They were never meant to find the Carnival again.
But once the velvet door opens, desire, memory, and danger all begin to blur.
Rowan Hale thought the Carnival was only a fever dream, a strange night that left behind a pendant, a few missing hours, and a hunger they could not explain. But when the Carnival returns beneath a full moon, Rowan is pulled back into a world where the impossible is real, the beautiful is dangerous, and the one person they cannot forget may not be human at all.
What begins as an obsession becomes a summons.
What begins as desire becomes a choice.
And what waits beyond the silver path could cost Rowan everything they thought made them real.
Inside the Carnival, rules bend, mirrors lie, and every wonder has teeth. Rowan must navigate ancient secrets, a growing bond to the elusive Maris, and the terrifying truth that some doors should never be opened twice. But when love, identity, and survival collide, the only way forward may be to surrender to the night.
