Once upon a time, there was a wise and prudent girl who lived in the shadows, deep within the forest.
Elspeth Spindle needs more than just luck to stay safe in the eerie, misty kingdom of Blunder – she needs a monster.

But everything has a price, especially magic.
When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes an unexpected turn. For the highwayman is none other than Ravyn Yew – the King’s eldest nephew, leader of the Wolves, the most dangerous men in Blunder, and guilty of high treason.
As the two become entangled in a world of shadows and deception to heal Blunder from the dark magic that infects it, Elspeth risks revealing her darkest secret – the Nightmare that is slowly taking over her mind.