Description
The forest doesn’t just take what it’s owed–it takes whatever it wants.
Dominic was born in Aplin Shade, a remote Canadian town built on the bones of another that vanished without a trace. Bookish and quiet, he never asked to lead his family, but after a carriage crash kills his father and leaves his sister forever changed, he has no choice.
The only person who truly sees him is Lex, a logger in the camp near town and the love Dominic must keep secret. Together they dream of escaping Aplin Shade, a place where isolation breeds judgment and every kindness hides a cost.
But the forest is no refuge. The Fanteur dwell there–shadowed beings who come at night to drain the dead of their blood and return them for burial by dawn.
They’ve never touched the living.
Until now.
As winter descends and the Fanteur strike back against the logging camp, Dominic and Lex must fight for their lives, their love, and a way out of the woods’ tightening grasp.
Because the forest doesn’t forgive, and it never forgets.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Mere Joyce
Published: 09/01/2026
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
ISBN: 9781464258435
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 0.96″ H x 8.25″ L x 5.50″ W
About the Author
Joyce, Mere: –
Mere Joyce is a Canadian author of novels and short stories for middle grade, young adult, and adult audiences. She writes in a number of genres, with a special fondness for all things dark and dreary. When she’s not reading or writing, Mere can be found teaching library studies, drinking tea, watching horror movies, and spending time with her family in Nova Scotia.
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