Volume 1: Ana Devon has a big secret, she is pregnant against her husband's wishes. On the day Ana finds out she is carrying her husbands heir he presents her with divorce papers. Ana's pride won't allow her to take anything from the man that is casting her aside after she nursed him back to health. Alone and determined to survive Ana flees for the city but as darkness descends and rain pours down she faces the prospect of sleeping in the woods until morning. When a car pulls up beside her and a man steps out shielding her with his umbrella Ana knows better than to accept the ride from this handsome stranger but her options are bleak. Against her better judgement she agrees to a ride. Can Ana trust the stranger and what is his connection to her husband? Are any of these people who they say are? Could it really be a decades old coincidence or is destiny haunting Ana and what does royalty have to do with any of it? ***My cover reflects the volume currently being uploaded. The covers shows Scott and Ana. Volume 2: With a health crisis looming and the princes at odds, can this strange family find a way to persevere? How can Ana be the lost queen of the pirate nation of Althinia? Wait, pirates? That's ancient history, right? AUTHOR NOTE: The first forty chapters are written in various points of view but often from a male perspective. This is story is a primarily female voiced story. After chapter 44 the split is about 90/10 female to male. The story arc demanded that the male characters are well fleshed out because most of the rest of the story is about the lead female and her story arc. I hope that helps to answer some questions.
It was mid-morning and one of those rare days where everyone was together. Ana sat between Melissa and Margaret and the two women were talking about planning a post-partum shopping trip to take Ana to all the fashion houses.
Ana was trying to think of something to get herself out of the trip they were planning. She was not a big fan of buying expensive labeled clothing. Scott and Nicholas were grilling Lucas about one of the guns on a warship that was supposed to be one of the most impressive pieces of weaponry ever built.
Lucas looked like he was humoring the pair of them. Their eyes met and Lucas smirked causing Ana to snicker. Then there was a strange noise like a horn playing music outside. Nicholas and Scott both sat up abruptly as did Margaret.
"You have to be shitting me." Nick said before standing up and heading out the parlor door.