Theme announcements are uploaded on the 1st of each month prior!
Next announcement: the June 2026 theme reveal on May 1st! See you then!
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May 2026: 🗡️ KNIGHTS IN SHINING ARMOR 🛡️
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The Rainbow Crate team is pleased to reveal that our May 2026 theme is…
🗡️ KNIGHTS IN SHINING ARMOR 🛡️
Noble and sweet, Chivalrous and true…Get ready for epic adventures that feature knights in shining armor here to test their mettle and protect the ones they love.
🗡️ BOOK 1 for May is Tarnished by Erica Rose Eberhart! Ailith MacCree is no stranger to hard times as a gate guard, but she longs for stability and adventure. When Princess Greer offers her a quest and a chance at a better future, she jumps for it. Now she must safely escort Princess Caitriona to the Endless Mountains, but Caitriona is hiding a dangerous curse and her enemies are waiting for the perfect time to strike.
🗡️ OUR RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:- Signed edition
- New dust jacket with iridescent silver foil and spot gloss
- Illustrated hardcase with matte gold and red foils
- Character art endpapers (same front and back)
- Printed Edges
- Bonus Content: Special Prologue
🗡️ BOOK AT-A-GLANCE:GENRE: High Fantasy
REP: wlw, autistic lesbian mc, bisexual mc, Black lesbian sc, queer Asian sc, queernormative world, disability & mental health rep
SPICE: ★☆☆☆☆
LENGTH: 327 pgs
🛡️ BOOK 2 for May is Young King Arthur & the Round Table Knights by Cara Aisling! Arthur is the son of a poor baker, he’s never had lofty dreams about his future. When he attended the Choosing Ceremony for Excalibur, he never expected the sword to choose him. Now he’s become King, but how can a peasant become King? Arthur is going to have to learn fast before one of the assassination attempts is successful.
🛡️ OUR RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:- Signed edition
- New dust jacket with pink pearl foil, gold foil and spot gloss
- Illustrated hardcase with pink foil
- Character art and landscape endpapers (same front and back)
- Printed edges
🛡️ BOOK AT-A-GLANCE:GENRE: Historical Fantasy
REP: mlm, bisexual mc, gay scs
SPICE: ☆☆☆☆☆
LENGTH: 247 pgs
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April 2026: 🌅 LIGHT VS DARK 🌌
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The Rainbow Crate team is pleased to reveal that our April 2026 theme is…
🌅 LIGHT VS DARK 🌌
Can there be light without dark? This month we’re exploring the shades of gray that make up humanity. These characters have experienced it all. But which will win: the light or the dark?
🌅 BOOK 1 for April is Holy Wrath by Victoria Mier! In an age of darkness, all healer Ophelia wants is for a Saint to claim her. She’s worked tirelessly to prove herself worthy of the Mysteries. When she’s tasked to care for an injured enemy prisoner, Ophelia is ready to prove her devotion. She will convert the Umbra Knight to the Church of the Host and finally be claimed by a Saint. However, as she grows closer to the Knight, Ophelia begins to question the Church.
🌅 OUR RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:- Signed edition
- New dust jacket with spot gloss
- Illustrated hardcase with white matte foil
- Art endpapers (same front and back)
- Printed edges
🌅 BOOK AT-A-GLANCE:GENRE: Gothic Fantasy
REP: wlw, physically disabled queer mc w/ anxiety & PTSD, masc lesbian li, BIPOC scs
SPICE: ★★☆☆☆
LENGTH: 427 pgs
🌌 BOOK 2 for April is The Crack at the Heart of Everything by Fiona Fenn! After helping his childhood friend conquer the realm, Orpheus can’t believe his queen is banishing him from the castle. As he takes his leave, Fenrir, the ex-general, accosts him and joins his exile. It doesn’t help that his handsome rival keeps stepping between him and certain doom. As Orpheus grows closer to Fenrir, he must decide what it means to atone and what redemption for his past would mean.
🌌 OUR RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:- Signed edition
- New dust jacket with gold & purple foils and spot gloss
- Illustrated hardcase with silver & gold foils
- Character art endpapers (different front and back)
- Printed edges
- Bonus Content: Art Gallery
🌌 BOOK AT-A-GLANCE:GENRE: Adult Fantasy
REP: mlm, gay mc w/ anxiety, pansexual li, nonbinary sc, queernormative world
SPICE: ★☆☆☆☆
LENGTH: 399 pgs
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March 2026: 🪐 COSMICALLY QUEER 🚀
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The Rainbow Crate team is pleased to reveal that our March 2026 theme is…
🪐 COSMICALLY QUEER 🚀
We’re embarking on a journey across the universe. Explore queer new horizons that will get you lost among the stars!
🪐 BOOK 1 for March is No Shelter But the Stars by Virginia Black! When Kyran and Davia are marooned together on an inhospitable planet, they must learn to navigate divergent backgrounds and cultural experiences to survive. The last thing on their minds is falling in love.
🪐 OUR RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:- Signed edition
- New dust jacket with Iridescent spot gloss
- Illustrated Full Color hardcase
- Character art endpapers (same front and back)
- Gilded edges
- Bonus Content: Two Playlists
🪐 BOOK AT-A-GLANCE:GENRE: Science Fiction
REP: wlw, sapphic mcs, queernormative worldbuilding, mobility aid representation
SPICE: ★★☆☆☆
LENGTH: 329 pgs
🚀 BOOK 2 for March is Kestrel by Adrienne Lothy! Niko was the best bounty hunter in the galaxy, until a devastating accident. When an elusive assassin starts executing galactic leaders, Nico is determined to find him and bring him to justice. What he discovers in the course of a deadly game of cat and mouse, will change everything he thought he knew about the galaxy.
🚀 OUR RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:- Signed edition
- New dust jacket with Holographic Silver foil & Holographic gloss
- Illustrated hardcase with Gold foils
- Character art endpapers (same front and back)
- Printed edges
- Bonus Content: Short Story and Nacho Recipe
🚀 BOOK AT-A-GLANCE:GENRE: Science Fiction
REP: mlm, paraplegic demisexual gay mc w/migraines & depression, gay li w/anxiety, depression, OCD & c-PTSD, nonbinary sc and aliens, queernormative worldbuilding
SPICE: ★★☆☆☆
LENGTH: 362 pgs
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February 2026: 🐉 HERE THERE BE DRAGONS 🐲
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The Rainbow Crate team is pleased to reveal that our February 2026 theme is…
🐉 HERE THERE BE DRAGONS 🐲
Better watch your step, fierce and monstrous creatures of myth and legend are roaming the lands.
🐉 BOOK 1 for February is The Blood-Born Dragon by J.C Rycroft! Des has always had a plan. That plan was to keep her nose clean and for once attempt to keep out of trouble as a traveling sellsword. Everything goes awry when a battle ends with her blood bonded to the first dragon that’s hatched in centuries.
🐉 OUR RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:- Signed bookplates
- New dust jacket with silver foil & spot gloss
- Illustrated hardcase with silver foil
- Character art endpapers (same front and back)
- Printed edges
- Bonus Content: full color map, art gallery, & bonus scenes
🐉 BOOK AT-A-GLANCE:GENRE: Romantic Fantasy
REP: wlw (sapphic, bi4bi), queer cis woman main character, bisexual cis woman love interest with PTSD, lesbian cis woman side character
SPICE: ★★☆☆☆
LENGTH: 383 pgs
🐲 BOOK 2 for February is Hunted by Misu Loy! The renowned Guardians of Vale have always been the shield of Valdenia and Raine Chambrin desperately wants to be accepted into their ranks. He has always known he's different, but never expected the entrance trials to reveal he is actually THE secret. He finds himself being hunted, on the run from everyone and everything he’s ever known.
🐲 OUR RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:- Signed bookplates
- New dust jacket with silver foil & iridescent gloss
- Illustrated hardcase with gold foil
- Character art endpapers (same front and back)
- Printed edges
- Deleted scene, & book 2 excerpt
🐲 BOOK AT-A-GLANCE:GENRE: Fantasy
REP: mlm, ace-demi main character, late-blooming bisexual love interest, ace-demi side characters
SPICE: ☆☆☆☆☆
LENGTH: 393 pgs
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January 2026: ☀️ MARKED BY THE DIVINE 👑
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The Rainbow Crate team is pleased to reveal that our January 2026 theme is…
☀️ MARKED BY THE DIVINE 👑The Gods have left their mark. In the race for power, only the destined will rise.
☀️ BOOK 1 for January is Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho! Hammer was stolen from her home and conscripted into the Faceless army, it’s the only life she’s known. But when she’s forced to watch over a godschild with potential powers, she finds her priorities changing. Cry, Voidbringer is the saga of how far one will go for freedom and control—and how easily it can all be taken away.
☀️ OUR RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:- Signed edition
- New dust jacket with metallic matte paper & red foil
- Clothbound Hardcase with Silver Foil
- Art endpapers (same front and back)
- Printed edges
- Bonus Content: full color art gallery
☀️ BOOK AT-A-GLANCE:GENRE: Epic Fantasy
REP: wlw & mlm, bisexual male mc, lesbian mc, bisexual li, pansexual li, nonbinary sc, gay sc, queernormative world
SPICE: ★☆☆☆☆
LENGTH: 454 pgs
👑 BOOK 2 for January is The Prince’s Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner! The land of Maricol is poisoned and prolonged exposure will kill you. Royal machinations have been turning the gears of war and tensions are primed to spark. Guided by the Star Gods, the characters will have to decide who and what they trust, because the wrong choice could cause everything to burn down in flames.
👑 OUR RAINBOW CRATE EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:- Signed edition
- New dust jacket with bronze & gold foils, & spot gloss
- Illustrated case with pale gold & copper foils
- Art endpapers (Different front and back)
- Printed edges
👑 BOOK AT-A-GLANCE:GENRE: Epic Fantasy
REP: bisexual mc, gay mcs, sapphic mc, asexual mc, gay sc, sapphic sc, queer normative world
SPICE: ★★★☆☆
LENGTH: 628 pgs
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Theme announcements are uploaded on the 1st of each month prior!
Next announcement: the June 2026 theme reveal on May 1st! See you then!
Follow our Instagram and turn on Notifications to make sure you don't miss out on announcements! Check out all of our previous themes in our Past Theme Gallery.