A damsel in distress takes on the dragon herself in this epic twist on classic fantasy. Based
on a screenplay by Dan Mazeau this is a groundbreaking collaboration between New York Times
bestselling author Evelyn Skye and the team behind the upcoming Netflix film Damsel starring
Millie Bobby Brown. A price must be paid. Elodie never dreamed of a lavish palace or a
handsome prince. As she grew up in the famine-stricken realm of Inophe her deepest wish was to
help her people survive each winter. So when a representative from a rich reclusive kingdom
offers her family enough wealth to save Inophe in exchange for Elodie’s hand in marriage she
accepts without hesitation. Swept away to the glistening kingdom of Aurea Elodie is quickly
taken in by the beauty of the realm—and of her betrothed Prince Henry. But as Elodie
undertakes the rituals to become an Aurean princess doubts prick at her mind as cracks in the
kingdom’s perfect veneer begin to show: A young woman who appears and vanishes from the castle
tower. A parade of torches weaving through the mountains. Markings left behind in a mysterious
V. Too late she discovers that Aurea’s prosperity has been purchased at a heavy cost—each
harvest season the kingdom sacrifices its princesses to a hungry dragon. And Elodie is the
next sacrifice. This ancient arrangement has persisted for centuries leading hundreds of
women to their deaths. But the women who came before Elodie did not go quietly. Their blood
pulses with power and memory and their experiences hold the key to Elodie’s survival. Forced
to fight for her life this damsel must use her wits to defeat a dragon uncover Aurea’s past
and save not only herself but the future of her new kingdom as well.
