Source

I’m stuck in a spider's web of lies and betrayal with no way out.
That’s not true... I found a way out and took it without looking back.
All actions have consequences though, so I find myself looking at them indefinitely. 

Women are not allowed to be without a male counterpart. My husbands' death means I need someone to ‘take responsibility’ for me. It also means the King now knows my deepest secret and Avedin’s greatest truth. I, Xmara Bane, am the master of poisons. I control theRavens– the biggest spy combine anyone has ever seen.

I’ve lurked behind the image of my husband but now, everything is coming to light. I’ve got months to train my student and stop the Source from destroying the Kingdom of Avedin for good. Everything is changing, and my days in the shadows are gone. Now I must serve my King quietly, swiftly, and before this war kills us all.

War is messy, politics are meddlesome. Enemies and lovers are blurring together. 

But poisons? That’s a breeze.