EXCERPT

[MUSIC RECOMMENDATION: HAPPINESS IS A BUTTERFLY ~ LANA DEL REY]

"Raise your dress," Oriana's eyes widened when she heard the crown prince shamelessly ask this of her.

"Why? You want freedom. You should be willing to do anything for it," he drawled, his brown eyes sparkling with delight.

Oriana took a cautious step back. "I know I want freedom, but I haven't done this before," she raised her hand in a defensive stance.

From Royal Reject to Accidental Crown Princess: A Marriage of Convenience Gone Wrong

Every girl dreams of being born a princess, right? Not Oriana.

Sitting on a little stool, waited on by hand and foot?

No thanks.

She craved freedom, adventure, anything but the stifling expectations of royalty. In fact, she'd rather be scaling the castle walls at night than attending stuffy soirees.

Luckily, she wasn't born to be the crown princess. In fact, she was the bane of etiquette tutors and the kingdom's resident "bad egg."

But fate, it seems, has a wicked sense of humor.

When duty shoves Oriana into a political marriage with the infamous Crown Prince Adric of Avon, a notorious playboy known for his scandalous lifestyle and disregard for courtly decorum, she sees a golden opportunity; a chance to escape the suffocating expectations of her title.

Adric, on the other hand, couldn't care less who he marries. His reputation precedes him – a notorious playboy who thrives on defying expectations. But when the fiery Oriana crashes into his world of calculated indifference, sparks begin to fly.

Will this forced union ignite a royal scandal of epic proportions or blossom into an unexpected love that challenges the very foundations of their kingdom?