The crown was hers to inherit.

Taken away and bound in lies, Blood magic, and secrets, but it will be hers to break.

Born the daughter of the tyrannical Queen of the Heartlands, Scarlett Flameheart has spent her life masked in silk and silence-powerless in a kingdom ruled by bloodline and fear.

Her future has been arranged: a marriage to the Spades heir will secure a fragile alliance among the Four Quadrants of Underland.

But Scarlett is not the pawn they believe her to be.

Beneath the court's glittering cruelty lies a truth long buried: a prophecy whispered in blood, and a forgotten throne that beats in the dark-a magic called the Crimson Deep.

With the help of Arley, a cunning advisor with secrets etched in time, and Maddox, her fierce protector forged in shadow, Scarlett begins to unravel the lies that bind her fate.

As rebellion simmers and magic awakens, Scarlett must choose: to obey a legacy built on ruin or claim the throne forged in love, vengeance, and her awakening power.

To rule the Deep, something must bleed.

And the Red Queen never expected it to be her.