On the day that Rose receives an invitation to apprentice beside the Extraordinary Twin Pastry Chefs, Andin and Nadine, in the Svalbard Archipelago, the magical bakery is raided. What were the criminals looking for? Is the Bliss family now in danger? And what does all of this have to do with Lucy's disappearance?

Rose doesn't know where to begin, as she must show her best self during her apprenticeship while challenges at home are growing. Could the solution to all her problems be at the other end of the world, where she will learn to prepare perhaps the most dangerous sweets she has ever made: the Chocolate Bars of the Dark Shadow?

The ninth adventure in the beloved series will keep you on the edge of your seat until the last moment.