When she was only six, Theodosia witnessed her mother, the Fire Queen, murdered before her eyes as her country fell to invasion. Stripped of her family, her land, and even her name, she was forced to wear the humiliating crown of the Ash Princess. For the next ten years, Theo has lived as a prisoner within her own palace, enduring the cruelty and scorn of the kaiser and his court. Powerless and broken, she has survived only by suppressing the brave girl she once was—until the chance to reclaim her stolen throne forces her to decide whether she will continue to live in fear or rise to become the queen her people need.