Royal — H.E. Trent

Luke Cipriani refuses to be pushed back into the closet, so when sparks fly between him and the secretive Alex Hauge, he's quick to throw ice water on their fling. Luke decides next that the best way to get the royal-blooded hired gun out of his system is to find someone else to marry…and fast.

Enter Autumn Ray. Luke thinks the mysterious businesswoman relocated to faraway Jekh from Earth solely for their match, but the calculating princess of real estate has other plans. Jekh is rebuilding fast and is overdue for a population boom, and Autumn wants to be the government's go-to lady for new developments.

The engagement was a way for her to get her foot in the door, and Alex isn't about to let some scheming fraud from Earth come between him and Luke. He'll do whatever's necessary to break the newlyweds up.

When Luke discovers, though, that there's more to his wife than meets the eye, he's suddenly got his work cut out for him. While Alex is willing to go to incredible lengths to be with Luke, Luke doesn't believe he should have to choose one lover over the other. On Jekh, there's no such thing as “third wheel,” but if Alex and Autumn can't ease their friction, someone will be the odd one out…and it won't be Luke.

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Also available in The Jekh Saga:

1 - ERSTWHILE
2 - CRUX
3 - SALVO
4 - WAGER