The epic love story of a magical girl, the boy she left behind, and a deadly curse, now in paperback!

No matter how far she runs, the forest always comes for Emeline Lark, haunting her with its mysterious disappearances and its tales of fae magic. 

When her grandfather goes missing, Emeline is forced to venture into the woods to save him. There, Hawthorne Fell, a handsome and brooding tithe collector, brutally tries to dissuade her from searching, even as a magnetic spark ignites between them. 

Undeterred, Emeline enters the court of the fabled Wood King and makes a deal: her voice for her grandfather’s freedom. Little does she know, she’s stumbled into a curse that threatens the very existence of this eerie world she’s now trapped in. To survive, she’ll need to team up with the fiery yet secretive Hawthorne. If she fails, she’ll lose everything she holds dear. 

Devastating and romantic, in Kristen Ciccarelli’s A Dark Forgetting, everything has a cost.

PRAISE

"A tale for anyone who loves their fantasies lush, dark, and romantic." —Isabel Ibañez, #1 NYT and USA Today bestselling author of What the River Knows

“A tale comprised of deep emotion, sizzling romance, and a gripping mystery.” —Tricia Levenseller, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Shadows Between Us

“A timeless tale.” —Joan He, NYT bestselling author of The Ones We're Meant to Find

“Darkly gorgeous and moving . . .  Ciccarelli has created a hauntingly beautiful world.”
—Evelyn Skye, NYT bestselling author of The Crown’s Game

“Compelling and atmospheric . . . it will keep you spellbound until the very end.”
—Gita Trelease, author of the Enchantée series

"A spellbinding tale of magic, music, and sacrifice." - Publishers Weekly

"Precise in construction and style, with an elegant and eerie music motif, this easily earns a place on Stiefvater fans’ TBR lists."
—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Starred Review