The Cruel Prince prinesie Kill a Kingdom v tejto seductive YA fantasy debut, v ktorom siréna must choose medzi protecting her rodiny a following her srdce v prejudiced kingdom kde her existencie is ilegal. Saoirse Sorkova survives on secrets. Ako posledný sirén v jej kingdom, môže byť jeden človek, ktorý sa stane skoro - ale jeho existencia je illegal, a ak jej skutočná identita bola ever discovered, to by mohlo byť život na internete. By deň, Saoirse disguises herself as a fae, pretending to be perfect soldier-in-training. By night, she satisfies her darker urges working ako assassin for dangerous mercenaries. A všetko, čo vedie k biggest tajomstvom všetkých: toto nie je v kontrole svojich sirénskych powers, alebo jej desiru to kill. The blackmailer threatens jej sestier, a Saoirse's investigation takes hier do kráľovského paláca, and jej most nešťastný job yet: personal bodyguard to the Crown Prince. Saoirse expects to despise Prince Hayes. But he is kind, thoughtful, and charming, and she finds herself increasingly drawn to him . . . until he tasks her with investigating a killer plaguing the kingdom. Problem: killer is Saoirse. Trapped by her deadly double life, Saoirse can't leave the palace until she saves hier sister . . . ale who will save her from herself?