writes novels filled with ghosts, grit, and tangled legacies.

Follow him online for updates, lore drops, and behind-the-scenes peeks. Remember, when dark magic rises, stay grounded.