About the book: year / Nilla plans to take the book of spells and escape from Roseward Island once and for all. But when a magical storm blows and brings a small, mysterious outcast, Nilla and Soran hide in the lighthouse until the storm passes. They are locked up and cannot hide from their growing sympathy. But fate is against them. Soran knows that the nightmare he created will not remain in chains for long. He must convince Nilla to leave him, to escape Roseward, before she becomes another victim of the Maid of Thorns. And Nilla sees that the moment is approaching when she will betray Soran. He won't forgive her, but how can she do otherwise? Dad's life depends on fulfilling her mission. Will two souls find their way through the tangled thickets of lies and mistrust? Or the thorns will separate them... forever?