Five years ago, Victoria Taylor--desperate for a child to secure her future--spent a fated night with Emperor Henry Stuart. But the next morning, her identity was stolen by Charlotte Williams, who seized the chance to take her place. Five years later, she is summoned back to the palace by Charlotte Williams--carrying a secret beauty formula that could make Charlotte attractive before Henry Stuart. In the shadows of the imperial court, she’s drawn once more into the Emperor’s world. Old lies unravel. A son’s true bloodline comes to light. And the woman history erased will no longer be silenced.