When dealing with the fey folk, victory today might present unforeseen costs tomorrow. Abandoned at the altar, Chelsea Hewitt swore she’d never don another wedding dress. No one could be worth the PTSD. Then Chelsea’s best friend Jen asks Chelsea to be her bridesmaid. The catch? Silly family tradition dictates Jen’s attendant dress identically to her. Supposedly, it confuses evil faeries bent on stealing brides. Fun, right? Sure, until a real evil faerie turns up looking to get hitched. Now Chelsea must match wits against the ethereally beautiful Winter Queen to protect both her best friend and her own freedom.

In the Faerie Realm, chance meetings can carry tempestuous consequences. Bound to the Winter Court for a year, Chelsea Hewitt takes her responsibilities seriously. When she’s on watch, no bloodthirsty springlings can touch her winterling Folk. But springtime is fading into summer. And Chelsea is running out of excuses to avoid the Winter Queen. An invitation to a ball in the Summer Court is timely. What better way for Chelsea to secure Winter’s protection than to gain them a powerful ally? But Winter isn’t the only Court invited, and not all the attendees will be happy to see Winter represented.

The price of love is dire, more so when fey and mortal dare to try their luck together. Having broken her vow to remain in the Faerie Realm for a whole year, Chelsea Hewitt’s only goal is to make it through this miserable winter in the mortal world. That, and forget about the Winter Queen who almost stole her heart. Alcohol helps. The continued freeloading presence of her ex-fiancée does not. But the Winter Court—and the whole Faerie Realm—still needs Chelsea. And with her heart still tangled with the magic of the Winter Court, Chelsea herself could fall.