"He came to conquer my kingdom. Now he holds my heart in his hands and I want to kill him for it." When the war ends, Seraphine Lysmere's world does too. Her kingdom falls, her parents surrender, and in exchange for mercy, she is handed over like a pawn, to be wed to Rafael Arlo Kingston, the cold prince of the Northern Kingdom. Thrown into enemy territory, Seraphine prepares to hate Rafael with every fiber of her being. But hatred becomes something more complicated when she sees cracks of humanity spilling from his brutal mask. She learns he may be hiding more than one secret, including the truth behind a ring of ancient power and a war that was never meant to be won. Torn between seeking revenge and vulnerability, putting her pride aside for survival, Seraphine must navigate a castle full of unknown foes, a fiancé she does not trust, and a destiny she never chose willingly. But in the war of thrones and thorns, love just might be the most dangerous weapon of all. ...