Sinner's Isle

Ages 12 And Up, Grades 7 And Up

A spellbinding romantic fantasy about a powerful witch who will do anything to escape the remote island she’s being held captive on, including blackmail a notorious, charming pirate who washes up on shore.

ROSALINDA is trapped on Sinner’s Isle, an island filled with Majestics like her—beautiful witches loathed by society for their dangerous magic yet revered by powerful men who want to exploit them.

Now eighteen, Rosa will be the prize commodity at this year’s Offering, a fiesta for the wealthy to engage in drink, damsels, and debauchery. That is why she decides to flee—before someone forces the vicious phantoms within her to destroy everything she touches.

Handsome, swashbuckling MARIANO has long sailed the high seas as the Prince of Pirates. After the king’s fleet attacks his father’s infamous ship, Mariano is marooned on Sinner’s Isle with only an enchanted chain meant to lead him to his heart’s desire. Instead, he finds a brazen—but bewitching—headache: Rosa.

Mariano and Rosa must now outwit each other and their enemies before the Offering is over and it’s too late to escape the perils of Sinner’s Isle.

Story Locale:Fictional Caribbean

Series Overview: Imprint Overview: Joy Revolution, an extension of Delacorte Press, is a BIPOC YA imprint cofounded by New York Times bestselling authors Nicola and David Yoon. Joy Revolution will tell stories with people of color as their heroes, each searching for love and living their lives on their own terms. It is a safe haven for readers to celebrate the full breadth of their humanity.

About the Author

Angela Montoya has been obsessed with the magic of storytelling since she was a little girl. Angela comes from a family of storytellers with revolutionary ideas, including her grandfather José Montoya, who was a celebrated activist and poet laureate. When she isn’t lost in the world of words, Angela can be found on her small farm in Northern California with her family. Sinner’s Isle is her debut novel; A Cruel Thirst is her second.

Author Residence: Lincoln, CA