From the New York Times bestselling author of My Dearest Darkest comes a cozy fantasy romance about a teen witch who must complete her magical training by breaking a powerful familyâs curse. But her own afflictionâto never find true loveâgets in the way when she falls for the girl sheâs trying to save.
Magic is in Delilah Beaâs blood. Her absentee father is the worldâs most famous cursebreaker, while all the women in her family are fated to never find true love. So when Delilah sets out to complete her magical Calling and gain her full powers as a witch, she has the perfect task in mindâbreaking the Bea family curse.
But Delilahâs Calling is hijacked by Kieran Pelumbra, the spoiled son of the most powerful family in the country, and breaking his curse suddenly becomes her official assignment. Every generation, a pair of Pelumbra twins is doomed, with one twin draining the other of their life and magic. Kieran grows weaker while his sister, Briar, becomesâĻsomething monstrous.
As Delilah and the twins set out on their quest, they quickly realize that breaking the Pelumbra curse isnât going to be simple. For one thing, the rest of the Pelumbra family doesnât actually want their curse brokenâand theyâve sent hunters after the trio to ensure they fail. For another, something about Briar gets under Delilahâs skin, distracting her and making her want to kiss the perpetually grumpy look off her face. But with time running out for the twins and Delilahâs own true love curse getting in the way, they may not stand a chance of finding their happily ever after.