Once in a generation, the young women of the Unified Territories of Palias are given the opportunity of a lifetime:The chance to become a princess.It's an honor Kaia Luvaryan has no interest in competing for. In the aftermath of the Great War, huge swaths of what was once the United States of America are uninhabitable. Every day is a struggle to survive.But Kaia doesn't want to leave her family or her best friend Finn behind - not even for a chance at winning Crown Prince Dominic's hand in marriage. Life in her home territory of Hilora is hard, but at least it's hers.Her life. Her choice.Until, suddenly, it's not anymore.Branded a criminal and sentenced to a punishment that amounts to death, Kaia is given only one way out.She must compete in the Royal Games... as a spy for the Queen of Palias herself.Perfect for fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games. Dive into this story of intrigue, danger, romance, and deception!