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[PREORDER] Lightning & Thunder (A Heroes and Romance Novel, 1) [DELUXE EDITION] by Sara Raasch

[PREORDER] Lightning & Thunder (A Heroes and Romance Novel, 1) [DELUXE EDITION] by Sara Raasch

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Action-adventure romcom • mythic descendants • vigilante/cyber-crime Zeus heir • Thor descendant hero • forced proximity/teaming up • enemies-to-allies-to-lovers vibes • snark + heart • “disaster bisexual with a savior kink” energy

This title will be released on December 29, 2026.

Perfect for readers of:

  • Percy Jackson meets superhero team chaos (descendants of gods saving humanity)
  • Snarky “villain-coded” heroes who might actually be the good guy
  • Opposites-attract banter: grumpy gremlin × sunshine himbo-with-a-heart
  • Queer romcom energy with action, heart, and high-stakes secrets

Spice: 2/5

Flirty, romcom-forward tension with more swoon than explicit heat.

The vibe

Pollux “Lux” Keraunos—descendant of Zeus—never meant to be the villain. But if the cyber-crime hat fits, he’ll wear it… especially if it helps him take down the tyrannical Hero Council led by his brother. Then his brother vanishes (not Lux’s fault), and suddenly Lux is forced into the spotlight as Zeus’s heir—on one condition: he has to train under Erik Thorson, his brother’s Viking-wannabe best friend and the world’s most annoyingly good person.
Lux plans to use Erik to get close enough to destroy the Council from the inside. He is not falling for Erik’s smoking-hot, heart-of-gold routine. Except… Erik didn’t know Lux’s brother was corrupt. Erik actually helps people. And worse—Erik believes Lux can, too.
As Lux tries on the “good guy” role, the truth behind his brother’s disappearance starts to surface, and Lux has to decide what he really wants: revenge, revolution… or the one person who makes him feel like he could be something other than a weapon.
Hero? Villain? Or the secret third option: disaster bisexual with a savior kink.

Tropes & tags

  • Action-adventure romcom
  • Descendants of gods / modern myth vibes
  • Vigilante/cyber-crime MMC
  • Forced teaming up / training partnership
  • Enemies-to-allies-to-lovers energy
  • Snark × sunshine
  • Found-family hero org vibes
  • Queer rep / bi energy
  • Secrets, corruption, and a missing brother

Deluxe Edition: sprayed edges

 

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