Book 3 of the Verdinia Chronicles
King Ash of Verdinia has a lot on his plate. His parents were murdered, his kingdom was invaded, and he found out he’s a shapeshifter with a secret brother from his mother’s first, short-lived marriage. Oh, and his advisors are pressuring him to marry, which he would happily do if the aforementioned secret brother hadn’t stolen the affections of the one and only woman who had ever truly interested and excited him.
With all of that to deal with, Ash does the only sensible thing—he runs away.
Officially, he calls it a scouting mission and he brings backup with him in the form of the other-worldly, not-totally-single, Sarah Linden. His plans to woo her away from his brother while escaping the pressures of castle life are short-lived, however, when he’s beaten within an inch of his life and Sarah is spirited away by his enemies. Desperate, Ash must swallow his pride and call upon the last person he ever wanted to ask for help—his nemesis/brother/romantic rival, Oren “Pony Prince” Homefield.
The two brothers form a tenuous alliance, aided in their quest by a tribe of eccentric animal-loving forest dwellers, to track down Sarah and find out what their enemies have in store for Verdinia. But even if they succeed in their mission, will they be strong enough to protect Verdinia in the war to come?