Enter a world of fae, dragons, and magic in this spicy, sapphic retelling of a classic fairytale about a lost princess, trapped in her tower by powerful magic, and the devilish thief who might be brave enough to scale the thorny walls around her heart.

For three years, River Cloudborne has had one singular focus: survival. After being caught red handed with valuable jewels that could have fed her for a month, River is thrown in prison. River was given a choice: face the executioner's axe, or take up arms for her king against monsters plaguing their land. For three years of her service, River can buy her freedom.

All she needs to do is keep her head down, finish this job, and buy a one way ticket out of Tyranna as soon as her freedom is assured, when she stumbles into a divine quest that could give her not just her freedom, but the freedom of all of those living under King Theodric's oppressive rule.

River finds hope in the promise of a brighter future, but when this quest leads her to climb the tallest tower of a castle in ruins, River is suddenly faced with the dark past she had tried to bury. Will she have what it takes to chase starlight into the darkness?