The Wedding

Even the dark side falls in love.

For Jessamine, marriage is a means to an end. The most important end is power. And yet when her path shifts from marrying a future king, to a minor prince, the opportunity for power is less direct, but the chance to manipulate her husband to gain her ends is greater.

Henric, a scholar who blunders in court politics, has no interest in marriage. A bride is of far less importance than books and little worth his time.

When the two meet, neither fails to surprise the other.