A Novel by Carrie Roberts • Coming October 2026
Monarch of the Heart
A sweeping story of grief, courage, and unexpected love.
Rylee arrived in Mexico carrying a loss more complicated than anyone knew. It wasn't just another assignment—it was the assignment of a lifetime. She expected the story of her career. She never expected him.
Monarch of the Heart is the first novel in the Monarch & Marigold Collection—a story of grief, hope, healing, and finding the courage to begin again.
The journey is almost here.
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Begin the Journey
Sometimes the bravest journey is not to another country. It's back to yourself.
Read the first two chapters of Monarch of the Heart free. Meet Rylee Taylor on a Colorado mountain pass, and follow her to Mexico City during Día de Muertos, where grief becomes remembrance and love becomes the courage to begin again.
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