Ink Honey Blossom

Her Captivity Is Their Salvation.

Beyond the iron bars of Ink’s only window, grows a mass murderer of little girls in the form of a lush, golden tree. Eight hundred years ago, the Blight Plague almost wiped out the male population. Only the hallucinogen culled from the Sonagachi tree can slow the progression of the incurable disease. If not for the drug administered and catalyzed by imprisoned House Girls around the world, men would die young and by the thousands. 

Each night, fifteen-year-old Ink and her friends at The Nectar House use the powerful hallucinogen to curate a bespoke trance-like experience which prolongs the life of their sick Blight customers by replenishing their health while simultaneously depleting their own. Years of captivity and the betrayal that got her sold have toughened Ink’s heart while her body weakens every day. Ink has no power, no freedom, and little sympathy. 

Armed only with her wits and locked in her one room library, she tries to improve the brief and brutal life of the other House Girls. Then a Blight arrives with a magical item that grants Ink an unprecedented ability and the possibility of escape. 

About the Author

Liza Losada is an advanced practice nurse psychotherapist specializing in post-traumatic stress disorder and adolescent psychology. As a trained psychedelic psycho-therapist, she has worked in research studying the use of psychedelic drugs in the treatment of mental health disorders. She holds a degree in literature from Wesleyan University and a master’s in psychiatric nursing from the University of Maryland. Her work is inspired by the intersection of her clinical career, her cultural background, and the resilience of her patient population. When not putting her protagonists in peril, she lives in Maryland where she enjoys making dioramas and book art alongside her family and two wonder pups. Ink Honey Blossom is her first published novel.