Witch of Wild Things

A Flores woman once offended the old gods, and the family has carried the curse ever since: every woman born to it has a touch of magic. Sage Flores has avoided her relatives and their gifts since her younger sister Sky died. Eight years on, she comes back to her hometown, reluctantly.

Sage returns to her old job at Cranberry Rose Company, where she can talk to plants. She uses that ability to track down unusual heritage specimens in the lands around town. The work feels as familiar to her as a worn sweater.

Her partner on the search is Tennessee Reyes, who broke her heart in high school. She never got over it. As they work side by side, the tender moments they once shared come back, and Sage starts to feel something new for the man he has become. The romance is a second-chance one.

She has little room for it. Rare plants need finding, Sky's ghost keeps bringing her coffee, and another sister's anger fills the sky with lightning. Being near Tenn feels like standing in an open field before a summer storm.