LAUNCH PARTY: The Last Time We Drowned by Saratoga Schaefer

About THE LAST TIME WE DROWNED:

From Cosmopolitan's Cosmo Reads imprint comes a razor-sharp, atmospheric, and impossible to put down locked-room psychological thriller where luxury curdles into terror and survival comes at the highest price.

Six influencers. One luxury yacht. Nowhere to hide.

Charlie Engels is broke and desperate when her bookstagram account lands her the offer of a lifetime: join Empress, a state-of-the-art yacht houseboat off the Florida Keys turned influencer paradise. Lucrative brand deals and a ready-made "sisterhood" of internet stars—it may not be Charlie's dream job, but she knows she'd be a fool to turn it down.

It's also the perfect distraction; Charlie's eager to outrun her past and a staggering betrayal by her former best friend. Now, aboard Empress, Charlie is surrounded by dazzling women with their own baggage: the magnetic but ruthless leader, the spiraling fashion queen, the inseparable twins, the peacemaker with cracks in her confidence, and the memory of the influencer who Charlie is replacing. The same influencer who Charlie keeps seeing on board, even though the others insist she quit.

But when a hurricane traps the group at sea with their billionaire boss, the dream turns claustrophobic. Communications cut. Supplies dwindling. Old betrayals bubbling to the surface. Then the first body drops.

As paranoia mounts and alliances splinter, Charlie realizes the real danger isn't the storm outside—it's the deadly games being played below deck. And if she can't outwit a killer, her past won't be the only ghost that comes back to drown her.

About the speakers:

Saratoga Schaefer (they/them)is the USA Today bestselling and Indie Press bestselling author of Serial Killer Support Group, Trad Wife, and The Last Time We Drowned. Their books have been featured in Variety, People Magazine, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour, and their writing has appeared in Writer’s Digest, CrimeReads, and more. Originally from Brooklyn, Saratoga now lives in Upstate New York with several needy animals and a haunted clown table.

Tamara Fuentes is the current entertainment editor at Cosmopolitan, where she covers TV, movies, books, celebrities, and more. She can often be found in front of a screen fangirling about something new. Before joining Cosmopolitan, she was the entertainment editor at Seventeen. She also leads Cosmo Reads, a new book imprint collaboration between Cosmopolitan and Sourcebooks that features books about romance, pop culture fiction, and other fun reads. She is a member of the Television Critics Association, the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association, and the Writers Guild of America, East. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

Event guidelines:

Each ticket includes either a copy THE LAST TIME WE DROWNED or a $15 Twisted Spine gift card.

Limited additional copies of the books will be available for purchase at the event.

A signing will follow the discussion.

If you have any questions about the guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact [email protected].

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