The Forest of Missing Girls has a cover!
I'm so excited to share this with you—plus a giveaway and preorder link inside.
Hi!
Let’s start with the exciting stuff: The Forest of Missing Girls has a cover!
I just finished the copyedits for The Forest of Missing Girls, which means I did a full reread of the book. And wow. This book has been through it. I started writing it back in 2023, and since then, it has transformed dozens of times. It’s been spooky. It’s been stubborn. Entire plot threads have been cut, re-stitched, and Frankensteined back in again. But what I’m left with now is a version I truly love.
At first, I thought this was a story about creepy woods and secrets hiding in the trees—and in many ways, it still is. It’s about the dark undercurrents of beauty standards, girlhood, and the pursuit of perfection. But my favorite surprise while writing was the sisters. Their bond wasn’t at the center of my early drafts, but by the end, it became the beating heart of the whole book.
Like I mentioned in my last newsletter, I never quite know what a book is until I write it. That’s the magic of the process—it reveals things to me I didn’t plan. And these sisters were the best discovery of all!
🌲 The Forest of Missing Girls is coming out November 11, 2025!
And I finally get to show you the cover!!! I am obsessed. I knew from the beginning I wanted something “tree-forward”—the forest is basically a character of its own—and I’m so excited for you to go into the trees with this book!
Here’s what it’s about:
When Lia returns to her childhood home, tucked deep in the forest, she finds a place still haunted by secrets. Girls have gone missing in those woods before. And when another girl vanishes—this time from her own backyard—Lia is determined to find out what happened, before her sister disappears next. But the truth may be hidden deep in the woods and tangled up with her mother’s past.
The vibes are Hansel and Gretel meets The Substance—a haunting story about girlhood, danger, and what we owe to each other.
✨ Want a chance to win a copy?
There’s a Goodreads giveaway happening now! It runs until April 14th, and you can enter right here.
And if you’re already sold, preorders are officially live too (!!):
👉 Preorder The Forest of Missing Girls
Preorders help so much, and I will love you forever.
Thank you, as always, for being here. This book wouldn’t exist without you all! I’m so grateful to have people who read my work, cheer it on, and make this whole thing possible. I cannot wait for you to read this one!
Love,
Nichelle