The breathtaking sequel to the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling Never Ever After, this lush fantasy finds Yining on the run and fighting to save her family and her kingdom. After fleeing the devastation at the Palace of Nine Hills, Yining flees the Iron Mountains, finally returning to her ancestral home. Yet a dangerous secret flows in her veins - the deadly magic she must learn to control before it consumed her. But Yining is entangled between two hostile kingdoms, and her loyalties are warring with her heart. As a nightmarish curse sweeps across the land, the ruler of the Iron Mountains forges a terrifying weapon to conquer the realms. To protect her beloved family, the dragons and her home, Yining must devise a plan to fight this ruinous evil, even as she is torn between ally and enemy, duty and desire. Praise for Never Ever After:"Rich and layered and deliciously transportive. " -Renee Ahdieh, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath & the Dawn"Tan has crafted a jewel of a fairy-tale retelling and each prism is lustrous with sinister wonder. " -Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of the Gilded Wolves Trilogy"A lush and effervescent, masterfully crafted fantasy. " -Elizabeth Lim, New York Times bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes"I absolutely adored it and cannot wait for the sequel!" -Allison Saft, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Starlight