PREDATORY NATURES

When Lara Williams gets a summer job aboard the luxury train the Banebury, she thinks she's landed a five-star escape from her past. Even after she learns that her ex-friend Rhys, who she definitely did not have feelings for before their relationship imploded, is one of her co-workers, she's determined to make things work.

But on the first day of their journey, the trip takes a strange turn. Two mysterious carriages filled with an array of beautiful and rare plants are attached to the Banebury in the middle of the night. And with them comes a pair of siblings.

Wealthy, mysterious, and charismatic, Gwen and Gwydion claim the plants they're transporting are for research, but Lara can't shake the feeling that there's something . . .

otherworldly about the strange blooms. Something that will stop at nothing to ensure the Banebury never reaches its destination. Soon Lara will learn: You can't outrun your troubles.

You have to grab them by their roots. And if she can't unearth the secrets of the Banebury, they might drag her down for good . .