Willow Winters Chooses Curios for Exclusive Release of Crowned in Sin

Bestselling author Willow Winters has opened exclusive pre-orders for her upcoming book, Crowned in Sin, available in both print and digital formats only on Curios.

The two-week pre-order window gives readers early access to buy Crowned in Sin directly from Winters ahead of its official release. The book launches exclusively on Curios on June 1, 2026, and will not be sold through other retailers during the pre-order or launch period.

The announcement also marks a product milestone for Curios: support for creators to sell physical books and other goods through direct self-fulfillment. Creators can now sell physical items directly to their audiences through Curios while the platform handles key commerce infrastructure, including sales tax and shipping label generation. Creators and sellers remain responsible for packing and shipping the items themselves.

"Willow Winters represents exactly what Curios is built for: creators with passionate audiences who want a better way to launch, sell, and own the relationship with their readers," said Grant Powell, CEO of Curios. "With Crowned in Sin, Willow is giving fans an exclusive direct-buy experience across both print and digital formats. At the same time, she is helping show what the next era of direct-to-fan publishing can look like."

A flagship author for physical sales

Winters is a flagship early adopter of Curios and one of the first authors to use the platform to sell physical books at scale. Her exclusive launch of Crowned in Sin shows how established creators can combine digital delivery, direct reader access, and physical product sales in one fan-facing marketplace.

Through Curios, creators keep 100% of every sale, with no royalty splits or commission cuts. They also get access to buyer email addresses through their reporting dashboard, subject to buyer opt-out rights, helping them build direct relationships with the fans who support their work. Curios serves as merchant of record, handling sales tax collection and compliance, customer support inquiries, fraud disputes, and fast payouts.

"Readers want meaningful ways to support the authors they love, and authors deserve tools that make that connection easier," Powell said. "Adding self-fulfilled physical sales is an important step toward giving creators more control over how they sell. Today, that means tax handling and shipping label generation for creators who want to ship themselves. In the near future, we plan to add more scalable fulfillment and 3PL solutions for creators who want hands-off inventory management and fulfillment."

What readers get

For readers, the Crowned in Sin launch offers a direct way to support Winters while buying both print and digital editions in one place. Digital content purchased through Curios can be accessed in the Curios mobile app, which includes an e-reader for ebooks, streaming audio for audiobooks and music, and video playback for shows and films.

Curios is designed to help creators publish, promote, sell, and distribute their work directly to audiences across digital and physical formats, supporting ebooks, audiobooks, paperbacks, hardcovers, special editions, bundles, albums, vinyl, films, shows, merchandise, and more, in one place and without giving up ownership or customer relationships.

Willow Winters is a bestselling author known for emotionally intense romance novels and a dedicated global readership.