Ravenshade Academy was supposed to be her new beginning. Instead, it became her curse. When poor scholarship student Isabel Beckers accepts a mysterious offer to attend the elite school, her sponsor gives her one chilling command: “Bring Aaron Dashinmore into the forest. Don’t ask why.” But Aaron isn’t what he seems—his eyes glow under the moonlight, and his touch burns like fire. He’s a vampire, the last of a royal bloodline. And the man who sent Isabel here wants his blood. She can save her mother’s life—or save the boy she’s fallen for. Either way, someone she loves will die.

When Kaya dies — not from heartbreak itself, but from the storm of betrayal and danger it unleashed after being rejected by the man she loves, the ruthless Mafia boss Damon Moretti — the spirits give her an impossible offer:> Go back in time with every memory you have now, make him love you within five months, and uncover the truth behind your death… or vanish forever.But Damon isn’t heartless by chance. Centuries ago, he sold his heart to build his empire — a pact that made him untouchable, feared, and incapable of love. If he ever loves again, both he and his empire will crumble.Now, as Kaya fights to awaken emotion in a man cursed by power, the dead rise in rebellion. Furious that she was granted a second chance, they demand theirs too, crossing into the living world with vengeance.Torn between love and survival, Kaya must solve her own murder before time runs out.To keep her, Damon must defy the curse that built his empire.But loving her means destroying everything he’s ever fought to protect — including himself.