Hardcover|368 pages“Beautifullyvicious. Perfect for the fairytale reader who has always wanted the heroine to grow sharp teeth and bite Prince Charming.”Chloe Gong, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThese Violent Delights

A darkly enchanting fantasy debut about a morally gray witch, a cursed prince, and a prophecy that ignites their fate-twisted destiniesperfect for fans ofThe Cruel PrinceandSerpent & Dove.

Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrasedand not always truedivinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-notcharming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once hes crowned at the end of the summerunless Violet does something about it.

But when the king asks her to falsely prophesy Cyrus’s love story for an upcoming ball, Violet awakens a dreaded curse, one that will end in either damnation or salvation for the kingdomall depending on the princes choice of future bride. Violet faces her own choice: Seize an opportunity to gain control of her own destiny, no matter the cost, or give in to the ill-fated attraction thats growing between her and Cyrus.

Violets wits may protect her in the cutthroat court, but they can’t change her fate. And as the boundary between hatred and love grows ever thinner with the prince, Violet must untangle a wicked web of deceit in order to save herself and the kingdomor doom them all.