Socially rejected teenagers with unique abilities bond together to close a gateway to the underworld.
They play giddy and obedient little school children by day, but teenage sleuths of all things macabre by night.
Sadie Stormbrew is a sixteen-year-old psychic witch who can read minds. She leads a socially detached lifestyle and has a cynical view of life and humanity. Lem Baxter is a scholar with hyperthymesia, and Millie Bell is an illusionist, both are also on the outer fringes of high school society. When a series of gateways to the underworld release demon spawns and cause unexplained disappearances or deaths, they develop a relationship to uncover how to close it among the many other unfolding mysteries.
Their uncanny abilities and neurodivergent minds enable them to notice what no one else can, but can they save their town on the brink and themselves when they become trapped in the underworld? Can they juggle their academics and, soon, their romantic triad relationship as creatures from these hidden worlds follow them while they try to define what a normal life is?
Genre: YA, Fantasy, Coming-of-Age, Found Family, Dark Academia, Magical Realism
Trim: 6" x 9"
Pages: TBA
Paper: Créme
Paperback ISBN: 979-8-9871666-9-7
Retail Price: $19.99 (est.)
eBook ISBN: TBA
Retail Price: $4.99 (est.)
Distributed by: Ingram
Published by: Bluewolf Publishing
bluewolfpub@gmail.com
Release Date: November 13, 2026 (est.)
Tropes & Themes:
👱♀️ Female Protagonist
❤️ Friends to Lovers
👭 Found Family
💞 Unconventional Love
🥂 Coming-of-Age
💥 Magical Realism
🗡 YA Fantasy
🏹 Action & Adventure
🔎 Teenage sleuths
🔦 Dark Academia Mystery
🕯 Macabre Settings
🧟♀️ Supernatural Monsters
Links to Purchase:
Paperback (Preorder June 12, 2026 (est.))
eBook (Preorder June 12, 2026 (est.))
Reviews:
"A unique read filled with crisp, engaging, and well-crafted dialogues that bring the characters to life. It expertly captured some of the issues teenagers go through in high school. I loved the emphasis on themes such as tolerance. Jerry ensured all events and emotions were vividly captured. The reader will also appreciate the steady pacing as the seamless plot unfolds. This is a good story!"
-Readers' Favorite five star review
"Veit crafts a lively, heightened YA journey for the story's engaging protagonist. Sadie Stormbrew is a stone-cold action hero, and the dynamics between her, Millie, and Lem are engaging. Sadie is strong and resilient, sure to inspire bravery in readers as they attempt to unravel her motivations."
- The BookLife Prize