SARAH LACHANCE
This is the official website of Sarah Lachance, author of the Young Adult dark fantasy novel MAKE ME MONSTROUS (with more books on the way!). Like me, this site is a work in progress.Follow my social media accounts for news, updates, and release information!
Books
Available now on Amazon.Genre: Young Adult Dark Fantasy
Recommended Age: 15+The chosen one died. Her sister survived.In this heartbreaking revenge story, the last heir to a pirate dynasty steps into a role that was never meant for her. To avenge the dead, she'll need to survive the living and unearth dark family secrets…before a curse devours her, bones and all.Before a slit throat changed everything, Savy and her sister Fia were heirs to Blackshell, an island ruled by three powerful families. Fia was the fearless Crown Heir, destined for greatness. Savy lived quietly in her shadow. They were inseparable, bound by loyalty and loss, until the Hollow Headsman, a ruthless enemy soldier, murdered Fia before Savy’s eyes.Now her sister is dead, Blackshell has fallen, and the Hollow Headsman is building flying warships based on her parents’ designs. Savy doesn’t know why her parents fled, leaving her and Fia to die, but their disappearance isn’t the only mystery buried on Blackshell.Haunted by secrets and the ghost of a childhood friend, Savy steps into Fia’s blood-soaked shoes. As Blackshell’s last heir, she sets a course for revenge that sails her to vicious enemies, treacherous allies, mythical creatures—and Trystan, a mysterious boy who makes her question how far she’s willing to go.To kill monsters, do you need to become one?
Anticipated release date: 2025/2026
About
Sarah Lachance is a Canadian author and artist. MAKE ME MONSTROUS is her debut novel. Her second novel, a New Adult portal fantasy/mystery, is expected to be published in 2025/2026.
Contact
Follow me on social media for updates, release information, and bookish content!Right now, I'm the most active on TikTok. I'm also on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter (but I rarely tweet).Please direct all professional inquiries to Whirly Books Press at [email protected]
Content warnings
Welcome, parents and sensitive readers, to a non-exhaustive content warning list for my books. Unless otherwise stated in brackets, (e.g. secondary character), the main character is directly involved in the sensitive content listed below.“Mentioned not shown”: the sensitive content happens off-page. Characters discuss it on-page.“Implied”: the sensitive content is not outright stated, shown, or discussed by characters on-page, but readers can draw conclusions by reading between the lines.MAKE ME MONSTROUS is a Young Adult dark fantasy novel recommended for ages 15+. It does not contain any explicit on-page sexual content. It does contain the following:Violence, murder, death, mild gore, emotional/psychological abuse, physical abuse, sexual assault (mentioned not shown, secondary character), attempted sexual assault (briefly implied during an attempted murder scene), child sexual abuse (mentioned not shown, secondary character), grooming (secondary character), bullying (secondary character), depression (secondary character), suicide (mentioned not shown, secondary character), teen sex with an adult (implied, secondary character), underage drinking (brief and mild, Blackshell Island has no legal drinking age), recreational use of a fictional drug (secondary character), mild profanity (the f-word is not used).
BONUS
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