A young woman chosen as the crown princeΓÇÖs bride must travel to the royal palace to meet her new husbandΓÇöbut her world is shaken when she discovers the dark truth the royal family has been hiding for centuriesΓÇöin this lush fantasy debut perfect for fans of Song of Silver,Flame Like Night and Violet Made of Thorns. Princess Ying Yue believed in love…once upon a time. Yet when sheΓÇÖs chosen to wed the crown princeYingΓÇÖs dreams of a fairy tale marriage quickly fall apart. Her husband-to-be is cold and indifferentconfining Ying to her room for reasons he wonΓÇÖt explain. Worse still are the rumors that swirl around the imperial palace: whispers of seven other royal brides whoafter their own weddingsmysteriously disappeared. Left alone with only her own reflection for companyYing begins to see things. Strange things. Movements in the corners of her mirror. Colorful lights upon its surface. And whenon the eve of her weddingshe unwittingly tears open a gatewayshe is pulled into a mirror world. This realm is full of sentient reflectionsincluding the enigmatic Mirror Prince. Unlike his real-world counterpartthe Mirror Prince is kind and compassionateand before long Ying falls in loveΓÇöthe kind of love she always dreamed of. But there is darkness in this new worldtoo. It turns out the two worlds have a long and blood-soaked historyand Ying has a part to play in the future of them both. And the brides who came before Ying? By the time they discovered what their role wasit was already too late.