Following on from Her Majesty's Royal Coven, the second instalment in Juno Dawson’s series finds trouble seething at the very core of the government.

All is not as it seems within the halls of Her Majesty’s Royal Coven…

Despite thinking they’ve thwarted the prophecy, the witches are still reeling from the events of the past few months.

Ciara now occupies her twin sister’s body as she prepares to take on the role of High Priestess. But why are the sinister government agents of the Shadow Cabinet so invested in her coronation?

And then there’s the small matter of Dabney Hale: freshly escaped from Grierlings prison, he’s on the hunt for a mythical object that will give him power. Leonie’s brother is on the trail, but doesn’t know the danger he now faces, and so she sets off to bring him home and bring Hale to justice.

Meanwhile, Theo and Holly are left to their own devices. Theo to work out how her transformation took place and Holly to discover what’s going on with her mum and dad. Elle’s world is about to come crashing down.

Payback’s a witch as Ciara, Leonie, Elle, Theo and Holly are about to find out.