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The young king is dying. Since he was a child, he's suffered strange fits and symptoms no healer or medic can cure. Now, three years after his father's sudden death, his sickness is worsening. It's getting harder and harder to keep from the public. His courtiers and advisors are running out of options, but one girl could be the answer to all the problems:
Claire Sterling is the Kingdom's most talented apothecary. Her shop sits deep in the most dangerous area of the city. But her real renown comes from the store that lies a floor below the simple bottles of cough syrup and protection potions. There she sells poisons, potions, and far more powerful drugs than she sells upstairs.
When their paths cross and she is fixed with the task of curing him, tensions burn, attachments grow, and secrets are found out.