The Royal Affair (Royals of Countavia 1)

Book excerpt: In the Kingdom of Countavia, fairytales come true thanks to widower and matchmaker, King Marcus the Fifth. But for every happy ending this king plays a hand in, a centuries-old international mystery grows deeper, leaving love and danger forever intertwined on this enchanted isle. The Royal Affair is book one in the Royals of Countavia series. All princes are toads... Anti-monarchist Willow Forbes is determined to depose the king responsible for her father's death. But when a royal invitation lands her at the seaside cottage of the dashing Jaxon Baine, Duke of Summerton, the sexy billionaire royal disrupts Willow's world. Until you kiss the right one... Jaxon Baine, Duke of Summerton, has spent a grueling political term fighting to preserve the monarchy. Now he's looking forward to a peaceful season at Summerton Castle, the one place his painful past can be forgotten. But when his uncle, the king, pairs him up on a covert assignment with Willow Forbes—Royal Enemy Number One—Jaxon's summer heats up. Can two hearts from opposite sides of life find love? Or will the dangers and secrets of the past destroy them both?