The Reading Warehouse

From the essence of desire ... a king's baby

While exiled King Alix Saint Croix lies in wait to reclaim his throne, a mistress would provide a welcome distraction. Entering a Parisian perfume house to buy a fragrance for a current lover, he leaves with a powerful craving for another woman altogether-stunningly exotic perfumer Leila Verughese.

The very smell of Alix awakens Leila's every nerve. If she's going to give her innocence to anyone, who better than a king? But it's an alchemy with life-changing repercussions ...

Leila's life spirals out of control, until she realizes her power-she's carrying a royal heir

Includes the bonus novella Christmas at the Castello

Abby Green worked for twelve years in the film and television industry before becoming a romance novelist. She is the author of the Blood Brothers series, the Billioinaire Brothers series, and close to a dozen stand-alone novels. She loves creating stories that will put you through an emotional wringer (in a good way, hopefully), yet leave you feeling satisfied and uplifted.

Saskia Maarleveld is an experienced voice-over actress and Earphones Award-winning narrator. Raised in New Zealand and France, she is highly skilled with accents and dialects, and many of her books have been narrated entirely in accents other than her own. In addition to audiobooks, her voice can be heard in animation, video games, and commercials.