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After the princess Vianne’s death leaves Franscozo widowed, Merine is pressed to secure political contracts quickly, while she grapples with loss of agency, succession laws, and the risk of a step-queen destiny. The opening chapters establish court rivalry, negotiations, and Merine’s urgent search for leverage.","Contents  \nOther Books by Jen Lynning  \nTitle Page  \nCopyright  \nDedication Chapter 1  \nChapter 2  \nChapter 3  \nChapter 4  \nChapter 5  \nChapter 6  \nChapter 7  \nChapter 8  \nChapter 9  \nChapter 10  \nChapter 11  \nChapter 12  \nChapter 13  \nChapter 14  \nChapter 15  \nChapter 16  \nChapter 17  \nChapter 18  \nChapter 19  \nChapter 20  \nChapter 21  \nChapter 22  \nChapter 23  \nChapter 24  \nChapter 25  \nChapter 26  \nChapter 27  \nChapter 28  \nChapter 29  \nEpilogue  \nStranger's Choice  \nAcknowledgements  \nAbout the Author  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nBooks by Jen Lynning:  \nTreaties of Moial  \nEmpath’s Lure  \nHeir ’s Dilemma  \nStranger ’s Choice*  \n*Coming in 2022  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nHeir ’s Dilemma  \nJen Lynning  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nHeir ’s Dilemma  \nCopyright © 2021 by Jen Lynning  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without the written permission of the author, except where permitted by  \nlaw.  \nThis is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author ’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to an actual person, living or dead, business, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.  \n1st edition: 2021  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nFor Shessy. Thank you for loving me even when I ignored you in favor of a  \ncomputer screen.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCHAPTER 1  \n“IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO MARRY.”  \nMerine Velor, the youngest child of King Duirden of Moial, had expected to hear those words for years. Her cousin had saved her from such a fate at age fifteen when he convinced her father to foster her with the Duke and Duchess of Leurey instead. Her father ’s greed had granted her a reprieve at age eighteen while he tried to negotiate the most advantageous match.  \nTwo years of competition between the nobles of Moial and the royal families of neighboring kingdoms had lulled Merine into complacency. None of the foreign princes—or their parents—cared enough about the benefits of a marriage alliance to jump through her father ’s hoops. Merine had managed the Moialan nobles well enough, with a little help from her best friend and one of her brothers. Now her father ’s declaration took her by surprise.  \n“Marry?” She shifted her attention from the large ruby embedded in the chair—or more accurately, a throne, but not the throne—above her father ’s head to his face. She spent most of her time in the Red Room staring at that ruby. Her father thought he had her undivided attention while he detailed his expectations of her. His expectations hadn’t changed in the two years she had made these weekly visits, so Merine generally meditated as he spoke. The ruby served as a wonderful focus as she cleared her mind.  \n“Yes. I’ve decided you will marry Crown Prince Franscozo of Daalj.”  \nMerine needed a moment to place the name. She ought to recall the salient facts about any of the heirs of the continent’s kingdoms, but Prince Franscozo had never joined her list of possible husbands. Not because he was old enough to be her father. She knew better than to expect Duirden to let a little thing like age derail his plans to make the most advantageous match possible—advantageous for Duirden and Moial, that is.  \nMerine dredged up everything she knew of Prince Franscozo and finally remembered what had disqualified him from consideration.“But he’s married.”  \n“Not anymore.” Duirden plucked a piece of thick, creamy white vellum from the desk in front of him.“I received word that Princess Vianne died of a fever. Now that Franscozo is widowed, it is time to pursue an alliance with Daalj.”  \nMerine mentally apologized to her brother, but did not hesitate to throw him in front of the lion’s paws. 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