Eleanor Mecklen was never more than a political pawn who married into the prestigious House Mecklen of the Barden Empire. Under the scrutiny of her mother-in-law, Duchess Carolyn, Eleanor endured endless humiliation. But when Carolyn meets an untimely death, Eleanor is accused of murder and sent to the executioner’s block. But death does not claim her. Instead, she reawakens at House Mecklen. Armed with the knowledge of what’s to come, Eleanor has a second chance to seize her fate.