Whatever It Takes 2: Scoundrels and Heroes - excerpt

Clara Redwood is only seventeen years old but her life had already been turned upside down when king Hayden, the infamous Burning Fury, ordered her to marry lord Oscar Huxley. A mysterious nobleman from an enemy kingdom. A man she has never met, a man who could be old, fat, and ugly. Or evil. On top of that, Clara’s brother is abducted and the kidnappers threaten to torture and execute him unless she poisons king Hayden. Will Clara proceed with the assassination, trying to murder the king to save her brother’s life? Will she agree to marry a man who is quite possibly going to make her life hell in revenge for the war his country lost? How is she going to survive in a royal palace full of strangers, all alone, without a single soul she could trust? All that while hiding her own little secret, a thing unworthy of a proper lady she is supposed to be? *** Part 2 of the Whatever It Takes series. I strongly recommend reading book 1 first (Whatever It Takes: The Royal Romance) since book 2 directly continues with the story. The book is finished and edited, there will be daily updates until the end. There are 70 chapters + 1 bonus, around 170k words.