From FictionDB: Zokala, 1850. Princess Ileana of Zokala was proud, headstrong, and fiercely devoted to her people. Besieged by suitors at court, Princess Ileana vows never to marry. Yet the Statesmen decreed that she could never rule until she found a husband. Many had courted her for her power and her passionate beauty, but she scorned them all -- until she met her match in an arrogant outlaw, the General Vladilas, who held her to a shocking bargain!

Advertising executive Nick Lanborne is about to land the biggest account of his career. His proposal for his campaign: hire Princess Alexis Markova, heir to the last ruling family of Montavia, to be spokesperson for a new fragrance called Royal Blue. The plan seems simple until he discovers that the Brooklyn-born princess doesn't have a clue about her noble heritage. Alexis Marks is working two jobs to make ends meet. Her ailing grandmother is in need of constant health care. Her Nana's peculiar rambling about palaces and princes are a neighborhood joke and give Alexis cause for concern. So the last thing she needs is some man trying to convince her that she is an obscure European princess---even if that man is the stuff that princely dreams are made of. Then he makes her an offer fit for a queen. Nick Lanborne has built a career out of selling illusions. But when he decides to play Pygmalion with Alexis, he discovers the real woman inside is more dazzling than the fantasy he created.

Caroline Torrington is large, and she wears glasses. Beside the beauties of her day, she feels dowdy and unattractive. Since the death of her father the Vicar, she and her sisters have fallen on hard times. Meanwhile, Lucas, Lord Foxhaven, a noted rake for his wild and reckless behavior, is once again in dispute with his father, who won't give him his grandmama's fortune unless he marries Caroline Torrington. Lucas and Caroline arrange a marriage of convenience and go off to London for the season. Little does Caroline know that her voluptuous body is driving Lucas to distraction. Each time he pulls back, Caroline thinks that he is disgusted by her body. In the midst of this deepening mutual attraction and misunderstanding, Caroline gets embroiled in a scandal and is kidnapped. Lucas comes to her rescue and in a dangerous escape they discover they are each other's true love.