Princess Ava of Coyote Canyon was raised to rule with grace and a corset of whalebone steel. She is the last flower of a fading dynasty, protected by stone ramparts and ancient lineage. But stone crumbles, and lineage bleeds. When Archduke Alaric of the Iron Provinces smashes through her gates, he brings with him the scent of woodsmoke, the cold bite of steel, and a raw, masculine hunger that no treaty can satisfy. Alaric doesn't just want the canyon; he wants the woman who stands defiant in its heart.
