Her Royal Majesty, Queen Emilia Davenwood of Arrowyl, takes the throne at the tender age of eleven years old. The last of her family, friendless, and fiercely distrustful of her nobles, she must fight to maintain her power and fix the corruption and atrocities of her father’s regime. Lady Camilla Tregothnan, Duchess of Keldwood, is a lady in waiting to the new queen. Seventeen and trapped in a loveless marriage, Camilla has grown up being taught to hide her voice and her magic, in a world that sees both as a threat. Jane Tippit fights, with her band of rebels, to forge a world where everyone is free. Now, a new royal regime has begun, and Jane isn't at all sure that Her Royal Majesty will keep her promises. Three girls, three dreams of a freer, fairer, world. They could not be more different, or, more similar.