Power plays, spilled blood, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Immortal Longings, inspired by Shakespeareâs Antony and Cleopatra.
Calla Tuoleimi has succeeded in the impossible. Despite the odds, she has won San-Erâs bloody games and eliminated King Kasa, her tyrant uncle and the former ruler of Talin. She serves now as royal advisor to Kasaâs adopted son, August Shenzhi, who has risen to the throne.
Only Calla knows it isnât really August.
Anton Makusa is still furious about Callaâs betrayal in the final round of the games. In an impossible feat, he took over Augustâs body to survive, and has no intention of giving up this newfound power. But when his first love, the beautiful, explosive Otta Avia, awakens from a years-long coma and reveals a secret that threatens the monarchyâs authority over Talin, chaos erupts. As tensions come to a boiling point, Calla and Anton must set their conflicts aside and head to the kingdomâs far reaches to prevent anarchyâŚeven if their empire might be better off burning.