Length10h 40m
About this audiobook
She was supposed to marry for peace.
Instead, she fell for the boy who was never meant to touch her.
Ara Palacios has trained her whole life to be a perfect princess bride—silent, obedient, and ready to marry the enemy to stop a war. But in the woods, she’s just Ara, the girl who sneaks kisses with Ishmo Lyf and dreams of a life she can never have.
Until everything changes.
Named her father’s heir on her twentieth birthday, Ara is thrust into the spotlight—and into power she doesn’t want. Magic that once belonged to her mother now stirs inside her, dangerous and unpredictable. Some say it’s a gift. Others call it a curse.
All Ara knows is that it could destroy the boy she loves… or the kingdom she’s meant to protect.
With a crown on her head, a secret in her blood, and enemies closing in, Ara must choose:
Love him. Save them. Or burn it all down.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (1)
GenreRomance, Fantasy
Length10 hrs 40 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 1, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Intro
2MOURNING AHNALESE | PROLOGUE | Lieutenant HOWE
3MOURNING NAPORIA | PROLOGUE | CAPTAIN LOUELLEN
4THE PRINCESS IS MISSING | PROLOGUE | LIEUTENANT HOWE
5BAD DREAMS | PROLOGUE | LIEUTENANT HOWE
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6BAD NEWS | PROLOGUE | CAPTAIN LOUELLEN
7THE APPARENT HEIR | PROLOGUE | LIEUTENANT HOWE
8APPROACHING THE BORDER | PROLOGUE | CAPTAIN LOUELLEN
9WORTH DYING FOR | PROLOGUE | LIEUTENANT HOWE
10A SECRET WEAPON | CAPTAIN LOUELLEN
11SAFE | PROLOGUE | LIEUTENANT HOWE
12HESITATION | PROLOGUE | CADET Rowen
13TWELVE YEARS LATER
14THE OFFER | ISHMO
15THE KITCHEN MAID
16TALK OR FIGHT | ISHMO
17MAKING CLAIMS
18DANGEROUS COMMONERS
19TRUMPETS | ISHMO
20PLAYBOY PRINCE | BRAN
21THE VIRTUES
22THE SUMMONS
23MODEST
24THE PROPER PRINCESS | MARI
25NERVES
26THE ANNOUNCEMENT
27BLOODFIRE | ISHMO
28WE’RE ALL LIARS
29A NEW PRISON
30THE GOD THAT SPOKE TO EGLIN
31CURFEW | ISHMO
32TREACHERY AT THE TAVERN | ISHMO
33THE LAUGHING MAN | ISHMO
34BAD DREAMS
35BRAN’S MANY FACES
36MISPLACED DETERMINATION
37GOOD COP / BAD COP | BRAN
38THE TRUTH OF MY PEOPLE
39THE EMPTY SEAT AT DINNER | BRAN
40CAREFUL WHO YOU TRUST
41THE SEARCH | ISHMO
42POISON
43PIOUS PRINCESS | MARI
44UNCONSCIOUS PAST LIVES
45SOME SAY SHE’S A DREAMER
46CASTLE BUSINESS | ISHMO
47ON A CLIFF’S EDGE | ARA
48CADETS | ISHMO
49AN ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES | ISHMO
50CRIME AND PUNISHMENT | BRAN
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