ROYAL AFFAIR A blue-blooded bachelor! The last thing Carrie Dunn had expected when she arrived in the glamorous dukedom of San Rinaldo was to meet a real-life Prince Charming. A small-town American girl, she had been swept off her feet by the charismatic Count Leone Montecrespi and had almost believed that her fairy-tale romance would last a lifetime. But she and Leone were worlds apart—marriage was out of the question. After all, who'd ever heard of a countess from Colorado? Romancing a royal was easy—marriage another affair!

The Duchess' dilemma... Duty ruled Damiano's life: duty to his country, his people and his baby son, but not, Sofia thought, to his wife. She knew that her wedding to the Duke of San Rinaldo had been just a matter of convenience, but it appeared that even his old flames figured more highly than her. Now, to end the rumours about their marriage, Damiano was insisting that they convince the world that theirs was a love-match. It seemed that Sofia had got what she had always wanted - a 'devoted' husband by her side - but would this fairytale romance ever have a real happy ending?