Winter has descended on Hawthorne Hollow like a chilly blanket, and all Scout Randall wants to do with her days is snuggle in bed with her gas station chicken and wait for spring to arrive. Nothing in her life ever goes the way she planned, however.

There are gods afoot, as if Scout didn’t have enough to deal with. The Nordic goddess Skadi is in town, and she has something specific on her mind.

With the new lamia apex down for the count—whether she’ll survive her ultimate transition, nobody can say—Scout thinks she has some breathing room to get to know the family that’s only recently come to town. Instead, she’s got a god to deal with, and Skadi means business.

Scout’s magic is ever-evolving but is she strong enough to face a god?When another god arrives hellbent on fighting it out with the first god, Scout thinks things can’t get worse. She’s wrong.

Things can always get worse. A god fight is not what Scout was anticipating it.

It’s upon her, though. Worse, it seems one of the gods might be partnering with the lamia apex with domination on their minds.

What does that mean? An end for them all. Scout has been reticent about facing her new reality.

She’s out of time, though. She either has to agree to take on the mantle of the pixie apex, or Hawthorne Hollow—and ultimately the world—will fall into ruin.

It’s time for a war. Is Scout ready?.