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May 2024: Angels & Demons

  • a neon sign on a dark brick wall. The sign says “Angels & Demons,” and angel is in yellow with a halo over the g. Demons is in red with horns on the o. Above this it says “R.A.D. presents,” and below “May 2024”
  • Angels are good and demons are bad, right? Sometimes it’s not always so black & white. We’re exploring the spicy side of the supernatural in the May 2024 R.A.D. with our theme...


    😇 ANGELS & DEMONS 😈


    Both books are getting the full Rainbow Crate special edition treatment:
    🔥completely redesigned dust jackets
    🔥art endpapers
    🔥case art or foiling
    🔥printed edges
    🔥bound in author letters
    🔥signed art bookplates


    😇 Book 1 is the sensual Mercy by Ian Haramaki, the tale of a priest and the monster he rescues who turns out not to be a monster at all…

    Spice level: ★★★★☆

    Rep: mlm, gay neurodivergent mc w/ anxiety & C-PTSD, bisexual brown love interest w/ C-PTSD, Siberian scs, gay villain

    Length: 363 pages

    Genre: Adult Fantasy

    😈 Book 2 is AITA? by Cassie Alexander, a sizzling sapphic romcom about a woman with the wrong man, who meets the right demon.

    Rep: wlw, lesbian mc, bisexual mc
    Spice level: 3/5 ★★★☆☆
    Length:
    215 pages
    Genre:
    Adult Urban Fantasy

    🔥R.A.D. is on a waitlist system and does not have open spots right now, so sign up for the waitlist below!

February 2024: Slow Burn

  • 🔥 Simmering, slow burns oozing with sexual tension? Yes, please! Our February 2024 theme is Slow Burn 🔥

    Book 1 is Phantom and Rook by Aelina Isaacs, a both cozy and spicy mlm fantasy between a witchboy and an immortal on a magical scavenger hunt.

    Rep: mlm, BIPOC achillean mc w/depression & OCD, white achillean mc w/ADHD & chronic pain, queer, BIPOC, disabled, and neurodivergent scs
    Spice level: 3/5

    Book 2 is Pirates of Aletharia by Britney Jackson, a hot-and-cold wlw high-seas fantasy, with high-tension between a pirate captain and a dragon mage on the run!

    Rep: wlw, white autistic lesbian mc w/PTSD & anxiety, Black lesbian li w/PTSD, lesbian, gay, & bi scs
    Spice level: 3/5

    Both books have the full special edition treatment - completely redesigned dust jackets, art endpapers, case art or foiling, printed edges, bound in author letters, and signed art bookplates!

    R.A.D. is on a waitlist system and does not have open spots right now, so sign up for the waitlist below!

    Sign up for the Waitlist! 

November 2023: Body Heat

  • a dark blue brick wall with a neon sign on it. There’s a rainbow at the top. The outer words say “RAD presents: November 2023” in a circle. In the center it says “Body Heat” in blue neon with a red neon heart replacing the O, and neon flames shooting out of it. Slides 2 and 3 show the book covers and a short summary of the stories.
  • We know you’ve been waiting, so we’ll keep you waiting no longer! Here’s the November 2023 R.A.D. theme…

    💙 BODY HEAT 💙

    We’ve hand-selected TWO very special books to keep you hot and cozy in the winter months… if you know what we mean!

    Both books are getting the full Rainbow Crate special edition treatment:
    💙completely redesigned dust jackets
    💙art endpapers
    💙case art or foiling
    💙printed edges
    💙bound in author letters
    💙signed art bookplates

    Our first book is The Companion by E.E. Ottoman, a beautiful historical romance between two trans women and a trans man in the New York countryside. Madeline Slaughter is tired of New York City and the constant dredge. When her brother suggests she spends some time in the country, she is not expecting to find herself… AND a new home in Victor and Audrey.

    Rep: wlwlm, trans woman mc, trans woman love interest, trans man love interest, polyamorous relationship
    Spice level: 3.5/5
    CW: period typical transphobia and homophobia, smoking, explicit sexual content, rape culture, sexual shame, issues of self worth

    Our second book is Three Kings by Freydís Moon, a cozy story about testing the boundaries of a new relationship, shared intimacy, and the chance at a future in a group of three. Ethan Shaw and his husband, Captain Peter Vásquez, have made themselves a cozy life in their lighthouse. When Peter catches a wounded selkie in his net, Ethan must figure out how to care for Nico and whether Nico might be a new beginning for them both.

    Rep: mlmlm, transmasc mc, Latine love interest, queer love interest, polyamorous relationship
    Spice level: 4/5
    CW: explicit sexual content, off-page transphobia, sex pollen, infertility, early-stage pregnancy, mention of death and resurrection 

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