A fierce young female adventurer battles time itself to claim her
destiny in a sweeping new fantasy saga from the author of the Hundredth
Queen series.
Everley Donovan is living on borrowed time. The lone survivor of her
family's unexplained assassination, she was saved by an ingeniously
crafted clockwork heart. But the time she was given won't last forever.
Now, every tick-tock reminds her how fragile her existence is and
hastens her quest to expose Killian Markham, the navy admiral who
shattered her world and left her for dead. But Everley's hunt for
justice will be a long and hard-won voyage.
Her journey takes her to a penal colony on a cursed isle, where she will
be married off and charged to build the new world. It is here, and
beyond, that hidden realms hide, treasures are unearthed, her family
secrets are buried, and young love will test the strength of her
makeshift heart. When Everley discovers Markham may not be who he seems,
her pursuit for truth is bound to his redemption, her tragic history,
and her astonishing destiny.