ELSPETH NEEDS A MONSTER. THE MONSTER MIGHT BE HER. An ancient, mercurial spirit
is trapped inside Elspeth Spindle's head - she calls him the Nightmare. He
protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially
magic. When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, she is
thrust into a world of shadow and deception. Together, they embark on a
dangerous quest to cure the town of Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. As
the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is
forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking
over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him. For fans of Uprooted and
For the Wolf comes a gothic fantasy romance about a maiden who must unleash the
monster within to save her kingdom.