A Game of Veils

<p><strong>Play for a husband. Don't fall for his enemies...</strong></p><p><br></p><p>As the second-born princess of a kingdom conquered by a brutal empire I'm nothing but a pawn. Little do I expect my parents to arrange my marriage to the most powerful bachelor of all: the son of the emperor himself.</p><p><br></p><p>But when I arrive at the imperial palace I discover I must compete for my betrothed-vying with the court noblewomen in a series of humiliating trials to prove our devotion.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who fail will be executed.</p><p><br></p><p>For the sake of my country I'll risk my life to win my husband-this sadistic man who applauds the torment and flaunts his lovers.</p><p><br></p><p>Unfortunately my scheming competitors aren't my only enemies. The emperor's royal wards-princes of other conquered domains fostered to ensure their families' obedience-lurk in the shadows.</p><p><br></p><p>They see me as a traitor prostrating myself for our tyrants' approval. The perfect target for their bottled rage. They'll do whatever they can to distract me unsettle me... ruin me.</p><p><br></p><p>I can't help being drawn in by their seductive wiles. Behind their simmering fury their pain and broken hopes call to me.</p><p><br></p><p>They might be just the allies I need to save my life and my kingdom. But only if I can conquer these wicked men before I lose my heart.</p><p><br></p><p>*<em>A Game of Veils </em>is the first in a new fantasy romance series with a sizzling enemies-to-lovers romance smoldering morally grey men and a determined heroine they'll regret underestimating. This hardcover edition includes full color digital page edges character artwork and map.*</p>