A brother imprisoned in the Unseelie Court.

A fae bargain tighter than overworked bread dough.

An entire town bespelled.

Too bad Ive been cursed to forget all about it.

Most of the time.

With the deadline of the winter solstice rapidly approaching, I have more to worry about than a spotty memory. Grandmother has put a lock on my magic, the very power I need to summon and anchor the portal to Elfame.

Good thing a fae king and his court are so willing to help me unlock it.

Ossians Court of Beasts is a wonder unlike any Ive ever seen: talking animals, blue fire, dozens of secret nooks and crannies within the castle, and one mysterious black door Im never supposed to open. But it can be as dangerous as its namesake too: the Brotherhood with their strange tattoos, monsters in the woods terrorizing Redbuds citizens, our greatest enemy the Bear Prince chained to the wall in the great hall.

As the curse around my magic gradually lifts under Ossians tutelage, something more terrifying than the grizzly bear makes itself known. Im not a guest, but a prisoner. We all are. And the only way to free us is for me to become everything Violet destined me to be.

Yeah definitely no time for afternoon tea.