Peeta Mellark didn't ask for this. He didn't ask for his father to anger a sorceress and cause her to cast a spell on his castle and all who lived in it. He didn't ask for his father to make a deal with the sorceress to spare himself and his two elder sons exchange for his youngest son being turned into a creature no sane person could ever love and to be left alone, cast aside as a freak. But that is what he received. And just as a neglected spoon tarnishes, as did the heart of the once caring boy. His only chance to break the wretched curse is to love someone and to have her love him in return before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose that will begin wilting at his 25th birthday. Poor Peeta loses all hope by the time his birthday arrives. That is until he meets Katniss Everdeen, a young huntress who comes to be his prisoner. But while he loves her, he has little hope. After all, how can anyone see any beauty in such an ugly beast.

Bright and delicate, Aelia Raelynn dreams of a life with freedom. Maybe a garden too. A life where not even her boyfriend will keep her chained to the earth. Cold-hearted and arrogant, Amos Ford Ayers is one of the most famous motorcycle racers across America. He's mysterious and lethal. Desperate for revenge. At least that's what he lets the world see. A dark secret and a bunch of sunflowers are the only thing that connects them . . . Or not?