Katie Betzing was a normal sixteen year old, she played volleyball, was two time class president, and loved spending time with her family and friends. All that changed in an instant, and she was left constantly on edge and scared. She couldn't sleep, she couldn't eat, and she didn't feel safe. Deciding to do something about it, she signs up for a self defence class. Enter Josh Brueckner, local MMA fighter and Katie's self defence teacher. Between thrown punches and smouldering looks, sparks fly but can the two overcome the multitude of obstacles between them and happiness?

''Don't you remember, little flower?'' he asked, his voice low and melodic, ''Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.'' ''Perhaps,'' I whispered, ''But Shakespeare was referring to a man...'' He cocked his head in confusion, his eyes growing darker. I leaned forward on the throne and brought my eyes up to meet his in an obvious challenge. ''Not a Queen.'' ~~~~~~ There's a whole side to Mara Monroe that's keeping her from what she was born to do. Coincidentally, it's her human side. Mara's always known that she couldn't choose what family she was born into. Even if it comes with a crown she doesn't want, age-old rivalries she doesn't understand, and a bodyguard she can't seem to shake. There are those that would die before seeing Mara on the throne. Or worse. Kill. *completed Book One*