The World
The Court of Zagovia
A kingdom ruled by a usurper, watched by its neighbors, and haunted by the family it thought it buried.
Characters
Friends, Foes
& Everyone Between
Alice
The Royal Taste Tester
Betsy's daughter — the royal seamstress's girl — who walks into the palace with a chocolate raspberry torte and a secret. Every plate she tastes could be her last — and every room she enters could reveal who she really is.
Princess Mary
The Lost Heir
Believed dead since the night of the poisoned dinner. The youngest child of Princess Isabelle and Thomas survived because she is immune to poison.
Queen Imogene
The Usurper
Jealous of her sister Isabelle for a lifetime, she seized the crown of Zagovia with a feast of poison. Lovers and husbands have a way of dying after they dine with her.
Betsy
The Royal Seamstress
Mama to Alice, keeper of the plan, and the one person who knew the truth all along. She stitches gowns for the queen — and threads every secret together.
Prince Otto
Heir of Rajnarod
Charming, quick-witted and far more than he lets on. "Simply Otto" to Alice, and perhaps the one ally she never expected to lean on.
King Friedrich
King of Rajnarod
A ruler of decades who has long wanted to challenge Imogene — and who may have walked straight into her web.
Lucinda & Marta
The Queen's Companions
Imogene's oldest friends. Once Isabelle's dearest too. With them it is impossible to know where sincerity ends and performance begins.
Matilda
The Royal Cook
Ruler of the palace kitchen, guardian of recipes, and the source of the Rajnarodian Hevnkake that became legend.
The Realms
Kingdoms
Beyond the Walls
Zagovia
Seat of the crowned-skull crest. Once Isabelle's birthright, now Imogene's to command — with an army strong by design.
Rajnarod
Home of King Friedrich and Prince Otto, and of the spiced Hevnkake. It has long wanted to challenge Imogene.
Creidsinn
Conquered by Imogene — a wound felt across Rajnarod and a warning to every border.
Aendekyr
Homeland of the late Queen Jelena, Otto's mother, where her memory is honored.
The Royal Line
A Family
Divided
W
King Wilhelm
The ailing king whose death would pass the crown to his eldest.
I
Isabelle & Thomas
The rightful heir and her husband. Parents of Robert, Sara and baby Mary.
Im
Imogene
The younger sister who poisoned her way to the throne.
M
Mary
The survivor. Raised by Betsy as Alice. The true heir of Zagovia.
Walk the Halls
Yourself.
Every character, room and secret from the court comes alive in Sweet Revenge.