Poppy’s future looks bleak. Her boyfriend broke up with her, her small hometown of Romwik is humdrum, and her mother is a recluse. Poppy’s only excitement comes from stealing her mother’s book of magic Deals and trying them in secret.
Tonight is graduation night for Romwik’s Royal Cavalry Academy, and the annual afterparty at The Silver Saddle Tavern is in full swing. For the graduating cadets, the bright future they’ve worked so hard for is about to begin. But when Poppy’s ex (and Cadet of the Year), Laotus, receives an unexpected letter from the kingdom’s capital, that bright future turns dark.
A prince in prison, a forbidden magic, and a family secret.
DealMaking is an ancient, taboo magic passed down through generations of mothers and daughters. Write a Deal's symbol on something, or someone, and grant them impossible powers - at a cost.
The Kingdom of Valence is in turmoil. Young, progressive King Vespher has been imprisoned by his own court after suffering from a violent mental illness. Vespher’s uncle Godryk, known as the “War-Viper,” has taken the throne. Determined to invade the desert kingdom of Radia, Godryk is working to harness the power of DealMaking for his own imperialist vision.
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