The Picture of Dorian Gray gets a Southern gothic makeover in this spicy retelling of Oscar Wildes classicHes the most beautiful man Ive ever seenand the most dangerous Eternally young and full of a brilliant passion that may ultimately be the end of me my perfect Dorian GrayThe painting thats kept Dorian Gray flawless for over a century is beginning to fall apart rotted by his life of reckless decadence Desperate he seeks out the only person who might be able to save him a talented young painter descended from Dorians first loveBaz may have the same magical gift as her ancestor but shes vowed never to paint anyones likeness again Haunted by the memory of the terrible price her talent can exact she swears she will not be swayed not even by the seductive words dripping like venom from the lips of the most beautiful man shes ever metYet as Dorian tries to persuade Baz by any means possible they become aware of a darker deadlier magic awakening around them Dangerous forces long dormant have been stirred by Bazs presenceand are determined to have her no matter the costAs tensions rise and desire flares everhotter Baz and Dorian become trapped in a complex web of conflicting...