Hello everyone! We are so excited to announce the tour schedule for The Redwood Bargain by Markelle Grabo.
April 27th
Read and Reviewed – Review
Books1987 – Promotional Post
April 28th
Mx. Phoebe’s Viewpoint – Favorite Quotes
Betwixt the Sheets – Promotional Post
April 29th
Never Hollowed By The Stare – Promotional Post
The Brave Bookshelf with Kim Bartosch – Top 5 Reasons to Read The Redwood Bargain
April 30th
Gwendalyn’s Books – Review
Boys’ Mom Reads! – Promotional Post
May 1st
unconventionalquirkybibliophile – Promotional Post
Ilovebooksandstuffblog – Promotional Post
May 2nd
Nonbinary Knight Reads – 15 Reactions While Reading The Redwood Bargain
May 3rd
The Clever Reader – Promotional Post
April 27th
redreviews4you – Mood Board
brittyoreads – Review
brittanykilinsky – Review, Favorite Quotes
April 28th
mxphoebesviewpoint – Favorite Quotes
theink.slinger – Promotional Post
bookish_aly_cat – Promotional Post
April 29th
onemused – Promotional Post
jaimes_mystical_library – Promotional Post
bookish.by.trade – Journal Spread
April 30th
gwendalyn_books_ – Review
cozybooktraveller – Review
May 1st
quirkybibliophile – Promotional Post
ilovebooksandstuffblog – Promotional Post
becca.in.a.book – Promotional Post, Tik Tok
May 2nd
nonbinaryknightreads – 15 Reactions While Reading The Redwood Bargain
meghenslittlelibrary – Promotional Post
May 3rd
therearenobadbooks – Top 5 Reasons to Read The Redwood Bargain
the.queer.bibliophile – Review, Favorite Quotes
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publishing date: April 28, 2026
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Rep: Sapphic, LGBT+
Synopsis:
To free her cousin from an indentured contract, Katrien agrees to fulfill their lord’s bargain with the fabled “Redwood Man.” Three maids before her have posed as his stepdaughter, Lady Zaviera, and met this lord of the forest as promised. But Katrien means to be the first to fool him—and live.
Impersonating a Lady is no easy feat, especially one as beautiful and aloof as Zaviera. With one month before she’s sent off, Katrien is put through endless lessons, even as the Redwood Man’s suffocating vines overtake the manor and threaten its staff.
Zaviera takes a special interest in her training, and their shared interests grow into shared affections. But the Redwood Man awaits his prize. Caught between duty and desire, her future and her past, Katrien must navigate a tricky bargain—or risk failing those she holds dearest.
Markelle Grabo started writing in 5th grade once she realized her squeamish nature wouldn’t lend itself well to a career in Marine Biology. After growing up in Wisconsin, she earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Loyola University Chicago and her master’s degree in creative writing for children and young adults from Hamline University, where she wrote the first draft of her debut YA novel, Call Forth a Fox.
When not writing, Markelle enjoys hiking, food adventures, and going to the movies. Whatever she’s doing, she’s usually listening to an audiobook or a podcast at the same time. She lives in the Greater Chicago Area with her husband and their two very fluffy cats, Matcha and Kava.
Markelle is the author of Call Forth a Fox and The Redwood Bargain (April 2026). She is represented by Tricia Lawrence of Aevitas Creative Management.
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