The beautiful ones have claimed their vengeance. Now the dead are demanding justice.Virginia, 1848.The magnificent estate of Le Champ des Fleurs has burned, its darkest secrets exposed and its masters destroyed. But the reckoning is far from over.Cécile Lebon has escaped her family's shadow, only to find herself drawn into another wealthy household where terrible crimes lie buried beneath a veneer of Southern respectability.At Dewey House, a drowned mother wanders the gardens, searching for the daughter stolen from her years before. A little girl's cries echo through the locked nursery, and strange blue butterflies gather wherever the dead have unfinished business.The mysterious Fairhaven siblings have come to settle another debt. Adrian is determined to uncover the truth, Octavia has little patience for mortal excuses, and the dangerously charming Nicholas has taken a particular interest in Cécile.For the first time in her life, Cécile feels beautiful, desired, and free. But loving someone who may not be entirely human carries dangers she has only begun to understand.Meanwhile, Justin Dewey, a young scholar obsessed with the secrets of immortality, discovers evidence of an ancient covenant that could change everything he believes about life and death.As the ghosts of Dewey House reveal their terrible secrets, the living must confront crimes that no amount of wealth or influence can conceal.Because some souls cannot rest until the truth is told.And some debts can only be collected by the dead.The Dead Ones is the haunting second installment in M. L. Bullock's Field of Flowers trilogy, a Southern Gothic tale of restless spirits, forbidden attraction, ancient mysteries, and supernatural vengeance.
