Flirting with evil will be the ruination of her soul.
Goodness is much easier to corrupt than it is to hold on to. And for Natasha, a woman reeling from the pain of losing a loved one, evil is all the more tempting.
Luck or misfortune spirits Natasha away to the Russian Court of Velaris in a quest for a suitor. At court, Natasha is able to secure her a place among Velarian royalty, but she soon discovers a crown does not quench her thirst for revenge. Determined, she mak es use of her new standing to enact her plans as she navigates a lying court not unlike her own sharp-toothed smile. But when she befriends her soon-to-be husband, Mikhail, the Beloved Prince, Natasha makes the deadly mistake of capturing the attention of his debonair brother.Enamored, Mikhail's darker half charms Natasha, and soon the two feel a forbidden pull capture their stoic, scabrous hearts. But when violent rebels threaten the kingdom, the two realize there is little time for love. With war brewing, the royals must become all the more cunning and devious if they wish to triumph over the wolves that stalk near and threaten everything they hold dear.
What draws the insidious line between right and wrong when it comes to a battle of survival? For Natasha, nothing is too far, too light, too bloody, too evil...Soon, the only reflection Natasha sees in the shards of her looking glass is that of a smiling evil queen. Perhaps the weight of survival is worse than the unknown of death. Perhaps it is the only crack in her perfect face that reveals the darkness clawing Natasha from the inside out,
digging,