In a manor by the sea, twelve sisters are cursed.

Annaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor with her sisters. But loneliness fills the grand halls now that four of the girls’ lives have been cut short, each death more tragic than the last.

Disturbed by a series of ghostly visions, Annaleigh becomes increasingly suspicious that her sisters’ deaths were no accident. The girls have been sneaking out every night to attend glittering balls, dancing until dawn in silk gowns and shimmering slippers. Annaleigh isn’t sure whether to try to stop them or to join their forbidden trysts. Because who – or what – are they really dancing with?

As Annaleigh’s involvement with a mysterious stranger intensifies, it’s a race to unravel the darkness that has enveloped her family – before it consumes her too.

'Step inside a fairy tale.' Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Caraval

'An eerie, lovely "Twelve Dancing Princesses" retelling.' Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood

'Evocative details and lyrical, moody prose . . . a richly conceived story that blends mythic and Gothic storytelling.' Publishers Weekly

'This moody maritime retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses blends elements of suspense and horror for a gothic twist on a familiar tale. A memorably built world populated with a hauntingly doomed family.' Booklist

'It’s a fairy tale, a young-adult romance (though gothic enough for adult readers) and a whodunit too.' The Wall Street Journal

Erin A. Craig is the New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows and House of Roots and Ruin. She has always loved telling stories. An avid reader, decent quilter, rabid basketball fan, and collector of typewriters, brass figurines, and sparkly shoes, Erin makes her home in West Michigan with her husband and daughter.