#1 New York Times bestseller Isabel Ibañez is back with an atmospheric, historical fantasy where forbidden magic, a deadly mystery, and an enemies-to-lovers romance collide in Renaissance Europe.

This gorgeous and luxe edition features gilded edges, author-designed illustrations, and a hand-drawn map!

In the summer of 1518, the citizens of Strasbourg are dancing themselves to death.

Brilliant medical student Evelina del Valle arrives determined to stop the plague before the quarantined city collapses… while keeping a terrible and fatal secret: she’s a witch. But she’s left her coven, her sister, and that life behind her for good. All she wants now is a career in healing. But Strasbourg’s sickness defies everything she knows about medicine.

But then Evelina meets Alaric Keller: dangerous, secretive, and bound to the Black Forest looming beyond Strasbourg’s walls, where rumors speak of hidden courts, gemstone magic, and bargains struck in the dark. His mother was the plague's first victim, and he's desperate to save her. He has no choice but to accept Evelina’s help, but the way he looks at her suggests he already knows the secret she keeps—and he threatens to use it against her.

As suspicion tightens and the death toll climbs, Evelina is forced to choose what she’s willing to sacrifice: the life she’s built, the identity she’s hidden, or the man who may not only hold the key to the truth and her heart, but also her ruin.