House of Roots and Ruin

A modern masterpiece, this is a classic Gothic thriller fantasy fromNew York Timesbestselling author Erin A. Craig, about doomed love, menacing ambition, and the ghosts that haunt us forever.

If you were swept away byHouse of Salt and Sorrows, get pulled back in withHouse of Roots and Ruin.

Twelve years after the events ofHouse of Salt and Sorrows, the Thaumas sisters are scattered across Arcannia. Despite dreams of adventures far beyond the Salann shores, almost-eighteen year old Verity has remained at Highmoor, lending a helping hand to older sister Camille.

When Mercy sends word that the Duchess of Bloem wife to the celebrated botanist, Gerard Laurent is interested in having Verity paint a portrait of her son, Alexander, Verity jumps at the chance, but cant understand why Camille wont allow it. When an argument breaks out between the two, Camille reveals the truth: Verity is still seeing ghosts, she just doesnt know it.

Stunned, Verity flees Highmoor that night and with nowhere else to turn makes her way to Bloem. At first, she is captivated by the lush and luxurious province and is also quickly drawn to Alexander Laurent, finding the heir charming, witty, and impossibly handsome.

But its not long before she is plagued with nightmares, and the darker side of Bloem begins to show through its sickly-sweet faade.