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The tenth installment in Anne Bishop's Black Jewels saga follows several intertwined stories in the Realm of Kaeleer. A disgraced lord named Dillon seeks to restore his reputation through a one-year marriage contract and sets his sights on a young Eyrien witch, Jillian, unaware of her powerful family connections. Meanwhile, the marriage between Surreal SaDiablo and Daemon Sadi, Warlord Prince of Dhemlan, begins to fracture, with dangerous consequences for Daemon's mind and the Realm itself, prompting a search for help from a long-absent Queen. Lucivar Yaslana works to protect his family throughout.

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