Peculiar Stars

by Rebecca Yarros

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros comes a slow-burn romance about love, family, and what it means to become the truest version of yourself.

Callista Moran has spent a lifetime putting her own plans aside to care for other people. Once she and Darren Knight announce their engagement, she thinks her future is finally set. But when a routine sailing trip goes tragically wrong, a cyclone blows those carefully made plans away.

Stranded on an island for the next eighteen months alongside the crew and her fiancé’s cousin, Callista discovers a strength she never knew she had. And begins to question the life she always thought she wanted. With Dominic, an ex–army medic, she finds true peace―and a version of herself that she doesn’t need to explain. They resist their connection at first, but as months wear on, and the hope of rescue fades, something real starts taking shape, built on who they are when everything else is stripped away.

When they’re finally found, the world hasn’t changed. But they have. In the height of a modern media frenzy, learning to live as the people they’ve become will challenge not only their definition of survival, but love.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Survival, Adult, Fantasy

653 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication November 17, 2026

About the author

Rebecca Yarros is a hopeless romantic and coffee addict. She is the New York Times bestselling author of over twenty novels, including Fourth Wing, The Last Letter and The Things We Leave Unfinished. She’s also the recipient of the Colorado Romance Writer’s Award of Excellence for Eyes Turned Skyward. Rebecca loves military heroes and has been blissfully married to hers for over twenty years. A mother of six, she is currently surviving the teenage years with all four of her hockey-playing sons.

Want to know about Rebecca’s next release? Check her out online at www.rebeccayarros.com.

Reviews

[꧁ ༺Minne༻ ꧂ (Back :))]

Blue Lagoon without the incest? Yes, please. There’s something so appealing about being secluded from the world, like time itself has forgotten you exist. Can't wait for this one to be released!

[cat]

・❥・⁀➷ 𝕡𝕣𝕖-𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕

april 28th- if rebecca writes it im gonna read it.
543 days. one island. stuck with her finances cousin...
i need this STAT 🤌🏼

[Shannon Farley]

I am so getting Blue Lagoon: The Awakening 2012 Movie feels and I'm so hear for it! 🥰🔥

Can not wait! Is it November yet? 😉

[Kristina Nichole]

oh and this is coming out with Amazon.... does this mean KU??????
asking for a friend...
that friend is me!

[Casey Reads 🌸]

Stranded on an island? Sounds promising. 🩵

[Anne Flemming · Rating 4.5 out of 5]

this was a bit long but otherwise was a phenomenal read and I can’t wait for the show

[Amelia TRLBR · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some love stories begin with a choice. Others begin when life leaves you with no choice at all.

Peculiar Stars has the kind of premise that makes you wonder how two people could survive 18 months together without their hearts getting involved.

It feels like a story about isolation, forbidden feelings, and the terrifying beauty of finding love where you least expect it. ❤️

[John Avery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Peculiar Stars feels like Rebecca Yarros stepping into a different kind of storm—where love, isolation, and unexpected circumstances collide.

The premise alone has me intrigued: being stranded for 18 months with the one person you probably shouldn’t fall for. 🌊❤️

Definitely one to watch for if you love emotional romance, complicated relationships, and impossible situations.

[Priscila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rebecca Yarros does it again. I fully devoured this. Favorite book I’ve read in the past two years.

[oriana]

!!!!!!!! so good and honestly had me gagged what a fun read im so excited !!!!!!!!

[Desi · Rating 3.25 out of 5]

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[venkat · Rating 3.5 out of 5]

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