Welcome to Litsy!

Power plays, spilled blood, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Immortal Longings, inspired by Shakespeare�s Antony and Cleopatra. Calla Tuoleimi has succeeded in the impossible. Despite the odds, she has won San-Er�s bloody games and eliminated King Kasa, her tyrant uncle and the former ruler of Talin. She serves now as royal advisor to Kasa�s adopted son, August Shenzhi, who has risen to the throne. Only Calla knows it isn�t really August. Anton Makusa is still furious about Calla�s betrayal in the final round of the games. In an impossible feat, he took over August�s body to survive, and has no intention of giving up this newfound power. But when his first love, the beautiful, explosive Otta Avia, awakens from a years-long coma and reveals a secret that threatens the monarchy�s authority over Talin, chaos erupts. As tensions come to a boiling point, Calla and Anton must set their conflicts aside and head to the kingdom�s far reaches to prevent anarchy�even if their empire might be better off burning.