Ein Haus aus Salz und Tränen
Das Meer holt sich zurück, was ihm gehört - Roman
- 480 pages
- 17 hours of reading
Erin A. Craig crafts spooky tales, driven by a lifelong love for storytelling. After training in theatre design and production, she turned her talents to writing books that evoke similar chilling atmospheres. Her work is characterized by a compelling darkness and an ability to draw readers into unsettling narratives. Craig's distinct voice and approach create suspenseful and memorable stories.







Das Meer holt sich zurück, was ihm gehört - Roman
Roman | Botanical Horror trifft auf Dark Academia: Für Fans von Don’t let the Forest in von CG Drews und A Study in Drowning von Ava Reid
In diesen Gärten gedeihen die schönsten Blüten – und die schrecklichsten Geheimnisse Verity sehnt sich nach Freiheit, nach einem Leben fernab ihres düsteren Elternhauses. Als die Herzogin Bloem sie bittet, ihren Sohn Alexander zu porträtieren, scheint sich endlich eine Chance zu bieten. Doch kurz vor ihrer Abreise erfährt Verity ein verstörendes Geheimnis: Sie besitzt die Gabe, Geister zu sehen. Verängstigt flieht sie auf das Anwesen der Herzogin. Dessen prachtvolle Gewächshäuser und verwunschene Gärten erscheinen ihr wie ein Traum, ebenso Alexander selbst. Doch bald wird Verity von Albträumen heimgesucht und Geister flüstern ihr Warnungen zu. Je tiefer sie in die Schatten vordringt, desto klarer wird: Sie ist in Gefahr. Verity muss sich ihrer Gabe stellen – bevor die dunklen Mächte sie verschlingen. Düster, atmosphärisch, geisterhaft – der Gothic Thriller der Nr. 1-New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin erstmals auf Deutsch
Sedmnáctiletá Verity zůstala se sestrou Camille na Highmooru. Svých snů o tom, že se podívá i mimo jeho zdi se vzdala. Změní se to, když dostane zprávu od vévodkyně z Bloemu – manželka slavného botanisty si přeje, aby ji Verity navštívila a namalovala portrét jejího syna Alexandra. Verity po této příležitosti ihned skočí, ale Camille to odmítá. A protože Verity je odhodlaná nabídku přijmout, Camille nezbývá než jí prozradit tajemství – Verity stále vídá mrtvé, jen o tom neví. Šokovaná Verity z panství uteče. Protože však nemá kam se vydat – ocitne se právě na panství Bloem. Zprvu ji upoutá jedinečná bohatá krajina, a později i neuvěřitelně pohledný Alexander. Netrvá dlouho a rozvine se mezi nimi milostné pouto. Verity však začnou trápit noční můry a okouzlující fasádou Bloemu začne prosakovat jeho temné stránka… Doporučený věk 13+
All gifts come with a price. Hazel Trépas has always known she wasn’t like the rest of her siblings. A thirteenth child, promised away to one of the gods, she spends her childhood waiting for her godfather—Merrick, the Dreaded End—to arrive. When he does, he lays out exactly how he’s planned Hazel’s future. She will become a great healer, known throughout the kingdom for her precision and skill. To aid her endeavors, Merrick blesses Hazel with a gift, the ability to instantly deduce the exact cure needed to treat the sick. But all gifts come with a price. Hazel can see when Death has claimed a patient—when all hope is gone—and is tasked to end their suffering, permanently. Haunted by the ghosts of those she’s killed, Hazel longs to run. But destiny brings her to the royal court, where she meets Leo, a rakish prince with a disdain for everything and everyone. And it’s where Hazel faces her biggest dilemma yet—to save the life of a king marked to die. Hazel knows what she is meant to do and knows what her heart is urging her toward, but what will happen if she goes against the will of Death?
Nichts ist gefährlicher als unerfüllte Wünsche! Ellerie lebt in einer kleinen Siedlung in den Bergen, die von undurchdringlichen Wäldern umgeben ist. Dort sollen einst Dämonen gelebt haben. Ellerie verbringt ihre Tage damit, die Bienenstöcke der Familie zu hüten und ihren Schwestern hinterherzujagen. Als der Winter naht, kommt es zu mehreren unerklärlichen Ereignissen. Bald wird klar, dass in den Wäldern tatsächlich Ungeheuer lauern. Und die Kreaturen bieten den Dorfbewohnern an, ihre geheimsten Wünsche zu erfüllen, wenn sie ihnen nur einen kleinen Gefallen erweisen … Um zu verhindern, dass alles, was sie liebt, zerstört wird, muss Ellerie sich den bösen Wesen in den Weg stellen. Sie wird den Wald betreten. Ein schauriges Märchen von der gefeierten Autorin des Bestsellers HAUS AUS SALZ UND TRÄNEN über eine Kleinstadt, in der Monster in den Bäumen lauern. Hannah Whitten: »Süß, dunkel und komplex wie Wildblumenhonig.« Alexis Henderson: »Düster, verträumt und unheimlich. Ich konnte das Buch nicht aus der Hand legen.«
#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. . . .
Ellerie Downing lives in the quiet town of Amity Falls in the Blackspire Mountain range--five narrow peaks stretching into the sky like a grasping hand, bordered by a nearly impenetrable forest from which the early townsfolk fought off the devils in the woods. To this day, visitors are few and rare. But when a supply party goes missing, some worry that the monsters that once stalked the region have returned. As fall turns to winter, more strange activities plague the town. They point to a tribe of devilish and mystical creatures who promise to fulfill the residents' deepest desires, however grand and impossible, for just a small favor. But their true intentions are much more sinister, and Ellerie finds herself in a race against time before all of Amity Falls, her family, and the boy she loves go up in flames. Small Favors is a beautifully creepy gothic tale loosely based on the fairy tale of Rumpelstiltskin.
A collection of original contemporary love stories set during life in lockdown by some of today's most popular YA authors. Erin Craig "delivers" on a story about a new girl in town and the cute pizza delivery boy, Auriane Desombre captures our hearts with teens communicating through window signs, and Bill Konigsberg takes us along on daily walks with every step bringing us closer to love. There's flirting and romance from Rachael Lippincott, a tale of a determined girl with a mask-making business from Erin Hahn, and a music-inspired love connection from Sajni Patel. Brittney Morris turns enemies to lovers with the help of a balcony herb garden, Jennifer Yen writes an unconventional romance that starts outside a hospital, and Natasha Preston's teens discover each other--and their love story--in a storybook oak tree.Romantic, realistic, sweet and uplifting, TOGETHER, APART is a collection of finding love in unexpected places during an unprecedented time . . . each with the one thing we all want: a guaranteed happy ending.
Annaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor, a manor by the sea, with her sisters and their father and stepmother. Once there were twelve, but loneliness fills the grand halls now that four of the girls' lives have been cut short. Each death was more tragic than the last - the plague, a plummeting fall, a drowning, a slippery plunge - and there are whispers throughout the surrounding villages that the family is cursed by the gods. Disturbed by a series of ghostly visions, Annaleigh becomes increasingly suspicious that her sisters' deaths were no accidents. The girls have been sneaking out every night to attend glittering balls, dancing until dawn in silk gowns and shimmering slippers, and Annaleigh isn't sure whether to try to stop them to join their forbidden trysts. Because who - or what - are they really dancing with? When Annaleigh's involvement with a mysterious stranger who has secrets of his own intensifies, it's a race to unravel the darkness that has fallen over her family - before it claims her next. House of Salt and Sorrows is a spellbinding novel filled with magic and the rustle of gossamer skirts down long, dark hallways. Get ready to be swept away. -- From dust jacket