Myra Whitlock has a gift. One many would kill for.
She's an artist whose portraits alter people's real-life bodies, a talent she must hide from those who would kidnap, blackmail, and worse in order to control it. But since, her magic only works when she understands the cause of the condition she wants to change, she cannot save her own sister from the undiagnosed illness that's slowly killing her. When Myra's offered a small fortune-more than enough to pay for a doctor-in exchange for a portrait that would resurrect the governor's son, Myra ventures to his legendary stone mansion.
Once she arrives, however, it becomes clear the boy's death was no accident. Someone dangerous lurks within these glittering halls.
Myra cannot do the portrait until she knows what really happened, so she turns to the governor's older son, a captivating redheaded poet. Together they must uncover the truth before the secret Myra spent her life concealing makes her the killer's next victim.
