#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Selection series Kiera Cass is back with her most epic novel yet a sweeping enemies-to-lovers standalone romance. Love has a sound. It sounds like a thousand heartbeats happening at the same time. Annika has lived a life of comfort and luxury as the Princess of Kadierbut now, after the death of her mother, shes weighted under the looming threat of a loveless marriage arranged by her cold father. Far outside the palace walls, on the outskirts of the land Annikas family has long ruled over, Lennox is waiting for his moment. His people displaced, his father gone, Lennox knows that its up to him to lead his people into a battle to overthrow the Kadierian monarchy. After Annika and Lennoxs worlds collide, they cant stop thinking of each other. Annika has waited her whole life to find out what love truly feels likebut could it be that shes found love with someone she can never have?

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 13 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2022 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Kiera Cass is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series and The Siren. She is a graduate of Radford University and currently lives in Christiansburg, Virginia, with her family. You can learn more about Kiera's books, videos, and love of cake online at www. kieracass. com.