The Faithful Dark

A twisty and beguiling gothic fantasy, lyrically written and tightly plotted, with a compelling cast of characters and one of my favourite villain-slash-anti-heroes of all time. You will be entranced by Baumer’s darkly magical tale * Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning *Weaving a tale of murder, holiness, and saints, The Faithful Dark plunges you to the deepest depths of despair and the highest ecstasies of faith. A must-read for any fans of dark fantasy looking for the endless mysteries of grace and the delicious agonies of the slowest burn romances * K. M. Enright, author of Mistress of Lies *Vivid and beautiful … an addictive, intricate story brimming with emotional tension and religious angst * Lyndall Clipstone, author of Lakesedge and Tenderly, I am Devoured. *A rich and delicate weaving of faith and carnage, of love and loss and the mistakes that can be made when we try and get it back. The world that Cate has created, and the characters within it, are of such and epic and dizzying clarity that I was absolutely bereft to leave. A bittersweet and dark hagiography, The Faithful Dark will stay with me long after I’ve put it down. * Sam K. Horton, author of Gorse *A gruesome murder mystery where a super slow-burn romance binds with questions of faith and corruption. Baumer systematically peels back the layers of rawly human characters amid a lushly described world of ecclesial gothic fantasy * Danielle Knight, author of A Rather Vengeful Accord *Cate Baumer drew me into the rich, gothic world of The Faithful Dark with the promise of shadowy corners and twisty secrets, and kept me gasping for more with the complexity of the tension between her characters. Truly a divine exploration of religious corruption and the weight of devotion, with a perfectly painful slow-burn romance to boot. I will be eagerly awaiting the sequel! * Kalie Reid, author of The Sacred Space Between *A stunning, twisting gothic packed to the brim with holiness, corruption, beauty, and righteous anger - I adored this * Andrew Joseph White, bestselling author of Hell Followed With Us *Baumer has quickly become one of my favorite authors. Intricate, exquisitely macabre, and completely unforgettable, The Faithful Dark pulls no punches and begs to be read in one sitting * Allison Saft, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Dark and Drowning Tide *

Cate Baumer (she/her) is a fantasy writer who lived half her life in Japan but currently resides on an Appalachian mountaintop and is occasionally visited by foxes and bears. While she works as an international relocation consultant by day, she spends her nights crafting bittersweet stories set in lush and haunted worlds.