THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Spellbinding' JODI PICOULT 'Bewitching' REBECCA ROSS
'Exquisite' STEPHANIE GARBER 'Captivating' SUE LYNN TAN From the New York Times bestselling
author comes an evocative compelling novel of ancestral magic an unsolved murder and a
second chance at true love. 'There were tales that only the island knew. Ones that had never
been told. I knew because I was one of them.' Emery Blackwood's life was forever changed on
the eve of her high school graduation when the love of her life August Salt was accused of
murdering her best friend Lily. She'd once dreamt of running away with August eager to escape
the misty remote shores of Saoirse Island and chase new dreams together. Now she is doing
what her teenage self swore she never would: living a quiet existence among this tight-knit
community steeped in folklore and tradition ruled by the seasons and ancient superstitions.
But when August returns after fourteen years to bury his mother's ashes Emery must confront
her first love and the reason he left so abruptly. But the town wants August gone again. And as
the island begins to show signs of strange happenings the emergence of deep betrayals and
hidden promises threatens to reveal the truth behind Lily's death once and for all. 'An
immersive tale' CHANDLER BAKER 'So atmospheric it will leave you breathless' SARAH ADDISON
ALLEN 'Gripping and enthralling' NYDIA HETHERINGTON 'Tense lyrical and wholly romantic' RUTH
EMMIE LANG
