Hope Kennard left Hasebury Hallāher ancestral home in Wiltshireāto travel the world in search of new and exciting adventures. Freedom suits her, right up until she ends up in the sunkissed island principality of San Michele and meets mysterious forest ranger Jonas Reval. Heās as secretive as she is skittish, but heās also everything sheās ever wanted in a man.Jonas knows all about duty and the burdens of marrying to meet family expectations. But he can be himself around Hope, and he sets about wooing her without taking advantage of all the considerable resources at his disposal. Itās just him and her. And whatās more, it worksāright up until Hope discovers that one pesky little detail heās sort of forgotten to mention. He isnāt just a part-time forest ranger and integral member of the family law firm. Heās charming, lying Prince Jonas Reval of San Michele. And the fantasy Hopeās been spinning comes tumbling down.