The Horrors We Harbour
The beam from Guinevere’s lighthouse fends off the horrors lurking in the ocean surrounding the isolated Ynys Halen. Guin has one job: keep the light on.
So, when Guin slips up, monsters are free to ravage the island and terror ensues for all who live there. No longer confident that the lighthouse can protect them, the islanders are all too keen to return to the ritual sacrifices that once sated the sea. As punishment, first in the firing line is Guin’s more-than-a-friend, Catrin Morgan. In a month, Catrin will be thrown to the ocean to be devoured by the secrets beneath the waves.
But Guin won’t let that happen. She can’t. Because it’s not just Catrin’s life at stake; it will mean the floodgates for future sacrifices will be flung open, and anyone could be forced to pay the cost.
To succeed against the island’s rapidly forming cult, Guin and the eerie Morgan sisters must take a stand, using the lighthouse as their fortress. And as the community descends into depravity, the women must unearth the pestilence beneath the waves and determine who the real enemy is.
“Hauntingly poetic and monstrously romantic, Season of Fear is a beguiling dark fantasy debut that smolders like hearth-fire.” – Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning
“A dark and dreadful tour de force of a debut! Exquisitely beautiful and horrific.” – Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child
“Darkly whimsical and deliciously unsettling, Season of Fear strikes the perfect balance between fairytale and terror with twists and turns that make it hard to put down.” – Jamison Shea, author of I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me
“In a world cleverly crafted to highlight the beauty and terror of sacrifice, Cooper’s dark debut gives us a heroine worth remembering. Love, sisterhood, and ritual blend together to create a timely and monstrous tale that will haunt readers until the very end.” – Elle Tesch, author of What Wakes the Bells
“A vividly imagined page-turner with a thought-provoking take on gender inequality.” – Kathryn Foxfield, author of Good Girls Die First
“Emily Cooper’s love for her characters and this world shines in every twist and turn of this impassioned, deservedly angry debut. A rewarding read for anyone seeking smart, timeless horror that seizes your attention from the first page.” – Logan-Ashley Kisner, author of Old Wounds
