Heather, alleged Snatching Hag of the north, mother to Eloise and wife to Liam Wayward, was once simply known as Heather of Haymire: last Weaver witch of the Council of the East Grove, successor to the Fair witch before her, and unfavored second maiden of the Fairwell Inn. Before the arrival of Liam, the young apprentice from Grey Harbor, young Heather was an utter quaintrelle with a life marked only by the change of seasons and tedious chores. But the haunting shadows of Hunts past and Hunts to be leave a witch's mind troubled. Never had Heather truly dared to leave her home until she had to. Somewhere, on a distant horizon, she dreams a witch might find freedom. Perhaps Liam will be the one to help her embrace it. Knowing what awaits at the end of her story, Heather must face what the cost of freedom, and magics, must be; For what is the life of a Tender Witch worth if it is not lived with love?