The Thirteenth Child

Hazel Trepas has always known she wasn’t like her siblings. A thirteenth child,promised to one of the gods, she spends her childhood waiting for her benefactor—Merrick, the god of death—to arrive and take her away. When he does, he lays out exactly what he’s planned for Hazel’s future. She will become a great and celebrated healer. To aid her endeavors, Merrick blesses Hazel with a gift: the ability to instantly deduce the exact cure needed to treat the sick. But all gifts come with a price.... Hazel can see when Death has claimed a patient and is tasked with ending their suffering . . . permanently. Haunted by the ghosts of those she’s killed, Hazel longs to run. But destiny brings her to the royal court, where she meets Leopold, a rakish prince with a disdain for everyone and everything. And that’s where Hazel faces her biggest dilemma yet: Should she save the life of a king marked to die? Hazel knows what she is meant to do and what her heart is urging her toward, but what will happen if she goes against the will of Death himself? How do we justify the impossible choices we make for the ones we love?