First published 2021
Red knows her fate as the first Second Daughter born in centuries. Ancient tradition demands she go to the Wolf in the Wood as a sacrifice to free the captured gods. She accepts this destiny partly from duty and partly from fear of her own uncontrolled magical power that has already harmed people she cares about. In the Wilderwood, at least her dangerous abilities cannot hurt her loved ones again. But when Red reaches the Wolf, she discovers the old stories got everything wrong. The Wolf is not a beast but a man. Her magic is not a destructive curse but something she was meant to wield. Red must master her power quickly because the imprisoned gods have transformed into monsters that threaten to devour both the Wilderwood and the entire world. Her choice becomes clear: learn to control what she feared most about herself or watch everything be destroyed.
Genres: fantasy, dark-fantasy, fantasy-romance, fairy-tale-retellings
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family
Setting: Wilderwood
Period: ancient
464 pages · Paperback · Orbit
Content warnings: violence