by F.T. Lukens
First published 2024
Ellery lives through the fifth year of endless winter. The seventeen-year-old refuses to believe in magic while neighbors insist supernatural forces caused their plight. Ellery's farming family struggles to survive as crops fail and food runs short. Knox serves as a familiar from the Other World, helping humans who strike bargains at crossroads. His queen has gone silent for years, leaving Knox anxious about returning home. When crossroads demons arrive to drag him back, Knox flees in terror. He stumbles into an alley where Ellery intervenes, driving off Knox's supernatural pursuers. Ellery cannot accept what they witnessed or Knox's claims about his magical nature. Knox needs a human partner to anchor him in this world. Ellery needs someone who can end the winter plaguing their community. They forge a pact that binds them together, but their growing bond transforms both their worlds in ways neither expected.
Genres: romance, fantasy, contemporary, young-adult
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Other World
Period: Fifth Year of Endless Winter
343 pages · Hardcover · Margaret K. McElderry Books