A Death-Kissed Song

By De Elizabeth

A gothic dark academia fantasy set at a cutthroat music conservatory which melds high-stakes bisexual romance with all-consuming ambition and alluring but deadly magic. Perfect for fans of C.G. Drews, Ava Reid, and I.V. Marie.

Struggling but ambitious cellist Camille Redmare always imagined herself graduating at the top of her class at Astra Conservatory, an elite boarding school where she's spent agonizing years chasing perfection and fighting for a spot in the world's most prestigious orchestra. But it's senior year, and she's not at the top of her class . . . her childhood best friend turned hated academic rival is.

Evander DiLaurentis is Astra royalty, a legacy student and piano prodigy who's forged a path of his own by becoming the president of Sonus Society: the most exclusive--and secretive--group on campus, where initiations are intense, and rumors swirl surrounding Sonus' dark past. He's pretentious, arrogant, and much, much better than she is.

Only one thing can give Camille the edge she needs: proving that she belongs among the best by gaining access to Sonus . . . and its secrets. But when she discovers that the society's darlings are using dark magic to supernaturally enhance their crafts, she'll face an impossible choice that pits her growing feelings for the boy who was once her best friend against her claws-out ambition: will she entangle herself deeper within this dangerous world to achieve the greatness she hungers for? Or will she fight to save him from the inhuman forces that threaten to destroy them both?

Perfect for fans of:
- Enemies to lovers
- Academic rivals to lovers
- Slow burn
- Morally grey characters
- Intense yearning
- Fatal obsession
- Secret identities
- Alluring villains

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823462412
• ISBN13: 9780823462414
• Release Date: March 2028
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher