ÒRomantic, mysterious, and wildly inventive. I adored every gorgeous word.Ó-Nancy Werlin, author of Impossible and Extraordinary

Briony has a secret. She believes her secret killed her stepmother, destroyed her twin sisterÕs mind, and threatens all the children in the Swampsea. She yearns to be rid of her terrible secret, but risks being hanged if she tells a soul. ThatÕs what happens to witches: TheyÕre hanged by the neck until dead.

Then Eldric arrivesÑEldric with his golden mane and lion eyes and electric energyÑand he refuses to believe anything dark about Briony. But he wonders whatÕs been buried beneath her self-hatred, hidden in RoseÕs mangled thoughts, and whispered about by the Old Ones. And Briony wonders how Eldric can make her want to cry.

Especially when everyone knows that witches canÕt cry.

A wild, haunting mystery and romance that is as beautifully written as it is captivating.