Lyndall Clipstone writes dark tales of flower-threaded horror

Lyndall Clipstone is the author of haunting, ethereal (Hannah Whitten, NYT bestselling author of For the Wolf), bloodied but gorgeous (Victoria Mier, bookseller at The Spiral Bookcase) books, with prose that reads like a hypnotic incantation (Kirkus)

A former youth librarian who grew up running wild in the Barossa Ranges of South Australia, she currently lives in Adelaide, in a hundred-year-old cottage with her partner, two children, and a shy black cat

Her debut novel, Lakesedge, was a Dymocks, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble bestseller, nominated for the 2021 Book Shimmy Awards, and selected as one of Better Reading’s 2022 top 50 kids’ books. Unholy Terrors was featured in Teen Vogue, and chosen as a Kids’ Indie Next Pick for Nov/Dec 2023

Her works have been published in over four territories, including multiple translations

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Tenderly, I am Devoured

A folktale you’d find in the library of a gloomy seaside manor—haunting, ethereal, and lace-delicate – Hannah Whitten, NYT bestselling author of For The Wolf and The Hemlock Queen

Perfect for fans of Saltburn, For the Wolf, and House of Hollow, Tenderly, I Am Devoured is a moody, monstrously Gothic romantasy in which a young woman must bind herself to a dangerous chthonic god with the help of the son of a rival family to save her family's legacy—and herself—from ruin. Publishing Spring 2025 with Henry Holt/Macmillan, Hot Key UK, and PRH Australia

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Praise for Tenderly, I am Devoured

A folktale you’d find in the library of a gloomy seaside manor—haunting, ethereal, and lace-delicate - Hannah Whitten, NYT bestselling author of For The Wolf and The Hemlock Queen

Equal parts romantic and horrifying, Tenderly, I am Devoured shimmers with aching loveliness and the deepest yearnings. Clipstone’s world-building is so sumptuous, I’m ready to pack my bags for Verse! - Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Roots and Ruin

Rarely have I read a book with such delightful and sumptuously drawn imagery. This is a shimmering fever dream of a story, replete with lyrical prose and all the haunting, passionate trappings of the feminine Gothic novel. Clipstone’s characters ache with desperate yearning, and their journey toward hope and healing will sweep you away on a glittering tide. Decadent and transfixing - Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn

Tenderly, I am Devoured transported me to a gothic, dreamy, and sea-swept world that I didn’t want to leave. I was wholly enraptured by this story and the fascinating characters that populate it. This book is a dark delight and I can’t recommend it enough - Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching and An Academy for Liars

Evocative writing transported me to a delicate, salt-stained word of fickle gods, tangled love, and erudite endeavours in Clipstone’s gorgeously crafted tale. Reading felt like wandering through a dream that I didn’t wish to wake from - Emily J. Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel Magnifique and The Otherwhere Post

Softly haunting and darkly romantic, Tenderly, I am Devoured is 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

Deeply lyrical and brimming with romance, myth, and creeping horror, Tenderly, I am Devoured is a salt-drenched fever dream that lingers long after the pages stop turning - Logan Karlie, author of Dream by the Shadows

With her decadent, trademark prose, Clipstone has crafted a devotional love story between the ghosts of a girl's past and the gods of her most intimate prayers. Tenderly, I am Devoured is utterly bewitching and dizzyingly dreamlike - Isabel Agajanian, author of Modern Divination

With all the glitter of salt and the danger of a riptide, Clipstone has written her best yet in this tale crafted equally of beauty and horror. A captivating story of eldritch bargains, desperate desires, and secrets deep as the ocean itself, Tenderly, I Am Devoured will keep readers gripped until the very last page—and for six months more - Elle Tesch, author of What Wakes the Bells

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A bloodstained tale of a girl torn between her vows and her heart, where falling in love may be the deepest sin of all…

Everline Blackthorn has devoted her life to the wardens—a sect of holy warriors who guard against monsters known as the vespertine.When a series of strange omens occur, Everline disobeys orders to investigate, and uncovers a startling truth in the form of Ravel Severin: a rogue vespertine who reveals the monsters have secrets of their own.
Ravel promises the help she needs— for a price. Vespertine magic requires blood, and if Everline wants Ravel to guide across the dangerous moorland, she will have to allow him to feed from her.
It’s a sin for a warden to feed a vespertine— let alone love one— and as Everline and Ravel travel further across the moorland, she realizes the question isn’t whether she will survive the journey, but if she will return unchanged.
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A lush, gothic fantasy about monsters and magic, set on the banks of a cursed lake.
When Violeta Graceling and her younger brother Arien arrive at the haunted Lakesedge estate, they expect to find a monster. Leta knows the terrifying rumors about Rowan Sylvanan, who drowned his entire family when he was a boy. But neither the estate nor the monster are what they seem.
As Leta falls for Rowan, she discovers he is bound to the Lord Under, the sinister death god lurking in the black waters of the lake. A creature to whom Leta is inexplicably drawn…
Now, to save Rowan—and herself—Leta must confront the darkness in her past, including unraveling the mystery of her connection to the Lord Under.

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Sequel to Lakesedge

The curse that haunted Lakesedge Estate has been broken, but at great cost. Violeta Graceling has sacrificed herself to end the Corruption.

To escape death, Leta makes a desperate bargain with the Lord Under, one that sees her living at his side in the land of the dead. And though he claims to have given her all he promised, Leta knows this world of souls and mists hides many secrets.

When she discovers she is still bound to Rowan, Leta goes to drastic lengths to reforge their connection. But her search for answers, and a path back home, will see her drawn into even more dangerous bargains, and struggling to resist the allure of a new, dark, power.

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