The Defiant Queen — L.R. Jackson

When love and loyalty collide, only the truth can reunite two long-lost loves in this royal, second chance romance.

Royal advisor, Baas, never stopped loving the woman he was forced to send away. When Shaya unexpectedly returns, he sees a long-awaited chance at happiness. However, winning back her trust and uncovering the secrets that led to their separation proves more difficult than navigating the royal court.

Shaya still yearns for her first love, but she is haunted by a past mistake that could end their reunion. An enemy threatening to expose her long-hidden truth makes her wary of getting close again.

With everything stacked against them, can Baas and Shaya put aside the past and face the future hand in hand? Or will long-buried secrets and dangerous foes doom their heart's desire once more? When love and loyalty collide, only truth and trust can set them free.