Sarah L. Hawthorn is a Canadian horror and speculative fiction writer whose debut novel is A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING. She works in aging and health research and holds a bachelor’s in public relations from Mount Saint Vincent University. Their short fiction has been featured in The Arcanist and the Queer Blades anthology by From the Farther Trees Press. She loves to write and read anything spooky, especially gothic and eco-horror books. When she’s not writing, she enjoys watercolour painting, video games and swimming. Sarah recently moved back to her hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a maritime locale full of spooky stories she’s been devouring since elementary school.

Books by Sarah L. Hawthorn

A Fate Worse Than Drowning

by Sarah L. Hawthorn - Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction

A 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. But 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. Then 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.