De Elizabeth

Official Synopsis

18-year-old Briar Winters must untangle the horrifying eldritch secrets of her picture-perfect coastal town in order to save the boy she loves after he disappears from time itself in this YA dark fantasy for fans of Bly Manor.

Historic Loch Creek is a witchy New England tourist trap—but it’s just a trap for Briar, who’s convinced she’ll die there among the waves that devoured her twin brother thirteen years ago. But when her best friend who she’s loved since childhood, Finn, vanishes from the seaside carnival, there’s only one person who can help Briar find him: Morgan, her biggest enemy who knows her darkest secret.

As Briar uncovers hidden truths as deep and dark as the water that haunts her, it quickly becomes clear that Finn has gone much further than anyone could have imagined. He’s lost in time, and neither of them are safe. If Briar and Finn look too hard, they might find terrifying answers—not just about what’s buried beneath the shores, but also the threads tying them to each other. As past and future collide, the seductive yet evil underwater entity that intends to claim Briar still needs its sacrifice . . .

And it’s too hungry to go unsated.

Equal parts epic bisexual romance and pulse-pounding horror, This Raging Sea is a dual POV dark fantasy as sweepingly powerful as the ocean that threatens to consume everything and everyone Briar has ever loved—prepare to be devoured.

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In the News

You Need to Read This Bisexual Dark Fantasy YA Novel With an Oceanic Vibe | Teen Vogue

Exclusive: De Elizabeth’s ‘This Raging Sea’ Excerpt Has Everyone Searching for The Truth | Cosmopolitan

YOU’RE HERE AND YOU EXIST: Exploring Bisexuality Representation in THIS RAGING SEA, a dark oceanic fantasy | School Library Journal

Q&A: De Elizabeth, Author of ‘The Raging Sea’ | The Nerd Daily

What Kids Should Read Next Based on Their Favorite TV Shows | Parents

Review: This Raging Sea | Starry Constellation Magazine

This Raging Sea Review | SFF Insiders

Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction: July – December 2025 | LGBTQ Reads

Book Information

• 352 pages
• Genre: Upper YA Dark Fantasy
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Release Date: September 23, 2025
• ISBN: 9780823459384

Audiobook

• Produced by Recorded Books
• Narrated by Jesse Vilinsky & Max Meyers

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International Editions & Translations

• Poland: Grupa Wydawniczej Foksal
• UK/Commonwealth: Walker Books
• Germany: Vajona Verlag
• France: De Saxus / Eilean Books

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Praise for This Raging Sea

“Threaded with mystery and elegantly haunting, This Raging Sea is impossible to put down and has the kind of epic love story that will take your breath away.” —CG Drews, New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Let the Forest In

“This Raging Sea is an ode to fiercely imperfect love and the fiercely imperfect people who feel it. Love that transcends time and space—and love that endures past the romantic into the innate. A phenomenal debut from an exciting new voice.”—Kamilah Cole, bestselling author of the Divine Traitors duology

“A hauntingly beautiful, deeply nostalgic story about friendship and the kind of love that defies even the laws of physics. This is a phenomenal debut.”—Pascale Lacelle, New York Times bestselling author of Curious Tides

“A treatise to the fierceness of love in all its forms, and to the complexity of girlhood. Prepare to lose your heart to Briar Winters: a dagger-edged heroine whose ambition and fury shimmers viscerally off the page.” —Lyndall Clipstone, author of Tenderly, I Am Devoured

“The lead-up to the climax will enthrall readers… seductive….” —Kirkus Reviews

“A stunning new debut” —Cosmopolitan Magazine

“[I]ntense and intriguing, great for fans of complex romance and sci-fi twists.” —Booklist

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She Haunts Me Still

Official Synopsis

These violent delights have violent ends.

After surviving a shadowed childhood, Mallory Webb is ready to start fresh as a theater major at her mother’s alma mater, a sanitarium turned liberal arts university in Rhode Island. Landing the lead role in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet feels like a dream—until the blood-soaked wraith that caused her mother’s death resurfaces after years of quiet. With nothing to go on but cryptic symbols in an old college notebook, Mallory hopes the reason behind her mother’s haunting lies somewhere on campus, and resolves to find answers before she meets the same fate.

She’s surprised to make an unexpected ally in Ezra Pierce, the magnetic fourth year directing the play, and takes solace in their undeniable chemistry. But Ezra is a master secret keeper, and it’s clear he knows more than he’s letting on about Saskia Garin, Mallory’s elusive understudy whose past eerily mirrors her own.

When an ancient, bloodthirsty evil calls to collect a bargain that dates back to the New England vampire panic, Mallory, Ezra, and Saskia will have to untangle the tragic ways in which their histories are linked—and face the devastating consequences of their own star-crossed love story.

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In the News

2026 Book Release Radar | Book Lounge by Libby

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Book Information

• 432 pages
• Publisher: Dutton/Penguin Books
• Release Date: August 11, 2026
• ISBN: 9798217046522

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Praise for She Haunts Me Still

“She Haunts Me Still is, in a word, gorgeous. Elizabeth’s deft character work, breathtaking prose, and messy heroines are a highlight of her first Adult novel, and this bloody theater gothic cements her as an auto-buy author for me.”
—Kamilah Cole, USA Today & national indie bestselling author of An Arcane Inheritance

“A hazy fever dream of a book, Elizabeth stitches together the classic staples of genre horror with the irresistible drama of some of the messiest queers I’ve had the pleasure of reading. She Haunts Me Still will have you racing through the pages as the story twists and turns to its shocking ending.”
—K.M. Enright, Sunday Times bestselling author of Mistress of Lies

“Fate of Ophelia, meet the fate of Juliet. De Elizabeth casts vampires, a bisexual love triangle, and a doomed Shakespeare production in a tense adult debut that’s equal parts haunting and sensual. The next addictive fix for fans of Mike Flanagan and dark romance alike—and for those looking for a story where women fight to reclaim their own endings.”
—Wen-yi Lee, author of When They Burned the Butterfly

“A gripping tale of passion, panic, and generational curses. De Elizabeth deftly weaves the unsettling with the tantalizing, luring readers into a story that is darkly beautiful filled with characters who will haunt you for days.”
—Alysha Rameera, author of Her Soul for a Crown

“A riveting, blood-soaked tale of grief, love, and female rage. Imbued with echoes of The Bard himself, these pages will speak to anyone who has sat under the glimmer of a ghost light and wondered where they belong. De Elizabeth has crafted a story that will haunt bookshelves and hearts for ages to come.”
—Teagan Olivia King, author of Spit Back the Bones and Bitterbloom

“Riveting. A powerful story for haunted girls everywhere, Elizabeth crafted a rallying cry on power, autonomy, and grief with an inexorable thread of beauty and sparkling verve. By turns unsettling, seductive, and rageful, She Haunts Me Still is easily one of my favorite reads of the year—and is sure to become part of our collective canon on the enduring power of love and loss. I was left thinking about Mallory, Ezra, and Saskia long after they took their final bows. A must read.”
—Taylor Grothe, author of Lethal Kiss and Hollow

“Terrifying and thrillingly romantic, this is horror romance at its absolute best: steamy, haunting, and sharp. The aughties vibes are immaculate, and the entire feel is very cool: it’s giving The Secret History but more romantic and dripping with New England vampire panic lore. De Elizabeth is one to watch.”
—Molly O’Sullivan, author of The Book of Autumn

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