(W/A) Miranda Mundt. It has been thirteen years since the mysterious fire at the Severin family manor that killed Camille's mother and twin sister* and the last thing Camille wants to do is return to her old home deep in the swamps of Louisiana. But she doesn't have a choice. Deeply ingrained family tradition and Matriarch Athalie Camille's coldhearted aunt and head of the Severin household demand it. When the time comes for Camille to perform the demon-summoning blood ritual that every prospective matriarch in her family must complete* she is afraid of making a mistake. Camille has practiced and practiced* but instead of the beat of demonic wings or the snap of talons* her blood calls forth evergreen vines and leaves. Terrified* she flees into the swamp. But her failed ritual gives her something precious: time away from Aunt Athalie. Time to spend with her beloved familiar Toben and kindly cousin Silvia. And unbeknownst to her time to fall in love* discover the truth of her magic* reunite with long lost family* work through her grief* and solve the mystery of who killed her mother and sister.