The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson – Hardcover

The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson is a USA Today bestselling standalone dark romantasy about a woman whose kiss is deadly and the one man who can survive it. This hardcover includes an exclusive bonus chapter.

Harlow Carrenwell, the poison-lipped youngest daughter of Lunameade’s magical founding family, uses her lethal gift to eliminate her parents’ enemies. In secret, she also hunts abusive men as a vigilante within the city’s walls.

Her first husband is already dead, and she expects her new betrothed to follow. Then she kisses a target who survives: Henry Havenwood, the very man she is supposed to marry.

Now Henry knows about her double life. To protect her secret and her city, Harlow must uncover why the Havenwoods have returned after years of silence. Trapped in a fortress surrounded by vampire-infested woods, she faces an impossible task: make the man who knows she is a killer fall in love with her.

Book and edition details

• Author: Sheila Masterson
• Format: Hardcover
• Standalone dark fantasy romance / romantasy
• Exclusive bonus chapter included in the hardcover
• Deluxe edition features sprayed edges and a full-color illustrated case, while supplies last
• USA Today bestseller

Tropes and themes

Enemies to lovers, marriage of inconvenience, forced proximity, feminine rage, vigilante heroine, touch her and die, vampires, primal/fear play, “Who did this to you,” and dual points of view.