At OwlCrate, we work with fantastic authors whose books we feature as special or limited editions. The books featured in our monthly or quarterly boxes are always new releases from a range of diverse authors.
This article is a spotlight on AdriAnne May, the author behind the book featured in our April 2025 Romantasy box. Read on to find out more about her!
ABOUT ADRIANNE MAY
AdriAnne May (also known as A.M. Strickland) is a dark romance and romantasy author who splits her time between Alaska and Spain and resides with her spouse and pugs. When she’s not writing you can find ger traveling or dancing. Her novel Exquisite Ruin, a romantic retelling of the Minotaur myth, came out in 2025.
BOOKS BY ADRIANNE MAY (AKA A.M. STRICKLAND)
To date, AdriAnne May has written 5 books, Exquisite Ruin as AdriAnne May
(with the sequel, Divine Descent, coming in 2026) and four others as A.M. Strickland.
Beyond the Black Door
“I am merely one night of night unending.”
Genre: Young Adult Dark Fantasy
Page count: 400
Published: October 2019
In the Ravenous Dark
“Don’t expect me to spill my guts when you
haven’t even stabbed me yet."
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Page count: 390
Published: May 2021
Court of the Undying Seasons
“You'd better hope I die all the way or else
I'm coming for you."
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Fantasy
Page count: 400
Published: May 2023
Lady Dragon
“The time had come for the princess to save the dragon."
Genre: Young Adult Romantasy
Page count: 352
Published: August 2025
OwlCrate Editions Of Books By AdriAnne May
EXQUISITE RUIN
Exquisite Ruin by AdriAnne May was our April 2025 ‘Path To Ruin’ Romantasy book choice. This book has the enemies to lovers trope and features witches.
Exquisite Ruin is a dark romantasy inspired by the Minotaur myth with a pain-based magic system. Sadaré wakes up in a labyrinth with no memories except that she's a powerful sorceress. Her only companion is Daesra, a hostile yet captivating immortal who bound his soul for power. Together, they must travel to the center of the maze and defeat the monster. As they travel through the labyrinth, they form an uneasy truce and unearth memories of their shared past.
Features for this OwlCrate Edition:
- Exclusive redesigned dust jacket by @wavyhues
- Reversible dust jacket by @laura_sava_art
- Foil hardcover case design by @printyourselfmad
- End pages designed by @gildedruin
- Edges by @wavyhues
- Signed by the author on a page designed by @apollosproblemchild
- Author letter bound into the book
- Bonus content bound into the book
- Ribbon bookmark
- Book Size: 6" x 9”
“Just let me love you, in this moment, as if you were not you and I were not me.”
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