When Vera—tall, brilliant of mind, and newly proud of her magefolk heritage—marries Mr Faulkner and leaves Pink, Oklahoma, for a fresh start in Geneva with her husband, she hopes distance will dull the shadows that have haunted her. Instead, she carries with her a secret that could shatter everything: she is pregnant, and she cannot tell whether the child growing inside her is her husband’s or the result of a brutal assault by the demon Dougal—the same creature that has terrorised the townsfolk of Pink, Oklahoma.

In a sunlit house tended by Mrs. Merryweather, chef of extraordinary cookies, gardener extraordinaire, is the unabashed heart of the home—domestic comforts collide with a deepening dread. Into this fragile safety arrives eighty year old Gwendy, a brilliant young cosmic witch on holiday from Oklahoma. Her father was killed by Dougal at Lake Thunderbird, and Gwendy’s bright mind is consumed by one impossible question: how does a child vanquish a demon?

Then, as Vera is beginning to settle down in her villa, she learns that her mother, who was a griffen, whom everyone thought was dead. However, Vera learns that her mother is not dead but alive and eager to know her daughter better.

As loyalties blend, alliances form, and old magics stir beneath Geneva’s calm and beautiful land. Vera, Mr Faulkner, and Gwendy must confront the truth of what Dougal wants—and what they are willing to risk to stop him. Secrets will be revealed. Choices will demand courage. The question is who will survive to tell the tale.

Cross your fingers! Yes, we all know it is weak magic, but it is better than no magic, especially when trying to rid the family of the vile demon Dougal.