An impossible choice between love and duty.
As Princess Meredith's eighteenth birthday nears, so does the fate she's dreaded her entire life: an arranged marriage to a complete stranger—the crown prince of Alder.
But the match is more than political. Without it, her kingdom of Stonefall will fall to the merciless King Theros of Talos.
When Connor, an Alderian soldier sent by the prince to protect her, arrives at court, betrayal soon follows. Meredith and Connor are drawn together in ways that defy duty—and threaten everything they've ever known.
Torn between a future she didn't choose and a love she never expected, Meredith must decide:
Will she fight for her heart... or sacrifice it to save her kingdom?