In the kingdom of Sempera, time is currency--extracted from blood, bound to iron, and consumed to add time to one’s own lifespan The rich aristocracy, like the Gerlings, tax the poor to the hilt, extending their own lives by centuries No one resents the Gerlings o, she and her father were servants at Everless, the Gerlings’ palatial estate, until a fateful accident forced theht When Jules discovers that her father is dying, she knows that she must return to Everless to earn oing back to Everless brings ined Soon she’s caught in a tangle of violent secrets and finds her heart torn between two people she thought she’d never see again Her decisions have the power to change her fate--and the fate of time itself