Society of Villains · Book 3

Fallen Rook

Published
22 September 2026
Pages
448
ISBN-13
9781464252082
Type
novel
Cover of Fallen Rook

About this book

Fallen Rook is scheduled for September 2026 at 448 pages, the third confirmed entry, with four further installments -- Corrupt Knight, Heartless King, Wicked Queen and Devil's Gambit -- announced but not yet dated.

Key facts about Fallen Rook

L.J. Shen wrote Fallen Rook, a novel on our list. It has been out since 22 September 2026. The book has 448 pages.

We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781464252082 to find the main one.

Fallen Rook is book 3 of 3 in the Society of Villains series. The series has 2 published books. However, the series starts with Bad Bishop (2025). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.

Additionally, L.J. Shen writes Sinners of Saint, All Saints High and Boston Belles, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our romance, contemporary romance and dark romance shelves. It is also the latest published L.J. Shen book on file.

About L.J. Shen

L.J. Shen is a bestselling author of contemporary and new-adult romance, known on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Washington Post lists for dark, angsty stories built around wealthy, damaged anti-heroes and the sharp-tongued women who refuse to be intimidated by them. See every L.J. Shen book in order.

Its place in Society of Villains

Fallen Rook is book 3 in the Society of Villains series. It follows Twisted Pawn. See the full Society of Villains reading order.

Society of Villains is L. J. Shen's newest dark-romance series, launched in late 2025, built around a chess-themed secret society of morally compromised men, each book taking its title from a chess piece or move. Bad Bishop opens the series, with Twisted Pawn and Fallen Rook following through 2026, continuing Shen's trademark mix of anti-hero grovelling, class-conflict tension, and enemies-to-lovers dynamics that built her reputation in earlier series like Sinners of Saint and Boston Belles. The author's own site…

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