The long-awaited sequel to The Queen's Pawn. After becoming the lover of King Henry II, Princess Alais's bid for the throne fails. As Richard the Lionheart, King Henry's son, will not honor their engagement, Alais is sent away to a nunnery to live out the remaining years of her life. Imprisoned at the hands of her enemies, Princess Alais of France finds a way to escape and returns to her home in Paris. But the life of a princess is a dangerous one, and the road home beset with peril. Once she manages to return to Paris, she finds that her brother, King Philippe-Auguste, has arranged a marriage for her to shore up his political power. Condemned to yet another prison - this time a passionless marriage - Alais discovers her own path to freedom within the confines of her duty. As she begins to build a new life for herself, will she be able to find the love and joy she has always longed for?

The women in Clara’s family have always had a secret: they can read minds. Growing up as the last daughter of a wealthy family in the desert of Palm Springs, she has only one wish: to become a star. At sixteen, she begins her journey into Hollywood and the privileged life of a movie actress, but this time it is a privilege she will have to earn. Using her cunning, intelligence and telepathic abilities, Clara Daniels makes the slow rise that will catapult her to fame and change her life forever. But can the love of the public, of people she will never know, fill the void in her heart?

En la familia de Clara las mujeres siempre han tenido un secreto: pueden leer la mente. Tras crecer como la última hija de una familia adinerada en el desierto de Palm Springs, ella solo tiene un deseo: convertirse en una estrella. Con dieciséis años empieza su viaje a Hollywood y la vida privilegiada de una actriz de cine, pero esta vez se trata de un derecho que tendrá que ganarse por sí sola. Utilizando su astucia, inteligencia y habilidades telepáticas, Clara Daniels hace el lento ascenso que la catapultará a la fama y cambiará su vida para siempre. ¿Pero puede el amor del público, de personas que nunca conocerá, llenar el vacío de su corazón?