XO Karma

XO Karma | Hailey Dickert
4.50* on goodreads | 424 pages | published 9/08/26 | Paperback | Dark Romance
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After Lily Huxley’s best friend falls victim to the elusive Kodak Killer, she’s convinced cosmic justice has abandoned Cleosville. With a thirst for revenge, she creates a “Karma for Hire” platform where requests for retribution are submitted as easily as ordering takeout.

During late-night recon, she meets Aster, a handsome stranger who has her wondering if there’s more to life than work, sleep, repeat. But when a body is discovered shortly after, she suspects her new crush is the killer she’s been searching for.

Aster Blake is a local crime journalist, exposing the city's sins while harboring a secret of his own—one with bleach, body bags, and fake alibis. During a getaway, he’s distracted by the curious, beautiful, and highly suspicious Lily. But after realizing he’s her latest target, the pair becomes entangled in a dangerous game of mutual stalking until a new victim forces them into an unlikely partnership.

But unmasking the Kodak Killer is far from simple, and between near-death experiences and steamy late-night stakeouts, the line between allies and attraction blurs. Lily’s supposed to be balancing the cosmic scales, not falling for the man who’s a self-proclaimed reaper. As danger lurks closer, one question remains:

Will her desire for revenge become her demise, or will karma come for her in a way she never expected?

A Dark Romcom:

- Touch her and die
- Mutual stalking
- Accidental serial killer
- Revenge
- Oops I murdered again
- Shameless flirting
- Endless banter
- Retro modern vibes
- Mc’s in their 30s
- Bi rep (FMC)

Content Warnings:
Alcohol consumption, Blood & Gore, Blood play, Consensual sexually explicit content, Death of a loved one, Grief, Gun Violence, Kidnapping, Knife play, Mentions of crimes that include sexual assault, Mentions of date rape / attempted date rape (not by the mc’s), Mutilation, Murder, Past thoughts of self-harm, and more, Serial killers (the good and bad kind), Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Vulgar language

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