Hello everyone! We are so happy and excited to announce the tour for Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow. We have limited physical copies available for US residents and digital copies (Netgalley) for anyone in the US, Canada or International.


Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Publishing date: February 3, 2026
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Rep: Disability, LGBT+, Black
Synopsis:
The Good Place meets the Brandy version of Cinderella in Until the Clock Strikes Midnight, a cozy, romantic fantasy from award-winning author Alechia Dow.
Darling is the most talentedโand unusualโGuardian to get a chance at winning the coveted once-in-a-generation Mortal Outcome Council mentorship. Getting the spot would mean having the opportunity to shape the future happiness of all mortal realmsโif she succeeds at her first assignment, Lucy Addlesberg. Darling thinks itโll be an easy razzle-dazzle jobโฆ until she actually meets Lucy. Her life is a complete mess, from her failing bookshop in her downtrodden village to her doomed flirtation with the princess of Lumina. But if thereโs one thing Darlingโs good at, itโs a makeover.
Calamity is the most talentedโand arrogantโMisfortune of his class. Itโs his job to save mortals from their own terrible decisions made in the pursuit of the mythical “Happily Ever After.” When Calam is granted a shot at the Mortal Outcome Council mentorship, he thinks his dreams are finally coming true. But first, he must pass the test. It should be easyโLucy Addlesberg has been unfortunate for years. All he has to do is continue her string of bad luck so she can finally come to terms with reality and settle for a safer, more logical path in life. Yet when he arrives, he finds that Lucy has a Guardian assigned to her tooโa chipper overachiever who is as colorful as the magic pouring from her glittery wand.
To thwart each other, Darling and Calam insert themselves into Lucyโs life posing as a betrothed couple. As they try to guide her down what they each see as the best path for her, they start questioning their roles and ultimately what they truly want for themselves… and if those feelings of loathing they have for each other might actually be something more like love.
Content Warning: Bipolar disorder, intrusive thoughts, brief self-harm and passive suicidality


Alechia Dow is a former pastry chef, librarian, and award-winning author of acclaimed YA scifi-fantasies: The Sound of Stars (a Junior Library Guild Selection and Hal Clement ALA notable), The Kindred (Locus & Ignyte finalist, Indie Next Kids January 2022 Pick, British Science Fiction Association’s Best Book for Younger Readers Nominee, Bank Street College’s Best Children’s Book of 2023), A Song of Salvation (Kirkus starred, British Science Fiction Association’s Best Book for Younger Readers Finalist, Hal Clement ALA notable, Locus finalist), several short anthology pieces, and middle grade stories Just a Pinch of Magic (PW starred, Kirkus starred & Best Middle Grade of 2023), The Cookie Crumbles and Their Just Desserts which she co-authored with Tracy Badua. When not writing, you can find her having epic dance parties with her family, baking, reading, and exploring her local food scene.
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