The highly anticipated, breathtaking sequel to the New York Times bestseller by Kiersten White, "And I Darken," reads like HBO's "Game of Thrones" set in the Ottoman Empire.

Filled with rage, Lada Dracul has no allies and no crown. All she has is what she has always had: herself. After failing to secure the Wallachian throne, Lada is determined to punish anyone who dares to stand in her way. She marches across the land with her men, but raw violence does not bring Lada what she wants. Thinking of Mehmed, the defiant Ottoman Sultan, brings little comfort to her prickly heart. There is no time to wonder if he still thinks of her, or even loves her. She left him before he could leave her.

Her brother is in danger, and Lada needs the support of her diplomatic younger brother Radu. But Mehmed has sent him to Constantinople, and that is no diplomatic mission.