I've always been the black sheep of the family—the weird goth girl who had an obsession with the dead. So when I left home for college with a major in science, no one should have been surprised.

But the whole family has shunned me. None of them would speak to me except my cousin, who was second runner-up on the family's list of no-gooders since she ran away to join a biker gang. We keep in touch but haven't seen each other in years.

Until she shows up on campus, covered in blood, asking for help. 'Cause, where else do you go to find a safe haven when you've got a body to get rid of other than a morgue, putting all my hard work at risk.

Now I have a choice to make: Help the Royal Harlots and become one of them, or pick out a coffin cause this ain't a family you can walk away from.