Some vows are meant to be kept. Others are meant to be torn apart with nothing but your fingernails.
The ruinous faerie kingdom of Scarlehaze makes a harsh life for humans, and eighteen-year-old Briar Winslow takes the brunt. Branded as a pest and an outcast, she spares no one from her spite, except for her adoptive sister and the Royal Astrologist with a haunting past. When her sister accepts the suspicious marriage proposal of the kingdom’s dangerously charming prince, Briar commits to saving her from the royal family’s slimy clutches through sabotage.
But, as the stars would have it, sabotage requires allies.
Arrogant ones.
When Caelum Bernadotte, the prince’s step-brother and Briar’s largest oppressor, recruits her to overthrow the wedding, it’s only a matter of time before they wonder if the Astrologist has recruited them for something worse. As the enemies work together against a corrupted royal family, conniving witches, and a demon of death, Briar seeks the Astrologist’s guidance to ensure her sister’s well-being. However, as his history is unraveled, so are the wicked secrets of the kingdom—including the motivations behind the dubious wedding.
