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In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad with jealousy. That’s why they’re banished for their 16th year, to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. But not all of them will make it home alive. Sixteen-year-old Tierney James dreams of a better life - a society that doesn’t pit friend against friend or woman against woman, but as her own grace year draws near, she quickly realizes that it’s not just the brutal elements they must fear.

Determined to find her mother when she disappears, Ash follows her to Quivara, Kansas, the spiritual commune she escaped long ago. But something sinister and ancient waits among the rustling cornstalks of this village lost to time. Her mother is nowhere to be found, but Ash is plagued by memories of her ancestor, Katia, which harken back to the town's history of unrequited love, murder, alchemy, and immortality. Charming traditions give way to a string of deaths. And Ash feels herself drawn to Dane, a mysterious, forbidden boy with secrets of his own.

Ash may have escaped the immortal-worshipping cult that killed her mother, but the love of her life is still under its thrall. Dane has been possessed by his diabolical ancestor Coronado, a man who's fabulously wealthy, dripping with fame, and the leader of Europe's most dangerous immortal network. Dane begs Ash to join him at Coronado's castle in Spain, and swears that his blood bond with Ash is stronger than Coronado's hold over him. Ash is desperate to help Dane vanquish Coronado without having to sacrifice herself to the darkness.

In Garner County heißt es, junge Frauen hätten die Macht, Ehemänner aus ihren Betten zu locken und Jungen in den Wahnsinn zu treiben. Um ihnen diese Kräfte auszutreiben, werden sie für ein Jahr aus ihrem Dorf verbannt. Wer zurückkommt, wird verheiratet oder landet im Arbeitshaus. Doch es kommen nie alle lebend zurück. Und so ist Tierney nur in ihren Träumen frei, umgeben von Rebellinnen. Als ihr eigenes Gnadenjahr beginnt, spürt sie, wie tief der Hass verwurzelt ist. Ihr wird klar, dass nicht die brutalen Wilderer, die ihnen auflauern, die größte Gefahr darstellen.

Nessuno parla mai dell'anno di grazia. È proibito. Nella Garner County, tutte le ragazze, al compimento del loro sedicesimo anno, vengono bandite dalla comunità e obbligate a vivere nella foresta per un anno, affinché sfoghino la loro magia nella natura selvaggia per poi tornare nella civiltà, sempre che sopravvivano, purificate e pronte per il matrimonio.