A dark, gothic tale of romance... and murder.
Part of the grippingly dark series, The Poison Diaries.

Our heroine, Jessamine, has lost her faith in the men she loved, and her innocence as well. She turns to the dark side and plots to kill her father, using his own poisons, before becoming an assassin, a poisoner for hire. Can she recover from her heartache and reunite with her true love, Weed? Find out in this thrilling story where poisons, darkness and horror are a part of everyday life, and love is the only cure.

This book is part of a book series called The Poison Diaries .

This book has been graded for interest at 13-16 years.

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Maryrose Wood grew up on Long Island and moved to New York City at the age of 17. She currently lives in Manhattan with her two children. She is the author of the children's book series The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place.