Love may last a lifetime, but in this dark historical fantasy, the bitterness of rejection endures for centuries. Asa young woman seeks vengeance on the obsessed sorcerer who murdered herbecause he could not have her, her murderer sends projections of himself out into the world to seek out and seduce women who will return the love she denied-or suffer mortal consequence. A lush, gothic journeyacross worlds full of strange characters and even stranger magic.SarahPorter's adult debut explores misogyny and the soul-corrupting power ofunrequited love through an enchanted lens of violence and revenge.