A hidden princess…
Princess Regine Elise Adelaide d’Orleans is no longer a princess, but she’s also no commoner. She’s obscure French royalty, exiled to England in the aftermath of the revolution. She lives as a glorified houseguest of the British Royal family, guarded and gilded, but also trapped.
The cynical outcast…
Mr. Killian Crewes serves as the Royal Fixer in St. James’s Palace, making messy problems disappear. Cleaning up indiscretions was hardly Killian’s goal in life, but options are limited for a man of his pedigree. His father’s earldom gives him access to the Crown; but his mother’s notoriety makes him less like a peer of the realm and more like a member of palace staff.
A royal scandal…
When Princess Elise spots her long-lost brother in crowded market; she thinks she’s finally found a way home. She mounts a search to find him, uncovering royal secrets along the way. To distract Elise from meddling, the palace dispatches Killian to seduce the her into submission. But Killian is disarmed by the lonely princess and finds himself seduced instead.
Meanwhile Elise is falling for a man who could lock her away in an ivory tower…or set them both free.