Four years ago, Selena Moreau gave her heart to a man she had no business loving. She was a seamstress-young, gifted, and far from home. He was a prince, caught between duty and desire, with promises that tasted like forever. In the quiet shadows of the palace, they shared something soft, something sacred... until the world outside tore it apart. Now, Selena lives a quiet life in the town no one of importance ever visits, raising her son with careful hands and a guarded heart. She asks for nothing. Expects even less. The boy she bore is hers alone, and she intends to keep it that way. But when the newly crowned king returns and their paths cross once more, old feelings begin to stir-and buried truths rise to the surface. Alexander is back... not just in her world, but dangerously close to the one secret that binds them forever. He wants to know his son. He wants to understand what he lost. But after everything he left behind... will she let him in? A story of first love, betrayal, and the slow, aching journey back to one another-where the cost of silence may be the only thing keeping them apart.

[18+] - CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE Traumatized by life and grief-stricken, a young ex-soldier returns to his hometown hellbent on pursuing the woman he loves - a woman who is now someone else's fiancée. ••• When she was fourteen, Love Johnson wrote a letter to her best friend's older brother, Jonathan Evans. He was bound for the army then and she was left forgotten behind. Over the years, her letter became his lifeline, bringing him back from the tragedies of war which in return made him fall hard. Seven years later, Jonathan returns to his hometown to pursue her, except she is now engaged to another man. He is unwilling to give up and Love is reluctant to put her heart at stake for someone who erased himself from her life years ago. All Jonathan needs is a second chance. All Love wants is to protect a secret that holds lives in line. With fate attempting to tear them apart and passion bringing them closer, does Jonathan still have a chance to convince Love that he is worth the heartbeats she doesn't want to share? *** [18+] - contains descriptive sexual content, strong language and mental health themes.