Gold is wealth Wealth is power Power is a curse After King Midas' gift—or curse—almost killed his daughter, he relinquished The Touch forever. Ten years later, Princess Kora still bears the consequences of her father’s wish: her skin shines golden, rumors follow her everywhere she goes, and she harbors secret powers that are getting harder to hide. Kora spends her days concealed behind gloves and veils. It isn’t until a charming duke arrives that Kora believes she could indeed be loved. But their courtship is disrupted when a thief steals treasures her father needs to survive. Thanks to Kora's unique ability to sense gold, only she can find the missing items. As she sails off on her quest, Kora learns that not everything is what it seems—not her companions, or the thieves. or Kora herself.

Gold in her hands. A contract on her head. A kingdom on its deathbed. After barely surviving thieving, bloodthirsty pirates and a harrowing quest at sea to retrieve King Midas' stolen treasure, Kora finds readjusting to palace life just as deadly. Returning as a cursed princess who has angered Dionysus, Kora’s people have openly turned against her, threatening to overthrow her as heir to the throne. When Dionysus puts out a challenge to kill the girl with the golden touch and burn down her kingdom, it’s not just her future on the throne that is in danger: Kora’s life and entire realm are now on contract. Kora has no other choice. She sets out to find Dionysus, the very person who is trying to kill her, focusing on his home on the mysterious disappearing island of Jipper. If Kora wants to save her kingdom and have any chance at reversing her father’s curse, she will have to enter into a deadly game with Dionysus, the greatest trickster the world—or the underworld—has ever seen.