A handmaiden left for dead and an immortal mercenary cursed to die and come back to life everyday find themselves bound together on a journey to get their wishes granted. Flora is a handmaiden to the princess of Kaer-Ise, but when the kingdom is ransacked Flora pretends to be the princess to save her... and in turn is sexually assaulted and left for dead. That is until the legendary Ankou, a monster hunting mercenary cursed to immortality comes upon her and rescues her after seeing the scars on her hand... that just might be the first step in helping him find the cure to his curse and allow him to finally die. Flora and the Ankou, also known as Lazarus strike a bargain, he teaches her his monster hunting craft and in turn she helps him find a way to break his curse. Soon they find themselves joined by a magician and fighting monsters, breaking curses, solving mysteries, and racing against a ticking clock as Lazarus’s curse is slowly changing and consuming his body... changing him into “something” else. Flora will have to find a way to cure Lazarus or kill him, but can she kill the one person who has comforted her, become her friend, understood her, and maybe even with whom she’s fallen in love with. This was a beautiful story about two people who have suffered traumatic events, who are healing, and whose inner strength is astounding. This is a story about healing, about starting anew, and about growing. I absolutely fell in love with it and with the soft romance and the fun monster battles and the mystery adventure. So yes, please do read this!