Twilight meets The Mist in this โfresh, atmospheric paranormal romanceโ (Booklist) about a mysterious island and the houses who have stood for centuries to guard against the dreaded nightmare of beings waiting to strike from the oceanโs depths.
On a forgotten part of Nova Scotia, there lies an island.
On that island are Eleven Houses.
In those houses sit eleven ancient families.
And they are waitingโฆ
Mabel is one of the last surviving members of House Beuvry, one of the eleven houses on the haunted island of Weymouth. Her days, like all the other teens on the island, are spent readying her house for The Storm: a once-a-decade event that pummels the island with hurricane-level wind, water, and waves. But thatโs not all the Storm brings with itโbecause Weymouth Island is a gate between the worlds of the living and the dead.
When Miles Cabot arrives on Weymouth Island after the death of his mother, he realizes quickly it isnโt like other placesโand Mabel Beuvry isnโt like other teenagers. Thereโs an intense chemistry between Miles and Mabel that both feel, yet neither understandโnor the deadly consequences that will come with it.
With the suspicious death of an island elder, a strained dynamic with her younger sister Hali, and the greatest Storm in years edging ever closer, Mabelโs life is becoming as chaotic as the weather. One thing becomes clear: if the fortified houses of Weymouth Island canโt stand against the dead, then sheโand everyone she lovesโwill pay the price.
Fares Well the House Thatโs Ready.