When Elspeth loses everything in one night for the crime of being born an elf, she wants vengeance. Forced to resort to banditry in order to survive, her forest becomes a safe haven for others dismissed by the Empire. But becoming the Bandit Queen isn't enough to compensate for the castle she lost; only the royal palace will do. To become the Empress, though, she first needs to save the Sacred Prince.
After a devastating decree, Prince Otello intends to put his empire to rights and make restitution. If that means taking on a false name to better investigate the crimes committed against the elves, so be it. Perhaps he can even locate the noblewoman who plagues his dreams like a lost memory. The last thing he anticipates, though, is the vexing maiden on the wrong side of the law — and his own growing desire to rescue her from the clutches of the Bandit King.
A prophecy of destruction tore them apart. Now a vision of doom will unite them.
All is not well in the Sanctified Empire where mortals and elves live together, tensions high. But the gysts are rising up . . .
She's a noblewoman turned thief.
He's the Sacred Prince.
Neither recall being betrothed.
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His throne was stolen from him.
The Bandit Queen will help reclaim it —
With the condition that he wed her.
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If he weren’t the Sacred Prince, I’d laugh in his face. “A lovely thought, but—”
“Marry me."
—From the Prologue