About Moriah
Moriah is the author of the young adult fantasy Heart of the Sea, The Curious Case of the Midnight Specter, and various short stories. She is a two-time graduate from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts and a Master’s in Library and Information Science. It's been said you can find perusing bookstores, attempting to persuade strangers to read her favorite books, oscillating between watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy (her husband’s favorite) or Harry Potter (hers), and keeping her books from the clutches of her two feisty cats.
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Writing
Moriah is the author of the YA Pirate Romantasy, Heart of the Sea, the YA Murder Mystery, The Curious Case of the Midnight Specter, and the New Adult Fantasy Novella, Sea of Sorrow.
The Books
Heart of the Sea
August 2, 2023
YA Pirate Romantasy
Sometimes you have to trust the one sent to destroy you in order to save the one you love.
Willing to do whatever it takes to save her sister, Nerissa Elliot commandeers the ship of notorious pirate, Cyrus Crow.
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But Crow has a mission: kill Nerissa and earn his freedom from the Queen who's controlled him half his life. However, Nerissa harbors powers over the sea. Powers she can't control. Powers that threaten to consume her.
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With nothing but a tenuous facade of an alliance and sparks between them, they set sail to face sirens, sea dragons, betrayal, and Nerissa's own uncontrollable ability. Can they find the strength to trust each other? Or will they destroy one another for the sake of their quests?
The Curious Case of the Midnight Specter
September 16, 2025
YA Speculative Murder Mystery
She can see ghosts, but can she catch a killer?
Stornshire, England - 1890
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Leighanna Pauley barely escaped consumption. Now, she's claimed by both Life and Death. Fascinated by justice and why she survived when so many others haven't, she has a new obsession: the murder of a fellow socialite. But the police have no leads.
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The investigation emboldens Leighanna to attend the first ball held at the Carmine Estate. When midnight strikes, the unimaginable takes place. Time stops for everyone but Leighanna. Before her stands the ghost of the dead girl, pleading with Leighanna to catch her killer before someone else is murdered.
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In a race against time, Leighanna hunts for clues across Stornshire. Will she be able to solve the case before the murderer strikes again, or will she become just another forgotten victim?
Sea of Sorrow
August 11, 2025
​New Adult Fantasy Novella (No Spice)
The mermaid queen is dying, and Kiera’s in line for the crown.
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When Kiera left her life in Marmor, the underground mermaid queendom located in the Bermuda Triangle, she forwent her tail and traded it for legs. Now, engaged to the man of her dreams, the sea calls with news that threatens to turn the tide.
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Kiera doesn’t want to give up the life she’s created for herself, but her mother’s illness draws her back to the sea of grief and to the world she left behind.
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She’s forced to decide which is stronger: her inheritance in the sea or her new life on land.