Vicious. Gloomy. Devastating. Seventeen-year-old Harper Ellory knows that the ruins of the past are a bleak place for a new beginning. Then she meets Antoine Marigny and discovers how seductive darkness can be. After the death of his twin sister, Harper dreams of a new life. But not only the mansion in Mississippi into which she moves is cursed, but also the family home of Antoine Marigny. Now he wants it back - at any cost. Harper has seen too many deaths to be afraid of the curse. But Antoine is a different kind of threat. He has an infuriating smile, an annoying habit of showing up when she least expects it, and an unnerving ability to get Harper to talk about things she'd rather hide. Like her emotions. Antoine has his secrets, too. Secrets that Harper suspects are much darker than the curse he says he wants to protect her from.