From the New York Times bestselling authors of the Witch and Hunter books comes the first book in an incredible historical romantasy duology, set in the dazzling and dangerous Scottish court. A fae guardian of the realm falls in love with a charming Elizabethan spy - who could be the key to her world's undoing.Samson Calthorpe's father is a court favourite - but that alone won't take him far without money and so many people depending on him. So when the opportunity arises to become a royal spy, he has to take it, using every bit of the skills and resolve he's picked up on the streets of London to prove his worth in Queen Elizabeth's court.Alyth Graham has kept her eyes on Queen Mary's husband, Lord Darnley, for years - her eyes and her magic.