This was a great book. It had so much action, mystery, and some romance. Rema is such a strong young lady and she goes through so much in this story. She doesn't know she's a long lost princess, but she damn sure acts like it. She's experiencing romance with Darmik, but is engaged to the PSYCHOPATH Lennek ( aka Darmik's brother...... drama). Darmik needs to figure out if he'll continue to be loyal to his evil family or to his kingdom. And Lennek just needs a sword to the gut, like yesterday. The cliffhanger was just cruel and unusual punishment.