Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs to use the one weapon she and Queen Irina have in commonâmagic. Sheâll have to be stronger, faster, and more powerful than Irina, the most dangerous sorceress Ravenspire has ever seen.
In the neighboring kingdom of Eldr, when Prince Kolâs father and older brother are killed by an invading army of magic-wielding ogres, the second-born prince is suddenly given the responsibility of saving his kingdom. To do that, Kol needs magic of his ownâand the only way to get it is to make a deal with the queen of Ravenspire, promise to become her personal huntsmanâand bring her Lorelaiâs heart.
But Lorelai is nothing like Kol expectedâbeautiful, fierce, and unstoppableâand despite dark magic, Lorelai is drawn in by the passionate and troubled king. Fighting to stay one step ahead of the dragon huntsmanâwho she likes far more than she shouldâLorelai does everything in her power to ruin the wicked queen. But Irina isnât going down without a fight, and her final move may cost the princess the one thing she still has left to lose.
C.J. Redwine is a New York Times bestselling author of speculative fiction, a diehard lover of going to the movies, and a believer in fairytales. She keeps a six-foot tall Loki figure in her office and will argue the merits of Batman vs. Superman with anyone she meets. She once accidentally punched herself in the face on a ride at Disneyland. She doesnât recommend it.