A contemporary horror novella that explores the what-ifs of our darkest impulses,? and the lengths we'd go to obtain our heart's desire.

Hana is humiliated when her groom abandons her at the altar for his ex-girlfriend, Poppy. Fleeing alone into the unfamiliar Australian outback where she was meant to spend her honeymoon, she is startled to hear a familiar voice calling to her, offering a shoulder to cry on and a promise of revenge. 

Poppy got everything she wanted. So what if she lied? She got the man she loves back. She undid the thing she regretted most. If only she could forget the look on his bride’s face. If only the guilt didn't haunt her. But is something else haunting her too? 

Two women entwined in grief, shame, and lost love. Haunted by their choices, damned by their futures. Who will survive in this deadly quest to reclaim what they once called theirs? 

Hadeer Elsbai (The Daughters of Izdihar?and?The Weavers of Alamaxa, Voyager/Orbit UK 2023, 2024) is an Egyptian-American author and librarian. Born in New York City, she grew up being shuffled between Queens and Cairo. Hadeer studied history at Hunter College and later earned her Master's degree in library science from Queens College, making her a CUNY alum twice over. Aside from?writing, Hadeer enjoys cats, iced drinks, live theater, and anime.