Cage of Dreams Release!

Cage of Dreams is now officially out in the world!

This is the conclusion to my comedic Gotham inspired duology, and I’m so excited to share it with you. It has everything I love, from angsty vampires and capricious dream demons, to dinosaur gang wars and malevolent turtles. It’s fun and funny and absurd to the extreme, and I hope you all enjoy it.

Official description:

Nineteen-year-old Ness used to have a vehement terror of Nightmares—people who’d been turned into their worst fears while they slept. Through two assassination attempts, an explosion, and a faustian bargain with a dream demon, she’s finally working through those fears.

Unfortunately, Nightmares aren’t the only dangerous thing in Newham. Working at a speakeasy where gunfights are common and death is a regular occurrence, Ness is forced to reckon with all her other fears—including her fear of mortality. It’s easy to die in Newham, but it’s hard to live.

So when the Nightmare Phantom—the monster that turns people into Nightmares—shows up, asking her another favor, she agrees, but only if he turns her into a Nightmare. One of her own choosing, something bullet proof and strong and able to live without fear.

But when Ness’s attempt to fulfill the bargain goes wrong, things start to spiral out of control. Now, Ness is in the crosshairs of enemies old and new, and this time, she can’t run from her problems. If she wants to survive, she’s going to have to conquer the most difficult enemy of all: herself

Announcing City of Nightmares!

I’m so excited I can FINALLY share this with you guys! I’ve been holding onto this since fall 2020!

My next book, CITY OF NIGHTMARES is coming out in LESS THAN A YEAR. Its current publication date is January 10, 2023!

Official pitch:

GOTHAM and HOLLY BLACK. In a world where people go to sleep and can wake up as their worst nightmare, Ness, a certified coward, is forced to suddenly face her fears when she ends up tangled up in the aftermath of an explosion that killed hundreds and left only two survivors—Ness, and a Nightmare boy who she suspects might be planning to eat her. In order to survive, she'll have to figure out who’s trying to kill her, and stop them before she loses everything that matters to her.

Basically, it’s about a coward, a cult, an assassination gone so wrong, and a whole lot of monsters.

Some things this book features:
—a Gotham-style city full of so many villains they trip over each other
—black comedy
—a girl who joined a cult for the free food and rent
—The chaotic energy of Baccano
—hot sad vampire boy
—prohibition vibes
—so many different types of monsters

If you want to learn more, head over to City of Nightmares!

I really love this book, and I really hope you guys all will too!