The Rivaled Crown (The Veiled Kingdom #3)

The Rivaled Crown (The Veiled Kingdom #3)I swore I would never return to this palace. Never kneel before my father again. But I have been dragged back into his gilded cage, trapped beneath his rule, and bound to a fate I had tried to escape. My body is his to break, my magic his to wield. And no matter how many nights I dream of Dacre storming these halls, of his hands pulling me from the darknessdreams are nothing against the greed of a king. Even if my mate comes for me, even if I am freed

The widowed Diana

Julian Faraci has one goal: become the most powerful man in the world

As the half-human outcast of the Cancer pack

threatens to end his reign before it can even begin

a jilted lover

But when Bree needs him again

I'm used to unwanted attention

the breathtaking conclusion to Stephanie Garber’s #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Once Upon A Broken Heart trilogy

Why stress about it

We tempt fate when we give in after years of denial

and bristly

And she's catching a certain vibe from the grumpy coffee shop owner whenever he slips her a free slice of banana bread along with her coffee order