When Charles II kidnapped a Sidhe princess in 1680, her father didn’t send diplomats—he sent armies. The Fae stormed through the Veil, leveled cities, and rewrote history. Centuries later, Humans and Fae still share the Mortal Realm uneasily… and England never recovered its empire. Alanis Nightshade, Winter Court Fairy, smuggler, and occasional pirate , prefers to stay far from royal drama. She flies under the radar, smuggling rare goods between worlds and minding her own business. But when she’s stranded in Edinburgh during a coup, she’s dragged straight into the kind of trouble she tries to avoid. A new Sidhe king has seized Scotland. He’s hungry for conquest, and he wants what Alanis possesses— a ship that can cross the Veil and carry an army straight into Faerie.