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A deliciously twisted gothic fantasy you ll want to read again and again, with characters you ll adore, prose that ll spellbind you, romance you ll swoon over, and a mystery that ll keep you guessing until the last stunning twist
Diana Urban, author of These Deadly Games
Myra has a gift many would kidnap, blackmail, and worse to control: she s a portrait artist whose paintings alter people s bodies. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone. But one frigid night, the governor s wife discovers the truth and threatens to expose Myra if she does not complete a special portrait that would resurrect the governor s dead son.

Once she arrives at the legendary stone mansion, however, it becomes clear the boy s death was no accident. A killer stalks these halls – one disturbingly obsessed with portrait magic. Desperate to get out of the manor as quickly as possible, Myra turns to the governor s older son for help completing the painting before the secret she spent her life concealing makes her the killer s next victim.

‘A heady blend of the fantastical, the murderous, and the romantic’ Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review