The Setup: Jude Duarte was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her sisters were stolen away to the treacherous world of Faerie. Raised among immortal faeries who despise her humanity, Jude has spent ten years as an outsider—desperate to belong, to prove herself, to matter.
The Conflict: To earn a place in this world, Jude must defy the most powerful and cruel of the faerie folk: Prince Cardan, the youngest son of the High King. He is beautiful, wicked, and utterly determined to destroy her. But Jude refuses to bow. As she navigates deadly political intrigue, assassination plots, and her own complicated feelings for the prince who torments her, she discovers that in Faerie, the line between enemy and ally is razor-thin—and survival comes at a terrible price.
Key Themes: A dark, twisty story about power and ambition, otherness, and a heroine who refuses to be broken in a world that wants her dead. Enemies-to-lovers, slow burn, and a protagonist who learns that sometimes you must become as cruel as your enemies to survive.
