{"product_id":"a-fate-worse-than-drowning-9781464238147","title":"A Fate Worse Than Drowning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eA Dark and Drowning Tide\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lighthouse Witches \u003c\/em\u003ecomes a queer speculative novel about a lighthouse keeper who made a devil's bargain to save her sister, but when a shipwrecked survivor washes ashore, she is left with an impossible choice...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne deal with the devil makes a fool. Two? A villain...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA year ago, Elle made a deal with the devil to save her sister. Now, they live on a desolate spit of land beyond Halifax harbor. Elle, as lighthouse keeper, steers unsuspecting sailors to their destruction; those are the terms of her bargain. Liney need never know the cost. Her safety is worth every drop of blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut a sinner's pact is not so simple. When the devil returns, demanding more - more shipwrecks, no survivors - Elle knows what she must do to keep Liney safe...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnother ship. Another crew killed in the devil's name.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a woman washes ashore. Is she a soul to be sacrificed, or part of a darker design? As Liney and the stranger grow closer, Elle faces an impossible choice: kill, and break Liney's heart, or forfeit her own soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanger arises from all sides: the merciless sea, ruthless men on the mainland, and the infernal bargain itself...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouls and sisterhood, fate and fire - what must be sacrificed for the devil to get his due?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781464238147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah L. Hawthorn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52571344765109,"sku":"9781464238147","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_278f3d00-ab7b-4e79-8a47-12b5120aefe0.jpg?v=1779863835","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-fate-worse-than-drowning-9781464238147","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}