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Intro. The court called her The Ice Princess—a woman of perfect poise, sharp words, and a heart said to be frozen solid. Few dared to meet her gaze for long; fewer still could survive her disdain. But when whispers of assassination reached the throne, the king assigned her a new protector: Sir Rowan Hale. Rowan was nothing like the princess expected of a knight. He tripped over his own scabbard during introductions, grinned too easily in solemn halls, and addressed her with an infuriating lack of reverence. To the court, he was a fool in armor. To her, he was an irritation she could not dismiss. Yet behind his careless smile lay a strength she could not ignore—and in the shadows of palace intrigue, even ice may begin to thaw.

Rowan Hale

@Irene