With the heat of a kiss, the walls between Alizeh, the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom, and Kamran, the crown prince of the Ardunian empire, have crumbled. And so have both of their lives.
Alizeh, the heir to the Jinn throne, is destined to free her people from the half-lives theyβve been forced to live under human rule. When Kamran, the heir to the human throne, falls in love with her, heβs forced to question everything heβs been taught about Jinn.
Kamranβs grandfather lays dead at the hand of Cyrus, ruler of the neighboring kingdom of Tulan. Cyrus has stolen Alizeh away to his homeland and plans to marry her there, giving her everything she needs to become the Jinn queenβand when she assumes the throne he will have fulfilled his own bargain with the devil.
Alizeh wants nothing to do with Cyrusβs deal or the devil. But without a way to escape Tulan, and with the fulfillment of her own destiny tantalizingly close, sheβll have to decide whether she can set aside her emotions to become the queen her people need.
Kamran, meanwhile, is picking up the pieces in Ardunia. Facing betrayal at every turn, all he knows is that he must go to Tulan to avenge his grandfather. He can only hope that Alizeh will be waiting for him thereβand that she hasnβt yet become the queen of Tulan.
Tahereh Mafi is the #1 New York Times bestselling, #1 international bestselling, and National Book Awardβnominated author of over a dozen books, including Shatter Me: Series One and Shatter Me: Series Two, the Woven Kingdom series, A Very Large Expanse of Sea, and An Emotion of Great Delight. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages. She lives in Southern California with her husband, fellow author Ransom Riggs, and their family. Visit her online at taherehmafi.com.