A young woman chosen as the crown prince’s bride must travel to the royal palace to meet her
new husband—but her world is shaken when she discovers the dark truth the royal family has been
hiding for centuries—in this lush fantasy debut perfect for fans of Amélie Wen Zhao and Iron
Widow . Ying Yue believes in love. So when the royal matchmaker selects her to wed the crown
prince Ying hopes that love is exactly what awaits her. No matter that the royal family is
notoriously reclusive rarely leaving their walled palace—and no matter the rumors about the
previous royal brides who after their weddings were supposedly never seen again. Ying knows
that she was chosen for a reason. After all why else would the matchmaker select her out of
all the girls in the kingdom? Yet upon her arrival at the royal palace Ying’s dreams of a
fairy tale wedding quickly disintegrate. Her husband-to-be is cold stoic and utterly
infuriating—he and Ying can’t make it through single a conversation without wanting to throttle
each other. Left alone in her room with only her own reflection for company Ying begins to see
things. Strange things. When Ying discovers a secret parallel world accessible through the
palace mirrors she thinks she’s found the perfect way to escape her upcoming nuptials. In this
mirror universe the prince is kind and compassionate and it isn’t long before he and Ying
start to fall for one another. But there is darkness in this new world too. It turns out
Ying was chosen as the prince’s bride for a reason—but not the reason she thinks. The two
worlds have a long and bloody history and Ying has a part to play in the future of them both.
And the brides who came before Ying? By the time they found out what their role was it was
already too late.
