In Emily Thiede's debut fantasy "This Vicious Grace," a gift from the gods turns into a curse. Alessia's magic is supposed to magnify her partner's abilities, but instead, she has three weddings, followed by three funerals — every suitor she touches dies. As demons bear down on her home island, the locals are convinced that their only hope is to kill Alessia. In search of protection as she tries to find a magical partner before it's too late, Alessia hires Dante, a bodyguard with a dark past. He may turn out to be the key to her future — or he might be her doom.