Loyalties split… Xavier Brice is a man torn between duties, both to his king and to his wife. What he is learning is while his loyalty to the crown allows him to provide a life for his wife, it also puts her in mortal danger. He must make a choice and take a stand, or risk losing the only person in his life who matters. Family alliances… Io knows well enough that family doesn’t mean blood, and titles can be restrictive. But as those who have a claim on her begin to stake it, she must choose who she wants as family and whom she will declare her enemy. Publisher's Note: This steamy medieval romance contains elements of power exchange.