Marinda has kissed dozens of boys. They all die afterward. It?s a miserable life, but being a visha kanya?a poison maiden?is what she was created to do. Marinda serves the Raja by dispatching his enemies with only her lips as a weapon. Until now, the men she was ordered to kiss have been strangers, enemies of the kingdom. Then she receives orders to kiss Deven, a boy she knows too well to be convinced he needs to die. She begins to question who she?s really working for. And that is a thread that, once pulled, will unravel more than she can afford to lose. -- Provided by publisher.