LISTEN TO YOUR HEART, STEER CLEAR OF STRANGERS, AND HEED THE WARNING SIGNS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE. Distracted by loss, Beth and Grady forget that evil never sleeps. Their misstep could cost more than Mayes Hill, TN, but everything they hold dear.Beth's grief is suffocating...and so is her guilt, yearning for another man so soon after becoming a widow. Riddled with regrets, she finds a distraction in the form of her new neighbor and personal savior, Fennick. He's handsome and suave...and surrounded by dark secrets. Beth teeters on the edge of curiosity and caution while juggling the insecurities eating at her confidence. How can she learn magic from the man she avoids and defend the world when she can't even mend a broken heart?Grady can't seem to catch a break, either. Caught on the same boat but with a different breeze, he spends his days in the Grove, giving Beth the space she wanted. When he remembers Curtis Putnam-the last of Ja'azul's cult members-was left unchecked, Grady races home. On arrival, Grady finds a bloody Beth and more trouble than he can deal with, especially when the boys in blue show up.
