The national bestselling Black Jewels saga continues Theran Grayhaven is the last of his line, desperate to restore the land of Dena Nehele. But first he needs to find a Queen who remembers the Blood's code of honor and lives by the Old Ways. Languishing in the Shadow Realm, Lady Cassidy is a Queen without a court. But when she is chosen to rule Dena Nehele, she must convince bitter men to serve once again. The land of Dena Nehele was defiled and nearly destroyed under corrupt queens. A true queen is needed to rebuild it, and Theran, last lord of his line, must find one who knows protocol and lives by the old ways. Lady Cassidy, banished from her former realm, doesn’t expect to rule again, but, sent to Dena Nehele, she must convince bitter, desperate, maimed men to serve her. The story is straightforward, more readable than some others in the Black Jewels series, and you come to care about what happens to the characters. Some sex scenes need trimming, but, on the whole, charming. --Frieda Murray Anne Bishop made her first short fiction sale in 1988. Her most recent work has appeared in White Swan, Black Raven and 365 Scary Stories . She lives in upstate New York.