A soldier with a curseTala lost her family to the empress\'s army and has spent her life avenging them in battle.
In this battle, they will forge unexpected bonds of friendship and love that will change their lives - and begin to change the world..
But when Princess Xiulan asks her to be her partner in crime - and offers her a magical animal companion as a reward - she can\'t say no, and soon finds she doesn\'t want to leave the princess behind.
This band of rogues and royals should all be enemies, but they unite for a common purpose: to defeat an unstoppable killer who defies the laws of magic.
She\'s a princess in disguise, and she plans to secure her throne by presenting her father with the ultimate prize: the world\'s most wanted prince.
A thief with a broken heartLee is a small-time criminal who lives by only one law: Leave them before they leave you.
Now Tala will be his redemption - or his downfall.
A detective with a grudgeXiulan is an eccentric, pipe-smoking detective who can solve any mystery - but the biggest mystery of all is her true identity.
But it was his army who murdered her family.
Now that the revolution has brought down his kingdom, he must depend on Tala to bring him home safe. and her own flesh and blood.
A prince with a debtJimuro has inherited the ashes of an empire. . .
But the empress\'s crimes don\'t haunt her half as much as the crimes Tala has committed against the laws of magic .
A soldier with a curseTala lost her family to the empress\'s army and has spent her life avenging them in battle
