What if you could avenge your own murder? A brilliant young woman gets a second chance at life in this debut YA tale of vengeance, court intrigue, and romance, inspired by classic Chinese tropes. -Mingshin outsmarted three princes to help the man she loved become king. But she doesn-t see Ren-s betrayal coming, not until she-s lying in a pool of her own blood on the palace steps. -As she-s dying, Mingshin makes a desperate plea to the gods to turn back time and give her a chance to make things right. -Mingshin wakes up two years earlier, her prayer granted, and swears two things: Ren will never become king, and she will never fall in love again. -But the timeline in this life has changed: a dignitary gifted with dark magic is threatening her kingdom-s peace, and Ren-s thirst for power runs deeper than Mingshin could have imagined.--She finds herself allying with Jieh, another contender for the throne. Mingshin knows better than anyone not to give her heart to a prince. But in the viper
