This title is available to pre-order, on sale from 4th November 2025.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author E. Lockhart comes a return to the world of her TikTok sensation We Were Liars, filled with her signature beachy gothic atmosphere, family intrigue, and high-stakes romance.
"Compulsively readable to the very last page." — Jennifer Lynn Barnes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games
The invitation arrives out of the blue.
Inside it, Matilda discovers a father she's never met — Kingsley Cello, a visionary and reclusive artist.
When he invites her to spend the summer at his seaside home, Hidden Beach, she hopes to find a missing piece of herself she's never fully understood. Instead, she meets Meer, her long-lost and open-hearted brother; Brock, a former child star haunted by his past; and Tatum, brooding and wild, who just wants Matilda to leave their crumbling sanctuary.
With Kingsley nowhere to be found, Matilda must navigate the twisted heart of Hidden Beach to uncover the answers she desperately craves. But secrets run thicker than blood — and blood runs like seawater.