Two years after Broderick Gramiren stole the throne of Myrcia, his vast army is closing in on the last stronghold of the true king. Inside the city, Queen Rohesia desperately tries to rally her forces on behalf of her son, the boy king Edwin Sigor. All seems lost, until her old friends Presley and Grigory arrive with a mysterious and beautiful spy to lend a hand, and a new commander rises from the ranks of Rohesia's army. Could he be the solution to all her problems-including the problem of her mercurial stepdaughter, Princess Elwyn? Can the Sigor family change their luck? Can they finally stop Broderick? Or will he crush them and finally put an end to the resistance? Find out in this exciting sequel to Black Eagle Rising!