The Duke
He serves the Crown. She serves the truth. Their hearts serve only each other—if they can survive what comes next.
For years, Duke Trane Valdez has lived for one purpose: protecting the royal family. But when Princess Seraphina Rolana—his first love and oldest heartbreak—returns to Valdez, duty suddenly takes second place.
Seraphina’s career is finally taking off, and her first major assignment is the story of a lifetime: an inside look at the Valdez family. She hopes it will give her and Trane space to rebuild their fragile relationship. Instead, she uncovers disturbing problems within Torren that she cannot ignore.
Her investigation risks exposing Trane and the policies he has fought to uphold. His loyalty to the Crown demands silence. Her loyalty to the truth demands the opposite. And when dangerous contacts from her reporting turn violent, their rekindled romance hangs by a thread.
Now Seraphina and Trane must confront the question they’ve avoided for years:
Can a duke bound by duty and a princess bound by truth ever build a life together?
