Book excerpt: I can’t believe I’m going to marry you, my first love… Angelique’s father tells her he’s lost their precious castle in a poker game against his longtime nemesis, Remy. Angelique was supposed to inherit the castle her late mother had left her when she turned twenty-five! So she heads to the Emirate of Dábiri and sneaks into Remy’s room, hoping to plead her case. But in this country, single men and women are forbidden to meet alone! Before she can be taken away by officials, Remy saves her with the words "She is my fiancée."