Publisher's Synopsis
Liliana is trying to escape the stuffy royal world while Maxwell is trying to escape his responsibilities as the Crown Prince. What happens when these childhood sweethearts are forced into an arranged marriage?Maxwell Gerard Beaumont Is the Crown Prince of Triola. All his life, he's been told how one day he will inherit the throne and have to be an example for his people. But Maxwell doesn't want to the pressure of the life he was destined for, and decides he would rather spend his days partying on his family's super-yacht. But when the paparazzi catches him carousing with a trouble-making pop star, his parents demand he return home to Triola, a country made up of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean. They insist Maxwell commit to taking on his responsibilities as a crown prince, including accepting an arranged marriage to a woman of their choosing, a woman he remembers from his youth but wants nothing to do with now that their adults. If he refuses their ultimatum, he will be cut off from the money, the influence, and his family.Lady Liliana Lockhart grew up in the royal world of Triola, but once she was able to escape the constricting lifestyle, she did. Now, she spends her time volunteering at orphanages in Asia or being an ambassador for the UN. All of that changes when she is summoned home. Upon her arrival, her father informs her that she is to marry the crown prince of Triola in order to secure her future. Liliana scoffs at the idea, explaining that arranged marriages are a relic of the past, yet secretly she wonders what it would be like to marry the man she shared her first kiss with eight years ago.Can these two vastly different people find a way back to the first love they shared when they were teens? Can Maxwell let go of his bad boy bachelor lifestyle to make room for true love? Can Liliana forgive his indiscretions and see past his facade to his heart of gold? And will they find a way to make their relationship work in order to secure the future of Triola?
