A vengeful female spirit with a thirst for justice ignites a teen girl’s rage in this new YA horror, perfect for fans of She Is a Haunting and House of Hollow.
Vanessa Montalban channels her wanderlust for far-off worlds into writing young adult fantasy and thrillers, including A Tall Dark Trouble, winner of the Florida Book Awards in the YA category, and These Vengeful Wishes. She’s a first-generation college graduate from the University of Central Florida with bylines in Reactor Magazine, Crime Reads, and Diabolical Plots. Her newest novels, Heirs of Westemere: The Beautiful Heir, releases February 2027 with Simon Pulse, followed by Midnight’s Vicious Toll coming Fall 2027 with Penguin Random House.
“Practical Magic meets Miami.”
—Nina Moreno,
author of Don’t Date Rose Santos
“Equal parts
magical, romantic,
and heart wrenching.”
—Isabel sterling,
author of These Witches
Don’t Burn and The Coldest Touch
“Uniquely thrilling.”
—Sophie Isabelle,
author of The Witchery
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