Synopsis

Anexiledprincess,apoisonedhusband,andabattleforpower—EirianSolielrefusestobeforgotten,butcansheturnacoldmarriageintoafieryalliancebeforeit’stoolate?FirstcousintotheKingandthedarlingoftheCourtofSorrow,Eirianhasspentmostofherlifeindulgingallherwhimsandfantasiesundertheprotectionofherroyalblood,butwhenherfather’ssuddenre-marriageresultsinason,shefindsherselfsuddenlyshuffledaside.Ontopofthat,herlongtimeon-and-offromanticpartnersuddenlybetraysher.Insteadofproposingtoher,heshowsuptoherbirthdayball,marriedtoalow-rankedLadywithoutawordofwarning.Eirian’slifeisupended,andherstepmothersucceedsinexilingherintoanarrangedmarriagewithageneralwhoneverleavesthedistantborderland.Regimented,completelydisinterestedinthecapitolandtheCourt,anddyingfromapoisonnoonecanidentify,hernewhusbandwouldrathercontinuehissimplelifewithhismistressthanwelcomehisnewwife,butEirianrefusestogodownwithoutfight.Determinedtomakeaplaceforherselfifshecannotfindone,Eirianfindsherselffacinganenemysheneverexpected,andsheunderestimateshershy,gentlehusband.WilltheGeneralfallforhisvivaciousPrincess,orwillEirianbesetasideagain?