HeatherWampler
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Love blooms where secrets are buried.
Liora Aerlyn never wanted a crown. She only wanted her flower shop, her quiet corner of the city, and a life untouched by the bloodlines and politics that rule Virellien from behind marble walls. But when a confrontation in the palace courtyard turns her into a public spectacle-and catches the attention of the Queen's elusive son-Liora is pulled into a world of whispered titles, masked betrayals, and truths long buried.
Thane Calveron never wanted the throne. But he's spent his life shaping the court from its shadows, trading silence for survival. Liora, sharp as frost and warm as sunlight, was never supposed to matter. Until she did. Until she refused to bow. Until her name began reshaping everything he thought he was protecting.
As old scandals resurface and the court begins to fracture, Liora must decide what she's willing to risk-for the truth, for her mother's memory, and for the boy behind the mask who just might be worth forgiving.