First published 2018
Princess Melanthe di Monteverde knows her widowhood makes her a prize. Any kingdom that forces her into marriage gains political power. She disguises herself behind claims of witchcraft and flees toward England with knight Ruck d'Angleterre as her protector. Ruck once wanted her but now watches her with suspicion. As enemies pursue them, Melanthe finds herself loving the one man she cannot have. Princess Elayne of Monteverde sails to meet her promised husband when pirates attack her ship. Captain Allegreto Navona takes her prisoner, but Elayne discovers her captor stirs desires she never expected. Allegreto was trained as an assassin by his ambitious father and raised to kill for control of Monteverde. Marrying Elayne would give him the throne he was bred to claim. Yet as he falls for his captive, Allegreto learns that winning her heart proves far more difficult than any murder he was taught to commit.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, adventure, fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, found-family
Setting: Monteverde, England
Period: Medieval
2262 pages · Kindle Edition · Open Road Media Romance