New Releases by Shea Ernshaw

Return to Halloween Town in this #1 New York Times bestselling companion novel to Disney Tim Burton''s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Jack and Sally are "truly meant to be" . . . or are they? Discover the next chapter in their story, penned by New York Times best-selling author Shea Ernshaw. Following a whirlwind courtship with her true love, Jack Skellington, Sally the rag doll has officially stepped into the role of Pumpkin Queen. But while she adores Jack with every inch of her fabric seams, she can''t quite say the same for her new job. Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of royal duties, she starts to wonder if all she''s done is trade her captivity under Dr. Finkelstein for a different cage. Then, while exploring the Hinterlands beyond the holiday doors, Sally stumbles upon a long-hidden entrance to another ancient realm called Dream Town--and unknowingly sets a chain of sinister events into motion. Before she knows it, both her future as Pumpkin Queen and the future of Halloween Town itself have been thrust into into jeopardy. Can Sally discover what it means to be true to herself and save the town she''s learned to call home, or will her future turn into her worst... well, nightmare? This darkly romantic fantasy comes to paperback alongside the forthcoming sequel, Hour of the Pumpkin Queen!

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Shea Ernshaw comes a haunting romantic contemporary fantasy about a teen navigating her family’s love curse that blooms with their enchanted tulips every year. Seventeen year-old Lark Goode wants only one thing: to escape her small town of Cutwater and the history of her family name. It’s a history that began during the Dutch tulip mania of 1636, when Lark’s ancestor stole the last remaining tulip bulbs and fled to America. But when the tulips bloomed on American soil, madness sprouted from their snowy white petals. The madness was love. Now, generations later, the Goodes remain cursed—the unnatural flowers outside their home causing locals to fall helplessly in love with anyone carrying Goode blood in their veins. While her brother embraces the strange power, Lark wants nothing more than to be free from it. But when she meets a boy who seems unaffected by the family curse, Lark finds herself falling headlong into a feeling she’s spent her whole life trying to avoid. Yet, all curses and magic come with a price, and the town of Cutwater soon sinks into a dangerous sickness tied to Lark and the ill-fated tulips. To save the town, Lark will need to sacrifice everything—even true love—to break the spell. Because in the Goode family, love has a way of destroying everything.

**DER #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** Ein Muss für alle Disney-Fans: Sallys Geschichte in diesem Young-Adult-Buch zu Tim Burtons "The Nightmare Before Christmas", geschrieben von der New York Times-Bestsellerautorin Shea Ernshaw. Jack und Sally sind "füreinander bestimmt" ... oder doch nicht? Sally Skellington ist die offizielle, frisch gekürte Kürbiskönigin, nachdem sie in Windeseile um ihre wahre Liebe Jack geworben hat, den Sally mit jedem Zentimeter ihrer Stoffnähte anbetet. Wenn sie das nur auch von ihrer neuen Rolle als Königin von Halloween Town behaupten könnte. Im Rampenlicht stehend und mit allen möglichen königlichen Pflichten betraut, kann Sally nicht anders, als sich zu fragen, ob sie ihre Gefangenschaft unter Dr. Finkelstein nur gegen einen anderen Käfig eingetauscht hat. Doch als Sally und Zero zufällig ein lange verborgenes Tor zu einem uralten Reich namens Dream Town entdecken, setzt Sally unwissentlich eine Kette unheilvoller Ereignisse in Gang, die ihre Zukunft als Kürbiskönigin und die Zukunft von Halloween Town selbst in Gefahr bringen. Kann Sally herausfinden, was es bedeutet, sich selbst treu zu bleiben und die Stadt zu retten, die sie ihr Zuhause nennt, oder wird ihre Zukunft zu ihrem schlimmsten ... nun ja, Albtraum werden?

De Shea Enshaw, autora de dois livros do New York Times e vencedora do Oregon Book Award, A maldição do mar e O bosque das coisas perdidas pela primeira vez juntos em um kit com um lindo marcador metalizado. A maldição do mar Há dois séculos, três irmãs foram condenadas à morte por, supostamente, cometerem bruxaria. Pedras foram amarradas em seus tornozelos, e elas morreram afogadas nas águas profundas que margeiam a cidade. Agora, por um breve período de tempo – a cada dia primeiro de junho até o solstício de verão –, diz a lenda que as irmãs retornam, roubando os corpos de três meninas para que, por meio deles, possam buscar sua vingança, seduzindo e afogando meninos até a morte. Mas quando corpos de meninos locais começam a aparecer no litoral, o clima de desconfiança e medo atinge a cidade, dando início a uma verdadeira caça às bruxas. O bosque das coisas perdidas Desde os primórdios dos contos de fadas somos ensinados a temer o que se esconde nas florestas escuras, e as florestas que cercam a cidadezinha de Fir Haven são ainda mais sinistras. Quando dorme, a floresta lhe permitirá uma passagem segura. Mas, se despertada, esteja preparado para correr. Nora Walker vem de uma longa linhagem de bruxas naturais que compartilham uma conexão especial com o Bosque de Vime e é essa conexão que a leva até Oliver Huntsman, o garoto que desapareceu durante a pior nevasca dos últimos anos. Ele deveria estar morto, mas foi encontrado vivo na floresta, sem qualquer lembrança do que aconteceu enquanto esteve desaparecido. Mas Nora pode sentir a presença de Oliver despertando a floresta, e não demora até perceber que, para manter as árvores adormecidas, ela precisará descobrir como o garoto sobreviveu na floresta, e o que o levou até lá em primeiro lugar. Porém, Oliver tem seus próprios segredos, porque parece que ele não foi o único a desaparecer naquela fatídica noite, duas semanas atrás...

Pokračování záhrobní filmové romance od Tima Burtona. Novopečená Dýňová královna Sally zbožňuje Jacka Skellingtona každým centimetrem svých tkaných stehů. Kéž by to mohla říct i o své roli královny města Halloween! Pod tíhou povinností se nemůže zbavit dojmu, že vězení u doktora Finkelsteina vyměnila za jinou klec - i když pozlacenou. Jakmile však Sally objeví tajnou bránu do starobylé říše, spustí řetězec hrozivých událostí. Dokáže zjistit, co znamená být sama sebou, a zachránit město, které se jí stalo domovem? Nakladatelská anotace. Kráceno.

Descubre la historia que acontece después de la película Sally Skelleton es la nueva reina de Halloween tras un breve noviazgo con su amor verdadero, Jack Skelleton, a quien Sally adora con cada centímetro de costura de su piel. Ojalá pudiera decir lo mismo de su nuevo rol como reina. En el punto de mira y abrumada por todas las tareas reales que tiene que cumplir, Sally no puede evitar preguntarse si no habrá cambiado su vida de servidumbre junto al doctor Finkelstein por otro tipo de jaula. Cuando Sally y Zero descubren por accidente una puerta secreta que conduce a la ciudad del Sueño, desencadenan sin saberlo una serie de siniestros acontecimientos que pondrán en peligro su futuro como reina y el de toda la ciudad de Halloween. ¿Podrá Sally descubrir lo que significa ser fiel a sí misma y salvar su hogar? ¿O se convertirá su futuro en una verdadera pesadilla ?

Toutes les nuits, Véga observe le ciel, récite le nom des constellations et effectue des calculs. Un soir, deux nouvelles étoiles se lèvent à l’horizon. C’est le signe que la jeune femme attendait, le moment pour elle de quitter sa vallée et de se confronter au monde et à ses habitants. Un monde dangereux, qui s’enrage et se meurt à petit feu. Véga n’a aucun droit à l’erreur. Personne ne doit découvrir qui elle est, car ses savoirs et ses secrets sont trop précieux. Bravant les dangers, la dernière Astronome prend donc la route. Avant que les étoiles jumelles ne disparaissent du ciel, elle doit trouver « l’Architecte ». Celui qui, avec elle, constitue le seul espoir de leur monde.

Neste best-seller do The New York Times, descubra a continuação da história de Jack e Sally, do filme de Tim Burton, O estranho mundo de Jack! Sally se tornou a mais nova rainha da Cidade do Halloween, após um romance relâmpago com Jack, seu verdadeiro amor, por quem ela é apaixonada com cada fibra de seu ser. Pena que ela não pode dizer o mesmo sobre seu novo cargo como Rainha das Abóboras. Sobrecarregada com as responsabilidades da realeza e toda a atenção que está recebendo, Sally começa a questionar se escapou das garras do Dr. Finkelstein apenas para se encontrar confinada em uma nova prisão – mesmo que esta seja revestida de ouro. No entanto, quando Sally e Zero descobrem um portal para um antigo reino chamado Cidade dos Sonhos, acabam desencadeando, sem querer, uma série de acontecimentos sinistros que colocam em risco não apenas o futuro de Sally como Rainha das Abóboras, mas também o de toda a Cidade do Halloween.

Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow. Two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town. Now, each summer, the sisters return, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them under.

Sally Esqueleton es la nueva y oficial reina de Halloween después de una larga relación con su verdadero amor, Jack. Sally lo adora con cada fibra de sus costuras, pero no puede decir lo mismo de su nuevo puesto como la reina de Halloween. Al ser el centro de atención y tener que lidiar con nuevas responsabilidades, Sally no puede evitar preguntarse si cambió su jaula con el doctor Finkelstein por una un poco más elegante. Mientras tanto, cuando Sally y Zero descubren por accidente un reino antiguo llamado Aldea del Sueño, se desata una serie de eventos siniestros que pondrán en peligro su futuro como reina y el del mismo Halloween. ¿Podrá Sally descubrir lo que significa ser fiel a sí misma y salvar a la aldea que considera su hogar o su futuro se pondrá... más extraño?

SI LA MAGIA HABITA EN ALGÚN LUGAR, ES ENTRE LAS ESTRELLAS… Vega ha vivido en el valle durante toda su vida. Su madre le prohibió abandonar la seguridad de sus límites por las amenazas desconocidas que la aguardan en las tierras agrestes que hay más allá. Sin embargo, tras su muerte, Vega comienza a ver estrellas caer del cielo. Es un augurio que no puede ignorar y se ve obligada a abandonar la protección de las paredes del valle. Sin embargo, el mundo exterior resulta ser más aterrador de lo que había imaginado. La gente está gravemente enferma: pierden la vista y el oído antes de perder la vida. El secreto que guarda Vega es que ella es la única que alberga el conocimiento de las estrellas. Un conocimiento que podría contener la clave para encontrar la cura. Por eso, cuando se desata el caos, las amenazas de las que su madre le advirtió se vuelven demasiado reales. Vega teme por su vida, pero una chica llamada Grillo la rescata y la lleva hasta Noah, un joven marcado con sus propios tatuajes misteriosos. Mientras escapan de los hombres que la persiguen, Vega, Grillo y Noah cruzarán las llanuras en busca de la cura de la que hablan las estrellas. Sin embargo, a medida que las líneas que separan la amistad y el cautiverio comienzan a difuminarse, Vega deberá decidir si salvaguardar el conocimiento sagrado de las estrellas o arriesgarlo para intentar salvarlos a todos.

Jestli naděje existuje, musí být skryta ve hvězdách... Young adult fantasy americké autorky. Vega žila celý svůj život v údolí, po matčině smrti ji však hvězdné znamení donutí odejít. Venkovní svět je ale mnohem děsivější, než si dokázala představit. Lidé jsou vážně nemocní, přichází o sluch a zrak a nakonec taky o život. Vega má navíc tajemství: je poslední Astronomkou. Tento titul se předává z generace na generaci a jeho nositelka jako jediná zná tajemství hvězd. Teď se musí rozhodnout, jestli ochrání posvátné znalosti Astronomek, nebo bude všechno riskovat v pokusu zachránit svět. Nakladatelská anotace.

Psychothriller oceňované autorky vypráví strhující příběh tří členů odloučené komunity, kteří po letech pátrají po dvou zmizelých cizincích. Travis Wren dokáže díky svému neobvyklému talentu nacházet pohřešované osoby. Když začne pátrat po Maggie St. Jamesové, zmizí i on. Na místě, kde žije komunita, která si říká Pastýři. O několik let později nalezne Theo, muž, který v komunitě strávil celý život, opuštěné Travisovo auto. Snaha odhalit pravdu o všem, co se děje kolem nich, vede k odhalení tajemství, která potvrzují, že jejich dokonalý a izolovaný svět není tak bezpečný, jak si mysleli. Nakladatelská anotace. Kráceno.

Wicked deep : Two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery in the small coastal town of Sparrow, Oregon. Stones were tied to their ankles, and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding town. Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them under.

In this magical romance from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Long Live the Pumpkin Queen, an illness cursing the land forces a teen girl astronomer to venture across the wilderness in search of the stars’ message that will, hopefully, save them all. When all is lost, look to the stars. Vega has lived in the valley her whole life—forbidden by her mother to leave the safety of its borders because of the unknown threats waiting for her in the wilds beyond. But when Vega sees an omen in the sky—one she cannot ignore—she is forced to leave the protective boundaries of the valley. Yet the outside world is much more terrifying than Vega could have ever imagined. People are gravely sick—they lose their eyesight and their hearing, just before they lose their lives. But Vega has a secret: she is the Last Astronomer—a title carried from generation to generation—and she is the only one who understands the knowledge of the stars. Knowledge that could hold the key to a cure. So when locals spot the tattoo on Vega’s neck in the shape of a constellation—the mark of an astronomer—chaos erupts. Fearing for her life, Vega is rescued by a girl named Cricket who leads her to Noah, a boy marked by his own mysterious tattoos. On the run from the men hunting her, Vega sets out across the plains with Cricket and Noah, in search of a fabled cure kept secret by the astronomers. But as the line between friends and protectors begins to blur, Vega must decide whether to safeguard the sacred knowledge of the astronomers…or if she will risk everything to try to save them all.

Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Hired by families as a last resort, he requires only a single object to find the person who has vanished. When he takes on the case of Maggie St. James-a well-known author of dark, macabre children''s books-he''s led to a place many believed to be only a legend. Called Pastoral, this reclusive community was founded in the 1970s by like-minded people searching for a simpler way of life. By all accounts, the commune shouldn''t exist anymore and soon after Travis stumbles upon it...he disappears. Just like Maggie St. James. Years later, Theo, a lifelong member of Pastoral, discovers Travis''s abandoned truck beyond the border of the community. No one is allowed in or out, not when there''s a risk of bringing a disease-rot-into Pastoral. Unravelling the mystery of what happened reveals secrets that Theo, his wife, Calla, and her sister, Bee, keep from one another. Secrets that prove their perfect, isolated world isn''t as safe as they believed-and that darkness takes many forms.

Por la autora del best seller La maldición del mar, llega una novela romántica inolvidable en la que se mezclan cuentos de hadas oscuros y relatos populares encantados cuando un chico, supuestamente desaparecido, resurge en un bosque mágico... y se enamora de la bruja que está decidida a desentrañar sus secretos. Cuidado con los bosques oscuros y sombríos... En especial, con el bosque que rodea el pueblo de Fir Haven. Algunos dicen que el bosque es mágico. Embrujado, incluso. Aunque todos dicen que es una bruja, solo Nora Walker sabe la verdad sobre su identidad. Ella y las Walker que la precedieron siempre han tenido una conexión especial con el bosque. Y es esa conexión especial la que lleva hasta Oliver Huntsman, el chico que desapareció algunas semanas atrás, durante la ventisca más violenta de los últimos años. Oliver tendría que estar muerto, pero sigue vivo, abandonado en el bosque sin recuerdo alguno del tiempo en el que estuvo desaparecido. Pero Nora, gracias a su conexión, percibe un cambio en el bosque; una intranquilidad ante la presencia de Oliver. Y de pronto, se da cuenta de que su única alternativa es descubrir la verdad de cómo fue que el chico por el que ha llegado a sentir un profundo cariño sobrevivió en el bosque durante la ventisca y, lo que es aún más importante, qué lo había llevado allí. Sin embargo, lo que Nora no sabe es que Oliver también tiene secretos, y hará lo que sea por mantenerlos ocultos, porque resulta ser que él no fue el único que desapareció esa noche fatídica. Desde la creación del primer cuento de hadas, hemos aprendido que se debe temer lo que se oculta dentro de los bosques oscuros y sombríos, y en El bosque de las cosas perdidas, Shea Ernshaw nos muestra por qué.

"Um livro envolvente e sorrateiro que vai te seduzir com a magia e os mistérios de uma antiga floresta até que você esteja embrenhado demais em suas páginas para conseguir largar." Desde os primórdios dos contos de fadas somos ensinados a temer o que se esconde nas florestas escuras, e as florestas que cercam a cidadezinha de Fir Haven são ainda mais sinistras. Alguns dizem que aquelas árvores são mágicas. Outros, que são assombradas. Quando dorme, a floresta lhe permitirá uma passagem segura. Mas, se despertada, esteja preparado para correr. Nora Walker vem de uma longa linhagem de bruxas naturais que compartilham uma conexão especial com o Bosque de Vime e é essa conexão que a leva até Oliver Huntsman, o garoto que desapareceu durante a pior nevasca dos últimos anos. Ele deveria estar morto, mas foi encontrado vivo na floresta, sem qualquer lembrança do que aconteceu enquanto esteve desaparecido. Mas Nora pode sentir a presença de Oliver despertando a floresta, e não demora até perceber que, para manter as árvores adormecidas, ela precisará descobrir como o garoto a quem se apegou tão profundamente sobreviveu na floresta, e o que o levou até lá em primeiro lugar. O que Nora não sabe, porém, é que Oliver tem os próprios segredos — segredos que fará de tudo para manter ocultos, porque parece que ele não foi o único a desaparecer naquela fatídica noite, duas semanas atrás... A autora de A maldição do mar está de volta com um romance assombrado em que contos de fadas sombrios e bosques encantados se misturam depois que um garoto dado como desaparecido é encontrado na floresta mágica e se apaixona pela bruxa determinada a desvendar seus segredos. "Uma história fascinante de feitiçaria, segredos mortais e florestas que guardam rancor. O bosque das coisas perdidas é envolvente, atmosférico e encantador. Eu conseguia sentir o frio em meus pés e a magia Walker me envolvendo enquanto lia." — Stephanie Garber, autora da série Caraval, best-seller internacional e #1 da lista do New York Times "O bosque das coisas perdidas lança um feitiço com uma linhagem esplêndida de bruxas, meninos misteriosos e uma floresta sinistra que prende qualquer leitor e não solta jamais." — Megan Shepherd, autora de Adoráveis Pavorosos, best-seller da lista do New York Times "A beleza e o mistério do mundo natural preenchem todos os momentos dessa história exuberante e encantadora que combina romance e feitiçaria. Uma história sedutora e lírica sobre garotos perdidos, lendas antigas e florestas mal-assombradas." — Lexa Hillyer, autora de Spindle Fire "Um mistério se desenrola em um ritmo acelerado entre adolescentes sem supervisão, e o perverso e assombroso Bosque de Vime é caracterizado de maneira adorável, e é tão envolvente quanto a formidável heroína... Uma experiência deliciosamente imersiva e arrepiante." — Kirkus Reviews

Während Touristen in die Stadt strömen, fasziniert von der Legende um den Fluch der drei Schwestern, werden entlang der Küste Leichen gefunden. Vor 200 Jahren wurden in einer kleinen Küstenstadt die drei Schwestern Marguerite, Aurora und Hazel als Hexen verurteilt. Man band ihnen Steine an die Füße und warf sie ins Meer. Seither erheben sich ihre Geister jeden Sommer aus ihrem wässrigen Grab, um sich an den Bewohnern der Stadt zu rächen. Sie fahren in die Körper junger Frauen und locken Männer in den Tod. Die 17-jährige Penny kümmert sich um den alten Leuchtturm. Wie viele Einheimische hat sie sich mit dem Schicksal der Stadt abgefunden. Sie weiß, dass das Meer auch dieses Jahr wieder drei Leichen ans Ufer spülen wird. Aber nur Penny sieht, was andere nicht sehen ... Wenn du etwas lesen willst, das voll gruseliger Atmosphäre und absolut fesselnd geschrieben ist, dann musst du hier zugreifen. Shea Ernshaw ist Bestsellerautorin der Bücher THE WICKED DEEP, WINTERWOOD, A WILDERNESS OF STARS, LONG LIVE THE PUMPKIN QUEEN und A HISTORY OF WILD PLACES. Ihre Werke wurden schon in mehr als 20 Sprachen übersetzt. Sie schreibt oft bis spät in die Nacht, liebt finstere Wälder, Gruselgeschichten und Mondlicht, wenn es auf den Wassern von Seen schimmert.

Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Hired by families as a last resort, he requires only a single object to find the person who has vanished. When he takes on the case of Maggie St. James--a well-known author of dark, macabre children''s books--he''s led to a place many believed to be only a legend. Called Pastoral, this reclusive community was founded in the 1970s by like-minded people searching for a simpler way of life. By all accounts, the commune shouldn''t exist anymore and soon after Travis stumbles upon it...he disappears. Just like Maggie St. James. Years later, Theo, a lifelong member of Pastoral, discovers Travis''s abandoned truck beyond the border of the community. No one is allowed in or out, not when there''s a risk of bringing a disease--rot--into Pastoral. Unraveling the mystery of what happened reveals secrets that Theo, his wife, Calla, and her sister, Bee, keep from one another. Secrets that prove their perfect, isolated world isn''t as safe as they believed--and that darkness takes many forms.

Certains disent que les bois de Wicker Woods sont magiques. Hantés, mêmes. Nora Walker, héritière d’une longue lignée de sorcière, sait à quoi s’en tenir : toutes les femmes de sa famille partagent un lien particulier avec la forêt. Et c’est ce lien qui met Oliver Huntsman sur sa route. Lorsque l’adolescente le retrouve, gelé, au milieu de ces arbres inquiétants, elle n’en croit pas ses yeux. Oliver, c’est le garçon du Camp de Redressement pour jeunes en difficulté qui a disparu en pleine tempête de neige voilà plusieurs semaines. Il devrait être mort. Et pourtant, il est là, vivant. Nora le recueille chez elle et tombe amoureuse de lui. Mais elle ne peut s’empêcher de remarquer qu’en présence du jeune homme les bois réagissent étrangement et de se demander comment il a pu survivre à cette nuit de tempête qui aurait dû le tuer. Elle comprend que son nouvel ami cache un secret. Oliver, de son côté, est prêt à tout pour garder ses secrets enfouis. Car il n’est pas le seul à avoir disparu cette nuit-là.

“Spellbinding.” —Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series “A delectably immersive, eerie experience.” —Kirkus Reviews From New York Times bestselling author of The Wicked Deep comes a haunting romance perfect for fans of Practical Magic, where dark fairy tales and enchanted folklore collide after a boy, believed to be missing, emerges from the magical woods—and falls in love with the witch determined to unravel his secrets. Be careful of the dark, dark wood… Especially the woods surrounding the town of Fir Haven. Some say these woods are magical. Haunted, even. Rumored to be a witch, only Nora Walker knows the truth. She and the Walker women before her have always shared a special connection with the woods. And it’s this special connection that leads Nora to Oliver Huntsman—the same boy who disappeared from the Camp for Wayward Boys weeks ago—and in the middle of the worst snowstorm in years. He should be dead, but here he is alive, and left in the woods with no memory of the time he’d been missing. Nora can feel an uneasy shift in the woods at Oliver’s presence. And it’s not too long after that Nora realizes she has no choice but to unearth the truth behind how the boy she has come to care so deeply about survived his time in the forest, and what led him there in the first place. What Nora doesn’t know, though, is that Oliver has secrets of his own—secrets he’ll do anything to keep buried, because as it turns out, he wasn’t the only one to have gone missing on that fateful night all those weeks ago. For as long as there have been fairy tales, we have been warned to fear what lies within the dark, dark woods and in Winterwood, New York Times bestselling author Shea Ernshaw shows us why.

Il y a deux siècles, trois jeunes femmes ont été noyées par les habitants de Sparrow, une ville côtière de l’Oregon. Accusées d’être des sorcières, Marguerite, Aurora et Hazel Swan ont été jetées dans l’océan, des pierres attachées aux chevilles. Depuis, chaque année au 1er juin, les sœurs Swan sortent des eaux de la baie et prennent possession des corps de trois adolescentes. Sous les traits de filles du coin, elles exercent leur vengeance en ensorcelant des jeunes hommes et en les noyant près du port. Pendant que les touristes se pressent dans la ville, tristement célèbre à cause de sa légende locale, on retrouve des cadavres le long du rivage. Mais cette année, Penny, une adolescente de dix-sept ans qui a vécu à Sparrow toute sa vie, sait comment briser la malédiction. Son plan est parfait, du moins jusqu’à ce que Bo Carter, un garçon de son âge, arrive en ville la veille du réveil des sœurs Swan. La raison de sa venue est suspecte. Ce que les deux adolescents ne tardent pas à réaliser, c’est qu’ils se cachent mutuellement de lourds secrets... Penny arrivera-t-elle à conjurer le sort avant qu’il ne soit trop tard, pour elle comme pour Bo?

A New York Times bestseller. “A wickedly chilling debut.” —School Library Journal “Complex and sweetly satisfying.” —Booklist “Prepare to be bewitched.” —Paula Stokes, author of Girl Against the Universe “A story about the redemptive power of love.” —Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be “Eerie and enchanting.” —Jessica Spotswood, author of The Cahill Witch Chronicles Hocus Pocus and Practical Magic meets the Salem Witch trials in this haunting story about three sisters on a quest for revenge—and how love may be the only thing powerful enough to stop them. Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow… Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town. Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them under. Like many locals, seventeen-year-old Penny Talbot has accepted the fate of the town. But this year, on the eve of the sisters’ return, a boy named Bo Carter arrives; unaware of the danger he has just stumbled into. Mistrust and lies spread quickly through the salty, rain-soaked streets. The townspeople turn against one another. Penny and Bo suspect each other of hiding secrets. And death comes swiftly to those who cannot resist the call of the sisters. But only Penny sees what others cannot. And she will be forced to choose: save Bo, or save herself.