Fantasy Bookclub Scotland Online Presents: Poison Daughter

This month we're heading to Lunameade, where one kiss from the wrong woman can be the last thing you ever do. Grab a cup of tea (or a goblet of something suspiciously purple) and join us from the comfort of your sofa for an evening of feminine rage and forbidden romance.

Sheila Masterson is the New York Times bestselling author behind this dark enemies-to-lovers standalone, and it's the book that has had romantasy readers everywhere yelling "why is nobody talking about this?!" Well, we're talking about it now.

About the Book
Harlow Carrenwell has a rather deadly gift. Anyone she kisses dies on the spot, and quite frankly she's fine with that. The youngest daughter of Lunameade's magical founding family has quietly made herself a monster to the men who hurt the women around her.

Her first husband is already six feet under, and her new betrothed was supposed to follow. There's just one problem. Henry Havenwood is immune to her poison, and now he knows exactly what she's been up to. To protect her family and her city, Harlow has to work out what the Havenwoods are really planning, without falling for the one man she can't kill.

Content Warnings
This one's a dark read, so please look after yourself and check these before joining us. The Poison Daughter deals with ableism, violence, murder, blood, references to sexual assault, poisoning, death, references to domestic violence, historical child abuse and neglect, grief, depression, PTSD, brief historical suicidal ideation, primal play, voyeurism and explicit consensual sex.

Our discussion will touch on some of these themes, but we'll always keep it respectful, and you're welcome to step away or turn your camera off at any point.