# It Will Only Hurt for a Moment - Paperback

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by **Delilah S. Dawson** (Author)

**In this highly atmospheric thriller from the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of _The Violence,_ a young woman hopes to reinvent herself at an isolated artists' colony . . . only to be drawn into its dark, twisted past.**

**"Filled to the brim with righteous fury and fright that cannot be quelled, this novel solidifies Dawson as an unstoppable force."--Clay McLeod Chapman, author of _What Kind of Mother_ and _Ghost Eaters_**

Sarah Carpenter is starting over.

She's on the run--leaving behind her unsupportive, narcissistic ex-boyfriend and alcoholic, abusive mother--and headed for a new beginning at Tranquil Falls, a secluded artists' colony on the grounds of a closed hotel. There, with no cell signal or internet to distract her, she hopes to rediscover her love for pottery and put the broken pieces of her life back together.

But when Sarah uncovers the body of a young woman while digging a hole for a pit kiln, things start to fall apart. Her fellow artists begin to act in troubling ways. The eccentric fiber artist knits an endless scarf. The musician plays the same carousel song over and over until his fingers bleed. The calligrapher grins with ink-stained teeth. Not to mention the haunting dreams Sarah has night after night.

When she discovers glass shards in her clay, Sarah wonders if someone is out to get her--or if she's losing her grip on reality out here in the wilds, where the pounding of the waterfall never, ever fades. As she investigates the beautiful valley and the crumbling resort looming over them all, she unearths a chilling past that refuses to remain buried . . .

### Author Biography

**Delilah S. Dawson** is the author of the _New York Times_ bestseller _Star Wars: Phasma,_ as well as _Star Wars Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade, Star Wars Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire_, _Guillotine, Bloom, The Violence, Camp Scare, Mine_, _Midnight at the Houdini, Disney Mirrorverse: Pure of Heart,_ the Minecraft Mob Squad series, the Hit series, the Blud series, the creator-owned comics _Ladycastle, Sparrowhawk,_ and _Star Pig_, and the Shadow series (written as Lila Bowen). With Kevin Hearne, she co-writes the Tales of Pell series. She lives in Georgia with her family.

**Number of Pages:** 368

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN

**Publication Date:** July 01, 2025

## Details

- **Price:** 25.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Fiction, Price Written on Book, Psychological, Supernatural, Thrillers, Women

## Variants

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