A rich and romantic new stand-alone fantasy loosely inspired by the classic Sleeping Beauty
fairy tale from the New York Times bestselling author of Cruel Beauty! Perfect for fans of
These Violent Delights and The Shadow Queen. Centuries ago the heretic sorcerer Ruven raised a
deadly briar around Runakhia's palace casting the royal family into an enchanted sleep-and
silencing the kingdom's gods. Born with a miraculous gift Lia's destiny is to kill Ruven and
wake the royals. But when she succeeds she finds her duty is not yet complete for now she
must marry into the royal family and forge a pact with a god-or die. To make matters even worse
Ruven's spirit is haunting her. As discord grows between the old and new guards the queen
sends Lia and Prince Araunn her betrothed on a pilgrimage to awaken the gods. But the old
gods are more dangerous than Lia ever knew-and Ruven may offer her only hope of survival. As
the two work together Lia learns that they're more alike than she expected. And with tensions
rising Lia must choose between what she was raised to believe and what she knows is right-and
between the prince she is bound to by duty...and the boy she killed.
