The Ballad of Never After

Following the stinging betrayal of Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, Evangeline Fox has sworn off his silver-tongued lies for good. Now that she has unearthed a flicker of her own latent magic, she is convinced she can reclaim the "happily ever after" he snatched away. She doesn't need a Fate to fix her life; she only needs her own strength.

But the North is a place of shifting snows and even shiftier alliances. When a terrifying new curse is unearthed, Evangeline is forced back into a fragile partnership with the very boy she promised to despise. This time, however, the stakes have evolved. Jacks isn't the only predator in the woods, and as the shadows lengthen, she is horrified to realize he might be the only person she can actually rely on.

In place of a simple love spell, a far more lethal incantation has been woven, one that leaves a trail of bodies in its wake. To shatter it, Evangeline and Jacks must navigate a gauntlet of vengeful old friends, cunning new enemies, and a brand of magic specifically designed to unravel both the mind and the heart. Evangeline has always let her heart be her compass, but in a game where every emotion is a potential trap, she’s no longer sure if she can trust the one thing she has left.