Girl of Darkness
by Kristina Dowling
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Pub Date Sep 10 2026 | Archive Date Not set
Sweet Cherry Publishing | YANA Press
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Description
One ancient prophecy. One powerful grimoire. One spell-binding story.
Eira Martell has spent ten years shutting out the spirit world, ever since her beloved grandmother disappeared from a pagan stone circle. But on her twentieth birthday, a stay at a haunted vicarage brings her psychic powers surging back.
Returning to her grandmother’s abandoned estate, Eira discovers that she is the fated Girl of Darkness, destined to find a legendary witch’s grimoire that only she can open. What she doesn’t know is that a mysterious brotherhood is waiting for this exact moment to step out of the shadows.
When the grimoire awakens, it brings Eira’s face-to-face with the ghosts of her past – and a scarred stranger with a deadly touch who might just be her future.
A Note From the Publisher
Kristina Dowling said, ‘I could not think of a better home for my Eira Martell series than Sweet Cherry Publishing. Their whole mission is so very much aligned with my own as an author – to make children and young adults fall in love with reading and more importantly, making it accessible to everyone. I am so excited about this journey and incredibly proud to be a part of the Sweet Cherry family.’
Sarah Delmege commented, ‘Kristina has written an incredible debut in Girl of Darkness. Her slow-burn romance between Eira and Gabriel had me captivated from the beginning, and Eira’s journey to understand and accept her power is something I know readers will love. Kristina’s world-building is truly immersive and this is just the beginning of a very exciting journey for her as a major new YA voice.’
Advance Praise
Kristina Dowling is a Swedish best selling author living in Ireland. She writes urban fantasy for young adults and her series about the brave Eira Martell has been nominated for Book Debut of the Year 2023 and finalist in the prestigious Storytel Awards 2023 and 2025 in her native Sweden. The foreign rights for the series has been sold to a UK publisher and book deal to be revealed late Summer.
Publisher, Sanjee de Silva added. ’The whole team fell in love with the world of Eira and Gabriel from the very first page of Girl of Darkness. Kristina is truly an unforgettable story-teller. We are excited to shape this into the bestseller it will become.’
Girl of Darkness is the first book in a gripping urban fantasy series which is brimming with a tantalising slow-burn romance, gilded with danger and haunted by ghosts and sorcery.
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