'A delicate, beautifully wrought slow-burn romance. A darkly gleaming gem of a novel' Brigitte Knightley, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy

'Alexis Marie writes with such emotional depth that you cannot help but become addicted. I devoured every syllable' Julie Soto, Sunday Times bestselling author of Rose in Chains

A devastating curse. A trail of enchanted spider lilies. A love that could cost them everything.

Veda Thorne is living on borrowed time. After exhausting every magical cure for the fatal curse trapped inside her, she's accepted her fate. But Veda's self-imposed isolation begins to crack when she's asked to tutor Antaris, a child whose pain calls to her own.

Hiram Ellis left his wealthy, prejudiced family years ago. Now unexpectedly thrust into single fatherhood, he returns to his hometown, determined to build a life far from the cold privilege that stifled his own childhood. The last thing he expects is to be drawn to the fiercely protective, sharp-tongued woman helping his son.

When a trail of enchanted spider lilies leads Hiram and Veda to discover their deadly tie to a prolific serial killer, they're forced to set aside their differences to unearth long-buried secrets. But the truth is as deadly as Veda's curse, and both come at a devastating cost. As victims mount and motives emerge, their greatest challenge is choosing to trust and love each other.