A01=Markelle Grabo
Author_Markelle Grabo
Category=YFH
Category=YFJB
dark
dark fairy tale
dark forest
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family curse
fantasy
gothic
isolated estate
LGBTQ
lush
manor house
romance
romantic
sacrifice
sapphic
turn of the century
young adult
Product details
- ISBN 9798890033925
- Dimensions: 135 x 208mm
- Publication Date: 18 May 2026
- Publisher: Page Street Publishing Co.
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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To free her cousin from an indentured contract, Katrien agrees to fulfil their lord’s bargain with the fabled “Redwood Man.” Three maids before her have posed as his stepdaughter, Lady Zaviera, and met this lord of the forest as promised. But Katrien means to be the first to fool him - and live.
Impersonating a Lady is no easy feat, especially one as beautiful and aloof as Zaviera. With one month before she’s sent off, Katrien is put through endless lessons, even as the Redwood Man’s suffocating vines overtake the manor and threaten its staff.
Zaviera takes a special interest in her training, and their shared interests grow into shared affections. But the Redwood Man awaits his prize. Caught between duty and desire, her future, and her past, Katrien must navigate a tricky bargain - or risk failing those she holds dearest.
Markelle Grabo retells the fairy tales that frustrate her, which, based on that guideline, could include nearly all of them. She earned her master's degree in creative writing for children and young adults from Hamline University and lives in Illinois with her partner and their two cats, Matcha and Kava. She is the author of Call Forth a Fox.
