From the fire comes rebirth, so they say. I watch the fire, the glowing belly of the flame, and wonder what it would be like to step into it. To let it burn away my sins and misgivings. Would I feel it? Or am I so far gone within the confusion of my own sorrow that I would simply turn to ash. Would it cleanse me, or drag me to hell? Beatrix vanished without a trace, leaving her family behind in search of safety, and was never seen again. Now, Piper, left on her grandfathers doorstep when only weeks old, is determined to find the mother she never knew. Her search leads her to a quiet town surrounded by endless apple orchards, where the trees grow heavy and the air hums with secrets Drawn into the town, Piper finds herself falling for the Mayors son. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes. Will she uncover what happened to her mother, or will the secrets buried beneath the apple trees burn her alive? For lovers of: When she returned by Lucina Berry Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia