#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A modern masterpiece, this is a classic Gothic thriller-fantasy from bestselling author Erin A. Craig, about doomed love, menacing ambition, and the ghosts that haunt us forever.
In a manor by the sea, one sister is still cursed. Despite dreams of adventures far beyond the Salann shores, seventeen-year-old Verity Thaumas has remained at her family’s estate, Highmoor, with her older sister Camille, while their sisters have scattered across Arcannia.
When their sister Mercy sends word that the Duchess of Bloem—wife of a celebrated botanist—is interested in having Verity paint a portrait of her son, Alexander, Verity jumps at the chance, but Camille won’t allow it. Forced to reveal the secret she’s kept for years, Camille tells Verity the truth one day: Verity is still seeing ghosts, she just doesn’t know it.
Stunned, Verity flees Highmoor that night and—with nowhere else to turn—makes her way to Bloem. At first, she is captivated by the lush, luxurious landscape and is quickly drawn to charming, witty, and impossibly handsome Alexander Laurent. And soon, to her surprise, a romance . . . blossoms.
But it’s not long before Verity is plagued with nightmares, and the darker side of Bloem begins to show through its sickly-sweet facade. . . .
On sale: July 25, 2023
Age: 12 and up
Grade: Grade 7 & Up
Page count: 544 Pages
ISBN: 9780593482544
Reading level: Lexile: HL720L
Erin A. Craig is the
New York Times bestselling author of
House of Salt and Sorrows and
Small Favors. She has always loved telling stories. After getting her BFA in Theatre Design and Production from the University of Michigan, she stage-managed tragic operas filled with hunchbacks, séances, and murderous clowns, then decided she wanted to write books that were just as spooky. An avid reader, an embroidery enthusiast, a rabid basketball fan, and a collector of typewriters, Erin makes her home in West Michigan with her husband and daughter.
Praise for
House of Roots and Ruin:
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller!A Publishers Weekly bestseller! A USA Today bestseller!"
Another triumph by Craig, a twisty gothic romance that drew me in from the first sentence. There's something comforting about stepping into Craig's worlds, she crafts them well, and they're so suffused with light that the darkness comes as a surprise.
I'll be recommending this one everywhere."—Kendare Blake, #1
New York Times Bestselling author of
Three Dark Crowns "
Terrifying and
beautiful, Craig has given us another
heartstopper!"—Lauren Blackwood,
New York Times bestselling author of
Within These Wicked Walls "I was
utterly consumed by
House of Roots and Ruin. It was the
beautifully dark Gothic fantasy I've been waiting for."—Megan Shepherd,
New York Times bestselling author of
Grim Lovelies “With the
gothic elegance that is Craig’s signature,
House of Roots and Ruin will grow its thorns into your heart and
not let it go until the last page turns.”—Hannah Whitten,
New York Times bestselling author of
For the Wolf
"
Readers will be riveted ...Craig has proven to be one of the masters of the YA literary scene." —
BookTrib
"
Steamy,
suspenseful, and
sensuous." —
Kirkus Reviews
