After her father dies, Elaris Caelthorne becomes queen. She knows her brothers will try to steal the crown from her. But her real problem is the throne itself. It contains the trapped, talking souls of every past ruler. There's a violent king who urges her to kill her enemies. A clever one who teaches her to lie and scheme. And the first queen, who was overthrown for being a monster, now acts like a kind mother who wants to protect her. Elaris needs their advice to fight her brothers and survive. But the more she listens, the more the voices get inside her head. The first queen's comforting words are the most dangerous, because they are slowly taking control of Elaris's mind. To save her kingdom, she must use the power of the ghosts trying to possess her. She has to win this fight before there's nothing left of her own mind to rule with