Her Soul for Revenge

The Souls trilogy by American author Harley Laroux follows three heroines as they fight to overcome the tyrannical rule of the Libiri cult, whose members seek to resurrect an ancient, malevolent god called the Deep One. The trilogy begins with Her Soul to Take (2021), the timeline of which overlaps significantly with the events in Her Soul for Revenge; several of the scenes take place in both books, though from different points of view.

The first novel in the trilogy focuses on Raelynn “Rae” Lawson, a native of Abelaum, the mysterious Pacific Northwest town where the series is set. Rae returns to Abelaum to finish her education after spending much of her adolescence in Southern California. After she returns to Abelaum, Jeremiah and Victoria Hadleigh soon befriend her, though their friendship is a cover-up for their malevolent intentions. Jeremiah and Victoria are members of the Libiri cult, which is led by their father, Kent Hadleigh. The cult originated 100 years earlier, when miners were trapped under Abelaum for weeks. Three survived. The Libiri believe that, six generations later, a debt must be repaid to the Deep One, the god who lives in the mine, for that survival.