Property law was never meant to be this possessive.
When the most powerful witch in the Enchanted District dies and leaves behind a sentient mansion with opinions about its next owner, Bella gets an invitation she can't refuse—literally. Thanks to a decades-old blood magic contract, she's magically bound to help the heir navigate a series of deadly trials designed by a house that's pickier about its residents than a Manhattan co-op board.
The catch? If she fails, she loses her magic forever. The bigger catch? The heir is someone from her past she can't quite remember, the trials seem designed to kill them both, and she's pretty sure someone is cheating.
Between dodging magical death traps, investigating supernatural sabotage, and trying not to think about how good the enigmatic grim reaper looks in black, Bella has her hands full. Add in a charming motorcycle mechanic who keeps bringing her coffee and asking her out, plus an eleven-year-old daughter who thinks chocolate belongs in marinara sauce, and you've got a recipe for chaos.
Good thing Bella's always been excellent at thinking on her feet. She's going to need every trick she knows—legal and magical—to survive long enough to figure out who's trying to kill her, why a house has such strong opinions about its heir, and whether she's brave enough to risk everything for the kind of life she never thought she could have.
