I wrote a novel! It’s called Rytual, and it’s out with Penguin Random House Australia on the 6th May 2025.
Here’s the blurb:
Marnie Sellick is adrift when she lands a job at the coveted, mysterious beauty brand rytuał cosmetica.
The enigmatic founder and CEO, Luna Peters, takes a liking to Marnie, and as the two grow closer Marnie becomes intoxicated by the life that Luna, and rytuał, can offer her.
But all is not what it seems at rytuał. Luna has a cult-like hold over the all-female staff, and that’s not to mention what happens at their weekly Friday Night Drinks.
As Marnie edges closer to the darkness at the centre of rytuał’s millennial-pink facade, cracks begin to show. Luna is hiding something, but will Marnie uncover the truth – and the role Luna has cast her in – before it’s too late?
Both a darkly funny deconstruction of the beauty industry and a gripping examination of identity, beauty and desire, Rytual asks the question: what if your favourite cult beauty brand … was actually a cult?
You can pre-order Rytual in Australia and New Zealand from any of the retailers listed here. Alternatively, you can request it at your local bookstore.
Praise for Rytual:
High-concept and psychologically rich, with the dark, compulsive pull of a Black Mirror episode . . . ideal for book clubs and readers drawn to provocative fiction.
Jess Lomas, Books + Publishing
Outrageously funny, superbly plotted and deeply psychotic. I gorged myself on it.
Virginia Gay
Hilarious and deft, Rytual satirises both the mythical girlboss and the glossy world of beauty brands, while taking the reader on a breakneck journey filled with gasp-worthy twists and turns. Chloe Elisabeth Wilson is one hell of an exciting new talent.
Amy Taylor, author of Search History
Rytual is the hottest item in the Shameless Media office right now … It’s so f*cking good. If you love the beauty industry and psychological thrillers, this is the book for you.
Michelle Andrews, Shameless Podcast
Rytual is wild in the most perfect way. It’s the page-turner of the year, a literary thriller with a taste of modern sci-fi and horror, and also breathtakingly sexy. Every sentence is constructed like a work of art. I will be telling every woman I know about Rytual – oh, and also, looking twice at all my beauty products from now on.
Eilish Gilligan, Shameless Book Club
Sexy as hell, funny as sin. I’ve never devoured a book so quickly.
Michelle Brasier, author of My Brother's Ashes Are in a Sandwich Bag
Rytual is absolutely unhinged in the best way possible, with elements of dystopian thriller in a story that's somehow also terrifyingly relatable. Wilson's debut is sharply observed, exposing the fine line between feminism and misandry; #girlboss energy and a toxic workplace; wellness culture and straight-up cult. Rytual is gripping, smart and incredibly salacious.
Amy Lovat, author of Mistakes and Other Lovers
A deliciously addictive, dream come true debut that left me wanting more.
Gretta Ray