When Lissa runs away from the unthinkable fate that awaits her as Princess of Aldonia, a stranger she meets is just the distraction she's looking for-hot as sin, and sexy as hell. Yep, he'll help her forget all about her troubles. If only she could forget about when it's time for her to return to Aldonia... Gael was doing some running away of his own when he met Lissa. He just doesn't see the need for pedantic practices like arranged marriages anymore, which is what's awaiting him when he returns to Spain. He wants to marry for love, a possibility he hadn't considered before meeting Lissa. So, he gives up the throne to track her down, and sets in motion a cruel twist of fate neither of them could have anticipated. Because the next time he sees Lissa, the woman of his dreams, she's walking down the aisle to marry the new Galician Prince- Will the two star-crossed lovers ever find a way out of the royal mess they're in so they can finally be together?