<p><b>''A</b><b>deeply satisfying, intricately plotted fantasy</b><b>where no one -</b><b><i>no one</i> - is quite what they seem'' Robin LaFevers, <i>New York Times-</i>bestselling author of <i>Grave Mercy</i></b><br><b><br>The first book in the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling Remnant Chronicles.</b><br><br>The Kingdom of Morrighan is steeped in tradition and the stories of a bygone world, but some traditions Lia can''t abide. Like having to marry someone she''s never met to secure a political alliance.<br><br>Fed up and ready for a new life, Lia escapes to a distant village on the morning of her wedding. She settles in among the common folk, intrigued when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive - and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deceptions swirl and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets - secrets that may unravel her world - even as she feels herself falling in love.<br><br><b>''This is the kind of st