She didn’t believe in fairy tales… until she fell for a prince. Single mother, Leia Lawrence didn't have a storybook childhood. Now? Dating… men…? She’d rather stay in her tower of solitude. Until her path crosses with the heir to the British throne. He should be the bad boy the press portray him as. He isn’t. He should be as arrogant as the rich elites she despises. He isn’t He should be easy to walk away from. Oh, boy, he isn’t. Oliver is nothing like the man she expects. Smart, funny and caring, he could push through every defence she has in place. But one passing moment could change everything. It could bring the press to her door and unbury secrets she thinks are long dead. What will he be willing to do to protect her? She has nowhere left to turn, except to her prince. The only thing she can do is wait and see if he’ll choose to protect his country… or her…

I never meant to fall for a prince… now nothing can be the same again. It wasn’t meant to be this way… My life with my daughter was safe and protected; perfectly controlled. Then he came and smashed everything I knew, everything I thought I knew, into pieces. He broke my heart with his lies and deception, but now he’s under my skin and I can’t go back to the life I once had. All roads lead to him, the king of my heart, the man I would change everything for. But with royalty comes obligation and expectation. Everyone wants a piece of him. Inside the palace walls, he swears to keep us safe, yet I know the promise isn’t his to make. Can he be the person his country needs while also loving us? Can I be the woman who stands proud by his side, or will I always be the daughter of a drug addict who has no place in the higher realms of society? He says we can make it work, that we can fight tradition and give his people something new. I wonder what price we will pay to be free to live our dream. A heart-stopping Rags to Riches tale.