The Body -- Bethany C. Morrow, Hardcover

The Body is a pulse-pounding supernatural horror story from bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow, where one woman must survive a series of bizarre and escalating attacks on her marriage.

Mavis broke from her parents' congregation years ago, but she still hasn't recovered. Their impossible expectations and soul-shredding critiques have dug deep into her mind, and she's taunted by the knowledge that even when she's done nothing wrong, she'll never be right.

Now Mavis is afraid she's about to lose the only thing she has: her husband, Jerrod. The man she's always known was too good to be true. No one thinks she deserves him--not even after surviving the serial cheater they wanted her to stick by--and soon they'll all find out they were right.

Mavis is already unraveling when a brush with death shows her what real fear looks like. Soon, she's under constant attack from all directions. As the assaults turn increasingly vicious and bizarre, Mavis realizes that Hell isn't reserved for the afterlife.

And sinner or not, no one is coming to save her.

Author: Bethany C. Morrow
Publisher: Tor Nightfire
Published: 02/10/2026
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781250392121

About the Author
Bethany C. Morrow is a national bestselling author. Her young adult novels include A Song Below Water, A Chorus Rises, and the Little Women remix, So Many Beginnings, and she is editor/contributor to the young adult anthology Take The Mic, which won the 2020 ILA Social Justice in Literature award. Her adult novels include Mem, Cherish Farrah, and The Body. Her work has been featured in The LA Times, Forbes, Bustle, Buzzfeed, and more. She is included on USA Today's list of 100 Black novelists and fiction writers you should read.