Emeline Lark has always been haunted by the forest's mysterious disappearances and fae magic. When her grandfather vanishes, she ventures into the woods, where brooding tithe collector Hawthorne Fell tries to warn her away, even as sparks fly between them. Desperate, Emeline trades her voice for her grandfather's freedom, only to stumble into a curse threatening to destroy the fae world. Now trapped, she must trust the secretive Hawthorne to survive or lose everything.