WHAT HURT US by MAGGIE GATES

WHAT HURT US by MAGGIE GATESAsking Layla Mousavi to be my fake fianc wasnt the weirdest thing I had done this week. It didnt even crack the top ten. Not when my days were filled with escaped pigs, radioactive casseroles, and cow induced car crashes. The population of Falls Creek, North Carolina, is a collective menace to society. Layla thought the first line of her orientation packet was a joke, but she soon realized it was all facts. After only a few hours on the job, the whip

Everyone loves Willow Lancaster

and her best friend’s brother

Despite Diana's reluctance to break her rule

Kai’s seen her hideaway

and I start to remember everything

Once a decade

our relationship becomes corrupted in ways that bring us closer together

The first time I see the love of my life since he broke my heart

And if she lets herself break her rules

Spoiler: they get a lot of tacos together

Don't read it if you don't want to ruin the story for yourself

The New York Times bestselling author of The Ex Hex and The Kiss Curse brightens up the Winter Solstice with another delightfully spooky novel following Bowen Penhallow and the girl he feels strangely drawn to—especially when she becomes his only hope of salvation after a strong spell sends them to a Yuletide celebration