River rents the guesthouse behind Violet’s crumbling estate, and as eerie grim things start to happen, Violet begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard. Is river just a crooked-smiling liar with pretty eyes and a mysterious past? Or could he be something more? Violet’s grandmother always warned her about the devil, but she never said he could be a dark-haired boy who takes naps in the sun, who likes coffee, who kisses you in a cemetery… Who makes you want to kiss back. Violets already so knee-deep in love, she can’t see straight. And that’s just how River likes it. **ware on top and bottom corners of book, crease in spine of dustcover