The Duke of Ashkar was never supposed to choose her. Not when an alliance awaited him. Not when the entire court expected another bride. And certainly not when she was only human.
 
Yet from the moment amara catches his attention, the most powerful man in Valor seems determined to make her his.
 
As a whirlwind courtship sweeps her through lavish balls, moonlit promenades, and secret gatherings reserved for the kingdom's elite, she finds herself falling helplessly in love with the one man she should fear. Because behind the beauty of Valor's glittering courts lies a secret buried for centuries.