**A determined woman must decide where her loyalties lie in a divided world in this second installment of the thrilling Vengeance Trilogy.** ** ** **Two emperors. One empire.** War has shattered Kisia. In the north, supporters rally around Katashi Otako proclaiming him the True Emperor. While in the South, Kin Ts’ai holds the key to keeping the throne: Princess Hana Otako. The only daughter of the last Otako ruler, Hana must choose between being loyal to her family or her country. Is the right emperor the man the people want? Or the one they need? But in the shadows lurk one final secret that could upend even the most carefully made plans. **The Vengeance Trilogy** *The Blood of Whisperers* *The Gods of Vice* *The Grave at Storm’s End* For more from Devin Madson, check out: **The Reborn Empire** *We Ride the Storm*