Years ago, Verity Thane turned her back on a hometown teeming with dangers and consumed by dark magic, swearing to herself she would never return. Now, she has no place else to go. When she’s cornered into using her magic to save mysterious Cooper Blackwood from a chilling supernatural attack, Verity is unwittingly drawn into a war with a clan of lethal monsters. Hunted and burned out of her home, she’s forced to flee to the last place she’s ever felt safe. But when Cooper’s deadly secrets collide with Verity’s dark past, new enemies meet old in an unholy alliance that could destroy everything each of them holds dear. Verity will have to protect the home she never thought she wanted… or lose it to a gruesome fate she never could have imagined.

Verity has always depended on her magic to protect her. But with the fate of Bristol hanging in the balance, defense is no longer enough.Racing to get to the lethal sapwood seeds ahead of those who would use them to bleed the town and enslave its inhabitants, Verity and Cooper are beset by traps and betrayals. And as they begin to unravel the grisly secrets of Cooper’s own clan, they soon learn there are some horrors that even the strongest of protection spells can’t save them from.This time, Verity will have to become a deadly weapon herself, or else lose Cooper, the seeds—and her life.

Just when Verity thought life couldn’t get any more dangerous, she’s bound by a debilitating curse. The terms are plain: rescue the witch who cast it, or die. If only it were so simple. As she struggles against the curse’s attacks on her mind and body, Verity’s quest takes her behind enemy lines, to face magical trials she’s never imagined. And when the two remaining sapwood seeds are caught up in the battle, she’s confronted with a terrible choice that will determine not only her own fate, but that of everyone dear to her. Now Verity must decide just how far she’s willing to go, and whether the price of victory is more than she can pay.

Verity knew Cillian Wick and his vicious clan of feeders would come. She never imagined the terrible weapons he would bring. Now her home is under siege, and her enemy’s grip is tightening. The battle for Bristol has begun.But the battle lines are far from clear. With Wick holding the town hostage under the threat of brutal consequences, nobody’s allegiance is certain. Standing alone amid shifting alliances and uncertain bonds, Verity must call on every shred of the power she’s worked so hard to build. And hope it will be enough.Because if Bristol falls, no place will be safe.