As the King's champion, he sets all the maidens' hearts a-flutter. When it comes to picking out a wife, he knows exactly what he requires - perfection of face and form. Naturally, his choice falls on the fair Lenora. His dreams may be haunted by a stolen kiss with uptight Eden, but he's not about to throw himself away on some prim paragon of virtue! Eden Montmayne prefers poets to knights, and would rather read a book than watch the jousting. When a betrothal feast goes awry, there is a truly scandalous outcome for Eden and Roland that throws the royal court into chaos. Even more shockingly, people soon start to wonder - could the resulting marriage be the making of them both? Despite the fact it was such an ill-made match?