

Three years ago, I drugged the mafia heir, Vincent. After that one wild night, he didn’t kill me. Instead, he had me until my legs went weak, gripping my waist and whispering the same word over and over: “Principessa.” Just as I was about to propose, his first love, Isabella, returned. To keep her happy, Vincent let a car hit me, had my mother’s heirlooms thrown to stray dogs, and sent me to prison… But when I was finally broken, flying to Boston to marry someone else, Vincent tore New York City apart to find me.

On her wedding day, common-born healer Mara is abandoned by the prince she loves and forced to become the Death Bride of Ronan, the supposedly dead King of Vargan. Buried alive beside him, she discovers the impossible—the dead king is still alive. Betrayed by their own kingdoms, Mara and Ronan rise from the grave as allies. Through love, conspiracy, and a brutal fight for power, a rejected bride begins her journey to become Empress.