The Selection meets These Hollow Vows in this stunning, standout YA romantasy from New York Times bestselling author Sasha Peyton Smith, the first in a duology set in an alternate Victorian England, where one girl must enter into a competition for a fae prince’s heart to save her family.

Every citizen of England is granted one bargain from their immortal fae queen.

In the elite society of London, girls are expected to bargain to make themselves more desirable to suitors—a rare talent for piano in exchange for one’s happiest childhood memory, a perfect smile in exchange for one’s ability to taste.

But Ivy Benton’s sister made a bargain that destroyed their family’s reputation. And all Ivy wants to do is repair the damage. When it is announced that the queen will be holding a competition for her son Prince Bram’s hand in marriage, Ivy finally sees a way to restore her family’s standing—and free her sister from the bargain that ruined her.

But amidst glittering balls, vicious competition, and unexpected feelings for the prince’s younger brother, Ivy begins to uncover dark secrets about their immortal queen’s reign: a rotten truth lies behind the magical bargains, and it could explain what really happened to her sister years ago. But by tugging on a thread that spans beyond her world, she might just unravel a plot that could destroy the whole of England.