A crown that can unlock a nation’s billions. A billionaire no one can control—and two women who refuse to lose.
When venture-philanthropist Alec Kellan bankrolls the museum reveal of the Twin Diadem, a surgical heist turns the gala into a battlefield. Cassia Vale, the palace’s golden-gown Chief of Protocol, and Mina Kovac, its black-silk Head of Security, save the relic—and uncover what the court buried: the diadem hides a gemstone cipher that can move sovereign funds, and the man who paid for the party might be the key.
Across gala halls, mountain tunnels, and a glittering auction floor, a Regent engineers a velvet coup—seizing broadcasts, bending rules, and weaponizing tradition. The only counter is an alliance with sharp edges and stricter rules: no secrets, no solo moves, no lies. Chemistry becomes strategy as Alec, Cassia, and Mina turn heists into proofs, ledgers into weapons, and a sham coronation into a public reckoning.
Royal billionaire “why-choose” romance meets high-stakes thriller in a breathless, first-person, present-tense ride. Expect jewel-box puzzles, palace intrigue, found-family loyalty, consent-forward heat, and a triumphant HEA as three people choose a new kind of monarchy—transparent, modern…and made of three.