One sister willing to burn the world to the ground. Another working in the smoke and shadows to save England from itself. This sibling rivalry is fit for a queen.
Mary Tudor has a secret. She is convinced a demon lurks inside her heart, one that makes her do terrible, bloody things. But now that she has everything she's ever wanted-the throne, the confidence of her nation's people, and the ability to make England Catholic again-maybe the demon's power over her will finally subside. There's even a marriage treaty pending with Philip of Spain, which means a chance to recreate the family she lost.
Her half sister, Elizabeth, has a secret of her own. She suspects the rumors about her mother, Anne Boleyn, were true: that the disgraced queen was a witch, and that those powers were passed down to her. But for the moment, at least, Elizabeth is less worried about being found out for her magic and more concerned about the damage her bitter, ambitious sister will do to England now that she wears the crown.
With every bid for power, every execution, and every paranoid thought, Mary follows in the footsteps of Henry VIII. Meanwhile, Elizabeth stirs the embers of a rebellion that will force her to reckon with old ghosts, painful defeats, a secret sisterhood, and the very magic that runs through her veins.
In the end, who will triumph: the demon or the witch?
