Part of The League: Nemesis Rising, book 3.5
First published 2001
Princess Livia faces a nightmare. Her father plans to wed her to a brutal ambassador from another galaxy, a man decades older who prizes only her purity. Desperate to break free from this arranged fate, Livia devises a bold plan. She will find the first available man and seduce him, destroying what her unwanted suitor values most. In a shadowy bar, she encounters Adron Quiakides. The former League assassin now exists in perpetual agony from old wounds inflicted by a psychopath years before. When Livia makes her move, Adron accepts her advances willingly. Yet something unexpected happens when they touch. Her contact brings him relief from the torment that has consumed him. Through her presence, both his physical suffering and deeper anguish fade away. What began as Livia's calculated escape becomes something neither anticipated. Adron realizes he cannot release her, not when she offers him his only respite from pain. Their encounter transforms from a desperate gambit into a connection that heals them both.
Genres: romance, adventure, fantasy, action
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Another Galaxy
100 pages · ebook
Content warnings: violence