She wanted Paris.
She got a palace.

After winning the nation's most prestigious cooking competition, Liana Davis, a doctor turned chef, is finally going somewhere.

Paris. Fame. Freedom...

Until an accidental fall off a cliff lands her in a gilded bed, surrounded by bowing servants, addressed as Princess Ioana of a powerful royal kingdom that should not exist.

But there's only one problem. Liana isn't Ioana.

She doesn't belong in corsets, she doesn't speak "thee" and "thou", and she certainly didn't agree to attend royal balls, smile for nobles or play along with a family that watches her a little too closely.

But pretending may be the only way to survive.

Trapped in an alternate universe ruled by crowns, codes and cruel traditions, Liana must survive palace politics, an icy royal family and a court that expects obedience...not sarcasm.

But unfortunately for them, sarcasm was her default mode.

When a royal decree announces her arranged marriage to a ruthless, arrogant prince, love was the last thing on her "royal" bucket list...or so she thinks.

 Between royal balls, biting comedy, simmering drama, and a mysterious man who appears...and vanishes...like a prophecy waiting to unfold, Liana finds herself caught between fate and free will...and a marriage that may change everything.

In a world where power is inherited, she intends to earn hers.

A fantasy romance filled with comedy, drama, royal intrigue, love after marriage, and a heroine who refuses to kneel.

Sadly, I won't be updating today because I haven't been feeling well.


A special thank you to @Madeline_Green_1777 for the constant support, your comments truly make my day 🤍


And to all my other readers, you are all so special to me.


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