The Reluctant Prince — Candice Gilmer

Duty comes with a price -- his heart.

Sydney Martinson's budget is so tight, it squeaks -- and she couldn't be happier. Her divorce from her controlling husband is final, and a Vegas hair stylist convention is the perfect place to cut loose. Yet she can't quite shake the feeling she's being watched.

It took some doing, but Hadrian's managed to slip away from his watchdog personal assistant for a weekend of well-deserved relaxation. Life as TV's “Pasta Prince” comes with pressure, and so does his closely guarded secret. He doesn't just rule the kitchen, he's royalty with a capital R -- third in line to the throne of Koros. And he'd like to keep it that way.

When he spots free-spirited, blue-haired Sydney tossing a coin into a Luxor fountain, he feels the punch in the gut that family lore says all Drake men feel when they meet their match. One weekend with her has him thinking about forever.

Until his assistant tracks him down with dreadful news. One cousin is dead, another is missing. Hadrian is the Crown Prince of Koros -- the last job in the world he ever wanted. Worse, he and Sydney are next in line on a killer's list.

Warning, this title contains the following: Royal intrigue, body piercings and a Prince sexy enough to stalk.