Dive into this romantic fantasy prequel novella featuring a Roman inspired world, forbidden love, a rebellious princess, and a low spice romance.

Their love is forbidden, but she's willing to pay the price.

The daughter of an emperor, Faustina has been raised to be two things: beautiful and silent. As her wedding draws near, she has resigned herself to the fate of a lonely and loveless marriage, until a chance meeting with a stranger from the far north promises to alter her future. Idris is everything she has dreamed of and the world he speaks of is unlike anything she has ever experienced. Faustina quickly finds herself falling for both his alluring ideas and his intoxicating touch, but does she dare risk giving her heart to Idris?

The Duchess is a prequel novella to The Hunter: Tales of Pern Coen and does end with an atypical HEA.

KEYWORDS: royalty, royal, royal romance, princess, rebellious princess, first love, Roman inspired, Roman inspired fantasy, forbidden love, empire, prequel, novella, fantasy romance, romantic fantasy, fantasy prequel, romance prequel, fantasy novella, romance novella, kingdom fantasy, cinnamon roll hero, low spice romance, complete series, secondary world fantasy, Melissa Wright, Megan O'Russel, K. L. Kolarich, A. L. Knorr, Suzannah Rowntree, Melanie Karsak, Tanya Bird, J. R. Pearse Nelson, Amberlynn Holland, Tracy Cooper-Posey, M. Lynn, Michelle Bryan, Kay L. Moody, Melissa A. Craven, Anthea Sharp, Sharon Shinn, Tamora Pierce, Bridget E. Baker, C. J. Archer, Jennifer Anne Davis