
As the palace prepares for the first ball of the season, the arrival of a mysterious Lady Ella Devendale …. causes an unexpected furor. But it soon becomes clear that this young woman has a past. Known in another life as Princess Liana, her world came crashing down when her father was falsely accused of betraying the Kingdom and hastily executed without a trial.
After years of careful preparation, Liana is determined to seek vengeance on the people who destroyed her family, her life, and her Kingdom by exposing their lies because she isn’t that spoiled, frightened, defenseless little princess anymore. She’s spent the last eight years training her mind, body, and soul in every way she could with one goal in mind: retribution.

