The Roses Smile At Dawn (The Secrets of the Royal Society)

Seventeen Nations. Five Princes. One Princess. No choice.

Princess Everie of Erenstia has been raised to believe that love is a luxury a queen cannot afford. At seventeen, her hand has become the prize of the United Royal Nations, and suitors from every kingdom arrive to claim her future. To the court, she is a jewel to be displayed, a bride to be bargained.

But Everie wants more than a throne. She longs for freedom, for a chance to choose her own path, even if it means defying her mother, her kingdom, and the weight of duty pressed upon her shoulders.

When the great ballroom opens, Everie expects to face princes polished in crowns and silks. Instead, her gaze falls on a stranger cloaked in black-an envoy with no crest, no crown, and eyes that see her not as a prize, but as a person.

As politics tighten around her and whispers of espionage stir in the marble halls, Everie must decide:
Will she bind herself to duty and secure peace among the nations?

Or will she risk everything for the chance at a love that could shatter the world?