"After enduring deception at the hands of one prince, Selah never imagined she'd find love with Torden of Norge. Or that she'd be banished from his court as a traitor and a spy, unsure when or if they'll see each other again. That heartbreak pales in comparison to her crew's-her friends'-betrayal. The Beholder's true mission was a secret they didn't trust Selah to keep: transporting weapons t rebels fighting against the Imperiya Yotne's brutal tsarytsya, whose shadow looms over their next port, Shvartsval'd, a place Selah hoped she would never have to go. But gone is the girl who departed Potomac filled with fear. With a stockpile of weapons belowdecks and anoter prince waiting in the next port, Selah is determined to see the Beholder's quest to its end"--Provided by publisher.