{"product_id":"international-incident-crown-heart-book-1-9798989054503","title":"International Incident: Crown \u0026 Heart Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Queen swore her heart to duty alone. Can he be the exception to her rule?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKhara\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the people of Lytua elected me to be their Queen, I dedicated myself to serving them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle did I know how much I'd sacrifice personally for that honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe moment I ascended the throne, I became a prize. My crown and its influence are all men desire of me. I'm simply a means to an end. Their chance to become king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove is an impossibility for someone in my position.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'll never trust anyone with the secret yearnings of my heart. It's safer that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet when architect Joshua Riddick mistakes me for someone else, I seize the opportunity to be myself, instead of merely a monarch to be conquered. Riddick is, in every way, the sexiest man I have ever met. And that makes him dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRiddick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I get off on the wrong foot with the Queen's feisty assistant, Khara, damage control is in order. I can't risk tarnishing my firm's reputation with bad PR.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't have the patience to work for another useless royal with an overinflated ego. Been there, done that. No, thank you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'll attend the interview to salvage the situation, then get back to designing architecture for people who aren't oppressing others. I saw more than enough oppression growing up in foster care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this Khara's brashness intrigues me. I don't care how charming that island accent is, though, she's still getting a piece of my mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of the \u003cem\u003eWinston Isles Royals\u003c\/em\u003e series will love \u003cem\u003eInternational Incident\u003c\/em\u003e. This is Book 1 in the Queen's Desire duet, part of the Crown \u0026amp; Heart series, and it ends with a cliffhanger. Book 2, \u003cem\u003eQueen of His Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, is available now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrigger Warning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e: References to cancer and childhood trauma; profanity; and kidnapping.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Granite Clover Publishing, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798989054503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d","brand":"Nikki Davenport","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403596034229,"sku":"9798989054503","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_75f5d69b-91cf-479b-95ee-694b613ef19c.jpg?v=1774969873","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/international-incident-crown-heart-book-1-9798989054503","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}