A princess bound by duty.
A prophecy written in fire.
And a forbidden love that could tear a kingdom apart.
Princess Lucinda "Lucy" Meadows has spent her life beneath the weight of a crown she never asked to wear. When her father arranges her marriage to the enigmatic Duke Ronan Gray, the union is meant to unite a fractured kingdom-yet Ronan's presence only awakens questions Lucy was never meant to ask.
Whispers of a long-buried prophecy begin to unravel around her, stirring dangerous magic, ancient loyalties, and the ghost of a mother whose warnings come too late. As shadows coil at the edges of the court and enemies move unseen, Lucy must choose between the destiny written for her...
and the one her heart aches to claim.
But every choice has a consequence-
And some hearts were never meant to be crowned.