She came to Laurel Haven prepared to die. He refuses to let that be the end of their story.

Poppy Everwood has spent months keeping Luke Murphy exactly where she thinks he belongs: close enough to trust, but far enough away that losing her won't destroy him.

Luke saved her life once. Since then, friendship and the healing lessons they share have given Poppy more reasons than she cares to admit to want him. But every woman in her bloodline who came to Laurel Haven died there, and Poppy has always expected to meet the same fate. Falling for Luke would mean offering him a future she doesn't believe she will live long enough to share.

Luke wants far more than friendship, but he knows pushing Poppy is the surest way to make her retreat. So he has been patient, waiting for her to stop hiding behind sharp words and careful boundaries.

He may be done waiting.

With the other three crystals burning, Poppy is determined to find the final one, power it, and help the coven destroy the Shadespawn. She is willing to risk her magic, her blood, and even her life to finish what brought her to Laurel Haven.

Her heart is the one thing she intends to keep out of it.

But the final crystal will reveal itself only when it is ready, and Luke may be the one person stubborn enough to make Poppy question the future she has already accepted.

A friends-to-lovers romance with a prickly fire witch, a lightning-wielding healer who already saved her once, and one last chance to turn a death sentence into a life worth fighting for.

Book 4 in the Laurel Haven Witches series. Start from the beginning with Rue the Slay, available now.