Death's Kiss

After my mother died, my life changed. My father swore he’d never be able to love again—yet he met Merelda, and now she is the center of his universe. And I have to endure the cruel words of the new family… and the cruel deeds. Because my stepmother and her precious little sons turn my life into a living hell. And when my father is on his deathbed, and I’m on the brink of an unwanted marriage, I decide to take fate into my own hands.

To save my father, I’ll have to strike a deal with a mysterious Merchant. If I fail, I’ll face marriage—and, most likely, death at the hands of a husband-sadist. If I succeed—my father will live… while I spend my last days beside the Merchant, drawing on my strength. Either way, my fate will be the result of my choice. Or not?