A winter's promise book one of the mirror visitor quartet

Never in her life had Ophelia handled something even approaching such a phenomenon. Was it just a book, after all? It had the texture neither of vellum nor of rag paper. Awful to admit, but it resembled human skin, drained of its blood...What story was this strange document telling...And what was that message engraved on the base of the Reliquary--Never, on any account, attempt to destroy this Book--all about? Excerpted from A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.