Hailimarie never wanted to be a princess. At 15, the death of her father made life at the Imperial court unbearable and she ran away.
Now, 20 years later with a different face and a different name, Hail's past catches up with her. The Indranan Empire is coming apart at the seams. Her sisters have been murdered, and Hail is now the heir to the throne.
Hail is dragged home, but home isn't as she left it. Her mother is slowly going mad; court is filled with enemies, and Hail doesn't know whom she can trust.
At first, Hail wants nothing more than to run again. She realizes that she must stay to find out not only who killed her sisters, but who's behind the plot to destroy her Empire. Hail never wanted to be a princess, but if she doesn't learn the game quickly the ruin of the Empire might be the least of her worries. She just might end up dead.