The Carnage We Keep by Jagger Cole, on the Radar for October

The Carnage We Keep, book three in Jagger Cole’s Dark Descendants series, is expected in October, and it’s already the kind of premise I bookmark on sight.

Dark Descendants is Cole’s new second-generation series, set at one elite mafia college with four secret societies. It’s billed as fully standalone, so you don’t need her earlier books first, which makes it an easy place to start.

The pitch on Cole’s own page is short and on brand: one elite mafia college, four shadowy secret societies, and the ruthless, dark-hearted heirs of legends. The tagline reads like an invitation, “Your acceptance letter to the most dangerous campus in the world is on the way.”

I want to flag the release date honestly instead of pretending I have it locked down. One tracker lists October 13. The author’s own site currently says “Fall 2026” with no fixed day. Retailer listings point later in the year. Pre-order dates shift constantly in this genre, so treat October 13 as the working target, not a promise, until it’s confirmed closer to release.

No blurb with real plot specifics or a trope list has gone up yet, so there’s nothing to spoil and nothing to over-promise. For now, this is a name and a cover worth having on your radar if dark mafia college romance is your thing.

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