A Forgery of Roses

Jessica S. Olson claims New Hampshire as her home, but has somehow found herself in Texas. When she's not hiding from the heat, she's corralling her three wild, but adorable, children, dreaming up stories and eating peanut butter straight from the jar. She earned a bachelor's in English with minors in editing and French, which means she spent all of her university time reading and eating French pastries.

'A deliciously twisted gothic fantasy you'll want to read again and again, with characters you'll adore, prose that'll spellbind you, romance you'll swoon over, and a mystery that'll keep you guessing until the last stunning twist'
Diana Urban, author of These Deadly Games

Myra has a gift many would kidnap, blackmail, and worse to control: she's a portrait artist whose paintings alter people's bodies. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone. But one frigid night, the governor's wife discovers the truth and threatens to expose Myra if she does not complete a special portrait that would resurrect the governor's dead son.

Once she arrives at the legendary stone mansion, however, it becomes clear the boy's death was no accident. A killer stalks these halls - one disturbingly obsessed with portrait magic. Desperate to get out of the manor as quickly as possible, Myra turns to the governor's older son for help completing the painting before the secret she spent her life concealing makes her the killer's next victim.

'A heady blend of the fantastical, the murderous, and the romantic' Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review

'Marvelously magical and steeping with mystery' Adalyn Grace, author of All the Stars and Teeth

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'A deliciously twisted gothic fantasy you'll want to read again and again, with characters you'll adore, prose that'll spellbind you, romance you'll swoon over, and a mystery that'll keep you guessing until the last stunning twist'
Diana Urban, author of These Deadly Games