"A tapestry of mysteries myths and machinations all held together by a shimmering thread of
love between women." --Samantha Shannon #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Priory of
the Orange Tree This stunning Greek mythology-inspired sapphic fantasy blends the story of Eros
and Psyche with legends of the enthralling vampiric empousa--from the New York Times
bestselling author of Lies We Sing to the Sea ! Desire binds them. Hunger compels them. Love
will set them free. . . . On the island of Zakynthos nothing is more powerful than
Desire--love itself bottled and sold to the highest bidder by Leandros a power-hungry
descendant of the god Eros. Eirene and her beloved twin sister Phoebe have always managed to
escape Desire's thrall--until Leandros's wife dies mysteriously and he sets his sights on
Phoebe. Determined to keep her sister safe Eirene strikes a bargain with Leandros: If she can
complete the four elaborate tasks he sets her he will find another bride. But it soon becomes
clear that the tasks are part of something bigger something related to Desire and Lamia the
strange neglected daughter Leandros keeps locked away. Lamia knows her father hides her for
her own protection though as she and Eirene grow closer she finds herself longing for the
outside world. But the price of freedom is high and with something deadly--something
hungry--stalking the night that price must be paid in blood. . . .
