Til Death Do We Start

by Kate Crow

Death was the best choice Jane Montgomery ever made–until it was stolen from her.

All Jane wants is to be a scientist. Meanwhile, her vengeful brother burns her library, destroys her research, and tries to force her to marry the vile lord of his choice. She chooses death instead.

Will Gardner wishes he'd stayed dead. His monstrous new life is a lonely burden until he meets the exquisite and compelling Jane, but when he finds her lifeless body, he knows better than anyone that death doesn’t have to be permanent.

When Jane wakes up alive and furious, Will realizes he damned her to the same existence he hates. With threats from their past lives hunting them, they hide at Cambridge where Jane can finally be a student–as long as they pretend they’re married. When their fake marriage starts feeling real, will death prove to be their new start, or will they be forced apart?

386 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 28, 2026

About the author

Kate Crow is a gothic romance author and lifelong monster lover. When she isn’t writing, she loves going to the movies, knitting, and being very loud with her friends. She lives in Los Angeles with her cat, Lombard, and her physical media collection.

Reviews

[Lithia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Somehow despite the story being extremely death centered this was such a cozy read. I think because you really fall in love with Will and Jane — their banter absolutely makes the book! — and the way they navigated their circumstances and the world, gave me all the warm and fuzzies<3

More Victorian women in STEM romances please!
More Victorian men who garden romances too!
And finally, I truly require a Tristian sequel most expeditiously, TYIA



Review of advance copy received from Author

[Molly · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a phenomenal debut novel!

Jane Montgomery, an aspiring academic in Victorian England, is stuck with within the confines of her gender and the house of her malicious brother. When he forces a marriage to destroy everything she loves, Jane takes matters into her own hands and ends her life. Will Gardner, reanimated by his scientist brother, finds Jane's body and is determined to do something good with this everlasting life by bringing her back. When Jane wakes up, furious, he knows he is into a wild ride. Together, the two discover that maybe death was the start they needed all along.

I loved this book! Both MCs felt so real, and their journey was so much fun to watch. It was such a delightful romp of a book. I can't wait to read the next one in the series!








*ARC provided by Author and Book Funnel*

[Jess Jozwik · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was SO fun. There was yearning. There was science. There was a plucky heroine who actually FELT like she was in the late Victorian era England with all it's rules and propriety. Sometimes she made dumb, stubborn choices, but I always felt like this world was very real, and the romance was beautiful. The FMC's motivations were so clear and real, and her struggle for independence vs the codependence of love and trust was so real and relatable. This was a really rich world and the characters were delightful in their own ways- you loved them, or you love to hate them.

thank you so much for the ARC, and I am looking forward to reading more books by this author.