In my mother's gardens grow the reddest apples - the pledge of our wealth and prosperity, washed in blood and sealed with dark oaths. I learned this secret by accident, spying on the feast of wonderful neighbors, and now I am paying for my stupidity and curiosity. To escape, I had to go to the king’s court and serve the young prince’s bride. How could I have known that the intrigues of wondrous neighbors would overtake me there too? A one-volume novel from the author of the “Walk Through the Dark Forest” series, Jezebel Morgan. Current genre of retelling. The place of the classic Snow White has been taken by a young man. Cover by the popular artist Djuney9. Theme of fairies and magical changelings. Dark atmosphere, political intrigue, ancient legends and an apple orchard.