Beyond The Crown

He needs a Queen to secure his legacy. She needs to survive a marriage she never wanted. But the five children caught in the middle might just teach them both how to love.

King Alexander Thornecrest of Aldoria rules with an iron fist and a frozen heart. After his first wife's betrayal and death left him a widower with five children, he vowed never to let anyone in again. Now, duty demands he remarry to secure the kingdom's stability. He expects his new bride to be a silent figurehead, a Queen for the cameras, not a partner for his life.

Princess Isabella Wyndham was sold. Traded by her father to save their family from financial ruin, she enters the palace expecting a prison. Instead, she finds a home desperate for warmth. From the overgrown greenhouse to the silent nursery, Isabella refuses to be a statue. She plants gardens, befriends the staff, and, against all odds, falls in love with the five chaotic, beautiful children who call the cold King "Papa."

As Isabella breathes life back into the palace, Alexander feels his carefully constructed walls crumbling. He watches her soothe his nightmares, charm his council, and turn a diplomatic Winter Faire into a family memory. But Alexander has spent years believing love is a weakness.

When the lines between duty and desire blur, can a King who fears loss learn to trust the woman who has already claimed his children's hearts, and his own?

"Beyond The Crown" is a steamy, low-angst Royal Romance featuring a grumpy single-dad King and the sunny, resilient Queen who heals him. Expect a heartwarming found family, a marriage of convenience, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After with no cliffhangers.