Kidnapping, poison, and sex -- oh, my!Spring has sprung in the island kingdom of Hellas, but with no signs of an occupant for the royal nursery Queen Danaë is starting to worry about her own fertility. Her concerns aren't helped by the arrival of the legendarily conniving Dowager Queen Atilia of Illium--or the woman's handsome grandson Prince Marcus, on the run after being accused of poisoning his older brother.In the neighboring kingdom of Ypres, Danaë's royal husband Matthias is dealing with dangerous family politics and a wolfish duke who has kidnapped a young noblewoman for immoral purposes. Or has he? Can Matthias ward off the threat of civil war, outwit his relatives, and deal with a charming rival in his wife's own palace?