Dead by Morning (Rituals of the Night Book 1)

Obsession is deadly.

Luna Ketz is no stranger to that. A cynical high school senior caught between her parents’ expectations and her own future, she has little time, or patience, for boys. Especially not Chance Welfrey, the odd classmate with an unsettling gaze and a fixation she doesn’t return.

Luna doesn’t think twice about him… until girls at their school start disappearing. Girls who crossed her. Girls she secretly wanted gone.

A phone call from a long-lost friend shatters what little normalcy Luna has left, pulling her into a terrifying world hidden beneath the veil of sleep. A realm where the boundaries of reality blur and a killer moves freely.

Luna is in danger and although she can avoid the killer during the day, she cannot avoid him in her dreams.


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“Dead by Morning is another perfectly written supernatural thriller by Kayla Frederick. The story is dark and intriguing, the characters real and relatable, and the story jumps off the page. Kayla has an uncanny knack to deliver a psychological profile with all of her characters with an intensity that keeps the pages turning as the chilling horrors of the story creep from one chapter to another. Kayla Frederick is slowly becoming the queen of horror. Love the writing style. I highly recommend this author. ” — PD Alleva, Author of Jigglyspot and Golem


“Dead By Morning is like a wolf in sheep’s clothing—starts off like an innocent coming of age tale, but quickly morphs into something terrifying. If the rest of the “Rituals of the Night” series is as terrifying as “Dead By Morning” then readers are in for a serious treat.” — Richard Beauchamp, author of THRALL and Devil Makes Three


"We read books for all sorts of reasons, but one of the most powerful is nostalgia. It's always unsettling when a story drags you back to a version of yourself you thought you'd outgrown—Dead by Morning does that. The characters feel real, like people I once knew; impulsive, emotional, and teetering on the edge. It makes the story immensely relatable—not to who we are now, but to who we once were." —Josh White, author of Phantasmagoria and Have You Heard Her Call


"In the night you wait, sweet glistening on your skin as you scream back to the surface. The horror gone, but the slices on your hands still tell a story. Dead by Morning, does just this, what starts a slice of life, quickly turns into a fantasy crime thriller, that I couldnt put down. Every anwser brings more questions, Kayla Frederick has created a captivating world leaving me wanting more at the end. Raw, and heartbreaking. Enjoy your sleep while you have it, because this book will keep the sandman away." —K.L. Patrick Author of The Disappearing of Three Forks.