480 pages | Trade Paperback

The first book in an epic new series about a princess hiding a dark secret and the con man she must trust to clear her name for her fathers murder.

In the Cyrilian Empire, Affinites are reviled. Their varied gifts to control the world around them are deemed unnaturaleven dangerous. And Anastacya Mikhailov, the crown princess, is one of the most terrifying Affinites.

Anas ability to control blood has long been kept secret, but when her father, the emperor, is murdered, she is the only suspect. Now, to save her own life, Ana must find her fathers killer. But the Cyrilia beyond the palace walls is one where corruption rules and a greater conspiracy is at workone that threatens the very balance of Anas world.

There is only one person corrupt enough to help Ana get to the conspiracys core: Ramson Quicktongue. Ramson is a cunning crime lord with sinister plansthough he might have met his match in Ana. Because in this story, the princess might be the most dangerous player of all.