From Shea Enshaw, author of two New York Times bestselling and Oregon Book Award-winning books, The Curse of the Sea and The Wood of Lost Things are first bundled together in a set with a beautiful metallic bookmark.
The curse of the sea
Two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for allegedly committing witchcraft. Stones were tied to their ankles, and they drowned in the deep waters that border the city.
Now, for a brief period of time—every June 1st until the summer solstice—legend has it that the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three young girls so that, through them, they can seek their revenge by seducing and drowning boys to death.
But when the bodies of local boys begin to appear on the coast, a climate of distrust and fear grips the town, triggering a veritable witch hunt.
The forest of lost things
Since the dawn of fairy tales, we've been taught to fear what lurks in the dark woods, and the forests surrounding the small town of Fir Haven are even more sinister. When you sleep, the forest will allow you safe passage. But if awakened, be prepared to run.
Nora Walker comes from a long line of natural witches who share a special connection to the Wicker Woods, and it is this connection that leads her to Oliver Huntsman, the boy who disappeared during the worst blizzard in years. He was supposedly dead, but was found alive in the woods, with no memory of what happened while he was missing.
But Nora can sense Oliver's presence awakening the forest, and it doesn't take long before she realizes that to keep the trees asleep, she'll need to discover how the boy survived in the woods, and what brought him there in the first place. However, Oliver has secrets of his own, because it seems he wasn't the only one who disappeared that fateful night two weeks ago...
