Rosalind, a princess of Orsem, believes the kingdom values her less than a coin of the realm. Her father, the King, confirms her belief when he decides to marry her to a prince from a neighboring kingdom, despite the threats of assassination that pour in. Now, Rosalind must make a choice…Marry? Flee? Or stand and prove herself? “[Rusch’s] short fiction is golden.” —John Mark Eberhart The Kansas City Star