A HOUSE LEFT UNCHECKED WILL LEAD TO RUIN. BUT I WILL NOT LET IT RUIN ME. Violet Sterling has
spent the last seven years in exile longing to return to Burleigh House. One of the six Great
Houses of England Burleigh's magic always kept the countryside well. And as a child this
magic kept Violet happy draping her in flowers while she slept fashioning secret hiding
places for her and lighting fires on the coldest nights to keep her warm. Everything shattered
though when her father committed high treason by trying to free Burleigh from the king's
oppressive control. He was killed and Vi was forced into hiding. When she's given a chance to
go back she discovers Burleigh has run wild with grief. Vines and briars are crumbling the
walls. Magic that once enriched the surrounding countryside has turned dark and deadly
twisting lush blooms into thorns poisoning livestock and destroying crops. Burleigh's very
soul is crying out in pain. Vi would do anything to help and soon she finds herself walking
the same deadly path as her father all those years before. Vi must decide how far she's willing
to go to save her house?before her house destroys everything she's ever known.
