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Gretchen is certain of only one thing: a monster is coming, and it will never go away hungry. Yet the further she investigates the mystery of what the witch is and how it chooses its victims, the more she wonders who the real monster is. Gretchen is determined to stop running and start fighting back. He tells her the witch isn't gone- it's lurking in the forest, preying on girls every year after Live Oak's infamous chocolate festival, and looking to make Gretchen it's next victim. Life seems idyllic and Gretchen and Ansel gradually forget their haunted past- until Gretchen meets handsome local outcast Samuel. They're invited to stay with Sophia Kelly, a beautiful candy maker who molds sugary magic: coveted treats that create confidence, bravery, and passion. Years later, when their stepmother casts Gretchen and Ansel out, they find themselves in sleepy Live Oak, South Carolina. Ever since, Gretchen and her brother, Ansel, have felt the long branches of the witch's forest threatening to make them disappear, too. As a child, Gretchen's twin sister was taken by a witch in the woods.
