Lucien Thorne is the most cunning of all monsters in Thorngeyt. As King of Winter, he rules our lands with an iron grip and a cold, heartless—utterly devoid of compassion—spirit. And my father has just told me that I’m promised to him as a wife. As the Princess of Autumn, I’m obliged to marry the one my father chooses for me, but even duty won’t force me to spend the rest of my life with someone like Lucien. Still, the more time I spend with this mysterious young man, the stronger my doubts grow about the truth of the rumors about him. Getting to know him better, I begin to uncover the secrets of his family—the story that explains his ruthless actions… And which I plan to erase if I want to live peacefully in the Winter Palace. No matter how desperately I want to hate Lucien and everything he has done to our kingdom, I can’t deny my own feelings…