First published 2022
Tamsin is the most powerful witch of her generation, and she is completely unable to love. The ruling Coven exiled her and cursed her after she committed the worst magical sin they know. The only way she can borrow the feeling back is to drain it from someone else. Wren has a different problem. She is a source, a rare person made of magic who cannot cast spells but whose very existence fuels them. Sources must register with the Coven, but Wren has spent years hiding, because her father is sick and she is all he has. When a magical plague sweeps the queendom and her father falls victim, Wren goes looking for the witch who caused it. She finds Tamsin instead. Wren offers a bargain: help her track down the dark witch behind the plague, and she will give Tamsin her love for her father to keep for a while. Tamsin agrees. The two set off across a queendom in crisis, carrying a bond that could break both of them before they ever reach the end.
Genres: romance, adventure, fantasy, young-adult, dark-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, intimate, lyrical, slow-burn
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, found-family, slow-burn
Setting: queendom
384 pages · Paperback · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Content warnings: death