352 pages | hardcover |

Perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Tamora Pierce, this standalone YA debut is a stunning cottagecore fantasy romance about a girl with powerful and violent magic, which she must learn to controlor lose everything she loves.

Claras magic has always been wild. But its never been dangerous. Then a simple touch causes poisonous flowers to bloom in her fathers chest.

The only way to heal him is to cast an extremely difficult spell that requires perfect control. And the only person willing to help is her former best friend, Xavier, whos grown from a sweet, shy child into a mysterious and distant young man.

Xavier names a terrible price in return, knowing Clara will give anything to save her father. As she struggles to reconcile the new Xavier with the boy she once loved, she discovers their bargain is only one of the heavy secrets hes hiding. And as she hunts for the truth, she instead finds the root of a terrible darkness thats taken hold in the queendoma darkness only Claras magic is powerful enough to stop.