As Makers Dreamt (Masters and Makers, #6)

The conspirators return home…

Following another humiliating defeat by Masters and Makers, Prince Valentino leads the vanquished Sanctians back to Portonuncia. Knowing what the price of failure will be, Valentino plots with Sebastian and Hydar against Emperor Antonio, who plans to punish them for the loss of Geathan. The conspiracy will divide the imperial family further, between those who remain loyal to Antonio, and those who would support a usurper.

Walking a thin line between the two sides, Princess Saffie knows that one wrong decision could see her life destroyed. She has her new marriage to the irresponsible and reckless Francesco to negotiate; and when a tenacious young lawyer by the name of Amery starts to investigate the unsolved death of Prince Stephano, Saffie can feel the noose tighten around her.