Bargaining Power

A cryptanalyst's assistant must turn secret agent when she discovers a magical conspiracy to overthrow the government.

Best-laid plans seldom survive contact with the enemy, a truth violently thrown at Mercedes Cartier when a seemingly ordinary trip turns into a battle for survival. Within hours, Mercedes finds herself being hunted by the nine prefects who rule the nation. They have noticed her, and now they're giving her a choice: join them in their sinister plot or disappear forever.

Merced...