She can never be mine…but I’m taking her anyway.

Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Keith Grayson (me) has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.

I have never once tempted to break those rules…until her.

Diane Gardener. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches my own and a hidden fire that reduces my rules to ash. She’s nothing I expected and everything I never knew I needed. Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down my defenses until I’m faced with a truth I can no longer deny; I swore an oath to protect her, but all I want is to ruin her. Take her. Because she’s mine. My princess. My forbidden fruit. His every depraved fantasy. Regal, strong-willed, and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Diane is dreaming of the freedom to live and love as she chooses. But when her brother abdicates, she’s suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted. And as she navigates the intricacies—and treacheries—of her new role, she’s suddenly faced must also hide her desire for a man she can’t have. Her bodyguard, her protector, her ultimate ruin. Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom…and doom you both.