In the quiet village of Briarhollow, survival means treating impossible things like dangerous weather. The mortal world frays at the edge of the dark briarwood veil, and the villagers know to ward their doors with iron, salt, and rowan. But when the blackthorn hedge begins to sing with an unnatural, hungry melody, Emma Hall knows that grief is asking for a chair at the table. Blessed-and cursed-with true-sight, Emma can pierce glamours to see the terrifying truth beneath. So when a strangely beautiful, frost-rimmed flower is left on a neighbor's doorstep, Emma sees it for what it truly is: not a gift, but a sinister warning desperate to be invited inside. With the veil's magic pressing closer to her home and a mysterious mark waiting beneath her skin, Emma must rely on her wits and saltcloth armor to keep the dark forest at bay.