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When a violent storm tears Guest away from everything she knows, she awakens in Oz—a cursed kingdom where the skies bleed lightning, forests whisper the names of the dead, and the infamous yellow brick road is paved with the bones of those who never made it home. Desperate to return to her world, Guest follows the road toward the Emerald City, where the mysterious Wizard supposedly possesses the power to send her home. But she soon discovers that Oz is ruled by something far more sinister than magic: fear, bloodshed, and a beautiful lie that has kept the kingdom enslaved for centuries. Along the way, three dangerous men become entangled in her fate. The first is a wicked, sharp-tongued scarecrow who wears a crooked hat and hides a brilliant mind behind a sinister grin. He claims he has no heart, yet he watches with an unsettling fascination that borders on obsession. The second is a feral, golden-eyed lion with the face of a man and the soul of a beast. Fierce, possessive, and dangerously protective, he insists he knows what lurks in the darkness better than anyone. He might be the only creature in Oz capable of keeping alive—or the one most likely to destroy anyone who dares touch her. The third is a silent knight encased in battered black steel, a masked warrior whose past is drenched in blood. He swears loyalty to no one, yet repeatedly places himself between and death. Beneath his cold armor lies a man who has forgotten how to love, and who fears what might happen if she teaches him again. But the deeper Guest travels into Oz, the more the kingdom begins to change around her. The scarecrow's riddles become warnings. The lion's instincts become terrifyingly accurate. And the knight's devotion grows into something neither of them can explain. They aren't simply traveling companions. Each man is bound to Oz by an ancient curse, and may be the key to breaking all three. As witches hunt her, the Wizard sends assassins after her, and the Emerald City reveals its monstrous secrets, Guest must decide whether returning home is worth abandoning the men who have come to love her in their own dark, imperfect ways. The scarecrow offers wicked temptation and a mind that can match hers. The lion offers fierce devotion, raw passion, and a beast that would burn the world for her. The knight offers a love forged in sacrifice, a loyalty that never wavers, and a darkness only she can reach. But what if Guest doesn't want to choose just one? In a kingdom where love is considered a weakness and desire can become a deadly enchantment, she may discover that she doesn't have to surrender her heart to a single man. She can choose the scarecrow, the lion, the knight—or all three, if she dares to claim a love that refuses to fit the rules of their broken world. Because the Wizard isn't afraid of returning home. He's afraid of what will happen if she stays. And the most terrifying secret of Oz is that the three men destined to protect her might be the very monsters who could help her destroy it.