Contents

Author’s Note

Prologue: An Invitation

Chapter 1: Invidioso

Chapter 2: Everyone Wants to Be Us

Chapter 3: Vero Roseto

Chapter 4: The Gardener

Chapter 6: Basement Games

Chapter 7: The Fail Festival

Chapter 8: The Wishing Rose

Chapter 9: Jackpot

Chapter 10: The Old Grant

Chapter 11: A Thousand Thorns

Chapter 12: Mama Bianchi

Chapter 13: Rot Creates Sweetness

Chapter 14: The Curse

Chapter 15: The Ben Rules

Chapter 16: The Return of the Rossis

Chapter 17: A Spark, Then Smoke

Chapter 18: The Secret Rule

Chapter 19: Twin Curses

Chapter 20: Bed & Breakfast & Betrayal

Chapter 21: Origin of the Beasts

Chapter 22: My Ex Loved Shit Like This

Chapter 23: Thorny for You

Chapter 24: Electricity Meets Water

Chapter 25: Nightmares Return

Chapter 26: Ti Auguro

Chapter 27: The Evil Eye

Chapter 28: The Rose Festival

Chapter 29: Goodbye, Pumpkin

Chapter 30: The Envy Club

Chapter 31: Wish Un-Granted

Epilogue: Grato: Four Months Later

Acknowledgments

About the Author