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The Watch Hill Trilogy

by Karen Marie Moning

The Watch Hill Trilogy series by Karen Marie Moning has 1 book and is best read in publication order, starting with The House at Watch Hill (2024).

Books
1 book
First published
2024
Status
ongoing
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Start here: The House at Watch Hill (2024) — then read straight through in publication order.

Cover of The House at Watch Hill, the first book in The Watch Hill Trilogy

Reading order

The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.

  1. The House at Watch Hill

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About The Watch Hill Trilogy

Karen Marie Moning's first major series since Fever trades Dublin's Fae-haunted streets for a Southern Gothic mansion. In The House at Watch Hill, Zo Grey inherits a fortune and a sprawling, secretive estate in Divinity, Louisiana -- on the condition that she lives in the house alone for three years before either becomes truly hers. The house does not want her to leave, the town keeps its own version of events close, and Zo starts to realize that the inheritance itself might be less a gift than a trap generations in the making.

This is Moning writing atmosphere-first suspense: a decaying, secret-filled house as a character in its own right, a heroine isolated on purpose, and a slow accumulation of dread rather than the overt urban fantasy of Fever. Announced as a trilogy, it is designed to escalate sharply across its three volumes -- Moning has described the opening book as scene-setting for the two much bigger installments still to come.

How to read this series

Start with The House at Watch Hill -- the only volume published so far. It is written to set up a longer story rather than resolve one, so go in expecting a slow-burn opener rather than a self-contained mystery. No second or third book has a confirmed title or date yet.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Watch Hill Trilogy?

One so far -- The House at Watch Hill (2024) -- out of a planned three. Books two and three have not been announced with titles or dates as of August 2026.

Is the Watch Hill Trilogy connected to the Fever series?

No. It's a separate, standalone Southern Gothic story with no shared characters or mythology with Fever or the Highlander series.

When is the next Watch Hill book coming out?

No date has been confirmed. Karen Marie Moning has said the second book will significantly raise the stakes established in the first, but no title or release window has been announced.

Is The House at Watch Hill a complete story on its own?

It ends on a way into the larger trilogy plot rather than a full resolution, so readers who want closure may prefer to wait for more of the series to be published.

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