A grumpy princess. A laid-back Navy SEAL. A road trip. What could go wrong? Thala Targen is known as the ice princess. Sister to the Queen of Venusstea, she is a general in the royal guard and the next in line to the throne. After an attempt on the queen’s life makes Thala a suspect, she goes on the run in the city of Los Angeles. Forced in proximity with a mysterious agent—or a possible kidnapper—she soon finds the man’s easygoing personality grating on her last nerve. But she needs him to prove her innocence. Hank Bristow is known as the unruffled one. Quick to smile, a nomad by nature, he goes rogue on instinct. An instinct that has him rescuing a prickly princess from a fiery death. Regrets may come later, but he’s looking forward to pulling that stick out of her royal a$$. However, he soon discovers there’s more to Thala underneath that ice. And he can’t wait to show her there’s more to life than being a princess. Unfortunately, his heart didn’t get the memo that the princess wasn’t his to keep. * Standalone romantic suspense