House of Roots and Ruin

Verity Tawmantok is eighteen, she is a skilled artist, and... she sees spirits. However, she does not know about it until she receives an invitation from the Duchess of Bloom to paint a portrait of her only son Alexander for his twentieth birthday. Verity understands that this is perhaps the only opportunity to escape from the suffocating care of her older sister and pave her own way into the future, so she runs away from the family estate, from the islands and for the first time in her life goes deep into the continent. The girl is fascinated by the beauty of the luxurious landscapes, as well as by the witty, incredibly handsome and gallant Alexander. But it is not long before she begins to be tormented by nightmares, and the dark side of Bloom appears through the sickly-sweet facade...