Ellenora Morgrave has a problem letting go. When her emotions grow unruly, people tend to rise from the dead—and refuse to return to the grave. In a kingdom where necromancy is relegated to investigating crimes—a government wing led by Ella's father—her out-of-control powers could lead to the end for her and her family. But when her father is murdered and her stepfamily stands to inherit not just his estate but his post as head necromancer—the only job where Ella's magic could not only be protected but valued—Ella takes matters into her own hands and overturns graves, both literal and figurative, in pursuit of her father's killer.
Prince Silas has a problem hanging on. As the sole heir to the kingdom, he's used to the things he cares about being torn away, including Ella, the wild and slightly terrifying girl with a penchant for collecting wounded creatures he fell for in his youth. But when Ella comes crashing back into his life, claiming the murder of her father might be tied not only to growing suspicion in the court but also the death of his valet, Silas disobeys his order to stay away from the necromancer's daughter, and the pair pursues an increasingly worrying set of clues.
Together, Ella and Silas dig up a conspiracy, old wounds, and the dead. But setting things right will test the walls they've built to protect themselves, and as Prince Silas realizes he's found something worth holding onto, Ella may be forced to finally let go.
