Gillian Armstead-BancroftPride of the East Side and once-perfect bruja, wife, and motheris going to spend her summer getting good at being bad.

The first time she left Freedom, Kansas, behind, she did it by doing everything right.

This time, shell hide from the large Mexican American family welcoming her home and work in secret to break the curse thats erased her magical life. Only by doing it allwrongcan Gillian get herself and her two children away from the ghosts of her hometown by summers end.

Nicky Mendoza is an answer to herprayers. He was the practical solution to the problem of her virginity when they were younger, and now, as a gorgeous artist in town for only a weekend, hes the ideal man to launch her down the path of ruination.

But Gillian isnt the only one whos cursed.

Nicky has been plagued by his furtive, enduring love for her as long as hes been haunted by hiscadejo, the phantom black dog that stalks his psyche. Hell stick around to be whatever Gillian needs him to be this summerbut he won’t touch her.Touching her, then watching her leave again, would ruinhimfor good.