<p><b>''Spellbinding'' JODI PICOULT<br>''Bewitching'' REBECCA ROSS<br>''Exquisite'' STEPHANIE GARBER<br>''Captivating'' SUE LYNN TAN</b><br><br><b>From the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author comes an evocative, compelling novel of lost love and the unravelling of a small town and its many secrets.</b><br><br>Emery Blackwood''s life was forever changed on the eve of her high school graduation, when the love of her life, August Salt, was accused of murdering her best friend, Lily. She''d once dreamt of running away with August, eager to escape the misty, remote shores of Saoirse Island and chase new dreams together. Now, she is doing what her teenage self swore she never would: living a quiet existence among this tight-knit community steeped in folklore and tradition, ruled by the seasons and ancient superstitions.<br><br>But when August returns after fourteen years to bury his mother''s ashes, Emery must confront her first love and the reason he left so abruptly. But the town want