by Lanette Kissel

Lyssa is invited by her uncle, King Montague, to attend a celebration at Castle Mulhagenny. Soon after her arrival, Lyssa is given an unusual and exquisite necklace to wear, not knowing that it is the means by which her family will betray her. At the celebration, Lyssa meets King Dairius. Her uncle owes Dairius a huge debt, and Lyssa is to be the payment for that debt. She finds herself on a journey to Annatista where she is to become the reluctant bride of King Dairius. Lyssa soon learns that the necklace