This book was not anything that I thought it would be. The surprises start for the beginning. King Harold of Levanta has just been killed by the Burning Fury, King Hayden of Orellia after an ill-performed attack. Princess Karina goes to King Hayden to gain mercy for the people of Levanta. Knowing it will be an uphill battle, Karina is willing to do whatever it takes to keep her people safe from the Burning Fury.

King Hayden has been in search of the one. No one has made it more than a few minutes with his eclectic bedroom tastes and he knows Princess Karina will be no different. Karina surprises him by being everything he needs and more. She is not meek and well mannered. Though kept out of politics due to her being a female, she knows how to lead and knows that her father made the mistake that cost him his life.

This book is a journey of King Hayden and Princess Karina getting to know each other and themselves in the process. Hayden has a darkness that tends to lash out at the worse possible times. Karina is afraid that Hayden will continue to be hot and cold. What happens to her people if that hot leads to her death? Not only is the couple struggling to get to know each other, they have to contend with other countries not happy with their union. There is a lot going on in this book and I cannot wait to read the next installment of the wonderful series.