Gentlest of Wild Things

-Joyous, wonderous and healing- - GRACE LI-Delightful- - BEA FITZGERALD-A shimmering thread of love between women- - SAMANTHA SHANNON?-Dazzlingly imaginative- THE GUARDIAN-Wild and tender- AM-IE WEN ZHAO-Exquisitely written and poignantly romantic- - PASCALE LACELLEOn the island of Zakynthos, nothing is more powerful than Desire-love itself, bottled and sold to the highest bidder by Leandros, a power-hungry descendent of the god Eros.Eirene and her beloved twin sister, Phoebe, have always managed to escape Desire-s thrall. Until Leandros- wife dies mysteriously and he sets his sights on Phoebe. Determined to keep her sister safe, Eirene strikes a bargain with Leandros: if she can complete the four elaborate tasks he sets her, he will find another bride. But it soon becomes clear that the tasks are part of something bigger; something related to Desire and Lamia, the strange, neglected daughter Leandros keeps locked away.Lamia knows her father hides her for her own protection, though as