Description: Three years after transmigrating into a novel, Clara Ashford has one goal: stay alive. As the neglected legitimate daughter of House Ashford, she knows she was never meant to matter. In the original story, she is nothing more than disposable cannon fodder standing in the shadow of her dazzling half-sister. Then everything changes when Adrian Ravenscroft-the cold, powerful prince regent who controls the court with a glance-hears Clara's private mockery in the middle of a public gathering. Suddenly, the one man she should fear most is paying attention. Worse, Clara's half-sister Lydia is building her reputation on borrowed brilliance, stolen verses, and dangerous schemes. Clara knows exactly how badly that kind of fraud can end, but keeping quiet may destroy innocent lives-while speaking up could put her directly in Adrian's hands. As court politics sharpen and family loyalties turn poisonous, Clara finds herself trapped between survival and honesty, between the fate she was supposed to accept and the future she wants to steal for herself. And the closer Adrian keeps her, the harder it becomes to tell whether she is his prisoner, his accomplice, or the one person who can truly stand beside him. In a court where one careless thought can change everything, Clara will have to rewrite her role before the story buries her for good. Author Biography: Riley Brooks is a contemporary romance author known for emotionally rich stories of love, longing, and second chances.