Wren has always known she possessed extraordinary musical talent, but she never imagined that this gift would take her far as the king bed.
One night, by pure chance, she is summoned to the palace to perform amongst other musicians at the royal court, where she instantly not only catches King Finian's eye - but his ear. In a short time, Wren goes from being the king's personal flutist, to his mistress in spite of his envious wife, beginning a romance so scandalous the whole kingdom and beyond is shaken.
But when Wren is captured by the enemy as a ransom for surrender, the roguish, rebellious, and rather charming prince that acts as her warden soon, very much against her will, steals her heart. However, to truly let herself fall in love with her captor would mean to give up everything.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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