When Hanna returns to her frozen Finnish homeland for her father's funeral, she discovers his body is missing—and learns he's trapped in Tuonela, the mythical realm of the dead. A mysterious stranger named Rasmus offers to guide her through the River of Shadows into this dark, monster-filled underworld to rescue him, and Hanna will do anything for a second chance with her estranged father. But when she comes face-to-face with Tuoni, the god of death himself, he offers her an impossible bargain: marry him and spend eternity as his wife, and he'll free her father. This dark fantasy romance is a stunning reimagining of Finnish mythology that will have you swooning over a dangerous immortal while questioning what you'd really sacrifice for love.

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