After a passionate encounter with a stranger, Brooke Sullivan wakes up alone and finds money on the bedside table. Insulted, she decides to forget the man and focus on the biggest contract her visual production company has ever received. But a week later, she arrives in the Kingdom of Bellacourt to cover the royal family's birthday celebration and upcoming coronation. There, she discovers that her mysterious stranger is none other than Prince Nikolai Laurent. Nikolai wants her again, but he prefers to keep their relationship a secret. He may want Brooke in his bed, but he doesn't believe she is suitable to be his queen. Brooke refuses to be anyone's secret lover, even if the man is rich, powerful, and about to become king. With fourteen days of royal celebrations ahead, staying away from Nikolai becomes almost impossible. As their attraction grows, Nikolai must decide whether to follow royal expectations or fight for the woman he never expected to fall in love with.