From the beloved USA Today bestselling romance author Falon Ballard comes a seductive romantasy
that blends Macbeth and Moulin Rouge! into a hypnotic saga of sex love and murder—in a
special hardcover edition. The country of Avon is in deep turmoil. The Uprising has
overthrown Avon's monarchial rulers and a decree has been issued. Candidates for the first
presidential election will be selected by the completion of a special task: to kill the former
monarch of their home province. Callum the son of the recently dethroned king is determined
to be in the running. But to do so he must come to terms with killing his father the key to
which lies in the hands of Lady Caterine a Gifted courtesan at La Puissance Avon’s premiere
sex club. Lady Caterine has always had the magical ability to manipulate the emotions of
anyone who experiences an orgasm in her presence. If Callum can only open up to Cate he will
be able to commit the newly fated murder without suffering the guilt and take his place as the
rightful candidate from his province. But Callum has a deep-seated mistrust of the Gifted. And
the last thing he expects is to be confronted with an undeniable connection with Cate that
neither of them understands nor wants. With the fate of the country at stake Callum and Cate
search for ways to bare themselves to each other and discover a darker force building within
La Puissance one that might ruin the future of Avon for good. To stop Avon from violently
falling to ashes they must sacrifice everything they have . . . even if it requires betraying
each other.
