Though trained as a ruthless and efficient killer, Claire hardly survived her last project. Still reeling in the summoning of the fatal Pale Queen and Roxie’s betrayal, she’s unprepared for Queen Mab’s next demand: to greatly help uncover a new threat towards the kingdom, Claire must hunt down the mortal mom she’s hardly ever known. But Claire’s divided loyalties could be minimal of her worries: her mother, the former superstar of the Immortal Circus, offers other enemies-including the summertime King. To save lots of the wintertime Kingdom through the Pale Queen’s dark designs, Claire must attempt to awaken her mother’s hidden magic. But even if she succeeds, will there be magic potent plenty of to safeguard her from the dangers lurking in the treacherous forests from the Wildness-or from your shadows in her very own heart?