This book is available in two versions: with and without a colored edge. Once the colored edge edition is sold out, we will deliver the edition without the colored edge. “You are like a disease within me, begging never to be cured...” Lilia Vespertine is obsessed with uncovering the truth about her mother's death. She knows she hasn't imagined the strange parasites and investigates them on her own – with success. Her ambition is rewarded, and she receives a scholarship to the remote Dracadia University. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as Professor Devryck Bramwell, the expert in her field of research, teaches there. Together, they seek answers to her questions, but the young, aloof professor and the talented student constantly clash. However, "Doctor Death" knows more than he is willing to admit, and Lilia finds herself getting closer not only to the truth but also to him... A standalone novel by Keri Lake, the Queen of Gothic Romance.