Princess Isolde has beauty, wealth, and a powerful kingdom, yet her future leaves no place for a commoner.
Blood Knight Lysande owns little more than his sword, a past he would rather forget, and a vow sworn before the entire city to protect her.
Duty was supposed to keep him at a proper distance, but secret adventures, garden meetings, and late-night talks turn their bond into a heat neither can ignore.
Isolde comes to understand that the man she is forbidden to claim is the only one she wants.
When another man reaches for her hand, Lysande is still required to stand beside her, and both must weigh what they are willing to lose for a desire that honor cannot bless.
