Ashlea writes stories that live in the in-between—between the beautiful and the brutal, the real and the almost. Her work blends coming-of-age with the uncanny, often following complex girls, small towns with too many secrets, and the quiet ache of growing up.
When she's not writing, she's probably wandering through secondhand bookstores, drinking strong coffee, or making playlists that feel like entire novels. Her stories are for readers who love the slow burn, the haunted edges, and the question that keeps you up at night.
She believes in characters who feel like people, places that feel alive, and words that make you look twice.
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Welcome to Breakwater Bay...
A YA thriller with a lyrical heart, and a girl who refuses to stay silent.
Eleven years ago, Ariadne Hastings escaped a killer. She was six years old. She doesn’t remember it—until girls start disappearing again.
In the coastal town of Breakwater Bay, secrets rot beneath the surface. With the help of Lucas Kumar—whose sister Leila vanished five years ago—Addie begins to unearth a pattern: a trail of missing girls, an abandoned ballet studio, and a chatroom filled with riddles. As her memories return in fragments, the truth grows louder, more dangerous, and impossible to outrun.
For fans of Sadie, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, and Sharp Objects, The Anatomy of a Perfect Murder is a haunting thriller about girlhood, memory, and what it means to survive the unthinkable—and fight back.
This is Ashlea’s fourth novel, and the one she is most proud of.
