In the midst of maneuverings to create political alliances through marriage, sixteen-year-old Poppy, one of the infamous twelve dancing princesses, becomes the target of a vengeful witch while Prince Christian tries to save her.
After agreeing to spend a year in the castle of a great white bear in exchange for riches for her family, a woodcutter's daughter finds herself on a journey east of the sun and west of the moon to free the man she loves from a magic spell.
A retelling of the tale of twelve princesses who wear out their shoes dancing every night, and of Galen, a former soldier now working in the king's gardens, who follows them in hopes of breaking the curse.