Hazel Trépas has always known she was different from her siblings. A thirteenth child, she was promised to one of the gods at birth – Merrick, the god of death. When he finally arrives, Hazel learns the art – and magic – of healing. Word of her extraordinary gift to know the cure for every ailment spreads throughout the kingdom. But all gifts come with a price. When Death claims a soul for himself, it is Hazel who must end their suffering… permanently. Soon, destiny brings her to the royal court where she meets Leopold, an infuriatingly alluring prince with a disdain for everything and everyone. Here, Hazel faces her biggest dilemma yet: to carry out her duties or follow the urges of her own heart. Can she go against the will of Death himself to save someone who is marked to die?