Tenderly, I Am Devoured
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Publisher Description
Expelled from her prestigious boarding school, eighteen-year-old Lark returns home in disgrace to discover her family on the brink of financial ruin. Desperate to save them, she accepts a marriage of convenience … to Therion, an underworld god worshipped by Lark’s isolated coastal hometown.
Her only hope is to seek help from Alastair Felimath, the brilliant, arrogant boy who was her first heartbreak, and his alluring older sister, Camille.
As the trio delves into the folklore of the gods, Lark falls under the spell of the Felimath siblings. Ensnared by a fervent romance, they perform a hedonistic ritual to repair the connection between Lark and her bridegroom.
Instead, they draw the ire of something much darker, which seeks to destroy Therion – and Lark as well.
Praise for Tenderly, I am Devoured
'Equal parts romantic and horrifying, Tenderly, I Am Devoured shimmers with aching loveliness and the deepest yearnings.' – Erin A Craig, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of House of Roots and Ruin
'A folktale you’d find in the library of a gloomy seaside manor – haunting, ethereal, and lace-delicate.' – Hannah Whitten, New York Times-bestselling author of For the Wolf and The Hemlock Queen
'A shimmering fever dream of a story, replete with lyrical prose and all the haunting, passionate trappings of the feminine Gothic novel … Decadent and transfixing.' – Claire Legrand, New York Times-bestselling author of Furyborn
'A dark delight.' – Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching
'Softly haunting and darkly romantic … Addictive and gorgeously written, an ethereal tale of love, betrayal, and twisted devotion that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page.' – Meg Smitherman, bestselling author of Thrum
'A romance that blossoms off the page, thorns and all'. – I.V. Ophelia, bestselling author of The Poisoner
'Using lyrical prose that hums with tension and chemistry, Clipstone (Unholy Terrors) crafts an immersive and captivating queer gothic romance.' – Publishers Weekly Starred Review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When 18-year-old Lacrimosa "Lark" Arriscane discovers she can save her brothers from financial ruin in exchange for marrying a god, she agrees without hesitation; following her expulsion from boarding school in an incident that smashed career dreams and destroyed her friendships, Lark believes she has little else to live for or look forward to. And besides, her betrothed, Therion—a god of salt and darkness who is worshipped in Lark's coastal village home—has always been there for her in ways she feels others have not. But when the wedding ceremony is interrupted and Therion disappears, Lark is haunted by visions of him. With little recourse, Lark turns to estranged childhood friends, siblings Alastair and Camille, who may know more about Therion and the ceremony than they're letting on, and the trio face dangerous consequences as they search for the god. Using lyrical prose that hums with tension and chemistry, Clipstone (Unholy Terrors) crafts an immersive and captivating queer gothic romance. Chapters that alternate between past and present detail Lark's confronting her conflicting feelings for both Alastair and Camille, and dark truths about her family and herself. Lark has olive skin. Ages 14–up.
