Royal Ember

measured in currency-it is measured in silence. And no one is more silent, or more powerful, than Crown Prince Muhammad, known to the world only as Yarima.

Stinky rich, devastatingly handsome, and possessed of an aura so chilling that grown men avert their eyes in his presence, Yarima rules his family's multi-billion-dollar empire and the royal court with an iron will. He is a man who speaks in whispers and commands through shadows. He has everything, yet he is a king in a cage of his own making.

Enter Zarah Abba, the daughter of a middle-class bookkeeper. She is "The Light" of the Yakasai district-beautiful, sharp-tongued, and unimpressed by the glitter of the monarchy. While the rest of the city bows, Zarah stands tall. While the city fears the Yarima, Zarah pities him.
When a chance encounter on a dusty road turns into a clash of wills, Yarima becomes obsessed with the only woman who dares to look him in the eye and tell him "No." But in a world of royal protocol, arranged marriages to noblewomen, and treacherous palace politics, their friction creates a fire that threatens to burn the ancient city walls to the ground.

He wants her submission. She wants his humanity. In this high-stakes game of pride and prejudice, only one can remain standing.