She was raised to be beautiful, nothing more. And then
the rules changed . . .
In icy Dasnaria, rival realm to the Twelve Kingdoms, a
woman’s role is to give pleasure, produce heirs, and
question nothing. But a plot to overthrow the emperor
depends on the fate of his eldest daughter. And the
treachery at its heart will change more than one carefully
limited life . . .
THE GILDED CAGE Princess Jenna has been raised in
supreme luxury—and ignorance. Within the sweet-scented,
golden confines of the palace seraglio, she’s never seen the
sun, or a man, or even learned her numbers. But she’s been
schooled enough in the paths to a woman’s power. When her
betrothal is announced, she’s ready to begin the
machinations that her mother promises will take Jenna from
ornament to queen.
But the man named as Jenna’s husband is no innocent to be
cozened or prince to charm. He’s a monster in human form,
and the horrors of life under his thumb are clear within
moments of her wedding vows. If Jenna is to live, she must
somehow break free—and for one born to a soft prison, the
way to cold, hard freedom will be a dangerous path indeed…