From the New York Times bestselling author of Where the Dark Stands Still comes an atmospheric fantasy based on Swan Lake,following Odile as her plan to restore magic to her kingdom gets disrupted by a murder—forcing her to beg for help from the young woman whose identity she stole. Can two girls—one enchantedone the enchantress—save their kingdom and each other? Two hundred years agoa slighted deity stole the magic from Auréal and vanished without a trace. But seventeen-year-old Odile has a plan. All her lifeher fathera vengeful sorcererhas raised her for one singular task: infiltrate the royal palace and steal the king’s crownan artefact with enough power to restore magic. But to enter the palaceshe must assume the identity of a noblewoman. She chooses Marie d’Odette: famed for her beautya rumored candidate for future queen…and Odile’s childhood-friend-turned-sworn-enemy. With her father’s helpOdile transforms Marie into a swan and takes her place at court. But when the king is brutally murdered and her own brother is accusedher plans are thrown into chaos. Desperate to free her brotherOdile is forced to team up with none other than elegantinfuriating Mariethe girl she has cursed…and the girl she can’t seem to stop thinking about despite her best efforts. To make matters worsethere are whispers that the king’s murder was not at the hands of manbut beast. Torn between loyalty to her father and her growing feelings for MarieOdile becomes tangled in a web of treachery and deceit. To save her kingdomshe must find the true path to magic…and find the real killer before they—or it—strikes again.