<p><i>''<b>Where the Dark Stands Still </b>is a triumph; a deeply romantic debut with spiralling, atmospheric prose that swept me up and away to the enchanted forests of Polish folklore. You''ll never want to leave this beautiful, magical world''.</i><b>Sarah Underwood, NYT Bestselling Author of <i>Lies We Sing to the</i></b><i><b>Sea</b></i><br><br><b>A sweeping gothic fairytale romance for fans of <i>Belladonna </i>by Adalyn Grace and <i>Gallant </i>by V.E. Schwab.</b><br><br>Raised in a small village near the spirit-wood, Liska Radost knows that Magic is monstrous, and its practitioners, monsters.<br><br>After Liska unleashes her own powers with devastating consequences, she is caught by the demon warden of the wood - the Leszy - who offers her a bargain: one year of servitude in exchange for a wish.<br><br>Whisked away to his crumbling manor, Liska makes an unsettling discovery: she is not the first person to strike this bargain and all of her predecessors have mysteriously vanishe