Combining the tales of Aladdin, Anastasia and The Swan Princess...
Once upon a time, there was a perfect prince.Polished. Proper. Every inch the golden heir.
Until the night his parents were murdered, his crown nearly stolen, and he vanished into the dark.
Cursed to wear feathers by moonlight, Prince Zephyr hides his secret while the kingdom fractures. His family insists there's only one way to break the curse: he must marry. But Zephyr refuses to be forced-he'll only wed if he gets to choose his bride.
So he issues a royal decree: every eligible maiden who survives a series of trials will earn a place at the royal ball... where he will choose one woman to stand at his side.
Enter Aria, street-raised and steel-hearted. The only woman among the kingdom's forty thieves, she knows survival better than any court-bred princess. When word spreads that the prince intends to gift his bride a legendary amulet with the power to grant one wish, her king of thieves sees the opportunity of a lifetime-and sends her undercover to claim it.
She doesn't believe in crowns.
She doesn't believe in curses.
And she sure as hell doesn't believe in love.
But the closer she dances to the prince, the more dangerous her mission becomes.
Because stealing his heart might be the one thing she can't survive.
Magic is treacherous. Desire is worse. And in this kingdom, happily-ever-after is written in blood.
