A murder and a masquerade.
Brianna loves her new job as maid to Lady Marguerite. Like many high
nobles, Marguerite is attended by echoes, silent creatures who look
exactly like her and move in perfect synchronicity. News soon comes that
Marguerite has been invited to the royal city as a potential bride for
the crown prince. Brianna is delighted to accompany Marguerite to the
city - and perhaps get a chance to continue her own flirtation with
Nico, one of the king's inquisitors.
Then, disaster strikes on the road when they come under attack. The
brutal assault forces Marguerite and Brianna to concoct a desperate
plan. Their subterfuge just might work - but only if Brianna can keep
Nico from learning the truth. And only if Marguerite can give up her own
secret, doomed romance.
And all that's at stake - is the very future of the kingdom.