Description
On a desolate spit beyond Halifax harbor, a lighthouse keeper lives by a devil’s bargain—guiding ships toward ruin to ensure her sister’s safety. When a shipwrecked survivor washes ashore and the devil returns with escalating demands, she must confront the true cost of her pact and the possibility that the next “sacrifice” may be someone she can’t bear to lose. As Liney and a mysterious stranger draw closer, the novel turns on a heart-wrenching choice between protecting the people she loves and paying the price the bargain insists upon. Blending queer speculative dread with gothic maritime atmosphere, this story explores themes of sisterhood, coercion, moral debt, and the terrifying ways fate can be negotiated—until love becomes its own kind of rebellion.
Available Editions
paperback
Poisoned Pen Press
Published Jul 21, 2026
ISBN: 9781464238147
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Details
First Published
2026
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Fate Worse than Drowning by Sarah Hawthorn.