Ashley Poston, acclaimed author of Heart of Iron, returns with a dark, lush
fairy tale-inspired fantasy for fans of Sara Raasch and Susan Dennard.
Cerys is safe in the Kingdom of Aloriya. Here there are no droughts, disease, or
famine, and peace is everlasting. It has been this way for hundreds of years,
since the first king made a bargain with the Lady who ruled the forest that
borders the kingdom. But as Aloriya prospered, the woods grew dark, cursed, and
forbidden.
Cerys knows this all too well: When she was young, she barely escaped as the
woods killed her friends and her mother. Now Cerys carries