Forbidden magic. Dark desires. A life not her own.

'Burning. Ella felt the word open and swallow her. It was what they did to witches, to heretics. Cleansed them. Burned them alive.'

Born into a world that hates and fears what she is, Princess Ella of Erldan's life has never been her own. A mere pawn in her family's political machinations, she's forced to hide her magic at the risk of enslavement-or worse. Against a backdrop of political intrigue and heresy, Ella finds herself torn between two brothers-lust for one and love for the other-and must confront the unintended consequences of using her powers to navigate the dangerous world she inhabits, lest she burn for it.