The Poison Diaries — Maryrose Wood

A dark gothic tale of romance and murder In the right dose everything is a poison Jessamine has spent her whole life in a cottage close to her father s apothecary garden surrounded by medicinal plants and herbs that could kill her although her father has never allowed her into the most dangerous part of the grounds the poison garden And so she s never had reason to be afraid until now Because now a newcomer has come to live with the family a quiet but strangely attractive orphan boy named Weed Though Weed doesn t say much in words he has an instant talent for the apothecary s trade seeming to possess a close bond with the plants of the garden Soon he and Jessamine also share a close bond But little does Jessamine know that passion can be just as poisonous as the deadliest plants in the garden for behind Weed s instinctive way in the garden is a terrible secret The plants can talk to him and not just the kind ones that can heal but the ruthless ones that can kill too