Following her perilous fall from a throne she'd scarcely owned to begin with, Mary, Queen of Scots, has fled to England hoping her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, will grant her asylum. Justine Thornleigh is thrilled by Queen Elizabeth's visit to her family's estate until festivities are cut short by Mary's arrival. To Justine's surprise, the Thornleighs appoint her to serve as a spy in Mary's court. But bearing the guise of a lady-in-waiting is not Justine's only secret. Her fianc has no idea that she is the daughter of his family's greatest rival. Deeply conflicted and in constant danger, Justine must navigate the labyrinth of betrayal that could lead to the end of Elizabeth's fledgling reign