In this dazzling romantic fantasy that perfectly blends political intrigue with death magic, a dancer-turned-princess must destroy one king to save another in this daring sequel to A Dance of Lies.

Once a dancer, now a disgraced princess on the run, Vasalie Moran is caught in the middle of a war between Miridran and Brisendale, her father on one throne and a cursed King Anton on the other.

A witness to her father's horrific crimes, Vasalie is the only one who can undermine his rule, but finding allies powerful enough to stop his invasion of Miridran is proving difficult-and worse, King Anton is no longer himself. He doesn't remember anything about her or their time together at the Gathering, making his decision to descend into the Realm of Souls-and abandon his kingdom-all the more devastating.

But Anton isn't the only one who can step between the worlds of the living and the dead, and Vasalie soon follows after him. Determined to save the man she loves and stop the war she helped instigate, Vasalie has one chance to break the curse and convince Anton to reclaim his throne-assuming she can survive the sacrifices it will cost her to try.