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
53A MESSAGE FROM HOME | MARI
2MOURNING AHNALESE | PROLOGUE | Lieutenant HOWE
54A SECRET AMONG SISTERS
3MOURNING NAPORIA | PROLOGUE | CAPTAIN LOUELLEN
55A MISSION IN HAMRA | BRAN
4THE PRINCESS IS MISSING | PROLOGUE | LIEUTENANT HOWE
56MORE DEAD
5BAD DREAMS | PROLOGUE | LIEUTENANT HOWE
57THE HEIR’S PARADE | ISHMO
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6BAD NEWS | PROLOGUE | CAPTAIN LOUELLEN
58A TEST OF FAITH
7THE APPARENT HEIR | PROLOGUE | LIEUTENANT HOWE
59MOTHER’S GRAVE | BRAN
8APPROACHING THE BORDER | PROLOGUE | CAPTAIN LOUELLEN
60JUST A GIRL | ARA
9WORTH DYING FOR | PROLOGUE | LIEUTENANT HOWE
61FINDING ARA | ISHMO
10A SECRET WEAPON | CAPTAIN LOUELLEN
62HARD TRUTHS
11SAFE | PROLOGUE | LIEUTENANT HOWE
63THE WITCH | ISHMO
12HESITATION | PROLOGUE | CADET Rowen
64THE DEMON
13TWELVE YEARS LATER
65THE MISSING PRIEST | MARI
14THE OFFER | ISHMO
66RAIN
15THE KITCHEN MAID
67NO SAINT
16TALK OR FIGHT | ISHMO
68JUST THE ONCE | ISHMO
17MAKING CLAIMS
69TWO AND TWO | BRAN
18DANGEROUS COMMONERS
70THE WRONG TIME TO LIE
19TRUMPETS | ISHMO
71WELCOME TO THE CASTLE | ISHMO
20PLAYBOY PRINCE | BRAN
72THE SEAMSTRESS’ SON
21THE VIRTUES
73DREAMWALKER
22THE SUMMONS
74QUESTIONED | ISHMO
23MODEST
75UNCANNY MARI | ISHMO
24THE PROPER PRINCESS | MARI
76RELAX
25NERVES
77MOON TEA
26THE ANNOUNCEMENT
78LAST MINUTE TRIPS
27BLOODFIRE | ISHMO
79MARI’S MISTAKE | MARI
28WE’RE ALL LIARS
80A DANGEROUS PRAYER
29A NEW PRISON
81LENARD ENNIS | ISHMO
30THE GOD THAT SPOKE TO EGLIN
82A PROPER PRINCESS
31CURFEW | ISHMO
83THE CAPTAIN’S SHADOW | ISHMO
32TREACHERY AT THE TAVERN | ISHMO
84THE CROWD AT THE INN
33THE LAUGHING MAN | ISHMO
85REPORT | ISHMO
34BAD DREAMS
86WELCOME TO HAMRA
35BRAN’S MANY FACES
87THE MISSING LIFE | MARI
36MISPLACED DETERMINATION
88WHAT DREAMS MAY COME
37GOOD COP / BAD COP | BRAN
89SUSPICIONS | ISHMO
38THE TRUTH OF MY PEOPLE
90WITNESS
39THE EMPTY SEAT AT DINNER | BRAN
91A LETTER FROM THE PAST | MARI
40CAREFUL WHO YOU TRUST
92OLD AND NEW FRIENDS
41THE SEARCH | ISHMO
93THE GHOST IN THE WOODS | ISHMO
42POISON
94DANGERS ON THE DANCEFLOOR
43PIOUS PRINCESS | MARI
95ITS NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE | BRAN
44UNCONSCIOUS PAST LIVES
96THE SACRED PEACE OF THE MARRIAGE FEAST
45SOME SAY SHE’S A DREAMER
97TWO WAY SNARE | ISHMO
46CASTLE BUSINESS | ISHMO
98CORRUPTION
47ON A CLIFF’S EDGE | ARA
99FAMILY | MARI
48CADETS | ISHMO
100THE OTHER BROTHER
49AN ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES | ISHMO
101THE REAL WEAPON
50CRIME AND PUNISHMENT | BRAN
102PURPOSE | ISHMO
51IN THE DARK | MARI
103THE SPIRIT OF NAPORIA
52THE OUTSIDER | BRAN
104EPILOGUE | CRUEL LESSONS
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