When Lei, seventeen, is stolen from her home to become one of nine Paper Girls, the Demon King's concubines, she proves to be more fire than paper.

"Lei is of the Paper caste, the lowest class in Ikhara. Even so, rumors of her golden eyes have piqued the King's interest, and so she is ripped from her home and taken to the opulent palace, a gilded prison, her life now beholden to the Demon King's every whim. But as Lei dreams of escape, she does the unthinkable: she falls in love. Her forbidden romance, enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens the King's very reign, will force Lei to decide just how far she's willing to go to fight for her freedom."--

Told from their alternating viewpoints, as battle lines are drawn between the powerful Hanno clan and the Demon King of Ikhara, the warrior Wren fights to find Lei, who is trying to assist the rebellion even though she is the King's prisoner.--

"Lei, the naive country girl who became a royal courtesan, is now known as the Moonchosen, the commoner who managed to do what no one else could. But slaying the cruel monarch wasn't the culmination of her destiny -- it was just the beginning. Now Lei, with a massive bounty on her head, must travel the kingdom with her warrior love Wren to gain support from the far-flung rebel clans. Meanwhile, a plot to eliminate the rebel uprising is taking shape, fueled by dark magic and vengeance. Will Lei succeed in her quest to overthrow the monarchy, or will she succumb to the sinister magic that seeks to destroy her bond with Wren, and their very lives?"--Amazon.com

"In this mesmerizing sequel to the New York Times bestselling Girls of Paper and Fire, Lei and Wren have escaped their oppressive lives in the Hidden Palace, but soon learn that freedom comes with a terrible cost. Lei, the naive country girl who became a royal courtesan, is now known as the Moonchosen, the commoner who managed to do what no one else could. But slaying the cruel Demon King wasn't the end of the plan---it's just the beginning. Now Lei and her warrior love Wren must travel the kingdom to gain support from the far-flung rebel clans. The journey is made even more treacherous thanks to a heavy bounty on Lei's head, as well as insidious doubts that threaten to tear Lei and Wren apart from within. Meanwhile, an evil plot to eliminate the rebel uprising is taking shape, fueled by dark magic and vengeance. Will Lei succeed in her quest to overthrow the monarchy and protect her love for Wren, or will she fall victim to the sinister magic that seeks to destroy her?"--provided by publisher.

El Palacio Escondido es el último lugar en el que a Lei le gustaría estar. Como prisionera, el Rey Demonio la utiliza como un recordatorio constante de que la guerra se aproxima. Y de que él está dispuesto a todo con tal de ganar. Pero Lei hace tiempo aprendió que el Papel no es tan frágil como parece, y hará incluso lo imposible para destruir el reino desde dentro. Al otro lado de los muros del palacio, Wren está desesperada por rescatar a la chica que ama, al tiempo que se enfrenta a los terrores más atroces de la guerra. Mientras se abre paso por Ikhara, Wren empieza a cuestionarse qué significa realmente hacer un sacrificio por el bien común y deberá decidir hasta dónde está dispuesta a llegar.