Billionaire Nick Karrier enjoys a life of carefree luxury in Manhattan, but he harbors a secret: he is really Prince Nicolas, heir to the throne of the island kingdom of Karas. But Nicolas has learned there can be too much of a good thing—and he is ready at last to take over from his aging father and lead his homeland in the future. Duty demands that Nicolas also take a wife—a well-born woman hand-selected by the Council of Ministers to be his perfect queen. But before resigning himself to a loveless marriage and a life of passionless nights, “Nick” decides seducing a beautiful woman into his bed is the perfect way to spend his last days of freedom. And Chloe Sutton—an aspiring model with obvious contempt for playboys like Nick—presents just enough of a challenge to make the seduction interesting….