Cordelia Carstairs seems to have everything she ever wanted. She#s engaged to marry James Herondale, the boy she has loved since childhood. She has a new life in London with her best friend Lucie Herondale and James#s charming companions, the Merry Thieves. She is about to be reunited with her beloved father. And she bears the sword Cortana, a legendary hero's blade. But the truth is far grimmer... 13+ Romantic sequel to the bestselling novel "Chain of Gold".