Love, Kingdom, Crisis

A princess who just wants freedom. A bodyguard who wants revenge. A kingdom on the brink of collapse.

Griffin Korsh has one reason for taking the assignment: Princess Aliza is his key to uncovering the truth about his brother Teagar, who died for a love Shlan's laws refused to permit. Aliza, newly independent and fiercely resistant to surveillance, wants nothing to do with the quiet, disarming stranger assigned to shadow her every move. But when a shooting at the Royal Spar exposes cracks in the monarchy — and in her own engagement to the heir of Maine — Aliza realizes the man watching her back might be the only one she can trust. As buried confessions surface and a king's secret drives him to the edge, Aliza and Griffin must navigate forbidden feelings, political sabotage, and a decades-old lie that could reshape two kingdoms.

A modern royal romance about forbidden love, buried truths, and the courage to rewrite the rules.