TENDERLY, I AM DEVOURED

Lyndall Clipstone's TENDERLY, I AM DEVOURED, a moody, monstrous YA romantasy in which a young woman must bind herself to a dangerous demon with the help of the son of a rival family to save her family's legacyand herselffrom ruin.

Expelled from her prestigious boarding school following a violent incident, eighteen-year-old Lacrimosa Arriscane returns home in disgrace to discover her family on the point of financial ruin. Desperate to save them, she accepts a marriage of convenience. to Therion, the chthonic god worshipped by Lark's isolated coastal hometown. But when her betrothal goes horribly wrong, Lark begins to vanish from the mortal realm. Her only hope is to seek help from Alastair Felimath: the brilliant, arrogant boy who was her first heartbreak, and his alluring older sister, Camille. As the trio delve into the folklore of gods, Lark falls under the spell of the Felimath siblings. Ensnared by a fervent romance, they perform a bacchanalia with hopes the hedonistic ritual will repair the connection between Lark and her bridegroom. Instead, they draw the ire of something much darker, which seeks to destroy Therionand Lark as well. Lyndall Clipstone is the author of the World at the Lake's Edge duology comprised of Lakesedge and Forestfall and Unholy Terrors, a 2023 Indie Next Pick. Her next novel, Tenderly, I am Devoured, will be published simultaneously in the US, UK, and Australia in 2025. A former youth librarian, she has a Bachelors in Creative Writing and a Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Management. She has participated as both a mentee and mentor in Author Mentor Match and lives in Adelaide, South Australia with her partner and two sons.