The half-dragon King of Torva needs a queen, but the human bride he has captured may prove to be more trouble than she's worth. Evelyn is on a mission to find her mom, who left her family soon after Evelyn was born. But things go terribly wrong when crashing a high school graduation party leads to her being mistaken for her sister, kidnapped, taken to another world, and married to the king of the realm. As she plots her escape with the assistance of a handsome and mysterious duke, she becomes a pawn in a bigger game, a game of betrayal, murder, and revenge. Someone wants her dead, and the only way to avoid assassination is to escape Torva. But the King isn't willing to let her leave easily - and neither are the assassins. NOTE: This is a rewrite of Captured and Crowned. Order here: https://www.amazon.com/Captive-Crowned-Elizabeth-Newsom/dp/1949856151/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=captive+and+crowned&qid=1562855772&s=gateway&sr=8-1

An ordinary maid who falls in love. A thief running from his ghosts. Two passionate princes, four diverse kingdoms, and one story that entwines them all. | | | Monika has only ever wanted one thing, but life has a cruel way of taking away hopes from those that have few. In one night, she is taken from her home and the prince that she loves, hours before the day she is supposed to wed him. After being forced to face the reality of never going back, she dares to dream that the impossible could happen and that she will return despite all odds. Then she meets another prince from a different kingdom, a man she cannot understand and cannot like, even if she were to try. And he wants her to be his bride, whether she desires to belong to him or not. Not to mention the man who was the one to kidnap her, and is slowly beginning to care for her in ways he never thought he was capable of.

(Sequel to 'A Season of Firsts') "Do you really think I'd be here with you unless I had no other choice?" I snap at him, my voice full of fire. He lowers his calm blue eyes to meet mine. Always able to keep his cool. "Ditto, sweetheart." - Ana Barkley has never been a cry baby, so when her mother dies unexpectedly and her father sends her away to college, she does her best to hold onto her tough exterior. Being forced to spend time with Aiden, the English tutor she didn't ask for, is the last thing she needs. Aiden Harper lives beneath the heavy weight of self-accusation he carries, due to a tragedy that happened years back. Then suddenly there's Ana, the girl who gets on his nerves. She confuses him and manages to irritate him with her attitude of extreme independence and indifference. But will he look a little deeper to see that her heart is bigger than her sarcasm? And will she find that, for all his antics, he alone manages to soften her shell? A first impression is not always the only chance you get...