Princess Amara of Valoria was never meant to rule. As the second-born child, she was raised in the shadow of her twin brother, Prince Adrian, the kingdom's beloved heir. But when Adrian is murdered just days before his coronation, the kingdom descends into uncertainty, and powerful nobles begin fighting for control of the throne. Amara knows the murder was no accident. Someone inside the palace betrayed her family, and the killer is still watching. With the kingdom on the brink of civil war, Amara makes an impossible decision: she cuts her hair, conceals her identity, and assumes her brother's place as King Adrian. If the truth is discovered, she will lose the crown—and possibly her life. Her greatest obstacle is Lord Kael Veyron, the kingdom's most formidable military commander. Kael distrusts the new king, believing the throne is hiding a dangerous weakness. Yet when political pressure forces Amara into a marriage alliance with him, his suspicion becomes dangerously personal. As Amara investigates her brother's murder, she uncovers a conspiracy reaching into the royal family itself. Every discovery brings her closer to the truth, but every moment with Kael threatens the disguise she has sacrificed everything to protect. When Kael finally discovers that the king he has sworn to protect is a woman, he feels betrayed. Amara must face the consequences of her deception while the enemies surrounding the throne prepare their final assault. To save Valoria, she must reveal the truth, confront the traitor who destroyed her family, and prove that a woman can rule a kingdom—even when the world believes only a man deserves the crown

She woke up erased. He's the only one who remembers her - because he's the one who erased her. Ava Laurent opens her eyes to a life that no longer exists. Strangers live in her apartment. Her best friends stare through her like she's smoke. Every record that ever proved Ava Laurent was real has been wiped clean - birth certificate, bank accounts, even her name. Only one man remembers she was ever here: Lucien Vale. Cold. Lethal. Impossibly hard to walk away from. He tells her he's keeping her safe. He tells her the danger is real. What he doesn't tell her is that he built it. Every answer he gives her hides a better question. Every time his hands find her, she stops asking the ones that matter. And the closer Ava comes to remembering who she was, the more she suspects the man standing guard over her body is the same one who buried her past alive. Some men save you. Lucien Vale just decides when you're allowed to disappear - and when you're allowed to come back.