Far
beyond heaven, earth and hell is a city known as Palladino, a place ruled by
ghosts and filled with demons, magic, and all sorts of darkly beautiful things.
A city where no one can ever escape.
Eighteen-year-old
Rory is a cake decorator who makes stunning confections. But no amount of
frosting or miracles can save her when a demon kidnaps her—and carries her to
Palladino. Here, Rory ends up in a deadly charm school where young women are
forced to become companions for the Ghost Lords. And for her to survive, Rory
must become everything that she isn’t: graceful, elegant... and perfect.
But
nothing is what it seems in Palladino. Not the magic. Not the ghosts. And
definitely not Martin Marius, the bizarre Ghost Lord-slash-inventor who is
drawn to Rory. For amid a thousand machines and a hundred cats, Martin holds a
secret that could change everything. A secret that could either free Rory... or
destroy her.
