Book excerpt: Faerie is still dying. Only I can pose as queen. Until the real queen shows up... I royally messed up the last time I played the part of the "returned" High Queen Carys. So when the brooding Captain Tien Firetail asks for my help again, I jump at the chance of redemption. And not only because Tien is my boyfriend's infuriatingly attractive older brother, but I want to help. This time, I'm doing things differently. Get in. Do as I'm told. Get back home. But everything changes when the High Queen secretly returns to the palace... and I'm still pretending to be her. I should tell someone, but she wants to keep her return between just us. I could go against her wishes, but I'm intrigued. She almost feels like a sister, someone I want to get to know... So I agree to her plan. It's not like she'll go around kissing anyone while pretending to be me, right? But Queen Carys broke a bargain and escaped the Winter Court to come home to the Raven Court. If the Winter Queen learns where Carys is, she'll come after her. And I share her face.--Back cover.