

Then the body that goes with it… But by that time, someone has taken off with their one and only means off the island, and they’re trapped with someone-or something-that doesn’t want them leaving the island alive.Īrmstrong’s mysteries have been highly recommend in the comments! There are tensions and secrets, whispers in the woods, and before long, the discovery of a hand poking up from the earth. Then Sadie, another old high school friend, charters over with her brother, who’s now a cop. When Laney shows up to investigate with her teenaged niece in tow, she discovers that her ex, Kit, has also been informed and is there with Jayla, his sister and her former best friend. But broken belongings and campfires that nearly burn down the house have escalated to bloody bones, hex circles, and now, terrified renters who’ve fled after finding blood and nail marks all over the guest room closet, as though someone tried to claw their way out…and failed. The invasion of privacy gives her panic attacks, but it’s the only way she can keep her beloved Hemlock Island, the only thing she owns after a pandemic-fueled divorce. Laney Kilpatrick has been renting her vacation home to strangers.

Lara: I’m hankering for an epic fantasy romance and I hope this one scratches that itch. Sarah: This was pitched as a “Touch her and die” plot and I am very curious! But the city simmers with rebellion, and with knights and monsters at her city gates and a hungry prince in her bed, intuition may not be enough to keep her safe.Ĭalista must choose: follow her intuition to safety or follow her heart to her downfall.Īmanda: I’ve always been curious about Armentrout’s fantasy romances and I figure that her Tor debut would be a good start. When the Baron takes an interest in the travelling prince and the prince takes an interest in Calista, she becomes the prince’s temporary companion. When her intuition leads her to save a travelling prince in dire trouble, the voice inside her blazes with warning―and promise. In exchange for his protection, she grants him information. Separated by vast wilderness teeming with monsters and unimaginable dangers, each city is now ruled by a guardian―royalty who feed on mortal pleasure.īorn with an intuition that never fails, Calista knows her talents are of great value to the power-hungry of the world, so she lives hidden as a courtesan of the Baron of Archwood. Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods.
