From the New York Times bestselling authors of Night of the Witch comes an enemies-to-lovers romantasy set in the dazzling and dangerous Scottish court where a fae guardian of the realm falls in love with a charming Elizabethan spy who could also be the key to her world’s undoing. Samson Calthorpe’s curse has isolated him from everyone he has ever cared about. So,when the opportunity arises to break the cursehe grabs it. All he has to do for his freedom is risk his life and become a royal spyusing every bit of the skills and resolve he’s picked up on the streets of London to infiltrate the court of the Scottish Queen and uncover a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. For yearsAlyth Graham has been protecting Mary Queen of Scots from threats both physical and magicalincluding the Queen’s own husbandLord Darnley. Alyth is more than meets the eye thoughthe child of a fae prince and a human mothershe is among the most powerful protectors in Scotland: guardians sworn to defend against the Red Capsa bloodthirsty fae clan . . . that Lord Darnley is in league with to overtake Scotland. As Alyth and Samson circle each other in the volatile and glamorous Scottish courtboth seek to uncover threats to their own countries. They have one unifying link: their shared hatred and suspicion of Lord Darnley…and their undeniable pull towards each other. Using secret codeshidden messagesand a little bit of magicAlyth and Samson unravel a plot centuries in the making. Lord Darnley is only a pawnand in this gamethe queen takes all.