In This Dystopian World, Her Captivity Keeps Them Alive


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Ink Honey Blossom

A Novel by Liza Losada

Her Captivity is Their Salvation

Fifteen-year-old Ink has spent years imprisoned inside the Nectar House, where her suffering helps keep men alive.

Eight hundred years ago, the Blight Plague nearly wiped out the male population. Now only a powerful hallucinogen harvested from the golden Sonagachi tree can slow the incurable disease. But the drug works only when administered and catalyzed by imprisoned House Girls like Ink, who create elaborate trance-like experiences for their sick Blight customers—restoring the men’s health while steadily draining their own.

Years of captivity, betrayal, and exploitation have hardened Ink’s heart even as her body grows weaker. Locked inside a single room with little more than her books and her wits, she does what she can to make life less brutal for the other girls.

Then one night, a Blight arrives carrying a magical item that gives Ink something she has never had before: power.

And with it, the possibility of escape.

Ink Honey Blossom by Liza Losada is a dark, immersive fantasy about captivity, sacrifice, power, and a girl determined to reclaim her own life.


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.

Saturday, September 12, 3:30pm • Olney Library • Olney, MD

Book Launch! An Afternoon with Author Liza Losada at the Olney Library

Join Olney Library for a book launch celebration of Liza Losada's debut novel, Ink Honey Blossom! Q&A and light refreshments to follow. Copies of her book will be available for purchase/signing.

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