The bestselling dark fantasy for fans of The Poppy War, The Atlas Six, and The Cruel Prince.

When Desdemona Althenia’s volatile magic is exposed, survival means surrendering to a brutal academy where power is everything. Caught in a web of secrets and ambition, she becomes entangled with a prince desperate to escape his own cage. But in a game ruled by lies, trust is the deadliest weapon of all.

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Set during A Liar’s Twisted Tongue, this gripping companion novel follows Wendy Estridon, an empath cursed with feeling everyone’s emotions.

Haunted by a mysterious figure known only as “the boy,” Wendy clings to their connection—until the lines between reality and illusion begin to blur.

As dark secrets about her mother and a collapsing universe come to light, Wendy must face the one person she can’t escape: the boy, her constant companion and greatest adversary.

Caroline Cusanelli is the bestselling indie author of A Liar’s Twisted Tongue, known for building beautiful worlds that grow darker with every layer. She’s been writing since childhood. What began as stories of fairies and frogs evolved into tangled narratives about power, obsession, and deeply flawed characters. Raised in Southern California, she’s a sun-seeker at heart, but now calls Barcelona home, where she hopes to remain immersed in literature for the rest of her life.