Regent

Sequel to Princess.

It's been 3 years since The Circle fell. Loose has been living a quiet life as a college student under the name Eve Nixmary, but even as she tries to put her past as High Priestess behind her, whispers of a new High Cabinet come to her little college town. Eve is drawn back into the dark world of The Circle as she tries to save her new friends from a mysterious man pretending to be Hymnio Decrosum.

Meanwhile, in the city, Dr. Isla Arayal has no idea why the corrupt governor, Michael Cherub, has appointed her to be the new Medical Examiner. After becoming smitten with Laura, who is as mysterious as she is connected, Isla finds herself at the center of tangled political web. As more bodies with their hearts ripped out turn up and more players vie for power, Isla has to decide where her loyalties lay.