An alchemical gothic fantasy of resurrection, debt, and forbidden bargains.
Death is not an ending. It is an agreement.
Ethan Lowe, a restless apothecary, has spent years chasing the forbidden art of resurrection. When his final experiment goes too far, it is his apprentice-Lenora Carter-who must decide whether to let him go... or to follow the trail of ink, bone, and blood he left behind.
But life is not given back freely. It is bargained for. And when Lenora calls Ethan back across the Veil, she discovers the price: a hollow hunger in the man she once trusted, and a ledger that records every promise left unpaid.
As the shimmer spreads and the Veil presses against their frost-bound town, Lenora must confront the truth: Ethan's return is not salvation but a debt that threatens to consume them all.
Haunting, lyrical, and steeped in gothic alchemy, The Silence Bargains is perfect for readers of Mexican Gothic, Gideon the Ninth, and Piranesi-a tale of love, loyalty, and the terrible price of defying death.