Small town, big problems. I arrived in Whispering Pines to find my father's killers and punish them. I succeeded in the first part of my mission, but when it came to the second part, I hit a wall. How do you punish a demon spirit? From everything I'd learned so far, that's what killed not only my father but also my powerful mother all those years ago. My mother was the only one who could destroy the spirits. I wished I knew how she did it. Looking for clues, I searched the house for her grimoire, hoping she had one. But the clue arrived in a more alluring form than I'd expected. A rude but also maddeningly enticing demon showed up on my doorstep to tell me that it was all my fault. Mom protected this town from the spirits. No one had seen them for twenty-five years, and I was the one who let hell loose. Though, there was a silver lining. He promised to teach me how to stop the disaster I created. But he never promised I would succeed. And if I didn't, there would be no one to blame but myself.