House of Salt and Sorrows

This New York Times bestselling young adult novel reimagines "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" with a gothic, suspenseful twist. Annaleigh, one of twelve sisters living in an isolated manor, becomes increasingly suspicious when four of her sisters die tragically. As ghostly visions plague her and her remaining sisters secretly attend mysterious nightly balls, Annaleigh must race to uncover the truth behind the family curse and the deaths, all while navigating a dangerous romance. It's a story rich with atmosphere, mystery, and themes of grief, family loyalty, and courage, suitable for mature young readers.

In a manor by the sea, twelve sisters are cursed. Annaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor with her sisters and their father and stepmother. Once there were twelve, but loneliness fills the grand halls now that four of the girls' lives have been cut short. Each death was more tragic than the last--the plague, a plummeting fall, a drowning, a slippery plunge--and there are whispers throughout the surrounding villages that the family is cursed by the gods. Disturbed by a series of ghostly visions, Annaleigh becomes increasingly suspicious that her sister's deaths were no accidents. The girls have been sneaking out every night to attend glittering balls, dancing until dawn in silk gowns and shimmering slippers, and 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? When Annaleigh's involvement with a mysterious stranger who has secrets of his own intensifies, it's a race to unravel the darkness that has fallen over her family--before it claims her next. House of Salt and Sorrows is a spellbinding novel filled with magic and the rustle of gossamer skirts down long, dark hallways. Be careful who you dance with...