Caitlin Kelly

Jude has made the ultimate play for power. By binding the wicked King Cardan to her command, she has secretly become the true ruler of the Faerie throne. But controlling a king who despises her is only the beginning of her problems. As the newly installed seneschal, Jude must navigate the treacherous, shifting alliances of the High Court while keeping her younger brother safely hidden in the mortal world. Cardan proves to be a frustratingly unpredictable puppet, doing everything he can to humiliate Jude even as their twisted fascination with each other deepens. When a shocking betrayal threatens her life and everything she has fought to protect, Jude realizes that power is much harder to hold onto than it is to seize. She must uncover the traitor within her inner circle and confront her own tangled feelings if she hopes to survive the deadly games of Elfhame.