From the award-winning author of Call Forth a Fox comes a new gothic fairytale about a girl who makes a bargain with the dangerous lord of the woods. For fans of Downton Abbey and the Brothers Grimm.

Indentured kitchen maid Katrien dreams of freedom for herself and her cousin. So when the opportunity arises to settle her lord’s debt with the monstrous forest creature known as The Redwood Man, she is eager to agree. All Katrien must do is spend seven years with him while posing as her lord’s stepdaughter, Lady Zaviera. However, impersonating a noblewoman is no simple task. Three girls before her have attempted this deception; none fooled The Redwood Man long enough to survive.

But Katrien has to try, enduring lessons in etiquette even as The Redwood Man’s ivy vines threaten to consume the manor and its staff. Yet the more time she spends with the beautiful and tenderhearted Lady Zaviera, the less she wants to leave her. Caught between duty and desire, her future and her past, Katrien must navigate this sinister bargain—or lose her life and fail those she loves most.