Princess Elwyn and her husband, Paulinius, gave up everything to marry each other. But their idyllic existence is shattered when Paulinius's cousin shows up with an offer they can't refuse—a chance for redemption. In a distant land, dark forces are conspiring to seize control of a friendly government, and someone has to stop the coup. What better occasion for a family vacation? When they disappear off the map, it's up to Elwyn's estranged sister, Alice, and a beautiful secret agent who happens to be Elwyn's former lover to save them. And the resulting turmoil will force the emperor himself to confront his own legacy.

Elwyn and her family will travel halfway across the world to save a sacred teapot, but the real danger might be much closer to home.