YA? Yes, Please!

Hello, all! So, you remember that young adult book that I've been writing, the one called A Whisper of Poison that was supposed to come out two years ago? Well, it has a new title, a new cover, and glorious new content. It's tied with The Quarry Girls for my favorite thing I've ever written.

The updated version, called The Verdant Cage, releases April 7, 2026, (for real this time), and I'll paste the description below. Stay tuned for a cover reveal, including the most glorious sprayed edges (I gasped out loud when I first saw them). I'm in love with this book, and I hope you will be, too.

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THE WALL WAS BUILT TO KEEP THEM SAFE. OR SO THEY THOUGHT.

For as long as teenaged apothecary Rose Allgood can remember, the towering stone Wall surrounding Noah’s Valley has protected her people. No one leaves. No one fights. And no one questions why.

But their paradise has been hiding its thorns. When Rose’s mother becomes the Valley’s first murder victim and her twin brother is swiftly condemned, she alone is searching for the real killer. Determined to find the truth, she follows a trail of hidden messages, forbidden knowledge, and whispers of a past no one dares to remember.

The deeper she digs, the more certain Rose becomes that her mother’s death was no accident. That the Wall isn’t just keeping something out.

It’s keeping something in.

Fans of The Hunger Games, Wilder Girls, and The Grace Year will devour The Verdant Cage—a chilling dystopian thriller about what it takes to rebel when you discover your entire world is a lie.

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PREORDER YOUR STUNNING DELUXE EDITION NOW:

🌱 Amazon
🌱 Target
🌱 Barnes & Noble
🌱 Independent Bookstore

p.s. If you preordered this when it was A Whisper of Poison, first of all, thank you. Second of all, you should be getting a note from them telling you it is no longer available (because it's become something bigger and better). I am very sorry for the hassle. ❤️

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