Book excerpt: With the Autumn Hunting Festival behind them, Elianna must now begin preparing for her upcoming marriage to Christopher—but marrying a prince isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. If she hopes to learn the ropes and prepare for her eventual position as crown princess, she’s going to have to put her beloved books away and start taking notes. And as if that isn’t harrowing enough for a bibliophile, Elianna also finds herself confronted with an issue all women who marry into the royal family must face: the possibility of Christopher one day having a harem. Will Elianna be able to accept such a development if it’s for the benefit of the crown’s stability? How much will she have to compromise to be with the man she loves?