Book excerpt: Atalanta never wanted to be the reason for her friends’ suffering, but you can’t lie your way out of rock bottom. Six months have passed since the swamp battle, and Atalanta Capp is not well. Consumed with guilt and grief, she’s plagued with terrible nightmares, has broken up with Tristan, and is lying to her closest friend. In order to mend her strained relationships, Atalanta agrees to attend a house party to meet Tristan’s friends and consequently his new girlfriend. The fun-filled night takes a turn for the worst when she finds herself fighting an undead witch from the past. When Bridgette and Tristan don’t believe that witches are rising from the grave, Atalanta forces herself to put her grief and heartache aside and use her huntress skills to unravel the mystery in order to prove she is not losing her mind. As she gets closer to the truth, bodies with devoured souls start piling up, forcing Atalanta to confront the demons of her past that keep making her remember how she failed her mother, herself, and her friends. But when a witch gets too close to killing a new friend she wants to care about, Atalanta realizes her greatest fear is true—she still can’t protect anyone. However, if she doesn’t learn to forgive her mistakes and trust in her Captrix talents, more people around her will die, and this time, Atalanta won’t be able to recover…