Once upon a time, a young woman with cleverness to spare takes redemption into her own capable hands; a man's precarious fate, challenged by a careless mistake, is irreversibly twisted; a cheated lover resurrects from her grave to plot a bloody vengeance; a castle born from night presents an irresistible lure. In this anthology of fairytales for the modern era, Olivie Blake brings you four tales of romantic noir, each one an improbable foray into dark comedy, seductive horror, and above all, the inescapable temptation of love.