4.4 (219 ratings)

Hunted by the Headless Horseman (Roars and Romances Book 5)

Name: Hunted by the Headless Horseman (Roars and Romances Book 5)
Rating: 4.4 (219 reviews)
Author: Emily Shore
ISBN: B0FHX3R6RY

by Emily Shore

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About this book

You’ll never look at pumpkin spice—or giving head—the same way again.

BELLE: I woke the Headless Horseman—and now I have no choice but to help him break his curse. His tragic past draws me in. He listens. He burns. He wants. And despite everything, I want him too. I’m falling—fast and deep—for a man with no face. If I can’t break his curse, he’ll be lost to me forever.

HEADLESS HORSEMAN: Belle is bound to me, the key to breaking my curse. She is my salvation, my obsession, my fate. I’ll hunt her until she knows there’s no escape from a Horseman without a head—or a heart.

Set in the eerie autumn woods of the Appalachian Mountains, this book features spicy times in corn mazes, apple bobbing, a harvest festival, and a cozy bookstore you’ll fall hard for. Add haunted trails, old-world magic, and an abandoned Gothic manor with a cemetery—all wrapped around a gentleman Horseman with dark desires and a wicked riding crop. The fifth standalone in the series that brought you Kidnapped by the Krampus —Fans of Ghosts of Halloween and Scream For Us who crave old lore retellings with gripping plots and enthusiastic consent will love Hunted by the Headless Horseman.

Publication Date: May 25, 2026
ASIN: B0FHX3R6RY

Reader Reviews

Holy Pumpkin Vibes

September 1, 2025

Wow. Just. Wow. Bobbing for apples may be my new favorite game. I’ve always loved fall, and pumpkin spice, but this definitely has given me a new ummm appreciation (?) for it. I love the fantasy vibe of it and the incorporation of and retelling of some of my favorite classic literature characters. I should have known what I was in for having read the other four in this series but somehow I was still blown away. If you like the spicy stuff and also appreciate the nods to classic characters while...

Spooky Fall Vibes 🎃

September 2, 2025

This a spooky retelling of The Headless Horseman and in livinggggg for it! This perfect for a cozy autumn night read where you can almost smell the cider and feel the crisp leaves crunching under your feet! Belle unknowingly summoned The Headless Horseman, and now they must work together to break his curse! Belle making a new life for herself after her grandmother got her out of the cult she was born into. Shes learning to heal herself from the trauma shes endured, while also trying to make a...

My favorite of the series!

February 12, 2026

I've read all of the books in this series and I have to say, this one is my favorite thus far! I love Halloween and the headless horseman. The way you combined them was absolutely amazing! I hope that you never run out of new ideas to inspire these stories! )

Fall vibes

September 7, 2025

Emily has done it again! This book kept me up all night because I could not read just one more chapter. Absolutely love the FMC Bella who owns a bookstore. The MMC Jack had me swooning with his dirty talk. Both the main characters overcame trauma that questioned their ability to find love. The “pumpkin spice” in this book was perfect. I will never look at bobbing for apples the same way 🎃 If you enjoy your pumpkin spice latte, warm blankets and a great book with fall vibes this is the one to...

Perfect Halloween read!

September 1, 2025

This book was amazing!! I have always loved the story of Sleepy Hollow and the Headless Horseman, but this retelling was just spectacular! This book was gripping, spicy, and sensuous, and even featured a villain that I genuinely hated. Jack was the perfect roguish gentleman, and I am living for it. Belle was beautiful inside and out. Even when she didn’t believe she was strong, she proved that she was. The things she had to overcome, unlearn, and remember about herself truly make her a fighter....