The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw

Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town. Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them under. Like many locals, seventeen-year-old Penny Talbot has accepted the fate of the town. But this year, on the eve of the sisters’ return, a boy named Bo Carter arrives; unaware of the danger he has just stumbled into. Mistrust and lies spread quickly through the salty, rain… Read more.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Ableist language
- Misogyny & slut-shaming
- Persecution for witchcraft
- Dubious consent scenes & sexual assault (non-consensual kiss) (on-page)
- Suicide & self-sacrifice (on-page, discussed)
- Alcohol consumption
- Injury & gore depiction including dead bodies
- Grief & loss depiction
- Death of a brother
- Death of a father & husband
- Death of a fiancé
- Murder & kidnapping
- Drowning (multiple scenes, on-page & recounted)
- Fire
Context : The protagonist lies to her love interest about her identity and they have sex (on-page).
