Catherine is playing a dangerous game when she mixes and mingles with the realm's high ranking nobility. It's impossible to tell friend from enemy and illusion from reality at the Council of Kings, but Catherine has her own agenda. She is determined to become the most powerful woman in the realm, even if she has to destroy The Fair and anyone else who stands in her way. From traveling harlot to queen, Catherine knows she can do anything, and she will stop at nothing. But the woods are crawling with demons, and the towns are full of ghosts... and they can all her now.