We’re thrilled to share the cover of Jill Tew’s Headspace, a romantic space opera available May 11, 2027 from Bindery Books / Mareas Books.
Captain Nix Rowland can navigate anything: black holes, solar wars, deep space. Her soon-to-be ex-husband? That’s another problem entirely.
Nix Rowland is fine on her own, thanks. As captain of the Atalanta, she carried her crew through the Solar Wars, and when the resistance got pummeled into space dust, Nix charted the crew’s path away from accusations of treason to land more legitimate gigs. She didn’t need anyone’s help. Certainly not from her soon-to-be ex-husband, Ethan Argos, who deserted her and the crew two years ago when things got emotionally turbulent.
When Ethan suddenly turns up begging for Nix’s help, he’s got a secret that threatens to tear the galaxy apart. Nix has tried to block out the pain he caused, but stars be damned, he’s always been her weakness.
With the Union tracking Ethan’s every move, Nix uses some questionable early-stage technology to secretly harbor his consciousness inside her own mind. Now all she and Ethan have to do is stop rehashing the past long enough to change the fate of the universe.
How hard could it be?
Cover illustration and lettering by Ariel Davis Cover; Design by Charlotte StrickBuy the Book
From author Jill Tew:
“I can’t thank the Bindery team enough for the sci-fi romance cover of my dreams! This cover perfectly captures the second chance angst simmering between Nix and Ethan, and I’m so excited for readers to experience the best forced proximity trope of all: “only one head”.
Jill Tew is an award-winning author of sci-fi romance and middle grade novels. Her books have received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal, and have been featured in The New York Times, People, and elsewhere. Her debut novel, The Dividing Sky (2024), was named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly and was featured in The New York Times as one of Veronica Roth’s favorite dystopian novels. A graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Jill lives in Atlanta with her family. When not writing, she can be found stress baking, gardening, or belting showtunes in the carpool line.
