The author of the Twelve Hours series welcomes readers to a new
fantasy world, where the elements rule.
Zoe Ardelay receives astonishing and unwelcome news: she has been chosen
to become the king's fifth wife. Forced to go to the royal city, she
manages to slip away and hide on the shores of the mighty river.
It's there that Zoe realizes she is a coru prime, ruled by the elemental
sign of water. She must return to the palace, not as an unwilling bride
for the king, but a woman with power in her own right. But as Zoe
unlocks more of the mysteries of her blood--and the secrets of the royal
family--she must decide how to use her great power to rise above the
deceptions and intrigue of the royal court.